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66-614: Dallas Griffins may refer to: Dallas Griffins (1902) , a minor league baseball team formerly located in Dallas, Texas, that played in the Texas League Griffins Rugby , a rugby union team from Dallas, Texas, that played in the Division 1 Red River Conference Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

132-652: A walk to the only batter he faced, and then the Eagles team replaced the retired stars on the field. The promotion drew 54,151 fans th the Cotton Bowl , setting a Minor League Baseball record. In 1959, the American Association expanded and admitted Dallas as an unaffiliated club and Fort Worth as an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs . Dallas' Rangers outdrew Fort Worth's Cats, 130,000 to 97,000, and

198-769: A win–loss record of 5,021–5,115–3 (.495). The Los Angeles Angels name originates from the first Los Angeles–based sports team, the Los Angeles Angels of the California League , who took the name from the English translation of Los Angeles , which means 'The Angels' in Spanish. The team name started in 1892. In 1903, the team name continued through the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League . The current Angels franchise

264-519: A desert mountain in California. The California Spectacular has a running waterfall, and also shoots fireworks from the rocks before every game; anytime the Angels hit a home run or win a home game the fireworks shoot from the rocks as well. Each game begins with the song " Calling All Angels " by Train being played accompanied by a video that shows historical moments in team history. Since 2024,

330-530: A game against the Baltimore Orioles . With the introduction of interleague play in the 1997 season, the Angels and Dodgers played each other in the regular season for the first time with a two-game series beginning on June 17 at Dodger Stadium. A bench-clearing brawl occurred during a June 1999 series between the two teams when Angels pitcher Tim Belcher tagged out Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park after his at-bat, leading to an exchange of words that

396-476: A halo surrounding the top, which lights up every time the Angels win a home game. Other phrases associated with Angel wins include "Just another Halo victory!", popularized by late Angels broadcaster Rory Markas; and before that: "And the Halo shines tonight!" used by legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg . The Angels organization was the first North American team to employ the use of thundersticks . The Rally Monkey

462-424: A joke on Napoli, his former teammate, by tweeting his phone number, causing Napoli to exchange words with Wilson. The feuds go back to two incidents between Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy and Rangers catcher Gerald Laird which led to punches being thrown. The Angels and Rangers have each pitched a perfect game against each other, making them the only pair of MLB teams to have done so. Mike Witt pitched

528-598: A member club of the American League (AL) West division . Since 1966, the team has played its home games at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California . The franchise was founded in Los Angeles in 1961 by Gene Autry as one of MLB's first two expansion teams and the first to originate in California. Deriving its name from an earlier Los Angeles Angels franchise that played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL),

594-657: A new Angel Stadium lease negotiated with the Anaheim city government. Although the deal was never finalized, as of 2020, most official sources omit the of Anaheim suffix. On December 20, 2019, the city of Anaheim voted to sell Angel Stadium and the land around it to a group led by the team owner Arte Moreno for $ 325 million. The deal would have included a new or refurbished stadium, 5,175 apartments and condominiums, 2.7 million square feet (251,000 square meters) of office space, and 1.1 million square feet (102,000 square meters) of retail stores, restaurants and hotels. The deal

660-549: A part of the team's name, the team was officially renamed the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . Fans, residents, and the municipal governments of both Anaheim and Los Angeles objected to the change, with the City of Anaheim pursuing litigation; nevertheless, the change was eventually upheld in court and the city dropped its lawsuit in 2009. The team usually refers to itself as the Angels or Angels Baseball in its home media market, and

726-635: A perfect game for the Angels against the Rangers in 1984 at Arlington Stadium and Kenny Rogers for the Rangers against the Angels in 1994. The rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers has been referred to as the Freeway Series because of the freeway system (mostly via Interstate 5 ) linking the two teams' home fields. The Freeway Series is one of four MLB rivalries between two teams in the same metropolitan area. From 1962 to 1965,

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792-417: A red circle encircling the words "Angels Baseball" and the club logo inside and flanking the year 1961 in the middle, which was the year the Angels franchise was established. With this new patch, the Angels' A with the halo now appears on three different locations of the jersey: the right shoulder, the wordmark, and the left shoulder. The Angels have historically developed rivalries with other AL West members:

