For the first time since 1998, the Angels' pitchers went hitless in interleague play. The offensive star of the group was Jon Garland who drew one walk and also got an rbi on a groundout to the pitcher.
Here's a look back at the 12 years of Angels pitchers hitting in interleague games...
2007 4-for-20, .200
Kelvim Escobar was the star going 2-for-6 . Ervin Santana clubbed a 2-rbi double and Jewed Weaver also had a hit.
2006 2-for-19, .105
Ervin Santana was 1-for-4 and Jeff Weaver was 1-for-3.
2005 2-for-20 .100
Bartolo Colon was 1-for-3 and Paul Byrd was 1-for-4
2004 2-for-19 .105
Jarrod Washburn was 2-for-5.
2003 2-for-21 .095
Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-5 and Aaron Sele was 1-for-3
2002 2-for-18 .111
Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-5 and Aaron Sele was 1-for-2.
2001 3-for-22 .136
Jarrod Washburn was 3-for-5 with a walk
2000 5-for-19 .263
Four pitchers had hits. Kent Bottenfield was 2-for-3 with 2 rbi, Jarrod Washburn was 1-for-3 with a walk, Scott Schoeneweis and Ken Hill were both 1-for-3.
1999 4-for-21 .190
Three different pitchers hit doubles - Steve Sparks was 1-for-3 with 2 rbi, Omar Olivares was 2-for-6 and Tim Belcher was 1-for-5
1998 0-for-13 .000
Three different pitchers drew walks and all three of them scored a run - Steve Sparks, Omar Olivares and Jason Dickson
1997 1-for-18 .056
The lone hit was a 2-rbi double by Ken Hill who went 1-for-2.
Here's a look at the pitchers' batting stats since interleague was introduced in 1997.
year ab r h 2b rbi bb so ba obp slg ops
2008 22 0 0 0 1 1 9 .000 .045 .000 .045
2007 20 1 4 1 2 0 6 .200 .200 .250 .450
2006 19 0 2 0 0 0 9 .105 .105 .105 .211
2005 20 1 2 0 1 1 4 .100 .150 .100 .250
2004 19 0 2 0 1 0 5 .105 .105 .105 .211
2003 21 1 2 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190
2002 18 0 2 0 0 0 11 .111 .111 .111 .222
2001 22 1 3 0 0 1 10 .136 .182 .136 .318
2000 19 2 5 0 3 2 4 .263 .368 .263 .632
1999 21 0 4 3 2 0 7 .190 .190 .333 .524
1998 13 3 0 0 0 3 8 .000 .231 .000 .231
1997 18 1 1 1 2 0 11 .056 .056 .167 .222
tot 232 10 27 5 12 8 93 .116 .151 .142 .293

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