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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

Rod Carew was the 16th player in Major League history to collect 3,000
hits (Aug. 4, 1985 vs. Minnesota). He was inducted into the Angels Hall of
Fame, Aug. 6, 1991 and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, July
21, 1991 .
Carew appeared with the Angels from 1979-85 and was a key member
of the Club’s first two Western Division titles in 1979 and 1982. His finest
came in 1983, when he established a then club record for batting average
at .339 .
Carew’s career spanned 19 Major League seasons, the first 12 with
Minnesota. He won seven batting titles (1969, 1972-75, 1977-78) and the
American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1977 when he hit .388
with 239 hits and 128 runs scored.
Carew was named “Rookie of the Year” by the BBWAA in 1967 and
selected to the A .L . All-Star
team 18 times (1967-84). He
became the first Angel to start
in five Midsummer Classics.
Originally acquired by the
Angels from Minnesota, Feb.
3, 1979, Carew ranked 38th
on baseball’s all-time lists in
average (.328), tied for 35th in
games (2,469), 31st in at-bats (9,315), 13th in hits (3,053) and sixth in
singles (2,404) at the time of his induction. On the Angels’ All-Time lists,
he still ranks second in career average (.314).
Nolan Ryan, who became the 20th pitcher in Major League history to
win 300 games (July 31, 1990 at Milwaukee) and owns a Major League
record seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts, was inducted and had his
uniform No. 30 retired, June 16, 1992.
Ryan appeared with the Angels from 1972-79, compiling a 138-121
record and 3.06 ERA in 291 games. Ryan tossed four of his no-hitters
with the Halos and holds or shares several Club records, including
complete games (156), shutouts (40) and strikeouts (2,416). In 1977, he
was selected “A.L. Pitcher of the Year” by The Sporting News and named
to its All-Star team. In 1973, Ryan established a Major League record
for strikeouts in a single season with 383. He was originally acquired by
the Angels from the New York Mets, Dec. 10, 1971, along with pitcher Did You Know? Nolan Ryan
Don Rose, outfielder Leroy Stanton appeared in 291 career games
and catcher Francisco Estrada in with the Angels. Of those 291
exchange for Jim Fregosi. games, 156 (54%) were com-
Ryan’s career spanned 27 plete game efforts.
seasons, the most in Major League
history. He began his career with
the New York Mets, posting a 29-38 record and 3 .58 ERA in 105 games (74
starts) from 1966-71. Following eight seasons with the Halos, he appeared
with the Houston Astros from 1980-88, compiling a 106-94 mark and 3.13 ERA
in 282 starts. He joined the Texas Rangers in 1989 and finished 51-39 with a
club history
3.43 ERA in five seasons.
Ryan was named to eight All-Star teams (five with Angels) and appeared
in five games, including as starting pitcher for the American League in 1979
in Seattle. He pitched two scoreless relief innings to win the 1989 game in
Anaheim, becoming the oldest pitcher to win an All-Star Game. Ryan was
inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, July 25, 1999.
Jimmie Reese, whose 23 years in an Angels uniform is second longest in
Club history (Bobby Knoop - 24), was inducted on Aug. 2, 1995.
A former roommate of Babe Ruth, Reese began his career as a batboy
for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1917. He broke
into baseball seven years later as a second baseman for the minor league
Oakland Oaks .

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