Events in Sport
- 1957-12-02 Pacific Coast League franchises forced to relocate when Dodgers and Giants confirm their move to California for 1958 MLB season; Hollywood Stars move from LA to Salt Lake City; LA Angels move to Spokane, and San Francisco Seals transfer to Phoenix
- 1960-10-26 MLB: American League approves existing Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins, and two new expansion franchises - Los Angeles Angels & Washington (D.C.) Senators; 1961 season schedule grows from 154 to 162 games
- 1960-11-18 Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels
- 1960-12-06 MLB American League grants American entertainer and businessman Gene Autry a franchise: Los Angeles Angels
- 1960-12-08 MLB expansion team Los Angeles Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
Baseball Record
1961-08-30 Oriole Jack Fisher walks 12 LA Angels in a 9 inning game
- 1962-06-26 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
- 1963-07-31 MLB Cleveland Indians ties record of 4 consecutive home runs to beat California Angels, 9-5; Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona and Larry Brown all go deep off Paul Foytack in 6th inning
- 1964-08-14 LA Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky is suspended after hotel room fight with elderly Los Angeles Times sportswriter Braven Dyer
- 1964-08-31 Ground is broken for Anaheim Stadium, future home of MLB California Angels
Sports History
1964-09-17 Yankee Mickey Mantle gets career hits #1999, 2000 & 2001 & his 450th HR in 6-2 victory over Los Angeles Angels at New York
- 1965-09-03 Preparing a move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels
- 1966-04-09 Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens
- 1968-10-15 MLB American League expansion draft: Kansas City Royals pick Baltimore Orioles pitcher Roger Nelson & Seattle Pilots pick California Angels infielder Don Mincher 1st as they choose 30 players each
- 1970-07-03 California Angels pitcher Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0
Frank Robinson
1972-11-28 LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
- 1973-12-05 Chicago Cubs Ron Santo becomes 1st baseball player to invoke 10-5 rule and veto his trade (with the California Angels)
Sports History
1975-06-01 California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his record equalling 4th MLB career no-hitter in beating the Baltimore Orioles, 1-0
Sports History
1975-09-28 Oakland A's Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Linblad & Rollie Fingers, no-hit California Angels, 5-0
- 1977-05-30 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0
- 1977-06-08 MLB California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays
- 1977-09-22 Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0
- 1979-08-25 California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2
- 1979-09-25 California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant
- 1979-10-06 MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat California Angels, 3 games to 1
- 1980-06-20 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2
- 1982-10-10 MLB American League Championship: Milwaukee Brewers beat California Angels, 3 games to 2
- 1983-07-22 MLB California Angels outfielder Brian Downing's error ends his record streak at 244 games
- 1984-09-30 California Angels Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game
Sports History
1985-08-04 Future Hall of Fame infielder Rod Carew of the California Angels singles off Minnesota's Frank Viola to collect his MLB 3,000th career hit; Angels win, 6–5
Sports History
1985-08-26 Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs California Angels
Sports History
1986-06-18 California Angels'Don Sutton becomes 19th MLB pitcher to win 300 games
- 1986-09-19 Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1
- 1986-10-12 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox
- 1986-10-15 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat California Angels, 4 games to 3
- 1989-04-08 California Angels pitcher Jim Abbott, born without his right hand, makes MLB debut, lasting only 4 2/3 innings
- 1990-04-11 MLB California Angels Mark Langston & Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle, 1-0
- 1991-10-02 Toronto Blue Jays clinch AL East title with a 6-5 win v California Angels; become first sport franchise in history to draw 4 million fans in one season
- 1992-05-22 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
- 1994-07-28 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers throws the only perfect game in franchise history, against the California Angels
- 1997-08-10 Anaheim Angels Tony Phillips arrested for purchasing cocaine
Baseball Trade
1997-08-13 San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
- 2002-05-10 Anaheim Angels crush the Chicago White Sox 19-0. The Angels join the 1923 Indians, 1939 Yankees and 1950 Red Sox as the only teams to beat two opponents by 19 or more runs in the same season
- 2002-10-05 For the first time in its 42-year old history, the Anaheim Angels win a post-season series by beating the Yankees, 9-5 to take the ALDS, 3-1
- 2002-10-13 MLB American League Championship: Anaheim Angels beat Minnesota Twins, 4 games to 1
- 2002-10-27 Baseball World Series: Anaheim beats San Francisco Giants, 4-1 in Game 7 at Edison Field to win Angels' first title; MVP: Anaheim 1st baseman Troy Glaus
- 2005-10-16 MLB American League Championship: Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 1
- 2009-10-25 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 2
Sports History
