On October 1, 2006, in front of a record crowd at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Tim Salmon played his final game. A few days after announcing he would retire at the conclusion of the season, Salmon, who spent all of his 15 years in the majors with the Angels, went 0-for-4 with a walk inā¦
On June 10 1997 in Kansas City, the Angels win, 6 ā 2ā to move ahead of Seattle in the AL West. Center fielder Jim Edmonds makes a sensational catch in the 5th inning and then drives home the go-ahead run with a double in the 6th. Rookie Jason Dickson retires 11 of the firstā¦
On September 17, 1984,Ā On the 17th At Angels Stadium, on the Anianniversary of his first major homerun, Reggie Jackson connects off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black in the bottom of the 7th inning for his 500th career home run. The milestone hit proves to be the only run the Angels scored in the Royalsā 10ā¦
At Anaheimā 41ā205 watch asĀ Dan PetryĀ and theĀ TigersĀ clip theĀ Angelsā 4 ā 2ā to run Detroitās record to 34-5. Detroit has now won 16 straight on the road to tie theĀ American LeagueĀ record of theĀ 1912 Senators. The win goes to Petry. The losing pitcher is relieverĀ Frank LaCorteā who takes his last major league loss when he gives up a two-run homer in the 7th toĀ Lance Parrish. LaCorte will beat theĀ YankeesāĀ Phil NiekroĀ on theĀ 29thĀ for his last win.
1976Ā ā TheĀ California AngelsāĀ groundskeeperĀ finds hundreds of marijuana plants growing in theĀ outfieldĀ atĀ Anaheim Stadium. The culprits? Most likely rock fans who attended a recent performance at the stadium by The Who.
Ā On May 17, 1973, At Anaheim Stadium promising California Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine catches his spikes in the wall (chain link fence) and suffers compound fractures of his leg while trying to climb the wall in an effort to catch Dick Green home run during a 5 ā 4 loss to the Oakland Athleticsā¦
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