Angels Franchise Hits Leader Garret Anderson Passes Away; Hero of 2002 Championship
Garret Anderson, the all-time hits leader for the Los Angeles Angels, passed away from a heart attack at age 53. He was a key contributor to the team's 2002 World Series victory.
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 18th, Composite Foreign Report) Relatives of Garret Anderson, the all-time hits leader for the MLB's Los Angeles Angels, confirmed that he passed away on the 16th of this month at the age of 53.
Anderson's wife told the American sports media ESPN that her husband died of a heart attack.
In Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, Anderson hit a 3-run double in the bottom of the 3rd inning, helping the then Anaheim Angels defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, winning the first and so far only World Series championship in franchise history.
The team where Anderson played for 15 seasons has since been renamed the Los Angeles Angels. In the later stages of his career, he also played for the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During his career with the Angels, Anderson had a batting average of .296 and hit 272 home runs. He still holds several franchise records, including hits (2,368), doubles (489), and RBIs (1,292). He was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2016.
The Los Angeles Angels plan to have players wear memorial armbands for the remainder of this season's games to remember Anderson. (Compiled by: Chen Yen-chun) 1150418
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 18th, Composite Foreign Report) Relatives of Garret Anderson, the all-time hits leader for the MLB's Los Angeles Angels, confirmed that he passed away on the 16th of this month at the age of 53.
Anderson's wife told the American sports media ESPN that her husband died of a heart attack.
In Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, Anderson hit a 3-run double in the bottom of the 3rd inning, helping the then Anaheim Angels defeat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, winning the first and so far only World Series championship in franchise history.
The team where Anderson played for 15 seasons has since been renamed the Los Angeles Angels. In the later stages of his career, he also played for the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
During his career with the Angels, Anderson had a batting average of .296 and hit 272 home runs. He still holds several franchise records, including hits (2,368), doubles (489), and RBIs (1,292). He was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame in 2016.
The Los Angeles Angels plan to have players wear memorial armbands for the remainder of this season's games to remember Anderson. (Compiled by: Chen Yen-chun) 1150418
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