858-561: A reference to the sign. The Angels established a team Hall of Fame in 1988. They have inducted fifteen individuals (fourteen players and one executive) along with members of the 2002 team. Several Hall of Famers have spent part of their careers with the Angels and the Hall lists the Angels as the "primary team" of Nolan Ryan . Additionally, the Angels have one member in the Hall of Fame wearing an Angels cap insignia, Vladimir Guerrero , who

924-738: A steady rivalry with the Oakland Athletics since their relocation to California and to the AL West in 1969. Though not as intense as the Dodgers–Giants rivalry equivalent in the National League; the A's and Angels have often been competitive in their own battle for the division through the decades. The peak of the rivalry was during the early part of the millennium as both teams were stellar and perennial contenders. But even then, there were only two down-to-the-wire finishes between

990-561: Is 2nd in all of MLB, only trailing the New York Yankees . In 2019, the Angels were fifth in MLB in attendance, with a total of 3,019,012 people. As of 2015, the Angels fans have set six Guinness World Records for the largest gatherings of people wearing blankets, wrestling masks, cowboy hats, wigs, Santa hats, superhero capes, and sombreros. They have also set the world record for largest gathering of people with selfie sticks. In 2009,

1056-414: Is a mascot for the Angels which appears if the Angels are losing a game or if the game is tied from the 7th inning on, but sometimes earlier depending on the situation. The Rally Monkey appears on the scoreboard in various movies or pop culture references that have been edited to include him. The Rally Monkey was born in 2000 when the scoreboard showed a clip from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , after which

1122-763: Is working the national Friday Night Baseball broadcast. As the Angels share the network with the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team, sister channels Bally Sports SoCal and KCOP-TV may be used for broadcasts in the event of a scheduling conflict. The Angels have been affiliated with BSW since the 1993 season when the network was originally known as Prime Ticket. The network has changed names multiple times since, including Prime Sports West, Fox Sports Net West, and Fox Sports West. Over-the-air station KTLA carried Angels games from 1964 to 1995 as both entities were owned by Gene Autry. KCAL-TV has twice held Angels broadcast rights, originally from 1961 to 1963 under

1188-656: The Oakland Athletics , Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and, to a lesser extent, the Houston Astros , who joined the division in 2013. The Angels also considered the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox rivals due to a total of seven postseason series against the two teams in the 2000s. The Los Angeles Dodgers are considered a geographical rival as the two teams share the Greater Los Angeles television market. The Angels have held

1254-918: The Panthers (1902–1935) and the Cats (1936–1942, 1946–1958, 1964). Dallas won the Dixie Series , a postseason interleague championship between the champions of the Southern Association and the Texas League , in 1926, 1946, and 1953. For Opening Day in 1950, the Eagles opened the season with nine retired major league stars in the field: pitcher Dizzy Dean , catcher Mickey Cochrane , first baseman Charlie Grimm , second baseman Charlie Gehringer , shortstop Travis Jackson , third baseman Home Run Baker , and an outfield of Ty Cobb , Duffy Lewis , and Tris Speaker . Dean allowed

1320-563: The San Francisco Giants . In the Game 6 of the series, the Angels were playing at home, but were trailing the series three games to two and facing elimination. They were down 5–0 as the game entered the bottom of the 7th inning. Amid fervid rally-monkey themed fan support, the Angels proceeded to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings, winning the game and turning the momentum of the series for good (they went on to clinch

1386-593: The Washington Nationals , are the two MLB franchises to win their sole appearance in the World Series . Over the next seven years under Scioscia's management, the Angels would then win five division titles, spearheaded by their lone Hall of Fame representative Vladimir Guerrero . They also saw an increase in fan attendance, consistently placing the franchise among the top draws in MLB. This notoriety has grown into international attention since 2012 with

