Anaheim Angels, professional baseball team in the West Division of the American League (AL). The Anaheim Angels play at Edison International Field in Anaheim, California, and wear uniforms of white, red, and black. The Anaheim Angels team takes its name from its original home— Los Angeles, The City of Angels. The Anaheim Angels won three West Division titles from 1979 through 1986 with lineups that starred Don Baylor, Rod Carew, Bobby Grich, Reggie Jackson, and Nolan Ryan. Jackson, who ranks in the top ten on the all-time house run list, hit 123 of his 563 career home runs throughout his five years with the Angels. Ryan, baseball’s all-time strikeout leader, threw four no-hitters while with the team. Anaheim Angels were founded by former actor Gene Autry in 1961 and played their primary five seasons in Los Angeles. After the 1965 season the club moved to Anaheim and became the California Angels. In 1972 Anaheim Angels acquired right-handed pitcher Ryan from the New York Mets. In his eight seasons with the team, Ryan led the league in strikeouts seven times and in shutouts twice; he also threw four of his all-time-record seven no-hitters.

California won its first separation title in 1979 under manager Jim Fregosi, a former Anaheim Angels shortstop. Baylor, who led the league in runs batted in (RBIs) and runs scored that year, became the primary designated hitter to be named the AL most valuable player (MVP). Superstar outfielder and chosen hitter Reggie Jackson joined the Angels in 1982 and led the league in home runs to power California to its second division championship. Manager Gene Mauch guided the team to a 93-69 win-loss record previous to the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Angels in the AL Championship Series.

Mauch retired in 1983 but return as manager two years later. In 1986 he directed the Anaheim Angels to their third division crown with a Anaheim Angels team that featured veterans Jackson, third baseman Doug DeCinces, pitcher Don Sutton, and rookie first baseman Wally Joyner. The Anaheim Angels again lost the AL Championship Series, this time to the Boston Red Sox. The Anaheim Angels came close to a division title in 1995, ending the season in a first-place tie with the Seattle Mariners, but Anaheim Angels lost in a one-game playoff. The franchise was purchased by the Walt Disney Company in May of 1996 and renamed the Anaheim Angels before the 1997 season began.

The Anaheim Angels team's first season was played at Wrigley Field (An old Pacific League stadium located in the suburbs of Los Angeles) and then the Anaheim Angels team played its home games at Dodger Stadium until it moved to Anaheim Stadium in 1966. In 1962, the Anaheim Angels franchise had its first no hitter. On May 5, Bo Belinsky, a rookie, pitched the noteworthy game and used it to ascertain himself as part of the Hollywood scene. Dean Chance ended the 1964 season with a 20-9 record and a 1.65 ERA. He was the first, and only, Anaheim Angels to win the award and the youngest player ever to be given the honor. He recorded 11 shutouts that season.