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
6 A n g e l s STAR-STUDDED START he German farmers and winemakers who founded the city of Anaheim in 1857 named it after the picturesque Santa Ana River which tumbles through the hills near the original site of the city They paired Ana with heim the German word for home to designate the new town as their home by the river At first Anaheim was settled by a relatively small population Today it is the 10th-largest city in California home to a diverse population of almost 350,000 That figure doesn’t include the thousands of visitors who come to Anaheim and the greater Los Angeles area each year to enjoy its many attractions from theme parks such as Disneyland and Universal Studios to the exquisite landscape including beautiful white beaches and rugged mountains Many visitors to the region also make a stop at Angel Stadium of Anaheim the home of the city’s Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The original Angels began their existence in the nearby urban center of Los Angeles in 1960 when T
Home to the biggest movie studios and many artists of all kinds Los Angeles is sometimes called the Entertainment Capital of the World