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1452-504: The "CA" was either on top of a blue circle or with nothing else. After the renovations of then-Anaheim Stadium and the takeover by the Walt Disney Company, the Angels changed their name to the "Anaheim Angels" along with changing the logo and color scheme. The first logo under Disney removed the halo and had a rather cartoon-like "ANGELS" script with a wing on the "A" over a periwinkle plate and crossed bats. With this change,

1518-407: The "California Angels", the team kept the previous color scheme, however, their logo did change six times during this period. The first logo under this name was very similar to the previous "LA" logo, the only difference was instead of an interlocking "LA", there was an interlocking "CA". Directly after this from 1971 to 1985, the Angels adopted a logo that had the word "Angels" written on an outline of

1584-450: The "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim", the logo changed only slightly, the name "ANAHEIM ANGELS" and the blue baseball diamond were removed leaving only the "Big A". For the 2011 season, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Angels franchise, the halo on the 'Big A' logo temporarily changed colors from silver to old gold, paying tribute to the Angels logos of the past (and also the 50th Anniversary tradition of gold). The uniforms also reflected

1650-685: The ALDS. The Angels managed to pull off an underdog victory over both the New York Yankees, the Twins, and culminated in the franchise's first and only World Series victory. During the 2004 season, both teams came down to the wire: tied for wins headed into the final week of September with the last three games being played in Oakland against the Angels. Both teams were battling to secure the division title, however; Oakland fell in 2 crushing losses to

1716-676: The American Association itself folded after the 1962 season, the Rangers joined the Pacific Coast League and affiliated with the Minnesota Twins , inheriting the players of the defunct Vancouver Mounties . The 1963 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, managed by Jack McKeon and led by Triple-A rookie Tony Oliva , who hit .304 with 23 home runs , finally reached the .500 level. But the Minnesota affiliation lasted only that one season. The lowly Kansas City A's returned as

1782-638: The Angels The two teams have met 717 times with the Angels leading the series 388-329, both teams have yet to meet in the postseason. The Angels' rivalry with the Texas Rangers has been said to have developed over a domination in the division between the two teams, and also in recent years more animosity between the two teams due to players who have played for both teams, including Nolan Ryan, Mike Napoli , Darren Oliver , Vladimir Guerrero , C. J. Wilson , and Josh Hamilton . In 2012, Wilson played

1848-569: The Angels or the Halos . Due to this agreement, Topps baseball cards have also omitted the geographic identifier from any of the team’s official trading cards. The Associated Press , the most prominent news service in the U.S., refers to the team as the Los Angeles Angels , the Angels , or Los Angeles . In 2013, the team officially planned to drop of Anaheim from its name and restore its original name Los Angeles Angels , as part of

1914-540: The Angels and the A's during that time. During the 2002 season; both teams were proving to be contenders as The A's famous Moneyball tactics led them to a league record 20 game winstreak; knocking the Angels out of the 1st seed in the division, finishing 4 games ahead while the Angels secured the Wild Card berth. Despite the 103 win season for Oakland; they would fall in a shocking upset to the Minnesota Twins in

1980-551: The Angels played their home games at Dodger Stadium . Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley granted approval for an American League franchise in Los Angeles under the condition that they play at Dodger Stadium. As a result, Angels owner Gene Autry signed a three-year deal to rent the stadium with a subsequent four option years. On May 5, 1962, Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky pitched the first no-hitter in Dodger Stadium history in

2046-466: The Angels rallied to win the game. The clip proved to be so popular that the team hired Katie, a white-haired capuchin monkey, to star in original clips for later games. When seen, she jumps up and down to the House of Pain song " Jump Around " and holds a sign that says "RALLY TIME!" The Rally Monkey came to national and worldwide attention during the Angels' appearance in the 2002 World Series against

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2112-507: The Angels were voted as the number one franchise in professional sports in Fan Value by ESPN magazine. In 2012, ESPN & Fan polls by ESPN ranked the Angels fifteenth in the best sports franchises, third best among MLB teams. The rankings were determined through a combination of sports analysts and fan votes ranking all sports franchises by a combination of average fan attendance, fan relations, "Bang for your Buck" or winning percentage over

