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When did the Anaheim Angels use a starting lineup with the most players whose surname...

Starts with A on 6/26/1979, at TEX, 3 (Aase, Aikens, Anderson)
  on 25 occasions, most recently on 5/26/2002, vs MIN, 3 (Amezaga, Anderson, Appier)
Contains A on 7/4/1999, at OAK, 10 (Anderson, Disarcina, Erstad, Glaus, Olivares, Palmeiro, Vaughn, Velarde, Walbeck, Williams)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 7/26/1999, at TBA, 10 (Anderson, Disarcina, Erstad, Glaus, Olivares, Palmeiro, Salmon, Vaughn, Velarde, Walbeck)
Ends with A on 9/27/1991, at KCA, 3 (Disarcina, Flora, Polonia)
  on 41 occasions, most recently on 9/27/1997, vs TEX, 3 (Alicea, Disarcina, Hasegawa)
Starts with B on 4/9/1977, at SEA, 4 (Baylor, Bochte, Bonds, Briggs)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 9/24/1983, vs CHA, 4 (Beniquez, Boone, Brown, Brown)
Contains B on 6/23/1973, at MIN, 5 (Berry, Grabarkewitz, Robinson, Scheinblum, Torborg)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 9/24/1983, vs CHA, 5 (Beniquez, Boone, Brown, Brown, Lubratich)
Starts with C on 5/22/1980, at TEX, 5 (Campaneris, Carew, Cliburn, Cowens, Cruz)
Contains C on 5/14/1983, vs MIN, 7 (Carew, Clark, DeCinces, Forsch, Grich, Jackson, Sconiers)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/7/1985, vs BOS, 7 (Carew, DeCinces, Grich, Jackson, McCaskill, Schofield, Sconiers)
Starts with D on 9/9/1974, vs TEX, 3 (Dobson, Doherty, Doyle)
  on 25 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2003, vs TEX, 3 (DaVanon, Delgado, Durrington)
Contains D on 7/21/1996, vs SEA, 8 (Anderson, Borders, Davis, Disarcina, Edmonds, Erstad, Hudler, Velarde)
Ends with D on 5/2/1979, vs NYA, 3 (Ford, Lansford, Rettenmund)
  on 17 occasions, most recently on 8/19/1979, vs TOR, 3 (Ford, Lansford, Rettenmund)
Starts with E on 9/24/1997, at SEA, 3 (Edmonds, Eenhoorn, Encarnacion)
Contains E on 6/12/1991, vs MIL, 10 (Gaetti, Gallagher, Joyner, Parker, Rose, Schofield, Tingley, Valenzuela, Venable, Winfield)
Ends with E on 7/26/1974, vs KCA, 4 (Bochte, Doyle, Lange, Valentine)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 5/1/1990, at BAL, 4 (Bichette, McLemore, Venable, White)
Starts with F on 7/17/1963, vs CLE, 3 (Foiles, Foytack, Fregosi)
  on 18 occasions, most recently on 8/6/1992, at KCA, 3 (Felix, Finley, Fitzgerald)
Contains F on 5/16/1982, vs CLE, 4 (Ferguson, Foli, Forsch, Wilfong)
  on 15 occasions, most recently on 7/12/1992, at DET, 4 (Felix, Finley, Fitzgerald, Oberkfell)
Ends with F on 4/19/1965, vs DET, 1 (Roof)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 6/2/1965, vs WS2, 1 (Roof)
Starts with G on 9/19/1970, at OAK, 3 (Garrett, Gonzalez, Griffin)
  on 34 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2000, vs SEA, 3 (Gant, Gil, Glaus)
Contains G on 9/16/1970, at MIN, 5 (Egan, Fregosi, Gonzalez, Griffin, Wright)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs TEX, 5 (Amezaga, Durrington, Figgins, Gregorio, Riggs)
Ends with G on 8/6/1979, at OAK, 2 (Botting, Downing)
  on 217 occasions, most recently on 10/5/1986, at TEX, 2 (Downing, Wilfong)
Starts with H on 9/16/1997, vs MIN, 4 (Hasegawa, Henderson, Hollins, Howell)
Contains H on 4/22/1967, at CLE, 6 (Hall, Johnstone, McGlothlin, Mincher, Reichardt, Schaal)
  on 38 occasions, most recently on 9/12/1990, vs MIN, 6 (Bichette, Grahe, Howell, Parrish, Schofield, White)
Ends with H on 7/29/1983, vs OAK, 3 (Forsch, Grich, Lubratich)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/28/1983, vs NYA, 3 (Forsch, Grich, Lubratich)
