35 years ago tonight….

[Angel Oracle]

June 18th, (1986) Hall of Famer Don Sutton recorded his 300th career win, defeating Texas (5-1; 9 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 HR, 3 SO), becoming the 19th pitcher in major league history to reach the plateau;

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Darn, I though you were going to say that Pujols graduated High School. 

[Lou]

Madden was born 35 years ago today.

 

Richard Madden, aka Robb Stark of GOT fame. 

[UndertheHalo]

Got some pretty good fun facts going on in here.   Couple more here :

• Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1155
• The British take Bunker Hill in 1775
• the War of 1812 begins when the US declares war on Great Britain
• Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Edited June 18, 2021 by UndertheHalo

[eligrba]

5 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Got some pretty good fun facts going on in here.   Couple more here :

• Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1155
• The British take Bunker Hill in 1775
• the War of 1812 begins when the US declares war on Great Britain
• Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

When was the war of 1812? 

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, eligrba said:

When was the war of 1812? 

I believe the year was 1812.  

[eligrba]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

I believe the year was 1812.  

Weird.

I thought the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor later than that.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, eligrba said:

When was the war of 1812? 

After you answer who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb

Edited June 18, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

I believe the year was 1812.  

1812, 1813, and 1814

[ten ocho recon scout]

One of the weird moments I remember as a kid. And being with my Dad, in his shitty old car, when we heard the final out on the radio

Edited June 18, 2021 by ten ocho recon scout

[Angel Oracle]

11 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

One of the weord moments I remember as a kid. And being with my Dad, in his shitty old car, when we heard the final out on the radio

I had just finished my weekly bowling league, and driving to a restaurant when win #300 was secured. 

As always, a classic Al Conin call

Edited June 18, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[fan_since79]

Conin was my favorite Angels broadcaster.

[Angel Oracle]

10 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Conin was my favorite Angels broadcaster.

For me, Enberg, Conin, Rory, and Victor are all there.

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

For me, Enberg, Conin, Rory, and Victor are all there.

No has to be Bob Kelley, Don Wells and Steve Bailey. Voices were very clear on my transistor radio.

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

 

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

 

 

[jsnpritchett]

21 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

 

Excellent post. 

[AngelStew43]

A friend and I were in attendance that night.  Don Sutton pitched a great game.  A great memory. 

[Lou]

Seeing as it was only his 25th win as an Angel, i really didn't care much about it.