The Salinas Angels were a California League

California League

The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...

 baseball team based in Salinas, California

Salinas, California

Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...

, USA that played from 1976 to 1980. They played their home games at Salinas Municipal Stadium

Salinas Municipal Stadium

Salinas Municipal Stadium is a baseball park located in Salinas, California, USA. Opened in 1949, the stadium has been the home field for the Salinas Colts, Salinas Packers, Salinas Indians, Salinas Spurs and Salinas Peppers....

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The team made the California League playoffs in 1976 and 1977, reaching (and losing) the league finals in each of those seasons.

Each season, the team had a new manager. The team's managers, by year: Del Crandall

Del Crandall

Delmar Wesley Crandall is a former professional baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Boston & Milwaukee Braves...

 (1976), Moose Stubing

Moose Stubing

Lawrence George Stubing is an American professional baseball scout, and a former minor league manager and Major League Baseball third-base coach. Stubing attended high school in White Plains, New York, before signing his first professional contract in 1956...

 (1977), Chuck Cottier

Chuck Cottier

Charles Keith Cottier is a former second baseman, manager, coach and scout in American Major League Baseball. He is currently a special assistant to the general manager of the Washington Nationals....

 (1978), Chris Cannizzaro

Chris Cannizzaro

Christopher John "Chris" Cannizzaro was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Mets , Pittsburgh Pirates , San Diego Padres , Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers...

 (1979) and Tom Zimmer

Tom Zimmer

Thomas Jeffrey Zimmer has held multiple roles in professional baseball. He played in the minor leagues non-consecutively from 1971 to 1979, coached for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976, managed in the minor leagues from 1977 through 1980 and coached the St. Petersburg Pelicans in 1989...

 (1980).

Notable players include major league All-Stars Tom Brunansky

Tom Brunansky

Thomas Andrew Brunansky , nicknamed "Bruno", is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1981 to 1994 for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers....

, Mark Clear

Mark Clear

Mark Alan Clear is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels , Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers . He batted and threw right-handed....

, Dave Engle

Dave Engle

Ralph David Engle is a former Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers all of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League from 1981 to 1989.-Pro career:A graduate of the University of Southern California,...

, Ken Schrom

Ken Schrom

Kenneth Marvin "Ken" Schrom is a former major league baseball pitcher and current minor league executive....

, Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon

Richard William "Dickie" Thon is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball.- Early life :Thon was raised in Puerto Rico after spending only the first two weeks of his life in Indiana where his father had just completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame.- Professional career :He...

 and Mike Witt

Mike Witt

Michael Atwater "Mike" Witt is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.At just twenty years of age, Witt made his major league debut with the California Angels in 1981. Standing 6 feet, 7 inches tall and possessing a great curveball as well as a good fastball, Witt's breakout season came in...

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