· The Angels were established as an expansion team in 1961.
· They got their name from the original team that was a minor league team for fifty years previously.
· They play their games at Angel Stadium which is located in Anaheim, California.
· They have made the playoffs ten times with one wild card berth and nine divisional titles.
· They have won one AL Pennant and one World Series Championship in 2002.
Batting Lineup:
1. 1B Rod Carew
2. SS Jim Fregosi
3. LF Garret Anderson
4. RF Tim Salmon
5. CF Jim Edmonds
6. 3B Troy Glaus
7. DH Don Baylor
8. 2B Bobby Grich
9. C Bob Boone
Starting Rotation:
1. Nolan Ryan
2. Frank Tanana
3. Chuck Finley
5. John Lackey
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Troy Percival
2. Bryan Harvey
3. Dave LaRoche
4. Scot Shields
Bench:
OF-Darin Erstad
INF-Bobby Knoop
INF-Doug DeCinces
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Mike Scioscia
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels for nineteen years where he finished with the most wins with 1650. He guided them to the playoffs seven times and to one World Series Championship in 2002. He also won manager of the year two times and
Bench Coach-Bill Rigney
Bill Rigney managed the Angels for nine seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 625 and was their first manager. He also won manager of the year once.
1B Coach-Gene Mauch
Gene Mauch managed the Angels for five seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 379. He guided them to two divisional titles and both times got the ALCS but fell short. He resigned due to health reasons.
3B Coach-Doug Rader
Doug Rader managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 232. He led them to a sixteen game improvement in season one and got him a fourth place finish in manager of the year voting.
Hitting Coach-Terry Collins
Terry Collins managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the seventh most wins with 220. He guided them to two second place finishes both winning records but resigned due to the players petitioning the GM to fire him.
Pitching Coach-Lefty Phillips
Lefty Philips managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 222. He started off as director of player personnel, then a coach and as manager led them to two third place finishes. After being fired as a manager he went back into scouting till his untimely death.
Bullpen Coach-Marcel Lachemann
Marcel Lachemann managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 161. He first started off as their pitching coach where he then took over for a fired manager and guided them to a one game playoff to decide the playoffs which they loss. He eventually resigned but then came back to work for Terry Collins.
There have been fourteen Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired three numbers for players, one number for a coach and one number for an owner.
Rod Carew spent seven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured first basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1991, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 29. He made six of his eighteen All-Star appearances while there and was a coach for them for eight seasons. He also finished with the second highest on base percentage, second highest batting average, ninth most singles and tenth most walks in Angels history.
Nolan Ryan pitched eight seasons for the Angels as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1999, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 30. He made five of his eight All-Star appearances and led the majors in strikeouts seven times while there. Has the most strikeouts, no hitters in MLB history and is one of twenty nine to have appeared in four decades. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most strikeouts, complete games, shutouts, second most innings pitched, second highest WAR for pitchers and third most wins to name some.
Vladimir Guerrero spent six seasons in the outfield for the Angels where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018 and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He made four of nine All-Star appearances, won four of his eight silver sluggers and won the 2004 AL MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the highest batting average, second highest slugging percentage, fourth highest on base percentage, seventh most home runs, eight most RBIs, extra base hits and eighth highest offensive WAR to name some.
Garret Anderson spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured outfielder/greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won both of his silver sluggers, won an All-Star MVP game once, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits and singles to name some.
Tim Salmon spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he won AL Rookie of the Year, won his only silver slugger, won AL Comeback Player of the Year, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also does pre-post game for them and is his career home run total is the highest for any player to not make the All-Star game since its existence. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most walks, home runs, second most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits and second highest offensive WAR to name some.
Jim Fregosi spent eleven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he made all six of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove while there, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 11. He also managed them for four seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most triples, second highest WAR for position players, third highest offensive WAR, fourth highest defensive WAR, fourth most games played and plate appearances to name some.
Jim Edmonds spent six seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he made one of his four All-Star appearances and won two of his eight gold gloves while there. He also finished with the third highest slugging percentage and tenth highest batting average in Angels history.
Don Baylor spent six seasons in the outfield or at DH for the Angels where he made his only All-Star appearance, won the 1979 AL MVP, led the AL in RBIs once while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished with the tenth most home runs in Angels history.
Troy Glaus spent seven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, won both of his silver sluggers, led the AL in home runs once, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 and won the 2002 World Series MVP while there. He also finished with the fifth highest slugging percentage, sixth most home runs, seventh most walks and tenth highest offensive WAR to name some.
