The baseball graphic displayed here is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim alternate logo. This Major League Baseball logo was used as the alternate logo of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2009. This is sometimes referred to as the "Angels in red with blue white and grey outlines arched across a red jersey with white and grey piping Angels Baseball patch on left sleeve" version. The franchise began as the Los Angeles Angels in 1961, next, they became the California Angels in 1965 before becoming the Anaheim Angels in 1997. The next change was to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005.