Howie Kendrick #47

Howard Joseph Kendrick III…resides in Phoenix with his wife Jody and sons, Owen and Tyson…selected as one of 24 players to represent USA at the 2005 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Phoenix, AZ ...the team finished 5-0 and played in the 2006 Americas Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Havana, Cuba…attended West Nassau High School (Callahan, FL) and St. John's River Community College (Palatka, FL)...named Conference Player of the Year at SJRCC…originally selected by the Angels in the 10th round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Johns River Community College (FL) and signed by scout Tom Kotchman.

Began the season on the DL with a strained left calf before being activated on 4/12...Set a career high in walks (50) and led the team in SB (10)...T-1st in the NL in 4-hit games (5)...Posted a .984 fielding % between 1st base (11 G), 2nd base (32 G), 3rd base (17 G) and LF (94 G)...Became the 2nd player in LAD history to appear in 10 or more games at 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base and OF in the same season (other: Hi Myers, 1917)...On 5/4 at TB, became the first Dodger to appear in LF, 3rd base and 2nd base in a single game since at least 1913...Recorded a 16-game hitting streak, 7/4-24 (.377, 26-69, 7 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI)...Had a .344 AVG (332-93) over 24 July games, 5th-best among all NL players...Appeared in 9 postseason games

Batted .295 with 22 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 54 RBI in 117 games in his first season with the Dodgers. ... Came through in the clutch, hitting .335 with runners on base (64-for-191), batting .360 with runners in scoring position (36- for-100) and going 5-for-10 (.500) with the bases loaded…his batting average with RISP ranked as the fifth-best mark in the NL. ... Ended the season on a hot streak, despite his late-season DL stint, batting .344 (32-for-93) with five doubles, two homers and 14 RBI in 23 games from July 28-conclusion of the season…batted .289 (13-for-45) in 12 games after returning from the DL on Sept. 18. ... Hit .312 (72-for-231) in 59 home games and has a .316 career batting average (97-for-307) in 79 games at Dodger Stadium, the fourth-highest mark among active players (min. 100 AB). ... Batted .297 (105-for-354) against right-handed pitchers, the eighth-best mark by a National League right-handed hitter. ... Had two walk-off hits, April 14 vs. Seattle and June 10 vs. Arizona. ... Committed only five errors in 989.0 innings in 113 games (112 starts) at second base, good for a .990 fielding percentage. ... Was successful on six of eight stolen base attempts, as he surpassed 100-career stolen bases (101) on July 29. ... Placed on the DL from Aug. 10-Sept. 18 with a strained left hamstring. ... Started all five of the Dodgers' NLDS games vs. New York, going 6-for-22 (.273) wtih a double, a homer and four RBI.

Batted .293 in 157 games with the Angels and established career-best marks in hits (181), RBI (75, also: 2010), walks (48) and on-base percentage (.347)…also matched his career-high with 14 steals...Ranked ninth in the American League (min. 100 AB) with a .326 batting average with runners in scoring position (56-for-172)...Became the only second baseman in Angels history to score 85 runs and drive in 75 RBI in a season…was one of two second basemen in the Majors with 30 doubles and five triples (also, Chase Utley)...Blasted all seven of his homers on the road...Recorded 12 multi-hit games in 24 September games, hitting .386 (34-for-88) with 14 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, two homers and 19 RBI in the month…his .386 September average ranked third in the Majors...Scored 500th career run July 13 at Texas, becoming the 11th player in Angels franchise history to accomplish the feat and one of just two second basemen: Bobby Grich, 601 runs...Made his eighth consecutive Opening Day start at second base for the Angels, the most in club history...Appeared in fourth postseason with the Angels and started all three contests at second base

Completed eighth big league season with the Angels, batting .297 (142/478) with 21 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 54 RBI…13 homers were the second-highest total of his career (18 in 2011)... Finished the first half batting .310 (109/352) with 11 HR and 40 RBI…His 109 hits before the All-Star break were the most by an Angel second baseman in franchise history while his .310 clip was tied for first…Was the first ML second baseman with 105 hits and 10 HR before the break since Brandon Phillips and Robinson Cano in 2010...His .310 clip before the break ranked fourth by a ML second baseman... He and Mike Trout were the first pair of Halo teammates with at least 105 hits before the break since 2000 (D. Erstad & M. Vaughn)…Club only had at least two players with 105+ hits before the break in 2000 and 1979 (C. Lansford, D. Baylor & B. Downing)... Batted .317 (99/312) with nine home runs and 38 RBI over his first 81 games of the season but posted a .259 (43/166) mark with four home runs and 16 RBI after July 1... Logged fifth career multi-home run game on April 23 vs. Texas, including a walk-off in the 11th inning...Marked fourth career walk-off hit and first since May 30, 2010... Missed 33 games after being placed on the 15-day disabled list August 10 with a hyper-extended left knee...Returned to the lineup Sept. 11 vs. Toronto.