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In 1960, the American League announced plans to place an
expansion team in Los Angeles, to begin play in 1961.
In 1966, the Angels left the city of Los Angeles
altogether for newly-constructed Anaheim Stadium, now
known as Angel Stadium, where they have played
ever since.
The Angels nearly reached the
World Series in the 1986 post season,
but were defeated by Boston
who would later win the game 7-6 in 11 innings
and win the remaining two games in the series to play in
the 1986 World Series. |
Then came 2002...the
Anaheim
Angels exceeded expectations, winning
99 games and edging out Seattle for the American League
"wildcard" berth in the postseason. They defeated the
New York Yankees 3 games to 1 in the American League
Division Series and the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 1 in
the ALCS to advance to the World Series for the first
time in franchise history. In the World Series they
defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games, after
losing three of the first five.
- On January 3, 2005 Angels Baseball, LP, the
ownership group for the team, announced that it
would change the name of the club from the Anaheim
Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The city has also sought an injunction to
stop the name change, which was rejected by the
superior court judge. The city appealed the judge's
ruling and though a ruling
was anticipated by April 7, the three justices of
the appellate court merely urged the city and the
team to work towards a settlement prior to trial. As
of yet, no settlement has been reached and none is
anticipated.
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