A. L. CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES : California vs. Boston : TRIVIA TIME : So, How Much Do You Know About the Angels?

1. In the six years the American League has named a Most Valuable Player from its championship series, only one player from a losing team has received the award. Who was the player and when did he win it?

2. Only six players who batted or pitched for the Angels in the 1982 playoffs are still with the team. Can you name them?

3. One player from the 1979 Baltimore Orioles’ American League Championship Series starting lineup and two players from the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers’ ALCS pitching staff later became Angels. Two of them are still with the Angels. Who are the three players?

4. What Angel was named the American League MVP in 1979?

a) Fred Lynn

b) Don Baylor

c) Rod Carew

d) Nolan Ryan

5. Who threw out the first ball for the second game of the 1982 ALCS? (Hint: A former boss.)

6. Who had the game-winning RBI in the Angels’ only 1979 playoff victory against Baltimore and eventually played in Japan?

7. What former Dodger pitcher ended a ninth-inning Angel rally in Game 2 of the 1979 ALCS.

8. The Angels hit three homers in the 1979 ALCS. Don Baylor hit one. Who hit the other two?

9. In eighth inning of Game 3 of the 1982 ALCS, Bob Boone hit a long fly ball to left field. What was so special about this fly ball?

10. What Brewer pitcher in the 1982 ALCS listed his previous occupation as a deputy sheriff for Cumberland County, Me.? His nickname was ‘Bigfoot.’

ANSWERS 1. Angel outfielder Fred Lynn in 1982. Lynn had 11 hits, 5 RBIs, a home run and 2 doubles in only 18 at-bats.

2. Reggie Jackson, Doug DeCinces, Bobby Grich, Brian Downing, Bob Boone and Mike Witt.

3. Doug DeCinces (Orioles, 1979), Don Sutton and Jim Slaton (Brewers, 1982). Slaton is no longer with the Angels.

4. Don Baylor.

5. Former Angel shortstop and manager Jim Fregosi. Fregosi managed the Angels from 1978 to 1981.

6. Larry Harlow.

7. Don Stanhouse.

8. Dan Ford, who later was traded to the Orioles as part of the deal that brought DeCinces to the Angels.

9. It was ruled a home run after a fan reached from his County Stadium bleacher seat and caught the ball before it cleared the fence. “It blew my mind,” outfielder Ben Oglivie said. “He just reached over and took it away from me. . . . It was definitely interference. The ball was arching into my glove when the fan caught it.” Said Brewer Manager Harvey Kuenn: “Obviously an Angel fan.”

10. Reliever Pete Ladd. Ladd now pitches for the Seattle Mariners.