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◆ ◆ Successful in 49 of 54 stolen base attempts (90.7%)…90.7% success rate is tops in franchise history (min. 50
attempts).
DEFENSE
◆ ◆ Posted .988 fielding percentage in outfield, including a .993 showing in center…Robbed approximately four
home runs in 2012, becoming one of four players since 2004 to have four robberies in a season: Nook Logan
(2005 Tigers), Gary Matthews Jr. (2006 Rangers) and Adam Jones (2009 Orioles)…According to FanGraphs, saved
22 runs on defense which ranked fifth in Majors.
PRE-All-Star break
◆ ◆ Hit .341 (88/258) with 15 doubles, 12 home runs, 40 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 64 games before All-Star break…
Finished first half of season leading A.L. in average…According to ELIAS, was the first A.L. rookie to lead league
in average at the break since Jim Gentile in 1960 (.328).
◆ ◆ Became first player in franchise history to steal 25 bags and hit 10 home runs before break.
MISC
◆ ◆ According to Baseball-Reference.com, his 10.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was best for any player since
Barry Bonds’ back-to-back seasons of 11.6 (2001-03)...Only three players 25 or younger posted a better WAR:
Babe Ruth - 11.6 in 1920 (age 25), Lou Gehrig - 11.5 in 1927 (age 24), Mickey Mantle - 11.1 in 1957 and 11 in 1956
(age 24 and 25)...The last center fielder to post a WAR 10.5 or higher was Willie Mays with 10.9 in 1965.
◆ ◆ Hit .353 with 18 HR and 31 stolen bases by the end of July, joining Rickey Henderson (.352, 16 HR, 47 SB in 1985)
as only two players in Major League history to hit .350 or above with 15+ HR and 30 or more SB before Aug. 1.
◆ ◆ Set A.L. record for July home runs by a rookie (10).
◆ ◆ After his first 81 games of season (on July 31), had scored 80 runs and driven in 55 RBI…The last rookie to do so
was Joe DiMaggio (87, 83) in 1936 – ELIAS…Only one other player since 1920 has had as many hits (116), RBI (55)
and SBs (31) in his first 81 games of a season as Trout has had through his first 81 - George Sisler in 1922 – ELIAS.
AWARDS
◆ ◆ Honored by Baseball America as its 2012 Player of Year and Rookie of Year…Became first player to win both
awards in same season, and first Angel to win either award.
◆ ◆ Voted by his teammates as Club’s team MVP…Joins Bobby Knoop (1964), Tim Salmon (1993) and Mark Trumbo
(2011) as only rookies ever to win award.
◆ ◆ Participated in his first career All-Star Game July 10, going 1-for-1 with a walk and a stolen base…Became
trout
youngest player to collect a hit in an All-Star Game since Al Kaline in 1955…Was seventh-youngest A.L. position
player in history of the Midsummer Classic, including fifth-youngest A.L. All-Star outfielder – ELIAS.
◆ ◆ Named both A.L. Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month for July…First A.L. position player to win both
awards in same month.
◆ ◆ Received American League Rookie of Month honors in May, June, July and August…Was first rookie to ever win
award in four consecutive months and first to receive honors four times in a season since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.
◆ ◆ Nominated for Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year.
prized trout
Notable awards for Trout in 2012...
A.L. Rookie of the Year Angels Team MVP A.L. All-Star
Louisville Silver Slugger Baseball America’s Player of the Year Baseball America’s Rookie of the Year
Oscar Charleston Award (A.L.) A.L. Outstanding Rookie - Player’s Choice Awards Sporting News’ A.L. Rookie of the Year
BBWAA’s Angels Team MVP MLBPAA overall Heart and Hustle Award recipient Wilson’s Defensive Player of the Year
A.L. Player of the Month for July A.L .Rookie of the Month - May, June, July & Aug. Co-A.L .Player of the Week (June 10)

2011
◆ ◆ Had contract selected by Angels July 8 and made MLB debut as starting center fielder (0/3) that evening...At age
19 years, 335 days, was youngest player to make big league debut for Angels since May 30, 1971, when Andy
Hassler debuted at age 19 years, 224 days…Bunt single off M. Pineda in third inning July 9 vs. Seattle marked
first Major League hit…RBI single in 6th July 15 at Oakland marked first career RBI...Hit first M.L. HR (3-run) July
24 at Baltimore in front of several family members and friends in attendance from New Jersey...Two weeks shy
of his 20th birthday, became third teenager to homer for Angels, joining Ed Kirkpatrick and Aurelio Rodriguez.
◆ ◆ Hit two home runs Aug. 30 at Seattle (2/4, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI)…At 20 years and 23 days old, became youngest Angel
with two HR in a game (previously Tom Brunansky at 20 years, 234 days in 1981).
◆ ◆ Participated in the Arizona Fall League after season.

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