#14 Don Baylor, OF, DH (1977-1982)

Baylor signed as a Free Agent with the Angels following the 1976 season. The ’79 All-Star won two AL Player of the Month Awards, and the AL MVP by helping the Angels win their first AL West title with an offensive WAR mark of 5.8 (9^th), 162 games played (T1st), a LL 120 runs (T3rd), 333 total bases (8^th), 36 HR (T7th), 72 extra base hits (T10th), 268 times on base (9^th), 12 sacrifice flies (T2nd), and an Angels’ record LL 139 RBI. “Groove” even set an Angel record (since broken) with 8 RBI in a game. He then hit a home run in the Angels’ first ever postseason victory. Unfortunately, his bat was ice cold throughout the four game series loss to Baltimore. In 1982, he was one of four former MVPs that helped the Angels win a second AL West title. In the ‘82 ALCS, Baylor batted .294 and set a record with 10 RBI (T3rd, single LCS) in five games as the Angels lost yet again.

Baylor’s other single season Top Ten Angels’ marks are:

- 34 HR (’78, T10th)

- 12 SF (’78, T2nd)

- 18 HBP (’78, T3^rd)

* League leader years highlighted

After the 1982 season, Baylor signed a Free Agent contract with the Yankees. In 1990, Baylor became the third Angel elected into the Angel Hall of Fame. After 6 seasons at the Big A, Baylor ranks among the Angels’ career Top Ten with:

-141 home runs (8^th)

- 523 RBI (10^th)

- 66 HBP (4^th)

- 22.0 AB/HR (9^th)

- 51 sacrifice flies (4^th)

- 1 postseason triple (T2^nd)

- 2 postseason HR (T8^th)

- 12 postseason RBI (T6^th)