2018-05-04 LA Angels 1st baseman Albert Pujols collects his 3,000th MLB hit in a 5-0 win v Mariners in Seattle
- 2019-03-24 2-time American League MVP Mike Trout signs the biggest contract in North American sports history, a $426.5 million, 12-year extension with the Los Angeles Angels
- 2021-08-18 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani becomes fastest player in team history to reach 40 home runs in a season, also pitches 8 innings in 3-1 win at Detroit
- 2021-08-28 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani becomes 1st player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season, in 10-2 win over San Diego Padres
- 2022-06-21 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
- 2022-06-22 MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out career high 13 batters, retires 23 of last 24 batters faced in 5-0 win over Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California
- 2023-06-17 MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits 150th career home run in a10-9 loss to Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
- 2023-06-24 MLB Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, and Matt Thaiss hit home runs on 3 consecutive pitches in 25-1 win over Rockies at Coor's Field in Denver, Colorado
Birthdays in Sport
- 1896-04-25 Fred Haney, American MLB baseball player, 1922-29 (Detroit Tigers and 3 other teams), manager, 1939-41 and 1953-59 (Milwaukee Braves and 2 other teams), and executive, 1961-68 (Los Angeles Angels), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 1977)
- 1901-10-01 Jimmie Reese, American baseball infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame), born in New York City (d. 1994)
- 1907-09-29 Gene Autry, American cowboy singer, songwriter, actor, musician, ("Back In The Saddle Again"; "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer") and business tycoon (owner MLB Angels team, 1961-97), born near Tioga, Texas (d. 1998)
- 1920-09-15 Dave Garcia, American MLB manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
- 1930-03-11 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
- 1931-07-16 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), born in New York City (d. 2021)
- 1934-05-13 Leon Wagner, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; LA Angels), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2004)
- 1936-12-07 Bo Belinsky, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; LA Angels), born in New York City (d. 2001)
- 1938-07-12 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2019)
- 1939-03-06 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba
- 1941-06-01 Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964, 67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967; LA / California Angels, Minnesota Twins), born in Wooster, Ohio (d. 2015)
Alex Johnson (1942-2015)
1942-12-07 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), born in Helena, Arkansas
- 1944-04-07 Bill Stoneman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1967-74, All-Star (Montreal Expos and 2 other teams), and team executive (Expos, California Angels), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Rod Carew (78 years old)
1945-10-01 Panamanian Baseball HOF infielder (18 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1977; 7 × AL batting champion; Minnesota Twins, California Angels), born in Gatún, Panama Canal Zone
- 1946-09-08 Ken Forsch, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1970-1986, 2X All-Star (Houston Astros, California Angels), born in Sacramento, California
Nolan Ryan (77 years old)
1947-01-31 American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB no-hit leader [7], strikeout leader [5,714]; World Series 1969 NY Mets; 8 x MLB All Star; California Angels, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers), born in Refugio, Texas
- 1950-10-09 Brian Downing, American baseball player (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1952-11-08 Jerry Remy, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1978; California Angels, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1953-07-03 Frank Tanana, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1976–78; AL ERA leader 1977; MLB strikeout leader 1975; California Angels), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1954-02-13 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
- 1957-03-01 Johnny Ray, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1988; Silver Slugger Award 1983; Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels), born in Chouteau, Oklahoma
- 1958-09-11 Don Slaught, American catcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Long Beach, California
- 1960-01-17 Chili Davis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1984, 86, 94; World Series 1991 Minnesota Twins; 1998, 99 NY Yankees), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1960-08-20 Mark Langston, American MLB pitcher (California Angels), born in San Diego, California
- 1960-09-02 Rex Hudler, Tempe AZ, outfielder (NY Yankees, California Angels)
- 1962-11-26 Chuck Finley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Monroe, Louisiana
- 1963-03-22 Rich Monteleone, pitcher (California Angels), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1963-05-14 Pat Borders, catcher (California Angels), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1963-06-02 Bryan Harvey, American MLB baseball relief pitcher, 1987-95 (2X All-Star; California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
