Historical games you would have liked to attend

[fan_since79]

Any non-Angel game in any time period open for discussion. Assumes time travel capability.

 

My choice: June 3, 1932. Lou Gehrig hits four home runs and Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA193206030.shtml

[ELEVEN]

1933 Negro League AS game in Chicago.

[gotbeer]

Miracle on Ice.

[fan_since79]

I suppose we could include other sports besides baseball.

[Adam]

1968 Polk High Championship Football game

[JAHV76]

The game Babe Ruth pointed to the outfield and proceeded to hit a home run would have been cool to see.

[AngelsSurfer]

The game where Pee Wee Reese stood up for Jackie Robinson.

[fan_since79]

The game Babe Ruth pointed to the outfield and proceeded to hit a home run would have been cool to see.

That one, and also Ruth's final home run in 1935. He was with the Boston Braves and hit three home runs that day. #714 was the first ball to clear the RF roof at Forbes Field. It traveled at least 500 feet. Ruth retired from baseball a few days later.

 

[OregonLAA]

I would first choose game 6 of the 2002 World Series for obvious reasons.

Another recent one is game 6 of the Cardinals Rangers series. 2 comebacks in 1 game and the Rangers went down which was neat. The atmosphere for that game was nuts

[Lou]

[Vegas Halo Fan]

One-game playoff in 1951, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants

 

Game 6, 1995 World Series, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves

 

Game 7, 2002 World Series, San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels

[tdawg87]

1972 Women's volleyball match between LB State and UC Santa Barbara with AO banning himself from attendance if by some miracle LB State comes back and wins the next set.

[laagamer]

I'm young.

 

Any game Mays played in the early 50's, I'd love to be able to see in person. 

 

EDIT: vv Lucky vv 

Edited February 28, 2015 by laagamer

[Stradling]

I was at all of the WS games in 2002. I would have loved to see any of Ryan's Angel no hitters. Ironically the last opening day I missed was the combined no hitter between Mike Witt and Mark Langston. I would have liked to have seen the series clinching game against the Yankees in 2002, that was the last playoff game I missed. Don Larsens perfect game in the WS would be cool. There are literally a ton of games I would love to have witnessed. Gehrig's retirement speech game. I had tickets for Adenharts last game but didn't go because my son had school the next morning.

[FabulousFabregas]

[Troll Daddy]

Old Yankee Stadium ... 2008 All Star HR Derby

In the first round, Hamilton set an MLB record for most home runs in one round of a Derby with 28, hitting 13 of them with eight outs.

That was the biggest display of power I've ever seen. Most of his HR's were monster shots.

[Yellow Balloon]

1971 All-Star game.  6 homers.  All by future Hall of Famers.  Bench, Aaron, and Clemente for the NL.  Jackson, F. Robinson, and Killebrew for the AL.

 

I remember as a little kid watching this game on TV in a hotel room in San Marcos, Texas.  Reggie's light tower shot was probably the moment I fell in love with baseball.  I can still watch it on youtube over and over again.

 

Of course the downside to all of this is that I would have had to have been in Detroit. 

[Lhalo]

That epic game on an Iowa farm that was ruined by some idiot kid choking on a hotdog.

[Hollyw00d]

Let it go

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Old Yankee Stadium ... 2008 All Star HR Derby

In the first round, Hamilton set an MLB record for most home runs in one round of a Derby with 28, hitting 13 of them with eight outs.

That was the biggest display of power I've ever seen. Most of his HR's were monster shots.

I was there in my season Seats were essentially View level looking down first base line. I had as many beers as Hamilton HRs and it was awesome. The game wasn't as fun. In fact the AS game was boring.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

The game Babe Ruth pointed to the outfield and proceeded to hit a home run would have been cool to see.

That was the 32 series against the Cubs and it's probably more myth than truth.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I would have loved to have been to:

The Merkel boner game

1933 AS game at Comsikey

The 34 ASG when Hubbell struck everyone out

Reggie's 3-hrs in 77

The game where Cobb went into the stands and beat the crap out of the handicapped guy.

Probably the 1918 WS or any other game Ruth pitched between 1914 and 1919.

Any game sitting next to a young AO, so probably in the Chavez Ravine days of 62-65

Edited March 2, 2015 by SOTO

[tdawg87]

The Merkel boner game

 

I'm listening.

[JoJo26]

Ruth pointing (I'd watch for it)

1919 World Series Game #1

Miracle On Ice

UCLA-Louisville in 1975 Semi-finals

Jackie Robinson stealing home

Koufax's Perfect-o

Bartman game

 

[CaliAngel]

Goes without saying. 2002 Game 7 World Series.