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Performer Gene Autry was the first owner of the Angels franchise. The Los Angeles Angels are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The team has had four principal owners, and ten General Managers, since its inception in 1961.
On September 2, 1965, team ownership announced the Los Angeles Angels would thenceforth be known as the California Angels, in anticipation of the team's move to Anaheim the following year. They were the second Major League baseball team to be named after an entire state, following the Minnesota Twins .
The mantra "Win One for 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.
There have been 23 managers in the history of the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball franchise. The Angels are based in Anaheim, California. They are members of the American League West division of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] The Angels franchise was formed in 1961 as a member of the American League. The ...
Arte Moreno, whose 20-year ownership of the Angels started with the most successful decade in franchise history but is mired in a dreadful eight-year run in which the team has failed to make the ...
In the 1960s, founding owner Gene Autry wanted to move his Los Angeles Angels out of Dodger Stadium and into Long Beach. At the time, the city said the team would have to be called the Long Beach ...
Ownership and affiliation got sold and swapped around over the years, and in 1966 it became an American League team playing in Anaheim as the California Angels. After a new owner bought the team ...
This category currently contains a list of owners from the original identity of this Major League Baseball franchise from (1961–1965) in addition to owners from (2016–present). Pages in category "Los Angeles Angels owners"