Baby Angels

[JohnGelnarFan]

Here are some of the Angels that came to the Major Leagues as teenagers:

17 years old - Ed Kirkpatrick

18 years old - Dick Simpson

19 years old :
Jim Fregosi
Bob Sprout
Bobby Darwin
Tom Egan
Willie Montanez
Aurelio Rodriguez
Lloyd Allen
Andy Hassler
Frank Tanana
Brian Harper
Rob Wilfong

I'm sure there are more!

[CaliforniaCajun]

You don't see many teenagers in the big leagues any more. I was disappointed when the Angels traded Aurelio Rodriguez away because I remember him as a subperb defensive third baseman. :atthepc

[JohnGelnarFan]

You're right Cajun. Rodriguez was a great third baseman with a cannon arm. I hated to see Ken McMullen leave Washington but Aurelio had his best year(and only year) with the Senators. I think he won one gold glove and if I'm not mistaken,he was the first to win it after Brooks Robinson's long string in the A.L.