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Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim

Anaheim, California, United States

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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a Major League Baseball team, is one of four teams in the Western Division of the American League. In 2003, the Angels became the first major professional sports team to be have a Hispanic owner, when the sale of the team from The Walt Disney Company to Arturo Moreno was approved. Gene Autry, a former actor and owner of a number of radio and TV stations on the west coast, was the original owner of the franchise, which he named the Los Angeles Angels after a long-successful Pacific Coast League team. In 1966, the Angels left the city of Los Angeles for the newly-constructed Anaheim Stadium, now known as Angel Stadium of Anaheim, where they have played ever since. Through the years, the franchise has gone through several name changes. The team was known as the California Angels from 1965-96 before becoming the Anaheim Angels for nearly a decade. Prior to the 2005 season, the name changed again, becoming the Los Angels Angels of Anaheim. The Angels made it to the playoffs for the first time in 1979 and have won one World Series Championship (2002), one American League pennant (2002) and three division titles (1979, 1982 and 1986). Former Angel players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame include Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Don Sutton, Hoyt Wilhelm and Dave Winfield.

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