Contains I on 8/11/1968, at BAL, 8 (Davalillo, Fregosi, Hinton, Kirkpatrick, McGlothlin, Mincher, Reichardt, Satriano)
  on 49 occasions, most recently on 8/20/1993, vs MIL, 8 (Curtis, Davis, Disarcina, Javier, Leftwich, Polonia, Stillwell, Tingley)
Ends with I on 6/19/1963, vs KC1, 4 (Fregosi, Osinski, Sadowski, Sadowski)
Starts with J on 10/3/1982, vs TEX, 3 (Jackson, Jackson, John)
  on 115 occasions, most recently on
10/5/1986, at TEX, 3 (Jackson, Jones, Joyner)
Contains J on
10/3/1982, vs TEX, 3 (Jackson, Jackson, John)
  on 115 occasions, most recently on
10/5/1986, at TEX, 3 (Jackson, Jones, Joyner)
Starts with K on 7/21/1963, vs DET, 3 (Kirkpatrick, Koppe, Kostro)
Contains K on 4/19/1978, at SEA, 5 (Bostock, Chalk, Jackson, Knapp, Mulliniks)
Ends with K on 7/3/1980, at CHA, 3 (Clark, Lemanczyk, Patek)
Starts with L on 4/29/1974, at BOS, 2 (Lahoud, Llenas)
  on 138 occasions, most recently on 5/19/1997, vs SEA, 2 (Langston, Leyritz)
Contains L on 6/9/1996, at CLE, 8 (Easley, Grimsley, Hudler, Palmeiro, Salmon, Slaught, Velarde, Wallach)
Ends with L on 4/30/1965, at KC1, 3 (Cardenal, Piersall, Schaal)
  on 61 occasions, most recently on 6/25/1991, at KCA, 3 (Hill, Howell, McCaskill)
Starts with M on 8/6/1968, at WS2, 4 (McFarlane, Mincher, Morton, Murphy)
Contains M on 7/28/1973, at KCA, 5 (Alomar, May, Meoli, Scheinblum, Stelmaszek)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 8/19/1980, vs BAL, 5 (Campaneris, Martinez, Miller, Thompson, Whitmer)
Ends with M on 9/7/1968, vs BOS, 1 (Tatum)
  on 125 occasions, most recently on 4/27/1974, at CLE, 1 (Scheinblum)
Starts with N on 5/17/1963, at NYA, 1 (Nelson)
  on 386 occasions, most recently on 7/15/2002, at MIN, 1 (Nieves)
Contains N on 7/12/1983, at DET, 9 (Boone, Burleson, Downing, Jackson, Jackson, Lynn, McLaughlin, Valentine, Wilfong)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 9/10/2003, at OAK, 9 (Anderson, Eckstein, Figgins, Kennedy, Molina, Owens, Salmon, Washburn, Wooten)
Ends with N on 7/8/1973, at CLE, 6 (DaVanon, Epstein, Pinson, Robinson, Stanton, Stephenson)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 9/16/2003, vs OAK, 6 (Anderson, DaVanon, Eckstein, Salmon, Washburn, Wooten)
Starts with O on 6/17/1972, vs DET, 2 (O'Brien, Oliver)
  on 31 occasions, most recently on 9/15/2003, vs OAK, 2 (Ortiz, Owens)
Contains O on 6/15/1974, vs BOS, 9 (Alomar, Doherty, Doyle, Lahoud, Oliver, Robinson, Rodriguez, Stanton, Stoneman)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/5/1986, at TOR, 9 (Burleson, Downing, Howell, Jackson, Jones, Joyner, Narron, Romanick, Wilfong)
Ends with O on 9/6/2003, vs KCA, 3 (Delgado, Gregorio, Spiezio)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/24/2003, vs SEA, 3 (Delgado, Gregorio, Spiezio)
Starts with P on 4/9/1991, at SEA, 3 (Parker, Parrish, Polonia)
  on 81 occasions, most recently on 7/28/1997, at CLE, 3 (Palmeiro, Perisho, Phillips)
Contains P on 9/9/1971, vs MIL, 5 (Murphy, Parker, Repoz, Spencer, Stephenson)
Ends with P on 4/13/1965, vs CLE, 1 (Knoop)
  on 709 occasions, most recently on 9/8/2001, vs MIN, 1 (Rapp)
Starts with Q on 6/24/1970, vs CHA, 1 (Queen)
  on 26 occasions, most recently on 9/20/2003, at TEX, 1 (Quinlan)
Contains Q on
6/24/1970, vs CHA, 1 (Queen)
  on 368 occasions, most recently on
9/20/2003, at TEX, 1 (Quinlan)
Starts with R on 7/10/1974, vs BAL, 5 (Ramirez, Rivers, Robinson, Rodriguez, Ryan)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 7/3/1975, at MIN, 5 (Ramirez, Remy, Rivers, Rodriguez, Ryan)
