Jim Fregosi

James Louis Fregosi (April 4, 1942 – February 14, 2014) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager who played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1978, primarily for the Los Angeles / California Angels. He also played for the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in San Francisco, California, Fregosi was the Angels' most productive and popular player through the franchise's first eleven years and quickly became its first star. He led the American League in defensive double plays twice and won the 1967 Gold Glove Award. Upon leaving the team, he ranked ninth in AL history with 818 double plays. Fregosi holds the franchise record with 70 career triples. Several of his other team records, including career games (1,429), hits (1,408), doubles (219), runs (691), and runs batted in (546), were later broken by Brian Downing over the 1986 through 1989 seasons. Fregosi returned to the Angels as manager, guiding the team to its first-ever postseason appearance in 1979. He later managed the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1993 National League pennant.