The Los Angeles Angels add three more members to their hall of fame.

In case you missed it last Saturday night the Los Angeles Angels Hall of Fame added three new members as pitchers Mike Witt and Dean Chance, along with “Mr. Angel outfielder Tim Salmon were enshrined in a pre-game ceremony prior to the game against the Toronto Blue Jays.  All three of the inductees were on hand for the ceremony which inducted the 11th, 12th, and 13th members of the Los Angeles Angels hall of fame.

Dean Chance was on the original Los Angeles Angels team in 1961 and pitched for the team for six seasons.  Chance was a two-time all-star for the Angels compiling a 74-66 record with a 2.83 ERA with 857 strikeouts.  What was probably the most impressive was Chance’s 48 complete games and 21 shutouts.  In 1964 Chance was the first Angel to win a Cy Young Award going 20-9 with a stellar 1.65 ERA with 15 complete games and 11 shutouts.

Mike Witt was the one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball in his time with Angels from 1981-1990.  Witt had 109 wins and 107 losses in 10 season with the club.  Between 1984 and 1987 Witt had 64 complete games winning 64 games and was voted to the AL All-Star team in 1986 and 1987. His finest season was during the 1986 AL Western Division winning season which saw Witt go 18-10 with a 2.84 ERA.  Witt pitched the Angels within one out of the World Series before exiting with a 5-4 lead with two outs in the 9th in a game the Angels would eventually lose in 11 innings to the Boston Red Sox as part of a monumental collapse.  Witt’s other career highlights was a perfect game in 1984 on the season’s final day vs. the Texas Rangers, the 13th perfect game in major league history at the time.  Witt’s final big moment came in relief in 1990 as he combined with Mark Langston for a no-hitter, with Witt going the final two innings. The 6’9 Witt was a local product growing up in nearby Fullerton and pitching for Servite High School in Anaheim.  He now serves as a pitching coach for Santa Margarita High School.

.Tim Salmon speaks during Angels Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

The final member of the trio is one of the most popular Angels in team history Tim Salmon. Salmon played for the team from 1992-2006 wearing the California, Anaheim, and Los Angeles Angels uniforms earning him the title of “Mr. Angel”.  Salmon won the 1993 Al Rookie of the Year Award the first for an Angels player hitting .283 with 31 home runs and 95 RBI’s.  He also won the 2002 AL Comeback Player of the Year award helping lead the Angels to their first World Series title, batting .286 with 22 home runs and 88 RBI’s. During that World Series, Salmon hit one of the biggest home runs in Angels History a two-run blast that gave the Angels an 11-9 lead in a game they would eventually win 11-10, which was the club’s first ever World Series game victory.  However, Salmon’s two finest seasons were in 1995 and 1997.  In 1995 Salmon hit a career high .330 average with 34 home runs and 105 RBI’s and in 1997 Salmon hit .296 with 33 home runs and 129 RBI’s.  For his career Salmon finished with a .282 batting average with 299 home runs driving in 1016 RBI’s with 1674 hits.  Recently he has worked for FOX Sports West as a pre and post-game reporter covering the Los Angeles Angels home games.

All three of these players are very deserving of their election to the Angels Hall of Fame.  Congratulations and thank you for all the great memories you provided Angels fans over the years.

August 22, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Former Los Angeles Angels player Dean Chance speaks at his Angels hall of fame induction before the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

August 22, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Former Los Angeles Angels player Mike Witt speaks at his Angels hall of fame induction before the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports