Los Angeles Angels (PCL)

• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• League: Pacific Coast League 1903, 1906-1957
• Affiliation: Chicago Cubs 1932-1956; Brooklyn Dodgers 1957
• Ballpark: Chutes Park 1903-1910; Washington Park 1911-1925; Wrigley Field (LA) 1925-1957

Team History

The Los Angeles Angels were a team in the Pacific Coast League. They began play with the league's formation in 1903 and were members of the circuit until 1957. For the 1904 and 1905 seasons, they were also known as the Los Angeles Looloos.

Prior to 1925, the team played at Washington Park. From 1925 to 1957, the club's home ballpark was Wrigley Field. The Angels left the league in 1958 when the Brooklyn Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team won 14 league titles in its 55-year existence. The Angels name was later revived by the Los Angeles Angels of the American League, created in the expansion of 1961.

Angels first baseman Steve Bilko won the PCL's Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive seasons, starting in 1955.

Three Angels clubs were selected among the greatest minor league teams of all time:

• 1903 Los Angeles Angels
• 1934 Los Angeles Angels
• 1943 Los Angeles Angels

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1903	133-78	1st	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none League Champs
1906	95-87	3rd	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1907	115-74	1st	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none League Champs
1908	110-78	1st	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none League Champs
1909	118-97	3rd	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1910	101-121	5th	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1911	82-127	6th	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1912	110-93	3rd	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1913	100-108	5th	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1914	116-94	2nd	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1915	110-98	3rd	Frank "Cap" Dillon	none
1916	119-79	1st	Frank Chance	none League Champs
1917	116-94	2nd	Frank Chance (43-44) / Red Killefer (73-50)	none
1918	57-47	2nd	Red Killefer	League suspended operations July 14
1919	108-72	2nd	Red Killefer	none
1920	102-95	3rd	Red Killefer	none
1921	108-80	1st	Red Killefer	none League Champs
1922	111-88	3rd	Red Killefer	none
1923	93-109	6th	Marty Krug	none
1924	107-92	2nd	Marty Krug	none
1925	105-93	4th	Marty Krug	none
1926	121-81	1st	Marty Krug	none League Champs
1927	80-116	8th	Marty Krug	none
1928	87-104	6th	Marty Krug
1929	104-98	5th	Marty Krug (56-54) / Jack Lelivelt (48-44)
1930	113-84	2nd	Jack Lelivelt	Lost League Finals
1931	98-89	4th	Jack Lelivelt
1932	96-93	5th	Jack Lelivelt	none
1933	114-73	1st	Jack Lelivelt	none League Champs
1934	137-50	1st	Jack Lelivelt	League Champs
1935	98-76	2nd	Jack Lelivelt	Lost League Finals
1936	88-88	5th (t)	Jack Lelivelt
1937	90-88	5th	Truck Hannah
1938	105-73	1st	Truck Hannah	Lost in 1st round
1939	97-79	3rd	Truck Hannah	Lost League Finals
1940	102-75	2nd	Jigger Statz	Lost League Finals
1941	72-98	7th	Jigger Statz
1942	104-74	2nd	Jigger Statz	Lost League Finals
1943	110-45	1st	Bill Sweeney	Lost in 1st round
1944	99-70	1st	Bill Sweeney	Lost League Finals
1945	77-107	7th	Bill Sweeney
1946	94-89	4th	Bill Sweeney	Lost in 1st round
1947	106-81	1st	William Kelly	League Champs
1948	102-86	3rd	William Kelly	Lost in 1st round
1949	74-113	8th	William Kelly
1950	86-114	7th	William Kelly
1951	86-81	3rd	Stan Hack	Lost in 1st round
1952	87-93	6th	Stan Hack	none
1953	93-87	3rd	Stan Hack	none
1954	73-92	6th	Bill Sweeney
1955	91-81	4th (t)	Bill Sweeney (25-23) / Jack Warner (0-2) / Bob Scheffing (66-56)	none
1956	107-61	1st	Bob Scheffing	none League Champs
1957	80-88	6th	Clay Bryant	none

Further Reading

• Richard E. Beverage: "When the Angels and Stars Ruled Los Angeles", in Jean Hastings Ardell and Andy McCue, ed.: Endless Seasons: Baseball in Southern California, The National Pastime, SABR, Number 41, 2011, pp. 113-115.
• Tom Larwin: "The 1907 Pacific Coast Baseball Championship Series", in The National Pastime, SABR, Number 20 (2000), pp. 112-120.
• Al Parnis: "A Game I'll Never Forget: Los Angeles Defeats San Francisco in 1947 Playoff Game", in Jean Hastings Ardell and Andy McCue, ed.: Endless Seasons: Baseball in Southern California, The National Pastime, SABR, Number 41, 2011, pp. 122-124.
• Gaylon H. White: The Bilko Athletic Club: The Story of the 1956 Los Angeles Angels, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2014. ISBN 978-0810892897