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Founded in 1961
(American League expansion team)
FRANCHISE:
Los Angeles Angels (1961 to September 1, 1965)
California Angels (September 2, 1965 to November 18, 1996)
Anaheim Angels (November 19, 1996 to January 2, 2005)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (January 2, 2005 to present)
HOME BALLPARK:
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Formerly named: Anaheim Stadium (1966 to 1997), Edison International Field of Anaheim (1997 to Dec. 9 2003)
UNIFORM:
Red, Dark Red, Navy Blue, and Silver.
Logo Design: Red "A" including dark red shading along the outside of the left side, inside the right side and bottom of the cross of the "A." A silver halo circles the top of the "A", outlined and filled with navy blue. The same navy blue outlines the "A" as well as the halo.
ANGELS LINKS:
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RIVALS:
Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.
POSTSEASON:
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Playoff Appearances: (6) 1979, 1982, 1986, 2002 (WS), 2004, 2005
World Series titles: (1) 2002
AL Pennants: (1) 2002
West Division titles: (5) 2005 • 2004 • 1986 • 1982
• 1979
Wild card berths: (1) 2002
MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATIONS:
* AAA:
Salt Lake Bees, Pacific Coast League
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* AA:
Arkansas Travelers, Texas League
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* Advanced A:
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes,
California League
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* A:
Cedar Rapids Kernels, Midwest League
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* Rookie:
Tempe Angels, Arizona League
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* Rookie:
Orem Owlz, Pioneer League
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SPRING TRAINING FACILITY:
Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe, AZ
MINOR LEAGUE LINKS:
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STARTING ROTATION
* 40 Bartolo Colón
* 45 Kelvim Escobar
* 41 John Lackey
* 54 Ervin Santana
* 51 Joe Saunders
* 36 Jered Weaver
BULLPEN
* 49 Chris Bootcheck
* 52 Jason Bulger
* 59 Marcus Gwyn
* 58 Dustin Moseley
* 38 Darren Oliver
* 57 Francisco RodrÃguez (CL)
* 62 Scot Shields
* 33 Justin Speier
* 63 Rich Thompson
CATCHERS
* 48 Ryan Budde
* 5 Jeff Mathis
* 44 Mike Napoli
INFIELDERS
* 32 Erick Aybar
* 18 Orlando Cabrera
* 9 Chone Figgins
* 6 Maicer Izturis
* 47 Howie Kendrick
* 22 Kendry Morales
* 39 Robb Quinlan
* 3 Brandon Wood
OUTFIELDERS
* 16 Garret Anderson
* 64 Terry Evans
* 27 Vladimir Guerrero
* 13 Nathan Haynes
* 24 Gary Matthews, Jr.
* 65 Tommy Murphy
* 20 Juan Rivera
* 77 Reggie Willits
MANAGER
* 14 Mike Scioscia
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COACHES
* 23 Mike Butcher (pitching)
* 21 Dino Ebel (third base)
* 4 Alfredo Griffin (first base)
* 7 Mickey Hatcher (hitting)
* 88 Orlando Mercado (bullpen)
* 10 Ron Roenicke (bench)
* 61 Steve Soliz (bullpen catcher)
GENERAL MANAGER: Bill Stoneman
OWNER: Arte Moreno
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Angels Owner Arte Moreno
and Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.
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Jered Weaver: "Dream Weaver", Gary Wright
Francisco Rodriguez: "Sandungueoso", Tego Calderon
Chone Figgins: "Freak-a-leak", Petey Pablo
Gary Matthews, Jr.: "Show Me What You Got," Jay-Z
1988 - Naked Gun : From The Files Of Police Squad
1990 - Taking Care of Business
1991 - Talent for the Game
1994 - Angels In The Outfield
2000 - Angels in the Infield
LOCAL TELEVISION:
FSN West, FSN Prime Ticket, KCOP (MyNetworkTV), KTTV (FOX)
As of 2007, the Angels' flagship radio station is KSPN, 710AM. Rory Markas and Terry Smith split play-by-play duties. Angels radio broadcasts are also in Spanish on KLAA, 830AM, which is owned by the Angels themselves.
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Television rights are held by FSN West, with Steve Physioc as play-by-play announcer and Rex Hudler and Jose Mota as color commentators. In 2007, the Angels added Mota and Mark Gubicza as a second broadcast team. The plan calls for them to announce 50 games a year, while Physioc and Hudler will do 100 telecasts.
ANGELS SCOREBOARDS:
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BLOG LINKS:
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John Lackey's blog at yardbarker.com
ANGELS RETIRED NUMBERS:
* 11 Jim Fregosi SS 1961-71; Manager 1978-81
* 26 Gene Autry Team Founder-Owner 1960-96, #26 refers to him being referred to as the team's "26th Man."
* 29 Rod Carew 1B 1979-85; Coach 1992-99
* 30 Nolan Ryan P 1972-79
* 42 Jackie Robinson, number retired by all major league teams to commemorate his breaking the baseball color barrier
* 50 Jimmie Reese Coach 1972-94
2004: American League Most Valuable Player, 2004: American League Silver Slugger, 2005: American League Silver Slugger, 2006: American League Silver Slugger, 2007: Home Run Derby Champion...
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The right fielder has been extremely active in the Southern California community since joining the Angels in 2004. Through his Vlad’s Pad program, Guerrero donates 127 tickets to each Angels home game which are distributed to charities in the area, with a focus on children. The Vlad’s Pad program enables more than 10,000 children to attend games at Angel Stadium each season.
Guerrero also has been involved with the local charitable group “Padres Contra El Cancer†-- donating game tickets for children and families affected by cancer. For the past two seasons, he has welcomed families involved with the program to Angel Stadium by signing autographs and posing for pictures with the group prior to batting practice.
Guerrero has also been very supportive of the Make-A-Wish Foundation in Orange County by helping to facilitate a number of wish visits by local children. For his efforts, Vladimir was honored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for helping to make wishes come true for terminally ill children.
In 2005, as part of a league wide effort, Guerrero contributed $50,000 to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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