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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

Dean Chance, one of the initial aces in team history, was
inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2015. Sadly, Chance passed
away on Oct. 11, 2015 - just a few months after his induction.
In 1964, he became the Halos’ first 20-game winner and Cy Young
Award® recipient. At the time, he was the youngest recipient of the
hardware .
During the 1964 campaign, Chance led the A.L. in wins (20), ERA
(1.65) & innings pitched (278.1) while tossing 11 shutouts, including
six by a 1-0 score. He also notched 207 punchouts, and allowed just
a 1.01 WHIP. His 1.65 ERA stands as the Halos’ single-season record
by a starting pitcher.
Additionally in 1964, Chance threw four complete games (3 SHO)
against the New York Yankees . Not only did Chance post a 4-0 mark
vs. Yankees, he allowed just one run in 50 IP (0.18 ERA), a home run
to Mickey Mantle. The feat easily ranks among the top dominant
season pitching performances over one team in baseball history.
Over the course of six years with the Club, Chance posted a 74-66
record, 2.86 ERA (1131 IP – 360 ER) and 857 strikeouts. His career
ERA remains the best all-time in Club history.
Mike Witt, a decade-long (1981-90) Angels mainstay and local
product (Servite HS) stands tall as one of the most dominant pitchers
in Club history.
At time of his Angels Hall of Fame induction (2015), the two-time
All-Star ranked fourth on the Club’s all-time list in wins (109), starts
(272) & strikeouts (1,283) and third in complete games (70) & innings
pitched (1,965.1).
During his tenure, Witt was a member of two Western Division
Champion teams (1982 & 1986). In 1986, he shouldered the Angels to
the American League Championship Series with the best season of his
career, posting a record of 18-10 with a 2.84 ERA.
Witt’s most impressive accomplishment came on the last game of
the 1984 season (Sept. 30 at Texas) when he became one of only 13
pitchers in history to throw a perfect game, striking out 10 en route
to a 1-0 victory.

Tim Salmon, affectionately tabbed as “Mr. Angel” and “The
Kingfish,” spent his entire 15-year career in a Halo uniform. In 2002,
he helped guide the Angels to their first World Championship. Salmon finished with a .282 career average and was
inducted into the Club’s Hall of Fame in 2015 as the career leader in
home runs (299) & walks (970). He ranked second in team history
in games (1,672), at-bats (5,934), runs (986), hits (1,674), extra base
hits (662) and RBI (1,016).
Salmon, originally selected in the third round of the 1989 MLB
draft, made his Major League debut in 1992. That season, he was
named by Baseball America as the Minor League Player of the Year.
The following campaign, the slugger earned the nod as the A.L.
Rookie of the Year batting .283 with an Angels’ rookie-record 31
club history
home runs and 95 RBI. Salmon’s best season came in 1995 when he
posted a slash line of .330/.429/.524 and captured a Silver Slugger
Award®. From 1993 to 2000, he had just two OPS lines below .900
and never finished under .860 in that span.
The Kingfish was an integral part of the Halos’ World Series
crown in 2002, guiding the Club to the playoffs for the first time
since 1986. Salmon hit two key home runs in Game 2 of the Fall
Classic against San Francisco and batted .346 with a 1.067 OPS in
the Series overall. That season, he was also tabbed as The Sporting
News Comeback Player of the Year as he posted a .286 clip with 48
extra-base hits and 88 RBI.
Salmon played his final game on Oct. 1, 2006, against the
Oakland Athletics and exited to a standing ovation from the Halo
faithful.
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