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The Los Angeles Angels are a Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion franchise formed in 1961. They play in Anaheim, California (a suburb of Los Angeles), as a member of the American League (AL) West division. They played their first home games at Wrigley Field (1961), then moved to Chavez Ravine (1962-1965), and finally to their Angel Stadium (1966-present). The modern team franchise was purchased by Gene Autry, the famous singing cowboy actor, in 1961. Their name, based on the Spanish Los Angeles (the Angels), dates back to a string of earlier Pacific Coast minor league baseball teams playing in the Los Angeles area since the late 1890s.
The modern Angels have only played in one World Series to date representing the American League in 2002, where they defeated the San Francisco Giants of the National League. They have won 9 West Division titles in 1979, 1982, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2014, but have never made it back to the World Series again since 2002.
It should be noted that in the early years baseball teams used pennants rather than flags (hence the practice of calling championships winning the pennant) and there were a host of unofficial manufacturer's variants of these and later fan flags marketed for the Angels and their fans. They included flags, banners, and pennants too numerous to all be shown here.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
This commemorative flag honors the only time the Angels made it to the World Series to date. In the 98th World Series between the American League (AL) champion Anaheim Angels and the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants. They played a best of seven series at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco and Edison International Field of Anaheim in Anaheim. The Angels defeated the Giants, four games to three, to win their first World Series championship.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
This Anaheim Angels Retro Flag is a fan flag that features the old "Anaheim Angels" logo in their red and light blue colors. This logo was used by the franchise from 1997 to 2004, and still appears on fan memorabilia like T-shirts, mugs, etc.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
These popular variants of the American national flag have been produced for all the MLB teams and displayed by their enthusiastic fans.
images from Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
These manufacturer variants show a verity of interpretations as to the number of stars and color schemes in the cantons. The number and color of the stripes also vary, as well as the length and ratio of the flags.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
image from Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
This Angels fan flag places the team name vertically on the blue hoist end of the flag and a large team logo on the red fly.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
images from Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
These manufacturer variants of the Angels flag mix large text lettering and Angel cap emblems on red fields.
Pete Loeser, 9 March 2019
images from Pete Loeser, 23 April 2019
For those baseball fans who own boats and want to display their team loyalty afloat, flag manufacturers have now made flags like these available for them. The flags take the form of either a broad pennant or a square boat flag with either a team name, cap or team logo near the hoist. Each uses the individual team's colors in their designs.
Note: Because of the small size of these nautical broad pennants, usually about a foot tall (approximately 30.48 centimeters) with differing lengths, they have also gained popularity as "golf cart" flags. It should also be noted that a broad pennant, or any other flag shape, is only called a "burgee" if it designates an organized boating club.
Pete Loeser, 13 May 2019