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1991-Present
2002 Angels win first World Series: It was a wild, wacky and ultimately
wonderful 2002 season for the Anaheim Angels, who began the year
mired with the worst record in team history and finished up a magical
recovery with the best mark after the regular season. It paved the
way for an historic, memorable run through the postseason that culminated
with a dramatic World Series championship, the first in the history
of the franchise.
1992 The Angels retire Nolan Ryan's number 30 on June 16 at Anaheim
Stadium. Ryan posted a 138-121 record and a 3.06 ERA in 291 games
with the Angels.
1995 Garret Anderson wins the Player of the Month Award for July
after hitting .410 with 22 runs scored, eight doubles, seven homers
and 35 RBI in 25 games. He was the first rookie to be honored with
the award since it's inception.
1998 Angels open brand-new Edison International Field before 43,311
fans. The Halos beat the Yankees, 4-1. Dave Hollins records the
first hit in the first inning.
1981-1990
1982 The 1982 Western Division Championship was accomplished by
a team "made up of veterans with sore muscles, with tired arms,
with drained emotions. This team, more than any other I've played
on, had to push itself to grind out wins," summed up second
baseman Bobby Grich.
1984 On September 17, Angel star Reggie Jackson became the 13th
player to reach the coveted and exclusive milestone of hitting 500
career home runs. Days later on September 30 in Arlington, Mike
Witt became the 13th pitcher in major league history to toss a perfect
game. At age 24, he was the fourth youngest ever to fashion such
a gem.
1986 On June 18, 1986, 41-year-old Don Sutton defeated the Texas
Rangers for his 300th career victory which assured him a one-way
ticket to Cooperstown.
1971-1980
1973 Nolan Ryan became the fifth pitcher in Major League history
to record two no-hitters in a single season when he pitched the
Angels to a 6-0 win against the Tigers at Detroit on July 15 before
41,411 in attendance.
1974 Making his 41st and final start of the year, Ryan tossed the
third no-hitter of his career by defeating Minnesota, 4-0, before
a sparse turnout of 10,872 at Anaheim Stadium.
1975 Nolan Ryan tied a Major League record by authoring his fourth
career no-hitter as he white-washed the Baltimore Orioles, 1-0 before
a crowd of 18,492 at Anaheim Stadium.
1979 After 18 years of existence, Gene Autry's team had finally
made it to the postseason. League MVP Don Baylor led an explosive
offense which complemented a pitching staff led by 16 game winners
Nolan Ryan and Dave Frost. The Halos would lose to the Baltimore
Orioles in four games in the ALCS.
1961-1970
1961 The Angels finished the 1961 season with a 70-91 record. The
club's .435 winning percentage still stands as the best of any expansion
team in major league history. The Angels played at Wrigley Field
in Los Angeles in 1961.
1962 Moved to Dodger Stadium and remained their through the 1965
season. In the same year, a 25-year-old rookie who vowed to set
the American League on its ear, did just that against the Baltimore
Orioles on May 5. For 8 2/3 innings, Robert "Bo" Belinsky
shut down the Orioles without a hit.
1964 With a 20-9 record and a 1.65 ERA, 23-year-old Dean Chance
was named winner of the Cy Young Award. He received 17 of a possible
20 first-place votes in becoming the youngest player ever to receive
baseball's most coveted honor for a pitcher.
1966 After spending a year at cozy Wrigley Field (seating capacity
20,500), and four seasons as tenants at Dodger Stadium, the Angels
christened Anaheim Stadium April 9, 1966 with an exhibition game
against the San Francisco Giants.
1970 Alex Johnson became the first (and only) Angel ever to win
a batting title when he edged Boston's Carl Yastrzemski on the last
day of the season. The date was Oct. 1, 1970. The place, Anaheim
Stadium. The opponent, the Chicago White Sox.
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