By Jonathan Northrop - Angelswin.com Columnist
A Brief History of Angelic AcesFor most of the franchise’s 51-year history, the Angels have had a clear staff ace—a pitcher who, if not always one of the best in the league, was clearly the top pitcher on the team. During the first half of the 60s it was Dean Chance who, while only playing a bit over five years for the Angels from his first five games in 1961 through 1966, compiled a 2.83 ERA during that span and a Cy Young Award in 1964 when he led the AL with 20 wins, a 1.65 ERA, 278.1 innings, and 11 shutouts.
After Chance was traded to the Twins after the 1966 season for a couple of power hitters, a couple years passed before Andy Messersmith emerged as the ace in 1969 and pitched for the Angels through 1972, the staff being co-led by Clyde Wright who he broke out as a strong starter in 1970 at the age of 29. It was before that year during the offseason that the Angels traded aging star shortstop Jim Fregosi to the New York Mets for...
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PLAYERS:
Nolan Ryan,
Bert Blyleven,
Jim Abbott,
John Lackey,
Jered Weaver,
Tim Salmon,
Jarrod Washburn,
Kelvim Escobar,
Bartolo Colon,
Ervin Santana,
Joe Saunders,
Johan Santana,
Danny Haren,
Joel Pineiro,
Scott Kazmir,
Tyler Chatwood,
Jerome Williams,
Trevor Bell,
CJ Wilson,
Jerry Dipoto,
Hiroki Kuroda,
Mark Buehrle,
Aaron Harang,
Roy Oswalt,
John Hellweg,
Ariel Pena,
Trevor Reckling,
Eddie McKiernan,
Max Russell,
Fabio Martinez-Mesa
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies
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