During the Angels' 2002 championship season, David Eckstein led the major leagues with three grand slams, including grand slams in back-to-back games against the Toronto Blue Jays, helping the team to sweep Toronto at a time when the Angels were 7-14. After the sweep of the Jays, the Angels went on to win 20 of their next 23 games.

In 1973, Nolan Ryan set his first major record when he struck out 383 batters in one season, beating Sandy Koufax's old mark by one. Remarking on this feat, Koufax joked, "Yeah, and he also surpassed my total for bases on balls in a single season by 91. I suspect half of those guys he struck out swung rather than get hit."

Glaus had a breakout season in 2000, setting a single season franchise record with 47 home runs.