The Angels have been around for 60 years, dating back to the franchise’s first season in 1961. Since then, the likes of Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Reggie Jackson, Shohei Ohtani, and Mike Trout have all called Anaheim home. But how many World Series titles have been awarded to the Los Angeles Angels? Here’s an answer to that question.

When did the Angels last win a World Series title?

The Angels last won a World Series in 2002.

How many World Series have the Los Angeles Angels won?

Dating back to the franchise’s founding in 1961, the Los Angeles Angels franchise has won just one World Series title, in 2002.

For the first 40 years of the franchise’s history, the Angels failed to capture to crown. From 1961 to 2001, the Angels made the playoffs just three times. The team’s most recent playoff appearance before 2002 was in 1986, a year that saw the Angels win 92 games and face the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS.

In that series, the Angels had a 3-1 series lead against Boston and led after eight innings. But in the ninth inning, Dave Henderson of the Red Sox recorded his lone hit of the series. That hit was a three-run shot that gave Boston the lead and swung the series in the Red Sox’s favor. Boston took that game, and then won Games 6 & 7 to advance to the 1986 World Series.

2002, though, was a different story for the Angels. The Angels, led by Darin Erstad, David Eckstein, and Garret Anderson, wom 99 games to win the AL West. In the 2002 MLB Playoffs, the Angels defeated the New York Yankees in the ALDS, and followed that up with a five-game series win in the ALCS against the Minnesota Twins.

Those two series victories led the Angels to the World Series for the very first time in franchise history. The Angels met up with Barry Bonds and the Giants in a back-and-forth, seven-game series. In the seventh and final game, the Angels won 4-1 to capture the franchise’s first and only title to date.

Since 2002, the Angels have made the playoffs on six separate occasions. Five of those appearances came between 2004-09.

The Angels’ best chance to make it back to the Fall Classic came in 2009. Los Angeles defeated the Red Sox in the ALDS to square off with the Yankees once more. The Angels had a strong roster, albeit not as strong as the one Anaheim had in 2008. That team, led by Mark Teixiera and Francisco Rodriguez, won 100 games but lost to Boston in the ALDS.

Still, the 2009 Angels had John Lackey, Howie Kendrick, Vladimir Guerrero, and Chone Figgins — the team’s leader in bWAR (7.7) that year — among other stars. Unfortunately for thr Angels, Los Angeles fell to Teixiera and the Yankees in six games in the ALCS. The Yankees wound up winning it all in the 2009 World Series.

Be sure to check out how successful the Angels’ other rivals in the AL West, the Athletics and Rangers, have been at winning it all.