Anderson ripped a bases-clearing double within the backside of the third inning, which proved to be the decisive hit to elevate the then-Anaheim Angels to a 4-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Recreation 7 of the 2002 World Sequence. It stays the one World Sequence look for the franchise.
Anderson stays atop the franchise all-time checklist in hits (2,368), whole bases (3,743), extra-base hits (796), doubles (489), RBIs (1,292) and video games performed (2,013). He batted .296 with 272 homers with the Angels after being chosen by the membership within the fourth spherical of the 1990 MLB Draft out of John F. Kennedy Excessive Faculty in Granada Hills, California.
Anderson was inducted into the Angels’ Corridor of Fame on August 20, 2016. The group plans to honor Anderson for the rest of the season by the gamers sporting a memorial patch on their jerseys.
A two-time Silver Slugger recipient and three-time All-Star, he turned a full-time participant in Anaheim in 1995 and stayed 14 seasons. Anderson completed his profession by spending one season with each the Atlanta Braves (2009) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2010).
Solely Mike Trout, with the franchise since 2011, has worn an Angels uniform longer than Anderson.
