BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: ANGELS ADD TO MID-RELIEF AND BENCH.

Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

The Angels on Thursday signed pitcher Donne Wall and utility player Clay Bellinger to minor-league contracts and invited them to spring training as nonroster players.

Wall, 34, went 0-4 with a 4.85 ERA in 32 appearances with the Mets last season and will compete for a job as a middle reliever in the Angels bullpen.

Bellinger, 31, split last season with the Yankees and Triple-A Columbus. With the Yankees, Bellinger, who can play all four infield positions and left and right field, hit .160 with five homers and 12 RBI in 51 games. He'll compete for a spot on the Angels' bench.

Wall struggled last year after coming off arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, but general manager Bill Stoneman wanted a veteran to compete with Bart Miadich and Brendan Donnelly for the spot in the bullpen created when the Angels let Shigetoshi Hasegawa go.

``The decision not to offer (Hasegawa) a contract was made easier by the number of guys we have knocking on the door,'' Stoneman said. ``Somebody's going to break through. Now Donne Wall has been added to that group.''

Hasegawa, signed with the Mariners, was found to have a slight tear to the rotator cuff in his right shoulder last year. He missed five weeks and struggled late in the season before finishing 5-6 with a 4.04 ERA. Wall has a similar injury and had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder after the 2000 season.

``Shige's a great guy,'' Stoneman said. ``He gave us many years of great service and he's so dedicated. That made it tough.''

Bellinger is expected to compete with outfielder Jeff DaVanon and infielder Jose Nieves for one of the final spots on the bench

The Angels now have 61 players, including 24 nonroster players, invited to major-league camp.

--Hall inductee: Philadelphia Phillies radio and television announcer Harry Kalas was voted the Ford C. Frick Award and will be inducted into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame on July 28.

Kalas, the 65-year-old voice of the Phillies since 1971, has called more than 5,000 Phillies games. He was an original member of the Houston Astros broadcast team from 1965 to 1970.

--Signings: Outfielder Pete Incaviglia, who hasn't played in the major leagues since 1998, agreed to a minor-league contract with San Diego ... Left-hander Kent Mercker, the former Angel who sat out last year after a cerebral hemorrhage, and right-hander Bobby Chouinard agreed to minor-league contracts with Colorado. ... Infielder Mike Lansing, who played for the Boston Red Sox last season, agreed to a minor-league contract with Cleveland.