ANGELS ALL TIME JERSEY ROSTER - #1

by Rev Halofan on Jul 23, 2010 5:36 PM PDT in Jersey Numbers

Uniform #1 ... The jersey number worn that signaled for the final pitch of the team's first world championship.

1961 - 65: Joe Koppe
1966, 67: Jose Cardenal
1968, 69: Aurelio Rodriguez
1970: Aurelio Rodriguez and Ray Oyler
1971: Bruce Christensen and Sandy Alomar
1973: Manager Bobby Winkles
1974: Manager Bobby Winkles and Orlando Ramirez
1975, 76: Orlando Ramirez
1977, 78: Manager Dave Garcia
1993 - 96: Damion Easley
1997 - 99: Manager Terry Collins
2000: Keith Johnson
2001 - 2005: Bengie Molina

What could be weirder than the 15 year gap between Dave Garcia's firing and Damion Easley picking the UNO for his shirt?

How about Manager Bobby Winkles being stripped of his managerial reign (and hence his #1) during the same week that Bengie Molina was born.

Bengie would become the man who would play the most games and Angel wearing #1. He is followed closely by Charter Angel Joe Koppe.

(Note that this series only covers regular season Angels players and managers).

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I'm torn between

Jose, and Jose's brother. That's a tough one.

Okay, since he won a words championship, and you seem to be promoting him, and I'm new, and I don't want to get kicked off the site, I will vote for jose's brother.

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

by chosen1 @ Halos Heaven on Dec 22, 2006 1:53 AM PST reply actions

yea yea world instead of word blah blah blah

One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer

by chosen1 @ Halos Heaven on Dec 22, 2006 1:55 AM PST up reply actions

Hey, Rev

Where are you getting this data? Is it in the Media Guide?

Fire Mickey Hatcher. An entire generation of Angels offense depends upon it.

by scareduck on Dec 22, 2006 6:58 AM PST reply actions

a collection of old programs

and some newer ones

by Rev Halofan on Dec 22, 2006 12:18 PM PST up reply actions

How complete is your collection?

I've been thinking about undertaking a Monster Project that would involve mining the archives....

by mattwelch on Dec 25, 2006 12:06 AM PST up reply actions

Bruce Christensen

Bruce Ray Christensen (born February 22, 1948 in Madison, Wisconsin ) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the California Angels. He was drafted by the Angels in the 17th round of the 1966 amateur draft. In his only major league season, 1971, he got into a total of 29 games, 24 at shortstop, and was in the starting lineup 15 times. Most of his starts came when All-Star shortstop Jim Fregosi was on the disabled list. Christensen was called up to the Angels after hitting .309 in 82 games for the Salt Lake City Angels of the Pacific Coast League, and made his major league debut on July 17.

He was an excellent defensive player and an adequate hitter at the major league level. At short he made only one error in 81 chances for a fielding percentage of .988, much higher than the league average. He also participated in 13 double plays. At the plate he was 17-for-63 (.270), and his six walks pushed his on base percentage up to .333. Not a power hitter, he had just one extra base hit (a double), three runs batted in, and four runs scored.

Christensen's best game as a hitter came on July 28, 1971 when he had three hits and a walk in a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium. He scored one run and drove in another.

Reference Wikipedia and 1972 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News

by rbrianc on Dec 22, 2006 3:40 PM PST reply actions