Bobby Grich spent ten seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made three of his six All-Star appearances, won one silver slugger, led the AL in home runs once while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the fourth most walks, fifth highest offensive WAR, fifth highest WAR for position players and sixth most games played to name some.
Bob Boone spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Angels as their greatest catcher where he made one of his four All-Star appearances, won five of his seven gold gloves and caught a no-hitter while there. He also finished with the highest defensive WAR and most sacrifice hits in Angels history.
Frank Tanana pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in ERA once and led the majors in strikeouts once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the second most shutouts, complete games, fourth highest WAR for pitchers, fifth lowest ERA and wins to name some.
Chuck Finley pitched fourteen seasons for the Angels where he made all five of his All-Star appearances while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most wins, game started, innings pitched, highest WAR for pitchers and second most strikeouts to name some.
Mark Langston pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made three of his four All-Star appearances and won five of his seven gold gloves while there. He also worked a color commentator and co-hosted a pre/post game show. He finished with the fifth highest WAR, eight most wins, games started, innings pitched and strikeouts in Angels history.
John Lackey pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in ERA once and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the fourth best win-lose percentage, fifth most wins and sixth highest WAR for pitchers to name some. Other notable starters in Angels history have been Jered Weaver, Dean Chance, Andy Messersmith, Rudy May, Clyde Wright, Bill Singer, Mike Witt, Tommy John, Jim McGlothlin, Geoff Zahn, John Candelaria, Ken Forsch, Jim Abbott, Bartolo Colon, Ken McBride, Scott Schoeneweis, active pitcher Ervin Santana, Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven and
Darin Erstad spent eleven seasons in the outfield or at first base for the Angels where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger, won all three of his gold gloves, only player to win a gold glove both in the infield and outfield and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the second most singles, fourth most at bats, hits, doubles, fifth highest defensive WAR and sixth highest WAR for position players to name some. Other notable outfielders in Angels history have been Devon White, Gary Pettis, Chili Davis, Bobby Abreu, Vernon Wells, Bobby Bonds, Joe Rudi, Vada Pinson, Mickey Rivers, Leon Wagner, Fred Lynn, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Jay Johnstone, Jose Cardenal, Ken Berry, Torii Hunter, Alex Johnson, active players Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, Hall of Famers Frank Robinson, Dave Winfield and Reggie Jackson.
Doug DeCinces spent six seasons in the infield for the Angels as their second greatest/second longest tenured third basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance and won his only silver slugger while there.
Bobby Knoop spent six seasons in the infield for the Angels as their second greatest/second longest tenured second basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance, won all three of his gold gloves while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished with the seventh highest defensive WAR in Angels history. Other notable infielders in Angels history have been Jim Spencer, Wally Joyner, JT Snow, Mo Vaughn, Jeremy Remy, Chone Figgins, Johnny Ray, Sandy Alomar Sr., David Freese, Gary Gaetti, Orlando Cabrera, Gary DiScarnia, Dick Schofield, David Eckstein, active players, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Kendrys Morales and Albert Pujols.
Bengie Molina spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Angels as their second best catcher where he won both of his gold gloves and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. Other notable catchers in Angels history have been Mike Napoli, Lance Parrish and Brian Downing.
Troy Percival was the Angels closer for ten seasons where he made all four of his All-Star appearances and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most saves, games finished, games played and third lowest ERA to name some.
Bryan Harvey was the Angels closer for six seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, won reliever of the year once, won AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News and led the AL in saves once while there. He also finished with the third most saves and third most games finished in Angels history.
Dave LaRoche was the Angels closer for six seasons where he is most famous for his eephus pitch while there. He also finished with the fourth most games finished, seventh most saves and eight most games played in Angels history.
Scot Shields spent ten seasons for the Angels as their best setup man where led the AL in innings twice, led the AL in holds once, was named SI’s Setup Man of the Decade and was on the one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished with the second most games played, seventh lowest ERA and eight most games finished in Angels history.
Brian Fuentes was the Angels closer for two seasons where he made one of his four All-Star appearances and led the AL in saves once while there. He also finished with the four most saves in Angels history.
Huston Street was the Angels closer for four seasons where made one of his two All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the sixth most saves in Angels history. Other notable relieves in Angels history have been Jordan Walden, Bob Lee, Brendan Donnelly, Darren Oliver, Eddie Fisher, Andy Hassler, Greg Mintonand Francisco Rodriguez who is active.