Contains R on 5/15/1979, vs MIL, 10 (Baylor, Campaneris, Carew, Ford, Grich, Humphrey, Lansford, Miller, Rudi, Ryan)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 8/14/1980, at SEA, 10 (Baylor, Campaneris, Carew, Clark, Ford, Grich, Lansford, Martinez, Rudi, Whitmer)
Ends with R on 5/5/1973, at BAL, 6 (Alomar, Gallagher, Kusnyer, Oliver, Singer, Spencer)
Starts with S on 7/17/1966, vs WS2, 5 (Sanford, Satriano, Schaal, Siebern, Smith)
Contains S on 5/6/1994, vs OAK, 10 (Anderson, Curtis, Davis, Disarcina, Easley, Edmonds, Fabregas, Reynolds, Salmon, Smith)
  on 18 occasions, most recently on 9/26/1995, at SEA, 10 (Anderson, Boskie, Davis, Disarcina, Easley, Edmonds, Myers, Phillips, Salmon, Snow)
Ends with S on 6/17/1976, vs MIL, 5 (Bonds, Briggs, Davis, Jones, Ross)
  on 53 occasions, most recently on 8/24/1996, at BAL, 5 (Arias, Davis, Edmonds, Fabregas, Harris)
Starts with T on 4/19/1963, at KC1, 4 (Thomas, Thomas, Torres, Turley)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 5/7/1963, vs MIN, 4 (Thomas, Thomas, Torres, Turley)
Contains T on 5/25/1968, vs CLE, 6 (Hinton, McGlothlin, Morton, Reichardt, Satriano, Trevino)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/1/1992, vs CLE, 6 (Curtis, Fitzgerald, Fortugno, Gaetti, Orton, Stevens)
Ends with T on 4/23/1969, at CHA, 3 (Brunet, Reichardt, Stuart)
Starts with U on 4/14/1999, at OAK, 1 (Unroe)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 7/7/1999, vs SEA, 1 (Unroe)
Contains U on 5/20/1970, at CHA, 4 (Azcue, McMullen, Murphy, Tatum)
  on 33 occasions, most recently on
10/3/1999, vs TEX, 4 (Durrington, Glaus, Vaughn, Washburn)
Ends with U on
5/16/1981, at DET, 1 (Rau)
  on 44 occasions, most recently on
9/26/1990, at TEX, 1 (Schu)
Starts with V on 6/12/1991, vs MIL, 2 (Valenzuela, Venable)
  on 82 occasions, most recently on
7/28/1999, at TBA, 2 (Vaughn, Velarde)
Contains V on
8/10/1990, vs BAL, 4 (Blyleven, Davis, Stevens, Venable)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on
6/2/1993, vs TOR, 4 (Davis, Javier, Lovullo, Valera)
Starts with W on
10/6/1985, at TEX, 3 (White, Wilfong, Witt)
  on 28 occasions, most recently on
9/29/1989, vs TEX, 3 (Washington, White, Witt)
Contains W on
9/23/1983, vs CHA, 5 (Brown, Carew, Downing, Wilfong, Witt)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on
9/29/1989, vs TEX, 5 (Downing, Howell, Washington, White, Witt)
Ends with W on
8/21/1979, vs CLE, 2 (Carew, Harlow)
  on 98 occasions, most recently on
10/2/1981, at TEX, 2 (Carew, Harlow)
Contains X on
9/11/1977, vs CHA, 1 (Landreaux)
  on 273 occasions, most recently on
10/4/1992, vs TEX, 1 (Felix)
Ends with X on
9/11/1977, vs CHA, 1 (Landreaux)
  on 273 occasions, most recently on
10/4/1992, vs TEX, 1 (Felix)
Contains Y on
9/19/1977, vs TEX, 6 (Baylor, Bosley, Humphrey, May, Remy, Ryan)
Ends with Y on 9/19/1977, vs TEX, 4 (Bosley, Humphrey, May, Remy)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on
9/24/1977, vs KCA, 4 (Bosley, Humphrey, May, Remy)
Starts with Z on
4/9/1981, at SEA, 1 (Zahn)
  on 121 occasions, most recently on
8/14/1985, at SEA, 1 (Zahn)
Contains Z on
7/18/1966, at CLE, 3 (Hernandez, Lopez, Malzone)
  on 56 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs TEX, 3 (Amezaga, Ortiz, Spiezio)
Ends with Z on
9/14/1974, at CHA, 3 (Balaz, Ramirez, Rodriguez)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1969-2003, as well as 1963 and 1965-1968 for the A.L.
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