Angel games you kind of remember, wonder if anyone else does

[fan_since79]

I saw Kirk McCaskill almost pitch a no-hitter against Toronto in 1989. Nelson Liriano broke it up in the 9th with a double. Five days earlier, Liriano had ruined what would have been Nolan Ryan's sixth no-hitter with a 9th inning triple.

Edited February 27, 2015 by fan_since79

[ELEVEN]

1986 - Charlie Hough took a no-no into the 9th. George Wright misplays a fly ball to left which is ruled a hit. Hough clearly starts to lose his composure. Couple batters later Jack Howell singles in the tying run and the ball gets past the catcher, allowing the winning run to score .... because Hough is still standing there on the mound fuming instead of backing up home plate.

I remember that one!

[Butcher'd]

Damn, you guys are old

[AngelsFaninGA]

The one where Anthony Swarzak took a no-hitter into the ninth against us and we lost 1-0 in 10 innings.

[AngelsFanSince86]

Game where the Orioles closer(Chris Ray I think) threw high and tight on Vlad and he got pissed and hit a walk off home run the next pitch.

 

This is the one I was going to post.  It was the first time I got to sit in my brother-in-laws season tickets near home plate.  Such an epic moment.  Just slowly started walking towards first as he glared at the pitcher.  I've tried to find this game or clip online but have been unsuccessful.

[ELEVEN]

Damn, now I want Geritol.

[Streetkid]

Joel pinero giving up a grand slam to the pitcher in an inter league game. I can't remember the opponent.

[DowningRules]

That was the game I was going to post. Vlad hit a GS off of Tom Gordon in the 7th inning or so. Angels maintained the 1 run lead to win. I was there and also had the obnoxious Yanks fans running their mouths innings 1- 7.

 

I was at that game and it was very memorable.  Both the Angels and the Skanks were playing great ball.  I think it was August and it was a very hot and muggy night at the Big A.  The Skankee fans were especially cocky/mouthy that night.  I doubt I'll forget some gross NY chick wearing a shirt that said, in big letters, "NEW F**KING YORK."  I thought it was pretty lame to wear that to an even where you knew there were going to be a lot of kids.

 

Anyways, Vlad gets up to bat and you just knew something gnar gnar was going to happen.  Everyone got on their feet.  It was about as loud as the 2002 playoffs.  And BOOM! He hits a rope over the centerfield wall.  It felt fake.  Rarely had I experienced an Angel hitter coming through in such dramatic fashion,

[chrismess13]

1986 - Charlie Hough took a no-no into the 9th.  George Wright misplays a fly ball to left which is ruled a hit.  Hough clearly starts to lose his composure. Couple batters later Jack Howell singles in the tying run and the ball gets past the catcher, allowing the winning run to score .... because Hough is still standing there on the mound fuming instead of backing up home plate.   

 

 

I remember that one!

I was at that game. Also at Angels beat the tigers 13-3, 4/27/83 with two grand slams. 11 runs off of hr's. Lynn and Daryl Sconiers hit grand slams. DeCinces follows Sconiers to go back to back. Boone ads one in the 8th. Remember the game looked up the particulars at baseball reference.com. Went with my mom and sister, they missed both grand slams because they decided to go buy stuff at the consession stands.

 

Was also there when Niekro tried to rid himself of the emory board.

 

Saw a classic game 5 and 6, though not in the same year or round of the post season. One broke my heart the other well, don't give your pitcher the "game ball" while still on the mound.

 

Now I live in Northern CA so I only get to watch on the www.

 

 If I think of more I'll post, but I can only kind of remember most of these games.

[Angel Oracle]

Joel pinero giving up a grand slam to the pitcher in an inter league game. I can't remember the opponent.

This would not be the first time. In the Brewers expansion season as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, a pitcher for them (Fred Talbot) hit a grand slam off of the Halos in Seattle at old Sicks Stadium. For good measure, he shut the Halos out that day.

Edited February 28, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I remember the Angels used to get into a lot of bench clearing brawls in either 78 or 79. I think 79. Baylor would seriously handle two dudes. Disco Dan Ford was ejected in one of them. That was when this team had Mawbles.

Edited March 2, 2015 by SOTO

[Angel Oracle]

I remember the brawl against the Royals in September 1978 during a critical home DH that the Halos swept.

[Albacore]

Mother's Day game a few years age when Torii Hunter made that amazing over-the-wall catch to rob (another) Home Run....Great memory of a great game and Mom, too. Doesn't get much better...

[ScottT]

2002 spring training brawl vs Padres

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Jack Howell hitting a broken-bat home run in Yankee stadium.  Day game.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

I also vividly remember being at the first game pitched by Kirk McKaskill.  Probably 1985,  Detroit was in town.  He pitched pretty well but got taken out to center on a frickin' laser beam by Kirk Gibson.

[BattleBorn]

August 12, 1968 - Last Mickey Mantle HR at Anaheim Stadium

[ten ocho recon scout]

Not that its super historic or anything, but i was at the game orlando cabrera stole home. Had a great view from like 2cd level behind the plate. That was cool to see.

In about 85 maybe reggie hit 3 home runs in a game. I wasnt there, but had the newspaper clipping taped to my wall for a year or so as a kid. Was always a huge reggie fan as a kid.

Im sure a bunch remember this one, but vlads monster performance in 2004 against boston, pedro started and vlad had like 9 rbi i think.

[ten ocho recon scout]

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-09-19/sports/sp-10824_1_reggie-jackson

Wow...googles the headline exactly as i remembered it and found the article right away. Funny to see names like david cone and bo jackson mentioned in there.

[Rico]

I vaguely remember once Luis Polonia going from home to second base on a ball 4 wild pitch.  Dude was fast.

[stormngt]

It was the A's

The game when Frankie was pouting after what he thought was a bad call (I think) and he missed the throw back from the catcher, which allowed the winning run to score. I want to say it was against the Mets. Good times.

[stormngt]

When did Percy pitch through a batting order to face a batter a second time? Or are talking about two different games.

Percival struck out Canseco on the Yankees on 3 curve balls and after the third Canseco yelled something to the effect of "be a man throw a fastball"

Next night Percy drilled Canseco with a first pitch fastball and yelled something to the effect of "there's your fastball!"

[m0nkey]

I was at that fan fest game. Good times

[Erstad Grit]

When did Percy pitch through a batting order to face a batter a second time? Or are talking about two different games.

 

 

Back to back games he closed out against the Yankees. 

[Homebrewer]

87. Joe Niekro gets tossed for having a nail file in his back pocket, which he threw out trying to distract the umpire, who had gone out to examine the baseball he was holding.

Wasn't sure exactly what was happening.