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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

BOBBY GRICH

Bobby Grich, who retired following the American League
Championship Series against Boston in 1986, was inducted
Feb. 3, 1988. He is one of only two Angels (Brian Downing)
to participate in each of the Club’s first three A.L. West
Division titles.
Grich officially became an Angel on Nov. 24, 1976. The
native of Muskegon, MI concluded his Angels career with a
.269 average in 1,222 games including 154 home runs and
557 RBI. During his career, Grich compiled the following
overall numbers: .266 average, 2,008 games, 6,890 at-bats,
1,033 runs, 1,833 hits, 224 home runs and 864 RBI.
One of California’s most popular players, Grich became
only the second player in Club history to play 1,000 games-
or-more (1,098) at one position, joining Fregosi who totaled
1,367 appearances at shortstop. Grich’s .997 fielding
percentage in 1985 established a Major League record for
second basemen.
On the date of his induction, Grich ranked among the top
three on several Angels all-time lists, including games (3rd),
at-bats (3rd, 4,100), runs (3rd, 601), home runs (2nd), runs
batted in (2nd), extra-base hits (3rd, 357), hits (3rd, 1,103),
doubles (3rd, 183) and total bases (3rd, 1,788).
In 1981, Grich recorded a career-high .304 average and
tied Dwight Evans, Tony Armas and Eddie Murray in the A.L.
home run race (22 each). He became the first second baseman to lead the league in home runs since Nap
Lajoie of Philadelphia totaled 14 in 1901. He also became the first A.L. second baseman to lead in slugging
since George “Stuffy” Stirnweiss with the Yankees in 1945 (.476).
In 1980, Grich was co-winner of the Owner’s Trophy, symbolic of the club’s Most Valuable Player as selected by
the players.
JIM FREGOSI

A six-time Angels All-Star, Jim Fregosi was inducted May 17, 1989. He
appeared with the Halos from 1961-71 as a player and then managed the
Club from June 1, 1978 through May 28, 1981. Fregosi guided the Angels to
an 87-75 finish in 1978 and a second place tie prior to the memorable 1979
season when the Club captured their first-ever Division title. For his efforts,
Fregosi was runner-up in balloting by the Associated Press for A.L. Manager of
the Year. He finished with a 237-248 record managing the Angels.
As a player, Fregosi’s career spanned 18 seasons during which he registered
a .265 lifetime average. He was originally acquired by the Angels Dec. 14,
1960 in the expansion
draft from the Boston
Red Sox.
Fregosi was voted ANGELS HOF
the winner of the Angels
Owner’s Trophy three times and was a Gold Glove
recipient in 1967.
At the time of his induction, Fregosi led on the
Angels all-time lists in the following categories:
games (1,429), at-bats (5,244), hits (1,408) and triples
(70). In addition, he ranked second in runs (691),
doubles (219), extra-base hits (404) and total bases
(2,112).

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