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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

Garret Anderson, one of the most productive offensive players
in franchise history, spent 15 of his 17 professional seasons playing
for the Angels. He was inducted into the Club’s Hall of Fame on Aug.
20, 2016 .
A two-time Silver Slugger recipient, three-time All-Star and four-
time Angels Team MVP, Anderson remains atop the franchise all-
time list in several key offensive categories including games (2,013),
at-bats (7,989), runs (1,024), hits (2,368), total bases (3,743), extra-
base hits (796), doubles (489) and RBI (1,292). He also ranks second
in home runs with 272, trailing only fellow Angels Hall of Famer, Tim
Salmon (299).
Following his selection in the fourth round of the 1990 June draft
out of Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, CA, Anderson made his
Major League debut July 27, 1994 vs. Oakland at the age of 22. He
would go on to hit .321 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 69 RBI
that season and finish second in the American League Rookie of the
Year voting.
A key piece in the Club’s 2002 title run, Angels’ fans will long
remember his bases-clearing, three-run double in Game Seven of the
2002 World Series. Anderson completed the 2002 postseason batting
a combined .300 with four doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI.
After finishing fourth in A.L. MVP voting in 2002, he returned a
year later with another solid All-Star season. During the All-Star game
in Chicago, he became the first player since Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1991 to become both the Home Run Derby Champion
and MVP of the All-Star Game.
Vladimir Guerrero became the 15th individual inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame on Aug. 26, 2017. No player
in Club history had more of an immediate impact than ‘Vladdy’ in his initial campaign with the Angels in 2004. In
that season, Guerrero captured American League MVP honors as he lifted the Halos to their first A.L. West crown
since 1986. Vlad became just the second player in Angels’ history to garner MVP honors, joining Don Baylor in 1979.
During the 2014 season, Guerrero tied a Club record and led the A.L. with 366 total bases while also pacing the
junior circuit with 124 runs. His .337 average remains the highest single-season mark by a right-hander in team
annals .
Most impressive during the 2014 campaign were Guerrero’s numbers down the stretch. He was named A.L.
Player of the Month for September batting .371 with 24 runs, 17 extra-base hits (10 HR) and 23 RBI.
Guerrero remains among the Angels’ all-time leaders in several key offensive categories including average (1st,
.319), runs (10th, 544), hits (10th, 1,034), total bases (7th, 1,767), extra-base hits (7th, 377), doubles (8th, 194),
home runs (6th, 173), RBI (6th, 616), on-base percentage (4th, .381) and slugging percentage (2nd, .526). Guerrero
was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, July 29, 2018.

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