Biggest plays in Los Angeles Angels history
Major League Baseball history is built on moments — swings, pitches, and split-second plays that reshaped seasons and, in some cases, entire franchises. From walk-off home runs in winner-take-all games to clutch hits under October pressure, the biggest plays often came when the stakes were highest. Stacker identified the most impactful plays in Los Angeles Angels history using data from Stathead. Plays were ranked by their Championship Win Probability Added (cWPA), a metric that measures how much a single play changed a team’s odds of winning the World Series.
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#6. October 26, 2002 (WS Gm 6)
– Score: down 5-3 (8th inning, 0 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: HR
– Play Description: Home Run
– cWPA: 7.73%
#5. October 26, 2002 (WS Gm 6)
– Score: down 5-4 (8th inning, 0 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: 2B
– Play Description: Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Figgins Scores; G. Anderson Scores (Unearned run)
– cWPA: 11.45%
#4. October 20, 2002 (WS Gm 2)
– Score: tied 9-9 (8th inning, 2 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: HR
– Play Description: Home Run (LF-CF); D. Eckstein Scores
– cWPA: 11.45%
#3. October 27, 2002 (WS Gm 7)
– Score: down 1-0 (2nd inning, 2 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: 2B
– Play Description: Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Spiezio Scores
– cWPA: 11.67%
#2. October 27, 2002 (WS Gm 7)
– Score: tied 1-1 (3rd inning, 0 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: 2B
– Play Description: Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); D. Eckstein Scores; D. Erstad Scores; T. Salmon Scores
– cWPA: 13.85%
#1. October 26, 2002 (WS Gm 6)
– Score: down 5-4 (8th inning, 0 outs)
– Opponent: SFG
– Event: 1B
– Play Description: Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); C. Figgins to 3B; G. Anderson to 2B (Advanced on throw) on E7
– cWPA: 14.65%
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