Los Angeles Angels: top 3 home run hitters in franchise history
The Los Angeles Angels have had some big-name power hitters in their history and today we rank to top three home run hitters of all-time.
There is no easier way to put runs on the board than hitting a home run and no better way to get a crowd in the game than a mammoth moon shot. The Los Angeles Angels have had several big-name power hitters spend time in their organization who were good at just that, hitting towering home runs.
Whether the long balls were flying out of Angel Stadium of Anaheim towards the big A with the Halo or bouncing around the rocks just past centerfield, home runs in Anaheim are an adventure.
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The best of the rest consist of Albert Pujols, Garret Anderson, Vladimir Guerrero and Reggie Jackson. These guys were home run hitters but either didn’t have the one season where they stood out in an Angels uniform or didn’t have the longevity with the franchise to make the list.
Albert Pujols ranks sixth on the all-time home run list with 656, but most of his damage came while he was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. In his All-Star campaign with the Angels in 2015 Pujols hit 40 home runs.
Garret Anderson ranks third on the team’s all-time home run list with 272 long balls. He spread this over 15 years with the team and only hit more than 30 home runs in a season once.
Vladimir Guerrero popped 39 home runs in his MVP season of 2004, his first with the team. He finished with 173 in six years before moving to Texas.
Reggie Jackson was with the team just five years and hit 123 home runs, including 39 to lead the majors in 1982. Jackson was a prolific home run hitter but the majority of his homers came with the Oakland A’s.