JUST A SHAKE: Red Patterson, the longtime...

JUST A SHAKE: Red Patterson, the longtime Angel executive who died Monday at 83, wasn’t just a baseball hand to Gene Autry; they were close friends. . . . Patterson, interviewed recently, said Autry had asked his advice on a new club president in the 1970s. Patterson recalled: “I called him back and said I would be interested in it.” They agreed and “I remained as president for three years on nothing more than a handshake.” Patterson stayed on with the Angels in a number of roles up to the time he died.