GARRET ANDERSON
First Year on Ballot
PLAYING CAREER: California/Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1994–2008), Atlanta Braves (2009) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2010)
ACHIEVEMENTS: 2002 World Series champion. Holds the Angels franchise records for career games played (2013), at bats (7989), hits (2368), runs scored (1024), RBI (1292), total bases (3743), extra base hits (796), singles (1572) and doubles (489). Three-time All-Star (2002, 2003 and 2005). Two-time Silver Slugger Award (2002 and 2003).
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ON TWITTER:
A writer for the Orange County Register voted for Garret Anderson for the Hall of Fame.
— David Lesky (@DBLesky) November 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/azta110790/status/666719392592347136
The guy who voted for Garret Anderson and not Bonds did vote for McGwire. I'm mystified.
— Jake (Official) (Real) (@JakeMHS) November 17, 2015
HOVG THOUGHTS: The Angels franchise leader in just about every offensive category at the time of his retirement, Anderson quietly put together one of the better careers of the last 20 years. That said, there’s no way dude gets into the Hall of Fame. Simply put, while his .293 batting average, 2529 career hits and 522 doubles are the mark of a great career…there are too many others that fared much better.
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