Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Getty Images Doug Benc Scott Boehm P Brouillet Ralph Crane Time Life Pictures Jonathan Daniel Diamond Images Stephen Dunn Don Emmert AFP Focus on Sport Otto Greule Jr Leon Halip Scott Halleran Jeff Haynes AFP David Hofmann Harry How Kurt Hutton Picture Post Walter Iooss Jr Sports Illustrated Jed Jacobsohn V J Lovero Ronald Martinez Rich Pilling MLB Photos Mike Powell Louis Requena MLB Photos National Baseball Hall of Fame Library Cooperstown N Y Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition Gilbert Sara The story of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by Sara Gilbert p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim professional baseball team from its inaugural 1961 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-044-8 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-014-9 eBook 1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Series GV875 L6G55 2011 796 357’640979496 dc22 2010024401 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 First baseman Rod Carew Page 4 Center fielder Torii Hunter
Sara Gilbert BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION
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A N G E L S 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS A Star-Studded Start 6 Changing Tides 15 Fallen Angels 22 Angels Take Flight 33 Happy Halos 37 AROUND THE HORN The Singing Cowboy 12 Playing in the Postseason 20 What’s in a Name 24 Monkey Business 31 A Major First for Minorities 38 Angels among Them 43 ALL-TIME ANGELS P Nolan Ryan 8 C Buck Rodgers 13 1B Wally Joyner 14 2B Bobby Grich 18 3B Troy Glaus 23 SS Jim Fregosi 28 LF Brian Downing 30 CF Darin Erstad 35 RF Garret Anderson 39 M Mike Scioscia 40 Index 48
