#24 Doug DeCinces, 3B (1982-1987)

DeCinces was traded with Jeff Schneider to the Angels for Dan Ford before the ’82 season in one of the best trades in franchise history. He turned out to be one of the missing pieces that would power the team to two AL West titles. During the 1982 pennant run, Doug tied the Angel record for most HR in a game (3) on 08/03/82, and then did it again on 08/08/82 – becoming the first player in ML history to accomplish the feat twice in one week. He finished the year with a 7.4 WAR (T5th), a .301 BA, a .548 SLG% (10^th), 42 doubles (T6th), 30 HR, 77 extra base hits (8^th), 94 runs, and 97 RBI to win the Silver Slugger, the AL Player of the Month Award for August, and finish third in the MVP voting.

In 1986 he led the team with 26 HR and a .459 SLG%, and was second on the team with 96 RBI to finish 11^th in the MVP voting, and win the AL Player of the Month Award for August, as the Angels won the West again. His 32 AB in the ’86 ALCS set a record and currently rank T6th all-time. Defensively, he led all AL 3B with 399 assists in ‘82. Doug represented the Angels as an All-Star 3B in ’83. His 12 SF in ’84 are tied for 2^nd all-time in Angels’ history. He is easily one of the best 3B in Angels’ history.

            Doug was released by the Angels late in 1987. After 6 seasons in Anaheim, DeCinces ranks among the Angels’ career Top Ten with:

- a 17.1 Offensive WAR (10^th)

- 130 career HR (9^th)

- 43 sacrifice flies (6^th)

- 22.2 AB/HR (10^th)

- 1,527 assists (9^th)

- 7 postseason runs (10^th)

- 5 postseason doubles (T2^nd)

- a .294 postseason BA (8^th)

- a .451 postseason SLG% (7^th)

- a .759 postseason OPS (9^th)

- 2 postseason SF (T1^st)