2178-524: The Angels with only one victory in the series coming in the final game. Oakland would find themselves eliminated from the playoff hunt, though the Angels would go on to suffer a crushing sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Boston Red Sox. The Athletics lead the series 527-479, the two teams have yet to meet in the postseason. The Angels have maintained a steady rivalry with the Seattle Mariners as both teams have often fought for control of

2244-406: The Angels' color scheme changed to dark blue and periwinkle. After a run with the "winged" logo from 1997 to 2001, Disney changed the Angels' logo back to a "Big A" with a silver halo over a dark blue baseball diamond. With this logo change, the colors changed to the team's current color scheme: predominantly red with some dark blue and white. When the team's name changed from the "Anaheim Angels" to

2310-414: The Angels' home run song has been " Dance With Me " by Blink-182 . Previous home run songs include " Song 2 " by Blur , " Chelsea Dagger " by The Fratellis , " Kernkraft 400 " by Zombie Nation , "Killin' It" by Krewella , and " Bro Hymn " by Pennywise After an Angels home win, the phrase "Light That Baby Up!" is used in reference to Angel Stadium's landmark 230-foot (70 m) tall letter "A" with

2376-486: The Cowboy" is a staple that is deeply rooted in Angels history for fans. The saying refers to the Angels' founder and previous owner, Gene Autry , who never saw his Angels win a World Series in his 38 years as owner. Years went by as the team experienced many losses just strikes away from American League pennants. By the time the Angels won their first World Series in 2002, Autry had been dead for four years. After winning

2442-593: The State of California. Between the years 1971–1972 the "A" was lower-case while from 1973 to 1985 it was upper-case. It was in 1965, while the stadium was being finished, that Bud Furillo (of the Herald Examiner) coined its nickname, "the Big A" after the tall letter A that once stood beyond left-center field and served as the ballpark's primary scoreboard (it was relocated to a section of the parking lot southeast of

2508-515: The Texas League. Dallas was a mainstay in the Texas League from 1902 to 1958 . Over the years, it was known by many nicknames—the Griffins (1902), Giants (1903–1916), Submarines (1917–1918), Marines (1919–1922), Steers (1923–1938), Rebels (1939–1942, 1946–1948) and Eagles (1949–1957), before it was dubbed the Rangers in its final TL campaign. The Fort Worth team was called

2574-472: The World Series, Angels player Tim Salmon ran into the home dugout and brought out one of Autry's signature white Stetson hats in honor of the "singing cowboy". Autry's #26 was retired as the 26th man on the field for the Angels. Angel Stadium of Anaheim is nicknamed "The Big A". It has a section in center field nicknamed the "California Spectacular", a formation of artificial rocks made to look like

2640-477: The championship in Game 7). From 2004 to 2009, the Angels reached the postseason five times, sparking a renewal of the Rally Monkey's popularity. The Angels drew more than 3 million fans per year to the stadium from 2003 to 2019, at least 2 million per year since 2002, and a game average in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 of 40,000 fans at each game despite not making the playoffs all four years. This

2706-417: The change to the gold halo for this season. During the 50th Anniversary season the players wore throwback jerseys at each Friday home game reflecting all the different logos and uniforms previously worn by players. Also, Angels alumni from past seasons threw the ceremonial first pitch at every home game during the 50th Anniversary season. A new patch was added on the uniforms before the 2012 season, featuring

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2772-524: The division or a playoff berth. During 1995, the Angels held a season-high 13-game division lead over the Mariners on August 2, but by September 26, Seattle had taken over the division lead by three games with only five games remaining in the season. The 1995 season culminated in dramatic fashion with both teams tied for first place, resulting in a tie-breaker game to determine the division winner. Both teams continued to clash for playoff positions during

2838-504: The early 2000s as the Mariners boasted a 116 win team in 2001 while the Angels managed to win the World Series in 2002. Despite both teams encountering a decline through the decade, regular matchups often developed into clashes for relevance in the division. Recently; both teams have been fighting for their own respective position in search of the postseason as both sides have been bolstered with such talents as Julio Rodríguez and Ty France for Seattle or Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout for

