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ANGELS HALL OF FAME

TIM SALMON
Affectionately tabbed as “Mr. Angel” and “The Kingfish,” Tim
Salmon spent his entire 15-year career in a Halo uniform. In 2002, he
helped guide the Angels to their first World Championship. Salmon
finished with a .282 career average and was inducted into the Club’s
Hall of Fame in 2015 as the career leader in home runs (299) & walks
(970). He ranked second in team history in games (1,672), at-bats
(5,934), runs (986), hits (1,674), extra base hits (662) and RBI (1,016).
Salmon, originally selected in the third round of the 1989 MLB
Draft, made his Major League debut in 1992. That season, he was
named by Baseball America as the Minor League Player of the Year.
The following campaign, the slugger earned the nod as the A.L. Rookie
of the Year batting .283 with
an Angels rookie-record 31
home runs. He also tallied
95 RBI and 35 doubles.
Salmon’s best season came
in 1995 when he posted a
slash line of .330/.429/.594
and captured a Silver Slugger
Award. From 1993 to 2000, he had just two OPS lines below .900
and never finished under .860 in that span.
The Kingfish was an integral part of the Halos World Series
crown in 2002, guiding the Club to the playoffs for the first time
since 1986. Salmon hit two key home runs in Game 2 of the Fall
Classic against San Francisco and batted .346 with a 1.067 OPS in
the Series overall. That season, he was also tabbed as The Sporting
News Comeback Player of the Year as he posted a .286 clip with 60
extra-base hits and 88 RBI.
Salmon played his final game on Oct. 1, 2006, against the
Oakland Athletics and exited to a standing ovation from the Halo
faithful.

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