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    Mike DiGiovanna: Pujols' 3,000th hit ranks among the greatest individual achievements in Angels history

    by Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times May 06, 2018 5 minutes

    Albert Pujols collected his 3,000th career hit Friday night, a significant milestone for the Angels slugger and a franchise that has won only one World Series title in 57 years but has produced plenty of memorable moments.

    Here's one man's opinion of the top individual achievements in club history, in chronological order:

    _Chance encounter

    Dean Chance wasn't as notorious as pitching pal Bo Belinsky, who dated Hollywood actresses and was once suspended for slugging a sportswriter, but the right-hander put together the best-pitched season in franchise history.

    Chance went 20-9 with a major league-best 1.65 ERA in 1964, throwing 15 complete games, 11 shutouts, striking out 207, walking 86 and giving up only seven homers in 1781/3 innings to win the American League

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