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American League team from midway through the 1965 season until 2004, when it was renamed the Anaheim Angels. From 1961-65 and since 2004, see Los Angeles Angels.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Abbott	Baseball	19-Sep-1967		One-handed MLB pitcher
Joe Adcock	Baseball	30-Oct-1927	3-May-1999	Milwaukee Braves First Baseman
Tony Armas	Baseball	2-Jul-1953		Venezuelan MLB hitter
Gene Autry	Country Musician	29-Sep-1907	2-Oct-1998	Singing cowboy
Buzzie Bavasi	Baseball	12-Dec-1914	1-May-2008	MLB General Manager
Bert Blyleven	Baseball	6-Apr-1951		MLB pitcher, 3701 strikeouts
Bobby Bonds	Baseball	15-Mar-1946	23-Aug-2003	Father of Barry Bonds
Bill Buckner	Baseball	14-Dec-1949		Haunted by game 6 of the 1986 World Series
Bert Campaneris	Baseball	9-Mar-1942		Shortstop, stole 410 bases in 8 years
John Candelaria	Baseball	6-Nov-1953		Candyman, MLB pitcher
Rod Carew	Baseball	1-Oct-1945		Hall of Famer
Tony Conigliaro	Baseball	7-Jan-1945	24-Feb-1990	Boston Red Sox
Mike Cuellar	Baseball	8-May-1937	2-Apr-2010	1969 Cy Young Award Winner
Jim Edmonds	Baseball	27-Jun-1970		Gold Glove centerfielder
Jim Fregosi	Baseball	4-Apr-1942		Former MLB Manager
Ernie Harwell	Baseball	25-Jan-1918	4-May-2010	Voice of the Detroit Tigers
Whitey Herzog	Baseball	9-Nov-1931		The White Rat
Bo Jackson	Baseball	30-Nov-1962		Bo Knows
Reggie Jackson	Baseball	18-May-1946		Baseball player, candy bar
Tommy John	Baseball	22-May-1943		MLB pitcher, received pioneering surgery
Mark Langston	Baseball	20-Aug-1960		MLB pitcher, 2464 strikeouts
Carney Lansford	Baseball	7-Feb-1957		MLB 3rd Baseman, 1978-92
Fred Lynn	Baseball	3-Feb-1952		American League MVP 1975
Joe Maddon	Baseball	8-Feb-1954		Manager, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Gene Mauch	Baseball	18-Nov-1925	8-Aug-2005	MLB Manager
Dave Parker	Baseball	9-Jun-1951		Pittsburgh Pirate, 1978 National League MVP
Jimmy Piersall	Baseball	14-Nov-1929		Crazy center fielder
Frank Robinson	Baseball	31-Aug-1935		MVP for both AL and NL
Nolan Ryan	Baseball	31-Jan-1947		Pitched seven no-hitters
Loyd Sigmon	Radio Personality	6-May-1909	2-Jun-2004	SigAlert inventor
Lee Smith	Baseball	4-Dec-1957		Former MLB relief pitcher
Don Sutton	Baseball	2-Apr-1945		Pitcher, Baseball Hall of Famer
Bobby Valentine	Baseball	13-May-1950		Manager, Boston Red Sox
Fernando Valenzuela	Baseball	1-Nov-1960		Winner of 1981 NL Cy Young Award
Hoyt Wilhelm	Baseball	26-Jul-1923	23-Aug-2002	Knuckleball relief pitcher
Dave Winfield	Baseball	3-Oct-1951		Twelve-time All Star

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