2904-517: The field and at the gate in 1960, finishing last and drawing only 113,000 fans. In 1961, the team was affiliated with the expansion Los Angeles Angels , and then in 1962 the Angels split the working agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies . During this two-year period, the Rangers featured future MLB stars such as the Angels' Jim Fregosi and Dean Chance . But they continued to lag behind other Association members in attendance. When

2970-466: The following season. Throughout their first four decades of existence, the Angels were a middling franchise, but did win three division titles and notably hosted the careers of Hall of Fame players Nolan Ryan , Rod Carew , and Reggie Jackson . Under manager Mike Scioscia , they would eventually achieve their first Wild Card spot in 2002, and used this momentum to win the 2002 World Series , their only championship appearance to date. They, along with

3036-439: The franchise for its first 36 years. During Autry's ownership, the team made the postseason three times, but never won the pennant . The team has gone through several name changes in their history, first changing their name from Los Angeles Angels to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with a month still left in the season, in recognition of their upcoming move to the newly constructed Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim at

3102-479: The history of the previously popular Pacific Coast League team as his own expansion team in the MLB." After the Angels joined the MLB, some players from the Angels' PCL team joined the MLB Angels in 1961. As an expansion franchise, the club continued in Los Angeles and played their home games at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field (not to be confused with Chicago 's ballpark of the same name ), which had formerly been

3168-630: The home of the PCL Angels. The Angels were one of two expansion teams established as a result of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion , along with the second incarnation of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers ). The team then moved in 1962 to newly built Dodger Stadium , which the Angels referred to as Chavez Ravine , where they were tenants of the Dodgers through 1965 . The team's founder, entertainer Gene Autry, owned

3234-471: The name Los Angeles never appears in the stadium, on the Angels' uniforms, nor on official team merchandise. However, throughout the team's history in Anaheim, the uniforms have traditionally said "Angels" instead of the city or state name, depending on the team's geographic identifier at the time. Local media in Southern California tend to omit a geographic identifier and refer to the team as

3300-549: The name of KHJ-TV and again from 1996 to 2005. Dick Enberg served as the Angels play-by-play announcer for KTLA from 1969 to 1978 and later won the Ford C. Frick Award in 2015 for his work with the team. Enberg was known for his signature "And the halo shines tonight" call after Angels wins in reference to the Big A sign . Former play-by-play announcer Victor Rojas (2010–2020) followed every Angels win by saying "Light that baby up," also

3366-436: The past 3 years, ownership, affordability, stadium experience, players effort on the field and likability, coaching, and "Title Track". The Los Angeles Angels have used ten different logos and three different color combinations throughout their history. Their first two logos depict a baseball with wings and a halo over a baseball diamond with the letters "L" and "A" over it in different styles. The original team colors were

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3432-415: The predominantly blue with a red trim. This color scheme would be in effect for most of the franchise's history lasting from 1961 to 1996. On September 2, 1965, with the team still a tenant of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Autry changed its name from the "Los Angeles Angels" to the "California Angels". With the club's 1966 move to Anaheim , the logo changed as well. During the 31 years of being known as

3498-409: The signing of Albert Pujols and the emergence of superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani , who cumulatively have won five AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards with the team; despite this, they have not appeared in the postseason since 2014. They also currently hold the longest active playoff drought of any MLB team at 10 consecutive seasons without a playoff berth. Through 2024, the Angels have

3564-467: The stadium in 1980 when the facility was enclosed and expanded for the NFL's Rams .). In 1986, the Angels adopted the "big A" on top of a baseball as their new logo, with the shadow of California in the background. After the "big A" was done in 1992, the Angels returned to their roots and re-adopted the interlocking "CA" logo with some differences. The Angels used this logo from 1993 to 1996, during that time,

3630-408: The start of the 1966 season . When The Walt Disney Company took control of the team in 1997 , it extensively renovated Anaheim Stadium, which was then renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim. The City of Anaheim contributed $ 30 million to the $ 118 million renovation with a renegotiated lease providing that the names of both the stadium and team contain the word Anaheim . The team

