Who is your all-time Angels Mount Rushmore?

[ArkyAngelsFan]

This was tougher than I first thought. Paring down the names wasn't easy.

But here they are:

Jim Fregosi

Nolan Ryan

Garret Anderson

Mike Trout

Honorable mentions:

George Brunet, Chuck Finley, Jered Weaver, Tim Salmon, Vlad Guerrero, 

~ArkyAngelsFan~

 

 

 

 

[Revad]

39 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

Nolan, Trout, Salmon and Chance

Another one I overlooked is Dean Chance:

With a touch of wildness and the habit of never looking at home plate once he received the sign from his catcher, Chance would turn his back fully towards the hitter in mid-windup before spinning and unleashing a good fastball, sinker or sidearm curveball.^[2]

In 1964, Chance became at the time the youngest pitcher to win the Cy Young Award^[3] when, as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, he led the American League in wins (20), innings pitched (2781⁄3) and earned run average (1.65—as of 2015, a franchise record) and was third in the A.L. in strikeouts.^[1] He pitched 11 shutouts (also a franchise record as of 2015) that season, winning five of those by a 1–0 score.^[1] At the time, only one Cy Young Award was given in all of MLB; since 1967, separate awards have been given in the AL and the National League.^[4

^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Chance}

[James]

According to Mitchell and Ness its:

Ryan, Carew, Bo Jackson. No need for 4th with those legends history but we will add Trout too. 

[Revad]

I’m such a Carew fan but I didn’t even think of him.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Player wise: Fregosi, Ryan, Tanana, RC#29, Salmon, Trout

Salmon is the only one that I would add if I could add a 5th.

Good arguments for the rest! 

I would add Autry. But this should just be players.

**EDIT** Good call on RC#29 ... 

 

[TempeAngel]

11 hours ago, Rico said:

Once saw Polonia run from home to second on a pass ball ball-four.

I once saw him sprint from the stadium to the old Mexican place on St. College and Ball Rd. to hook up with the two ladies his brother had hand picked...

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

For those saying Vladdy didn't play long enough here, Ryan played less than 30% of his seasons in Anaheim. 

That's less than Vladdy did. 

8 seasons versus 6.  

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

For those saying Vladdy didn't play long enough here, Ryan played less than 30% of his seasons in Anaheim. 

That's less than Vladdy did. 

I think Vladdy is featured on a different Mt Rushmore with Shawn Kemp, Evander Holyfield, and Calvin Murphy.

I think it’s call Mount Muffmore.

[happybat4]

Who are the WAR leaders by position? I can't imagine anyone having a higher WAR than Chuck Finley at pitcher.

[Angels 1961]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

Jeff DaVannon, Robb Quinlan, Benji Gil, Curtis Pride

Ken Hamlin reason hit game tying HR in 10th inn of my first Angel game I went to. Second home game in 1961 at Wrigley field. I can still see ball going over left field wall.

Bob Spout at age 19 started game in September in 1961. Only game he ever pitched in MLB. I belief he went on to medical school later.

Lou Johnson defensive replacement in 1 game for halos went on to have a sweet career with other LA team.

Andy Kosco my cousin

These are little known Angels I remember as a young kid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

12 hours ago, Rico said:

 

I liked the speedsters. 

So Hamilton?

[ten ocho recon scout]

This is a tough one. 

Trout obviously. Probably Salmon. (I'm not a huge Salmon guy like most, but he is Mr Angel.)

Vladdy. Short lived (relatively), but really changed how the team was seen, and first HOF'r.

I like the Scioscia pick. Hard to argue. Almost more than Autrey.

Finley is a great choice, too.

[WicketMaiden]

Chuck Finlay, Garret Anderson, Troy Percival, Mike Trout.

[T.G.]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

If I'm going personal favorite Angels Mount Rushmore, here's mine. 

Chili Davis, Vladimir Guerrero, Devon White, Mike Trout

Favorites...

Bobby Grich, Torii Hunter, Jered Weaver, Troy Percival

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1 hour ago, happybat4 said:

Who are the WAR leaders by position? I can't imagine anyone having a higher WAR than Chuck Finley at pitcher.

Finley 52.0 WAR in 14 seasons vs. Nolan Ryan's 40.0 WAR in 8 seasons.

 

Finley Career WAR 58.3 17 seasons vs. Nolan Ryan Career WAR 83.6 in 23 seasons.

[oldguy]

55 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

This is a tough one. 

Trout obviously. Probably Salmon. (I'm not a huge Salmon guy like most, but he is Mr Angel.)

Vladdy. Short lived (relatively), but really changed how the team was seen, and first HOF'r.

I like the Scioscia pick. Hard to argue. Almost more than Autrey.

Finley is a great choice, too.

I also would pick Scioscia over Autry.  Autry loved the ballclub, but, God, he allowed some bad personnel moves.  I'm still mad that he gave away Rudy May for NOTHING!!!

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

For those saying Vladdy didn't play long enough here, Ryan played less than 30% of his seasons in Anaheim. 

That's less than Vladdy did. 

 

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

8 seasons versus 6.  

 

Out of 27 vs 16.

Do the math.

[happybat4]

21 minutes ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Finley 52.0 WAR in 14 seasons vs. Nolan Ryan's 40.0 WAR in 8 seasons.

 

Finley Career WAR 58.3 17 seasons vs. Nolan Ryan Career WAR 83.6 in 23 seasons.

Is there an easy way to look up the leaders by position. I don't care about career, just WAR acquired while playing for the Angels. 

[drpiranha]

Trout, Salmon, Tanana, Chance.

Gotta mention my favorite reliever, Bryan Harvey.

and the player I always think about...Lyman Bostock, for trying to give back his monthly salary because he didn't have a good April, then hit .406 in May and tragically killed in June.

 

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

12 minutes ago, happybat4 said:

Is there an easy way to look up the leaders by position. I don't care about career, just WAR acquired while playing for the Angels. 

That won't give you a 100% accurate figure when you're comparing players from different era's with differing time frames on the club. 

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

 

 

Out of 27 vs 16.

Do the math.

I did. 8 is more than 6

[Angelsjunky]

Hard to say. Trout is the only sure thing. My candidates are:

Non-players: Gene Autry, Mike Scioscia. I don't see non-players are eligible, but they're worth mentioning.

Pitchers: Dean Chance, Nolan Ryan, Chuck Finley. These three are a bit above the rest of the pack, imo (e.g. Weaver).

Hitters; Jim Fregosi, Brian Downing, Bobby Grich, Tim Salmon, Vlad Guerrero. Sorry, but GA isn't quite there, imo.

OK, I'm going to tweak the system and say that either only players drafted and who started with the Angels, or played the majority of their careers with the Angels are eligible. So I'm going with:

Fregosi, Finley, Salmon, Trout

[happybat4]

57 minutes ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

That won't give you a 100% accurate figure when you're comparing players from different era's with differing time frames on the club. 

I just simply want to know the WAR leaders by position for time with the Angels.

[Revad]

3 minutes ago, happybat4 said:

I just simply want to know the WAR leaders by position for time with the Angels.

Maybe something like this, although this is batters only.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/leaders_bat.shtml

[Lou]

26 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I did. 8 is more than 6

Now move on to percentages.