- 1964-05-20 Jeff Schwarz, American baseball pitcher (California Angels, Chicago White Sox)
- 1964-10-04 Mark McLemore, American MLB baseball player, 1986-2004 (California Angels, Texas Rangers, and 5 other teams), and broadcaster (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
- 1964-12-19 Mike Fetters, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2004 (California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, and 6 other teams), and pitching coach (Arizona Diamondback, 2012-present), born in Van Nuys, California
- 1967-08-07 Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
- 1967-08-15 Mike James, American pitcher (California Angels), born in Ft Walton, Florida
- 1967-09-19 Jim Abbott, American MLB baseball pitcher born with only one hand, 1989-99 (Olympic gold 1988; California Angels, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1967-11-19 Gary Disarcina, American infielder (California Angels), born in Maiden, Massachusetts
- 1968-02-26 J. T. Snow, American baseball infielder (NY Yankees, California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
- 1968-02-28 J T Snow, American baseball 1st baseman (NY Yankees, California Angels)
- 1968-08-24 Tim Salmon, American MLB outfielder (California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
- 1969-01-19 Orlando Palmeiro, American baseball outfielder (California Angels), born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- 1969-04-14 Brad Pennington, American MLB baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Salem, Indiana
- 1969-08-09 Troy Percival, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Fontana, California
- 1969-11-11 Damion Easley, American infielder (California Angels), born in New York City
- 1970-06-27 Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
- 1971-11-11 Ryan Hancock, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1972-06-30 Garret Anderson, American baseball outfielder who was MLB All-Star 2002, 03 (MVP), 05; World Series 2002 California Angels, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1974-03-11 Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan MLB baseball outfielder, 1996-2014, 2X All-Star (Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and four other teams), born in Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela
- 1974-06-04 Darin Erstad, outfielder (California Angels)
- 1974-08-13 Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- 1975-07-18 Torii Hunter, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2002, 07, 09, 10, 13; Gold Glove Award 2001–09; Minnesota Twins, LA Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Albert Pujols (44 years old)
1980-01-16 Dominican baseball 1st baseman (NL MVP 2005, 2008-09; 4th in history to 700 HRs; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1980-07-29 Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- 1982-06-22 Ian Kinsler, American-Israeli baseball player, 2006-19 (4X All-Star, 2x Gold Glove; Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles Angels, and 2 other teams), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1982-10-04 Jered Weaver, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2010-12; LA Angels), born in Northridge, California
- 1994-07-05 Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball pitcher, DH, outfielder (5 × NPB All-Star; Pacific League MVP 2016, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters; 2nd to reach 500 Ks & 100 HR, LA Angels, LA Dodgers [record 10-year $700m deal]), born in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan
Deaths in Sport
- 1977-11-09 Fred Haney, American MLB baseball player, 1922-29 (Detroit Tigers and 3 other teams), manager, 1939-41 and 1953-59 (Milwaukee Braves and 2 other teams), and executive, 1961-68 (Los Angeles Angels), dies of a heart attack at 81
- 1989-07-18 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), dies by suicide at 35
- 1994-07-13 Jimmie Reese, American baseball infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame), dies of aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure at 92
- 1998-10-02 Gene Autry, American cowboy singer, songwriter, actor, musician, ("Back In The Saddle Again";"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer") and business tycoon (owner MLB Angels team, 1961-97), dies of lymphoma at 91
- 2001-11-23 Bo Belinsky, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; LA Angels), dies from bladder cancer at 64
- 2004-01-03 Leon Wagner, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1962, 63; LA Angels), dies at 69
- 2008-05-01 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres, California Angels), dies at 93
- 2010-01-04 Rory Markas, American sportscaster (Los Angeles Angels, 2002-09), dies of a heart attack at 54
Alex Johnson (1942-2015)
2015-02-28 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), dies from prostate cancer at 72
- 2015-10-11 Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964, 67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967; LA / California Angels, Minnesota Twins), dies at 74
- 2018-05-22 Dave Garcia, MLB manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), dies at 97
- 2019-10-30 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), dies from cancer at 81
- 2020-04-17 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), dies at 90
- 2021-03-08 Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), dies at 89
- 2021-10-30 Jerry Remy, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1978; California Angels, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), dies from lung cancer at 68