According to Baseball Almanac, the only player for the California Angels to wear #54 was pitcher Erik Bennett in 1995. Bennett's career with the Angels consisted of one game and 1/3 of an inning. Derrick Turnbow wore #54 for the Anaheim Angels in 2000, 2003, and 2004. Ervin Santana currently wears #54 for the Angels.
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He wore #6 from 1952-1960. Andy Carey also wore #54 in 1952 for the Yankees.
They played in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Angels for five years from 1961 through the 1965 season. They played in Anaheim as the California Angels from 1966 through 1996. They played as the Anaheim Angels beginning the 1997 season through the 2004 season. They officially became the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on 3 January, 2005. They were the LA Angels for about 1 year. Then when they moved to Aneheim, they became the California Angels. Then, of course, the Anaheim Angels. And now, The Los Angeles Angels of Aneheim.