Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are a professional Major League Baseball based in Anaheim, California. They are a member of the West Division of Major League Baseball's American League. They were previously known as the California Angels, the Anaheim Angels, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. 

In 2002, they won their first and only World Series championship with the help of Garrett Anderson and manager Mike Scioscia.

 Name 
The Angels began playing in 1961. They were named for a former minor league baseball team called the Los Angeles Angels. The "Angels" name is a reference to the city that the team came from: Los Angeles. "Los Angeles" is Spanish for "The Angels". 

The minor league Angels moved to another city when the Los Angeles Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958.

 Stadium 
During their first season (1961), they played in Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. That Wrigley Field was built by the same people that owned the much more famous Wrigley Field in Chicago.

From 1962 to 1965, the team played in Chavez Ravine Stadium. 

Since 1966, Angel Stadium of Anaheim has been the team's home stadium. 

 Related pages 

 Major League Baseball
 American League

 Other websites 

Official website of the Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels Baseball-Reference.com
Angels Strike Force 


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