Stanton hit three home runs in a July 10, 1973, game against the Baltimore Orioles to tie an Angels record. He led California with 14 home runs and 82 RBIs in 1975.
Halos Heaven, a Los Angeles Angelsblog, ranked Stanton as the 68th best Angel in franchise history saying; "Stanton saw a lot of action as an Angel, never truly excelling into greatness, never swooning into uselessness. That is why he and his 594 games under the Halo stand at number 68."[3]
In five seasons with the Angels Stanton played 594 games with 443 hits, 47 home runs and 242 RBIs. He lost his starting job in right field to Bobby Bonds at the start of the 1976 season after Bonds was acquired from the New York Yankees for Mickey Rivers.
^Durso, Joseph (December 10, 1971). "The New York Times: This Day In Sports". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2020. The Mets' trade of Nolan Ryan for the California Angels' Jim Fregosi was unquestionably the worst in baseball history. Ryan went on to throw seven no-hitters (see May 1) and become the greatest strikeout pitcher of all time. Fregosi, on the downside of his career, batted .232. (2004)
