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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

DEAN CHANCE
Dean Chance, one of the initial aces in team history, was inducted
into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2015. Chance passed away on Oct.
11, 2015 - just a few months after his induction.
In 1964, he became the Halos first 20-game winner and Cy Young
Award recipient. At the time, he was the youngest recipient of the
hardware.
During the 1964
campaign, Chance led the
A.L. in wins (20), ERA (1.65)
& innings pitched (278.1)
while tossing 11 shutouts,
including six by a 1-0
score. He also notched 207
punchouts, and allowed just
a 1.01 WHIP. His 1.65 ERA
stands as the Angels single-season record by a starting pitcher.
Additionally in 1964, Chance threw four complete games (3
SHO) against the New York Yankees and allowed just one run in 50
IP (0.18 ERA), a home run to Mickey Mantle. The feat easily ranks
among the top dominant season pitching performances over one
team in baseball history.
Over the course of six years with the Club, Chance posted a
74-66 record, 2.83 ERA (1236.2 IP – 389 ER) and 857 strikeouts. His
career ERA remains the best all-time in Club history (min. 1000 IP).

MIKE WITT

A decade-long (1981-90) Angels mainstay and local product (Servite
HS), Mike Witt stands tall as one of the most dominant pitchers in
Club history.
At time of his Angels Hall of Fame induction (2015), the two-time
All-Star ranked fourth on the Club’s all-time list in wins (109), starts
(272) & strikeouts (1,283) and
third in complete games (70)
& innings pitched (1,965.1).
During his tenure, Witt
was a member of two A.L.
West Division Champion
teams (1982 & 1986). In
1986, he shouldered the
Angels to the American
League Championship Series ANGELS HOF
with the best season of his
career, posting a record of
18-10 with a 2.84 ERA.
Witt’s most impressive accomplishment came during the last
game of the 1984 regular season (Sept. 30 at Texas) when he
became the 13th pitcher in history to throw a perfect game,
striking out 10 en route to a 1-0 victory.

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