So far, the Los Angeles Angels have won 9 AL West Division titles. They include the 1979, 1982, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2014 seasons.
1979 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
1979 was the California Angels’ 19th season in MLB. The Angels made their first playoff appearance by winning the American League West Division by three games over the Kansas City Royals in manager Jim Fregosi’s debut season. The Angels lost 3-1 to the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 ALCS. Don Baylor had a great season, playing in all 162 games, scoring 120 runs (tops in the American League), hitting 36 home runs, and driving in 139 runs (also highest in the American League).
1982 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The California Angels finished second in the American League West in 1982, with 93 wins and 69 defeats. The Angels lost in 5 games to the Milwaukee Brewers in the ALCS. Reggie Jackson’s first season with the Angels.
1986 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The Angels finished the regular season with a 92-70 record, winning their third division title. The Angels lost a 3-run lead in the 9th inning of Game 5 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, including a two-out, two-strike home run by Dave Henderson (in other words, the Angels were 1 strike away from the World Series). The Angels went on to lose the next two games and the series.
2004 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The 2004 Anaheim Angels season was the 44th since existence. The Angels finished the regular season 92–70, claiming their fourth American League West division title since 1986. They were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series.
Following the season, owner Arte Moreno renamed the team to the controversial “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.” It was also the first time an Angels player has won the AL MVP since Don Baylor in 1979.
2005 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The 2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the franchise’s 45th overall. The Angels finished the regular season with a 95–67 record, claiming their second straight American League West division title and sixth overall.
The Angels won the American League Division Series 3–2, but lost the American League Championship Series 4–1 to the eventual World Series winner Chicago White Sox.
This was the team’s first season as the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.”
2007 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
2007 was the 47th season for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Angels finished the regular season 94–68, winning the American League West division for the sixth time. The Angels were swept by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series, much as in 2004.
2008 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was their 48th. The Angels won their eighth American League West division title and established a team record most victories in a season. In the postseason, they were beaten by the Boston Red Sox, who had also defeated them in the 2004 and 2007 ALDS and the 1986 ALCS.
2009 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
2009 was the 49th season for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This year’s Angels were defending American League West winners.
2014 AL West Division Titles Won By Los Angeles Angels
The 2014 season was the franchise’s 54th overall and 49th in Anaheim (all of them at Angel Stadium).
The Angels improved their all-time winning percentage to above.500 throughout the course of the season. The Angels won their 89th game of the season on September 9, becoming the first post-1960 expansion team to do so since the Houston Astros in 2006.
The Angels had the best record in MLB but were swept by the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series.
