California Angels, Yes We Can
date: label: date made
content: 1979
name: label: referenced
content: California Angels
notes: label: Description
content: Button commeorating the 1979 California Angels baseball team.
label: Description
content: In 1979, the California Angels adopted the slogan “Yes We Can!”, on their way to bringing the then 19-year-old franchise its first ever postseason appearance, winning the American League West with an 88-74 record. Helmed by manager Jim Fregosi, the “Halos” were led by the American League’s Most Valuable Player, outfielder Don Baylor, as well as such stars as first baseman Rod Carew, second baseman Bobby Grich, Catcher Brian Downing and starting pitchers Dave Frost and Nolan Ryan. The team go on to lose to the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series 3 games to 1.
label: Description
content: In 2015 the franchise rebranded as the Los Angeles Angels.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
label: Associated Place
content: United States: California, Anaheim
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lou Newman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0265.042
label: accession number
content: 1999.0265
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0265.042
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm