Picking best Hall of Fame position player/pitcher pair for each AL team
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Position Player: Rod Carew, 1B (1979–85)
- Pitcher: Nolan Ryan (1972–79)
For as much of owner Gene Autry’s money that the Angels would spend
trying to buy a championship during the early years of free agency, they
didn’t pay to keep Ryan. Los Angeles stole Ryan from the Mets in
exchange for an over-the-hill Jim Fregosi in December 1971 and watched
him develop into a famous fireballer who threw four no-hitters and led
the AL in strikeouts seven times in his eight-year tenure, setting a
single-season record with 383 whiffs in '73.
As for position players: Someday, Mike Trout could rank as the
Angels' signature Hall of Famer, but until then, the spot is occupied by
Carew, who spent the last seven seasons of his career in Anaheim.
There, he made six All-Star teams and two postseason appearances and
collected his 3,000th hit in 1985.
Complete list (SI.com)
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