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Due to the move, the franchise was known as the California Angels from 1965 to 1996 and the Anaheim Angels from 1997 to 2004. "Los Angeles" was added back to the name in 2005, but because of a lease agreement with Anaheim that required the city to also be in the name, the franchise was known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim until 2015.
Autry named the new franchise the Los Angeles Angels. The origins of the name date back to 1892, when it was first used by a Los Angeles franchise in the California League. The Angel moniker has always been natural for Los Angeles teams, since The Angels is a literal English translation of the Spanish Los Angeles. It was also a nod to the long ...
This category includes baseball players who appeared for the Major League franchise known as the California Angels from September 2, 1965 through the 1996 season. The Angels have been known by several names: Los Angeles Angels (1961 until September 2, 1965) California Angels (September 2, 1965 through 1996) Anaheim Angels (1997 through 2004)
The Angels were created in 1960 as part of a boom in baseball coming to the state of California. They were the third California MLB team to play in the state but the first non-relocated team to play there. Gene Autry was the first owner of the franchise, having bought the rights in 1960. The inaugural season for the team resulted in seventy ...
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Los Angeles Angels American League franchise (1961–1965; 2016–present), also known previously as the California Angels (1965–1996), Anaheim Angels (1997–2004) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–2015).
The 1986 California Angels season was the franchise's 26th season and ended with the Angels losing the American League Championship Series in dramatic fashion. The regular season ended with the Angels finishing first in the American League West with a record of 92–70, earning the franchise's third division title.
January 11, 1980: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. [3] March 30, 1980: Danny Boone was released by the Angels. [4] April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6.
Coming off a disappointing 71-91 1969 season, the Angels rebounded to finish 86-76, tying their 1962 season as their best in franchise history up to that point. As of 2024, this is the only season that saw the Angels hold a winning record for all 162 games of a season, starting the season 5-0 and never falling back to .500 from there on.