3696-594: The team was based in Los Angeles until moving to Anaheim in 1966. Due to the move, the franchise was known as the California Angels from 1965 to 1996 and the Anaheim Angels from 1997 to 2004. "Los Angeles" was added back to the name in 2005, but because of a lease agreement with Anaheim that required the city to also be in the name, the franchise was known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim until 2015. The current Los Angeles Angels name came into use

3762-566: The team's parent in 1964 . Moreover, that season the Texas League placed a team (another Cubs' affiliate) in Fort Worth, and the Rangers reverted to their Dallas-only identity. The last Dallas Rangers club, managed by John McNamara , won only 53 of 157 PCL games. Starting pitchers Lew Krausse Jr. and Bill Landis lost 19 and 17 games, respectively. The team drew only 39,000 fans all season. The franchise then moved in 1965 to, coincidentally, Vancouver . The Dallas-Fort Worth regional name

3828-432: The team. The broadcast features Terry Smith providing play-by-play commentary since 2002 and Mark Langston providing color commentary since 2012. KLAA replaced KSPN (710 AM), on which frequency had aired most Angels games since the team's inception in 1961. The station, then known as KMPC and owned by Gene Autry , aired games from 1961 to 1996. In 1997 and 1998, the flagship station was KRLA (1110 AM). In 1999, it

3894-533: The title Dallas Griffins . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dallas_Griffins&oldid=818114649 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dallas Griffins (1902) Both Dallas and Fort Worth had long and storied histories in

3960-499: The two teams were merged in 1960 as the top farm team of the Kansas City Athletics . The Dallas Cowboys , Clint Murchison's new NFL franchise, were originally to be called the "Dallas Rangers" because the baseball team's owners had told him in 1959 that they were disbanding. When the owners reversed course the following year, Murchison volunteered to rename his new team to avoid confusion. The Rangers struggled on

4026-493: Was established by MLB in 1961 after original owner Gene Autry bought the rights to the franchise name from Walter O'Malley , the former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, who had acquired the franchise from Phil Wrigley , the owner of the Chicago Cubs at the time. As stated in the book Under the Halo: The Official History of Angels Baseball , "Autry agreed to buy the franchise name for $ 350,000, and continue

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4092-413: Was followed by Park punching and kicking Belcher. Park was ejected from the game and subsequently suspended for seven games. On December 9, 2023, Angels star pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers in free agency, signing the largest contract in professional sports history . The flagship radio station of the Angels is Orange, California -licensed KLAA 830 AM, a station owned by

4158-600: Was later canceled by the city council due to bribery and corruption allegations by the FBI on the deal between an Angels Baseball employee and Anaheim mayor Harry Sidhu , allegedly in exchange for a $ 1 million campaign contribution toward the mayor's reelection. Mayor Sidhu resigned on May 24, 2022. In 2023 the Angels scored a franchise record 25 runs against the Rockies, scoring 13 runs in the third inning alone. The mantra "Win One for

4224-442: Was renamed the Anaheim Angels and became a subsidiary of Disney Sports, Inc. (later renamed Anaheim Sports, Inc. ). Under Disney's ownership and the leadership of manager Mike Scioscia , the Angels won their first pennant and World Series championship in 2002 . In 2005 , new owner Arte Moreno added Los Angeles to the team's name. In compliance with the terms of its lease with the city of Anaheim, which required Anaheim be

4290-622: Was replaced by KLAC (570 AM) for five seasons, including the 2002 championship season . In 2003, the Angels returned to KSPN, a partnership that lasted until 2007. Spanish-language Angels broadcasts are hosted on KWKW (1330 AM) with José Tolentino providing play-by-play commentary. Angels games are televised on cable channel Bally Sports West (BSW). The broadcast booth features Wayne Randazzo as play-by-play announcer since 2023 and Mark Gubicza serving as color commentator since 2007. Matt Vasgersian and Patrick O'Neal provide play-by-play commentary for select games, such as when Randazzo

4356-672: Was then applied to the Texas League club, which played in Arlington and became known as the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs through 1971. The old nickname Rangers was revived for the major league Texas Rangers , who moved to Turnpike (renamed Arlington) Stadium in 1972. Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as

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