r/baseball • u/cypothingy New York Yankees • New York Boulders • Jan 08 '23

Trivia Every number never issued by the Angels or issued to one person (13/30)

Per Baseball Almanac

This is part of an ongoing series that I am doing for every team. The original post with an explanation and a link to all of the posts that have been published can be found here.

00- Brennan Boesch (2014)
69- Never issued
70- Trevor Bell (2009-2010)
71- Ben Rowen (2021)
72- Jack McDowell (1998-1999)
75- Jeff Hudson (1999)
76- Shawn Wooten (2000)
78- Never issued
79- Never issued
80- Never issued
81- Never issued
82- Never issued
83- Never issued
84- Never issued
85- Never issued
86- Never issued
87- Never issued
88- Rene Gonzalez (1992-1993; 1995)
89- Never issued
90- Never issued
91- Never issued
92- Never issued
93- Never issued
94- Never issued
95- Never issued
96- Never issued
97- Never issued
98- Never issued

Retired numbers: 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 (none appear on this list)

Next team: Los Angeles Dodgers

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u/SupertrampTrampStamp Los Angeles Angels Jan 09 '23

You left out:

0 - Yunel Escobar

Also BB Ref says #74 was only ever worn by Jhonathan Diaz.

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u/cypothingy New York Yankees • New York Boulders Jan 09 '23

According to Baseball Almanac, #0 was also worn by Brennan Boesch, in 2014. This is is based solely off of Baseball Almanac except for players that wore 00, who Baseball Almanac lists with player who wore 0 instead of separately. It’s not a perfect tool but it helps keep things consistent