STAT FACT
Tim Crothers
March 31, 1997
With Tim Salmon, 28, in rightfield; Jim Edmonds, 26, in centerfield; and Garret Anderson, 24, in leftfield, the Angels have the youngest starting outfield in baseball. Last season the only other major league club with a regular outfield with all players under the age of 30 (minimum: 100 starts per player) was the Cubs, who started Luis Gonzalez (28, now playing for the Astros), Brian McRae (28) and Sammy Sosa (27).
With Tim Salmon, 28, in rightfield; Jim Edmonds, 26, in centerfield; and Garret Anderson, 24, in leftfield, the Angels have the youngest starting outfield in baseball. Last season the only other major league club with a regular outfield with all players under the age of 30 (minimum: 100 starts per player) was the Cubs, who started Luis Gonzalez (28, now playing for the Astros), Brian McRae (28) and Sammy Sosa (27).