Showing posts with label Los Angeles Angels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles Angels. Show all posts

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Rod Carew

1985-Aug-04 Anaheim Ca - 3,000 hit
1985-Aug-30 New York NY
Passes Lou Brock to become 14th on the all-time hit list

Rod Carew - Minnesota Twins (1967-1978) California Angels (1979-1985)
  • 18-time All-Star (1967-1984)
  • American League MVP (1977)
  • American League Rookie of the Year (1967)
  • 7-time American League Batting Champion (1969, 1972-1975, 1977, 1978)
  • Roberto Clemente Award (1977)
  • Los Angeles Angels Jersey No.29 retired (1986)
  • Minnesota Twins Jersey No.29 retired (1987)
  • Baseball hall of Fame (1991)
  • Los Angeles Angels Hall of Fame (1991)
  • Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame (2000)
Considered the greatest contact hitter in Twins history. complied a career batting average .328, reaching his highest average of .388 in 1977

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Jared Weaver - No-Hit


2012-May-02 Anaheim, Ca
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v Minnesota Twins
Jared Weaver pitched his first career no-hit game, walking 1 and striking out 9
The Angels backed his performance with 9 runs on RBIs from How Kendrick (3 - home run), Kendrys Morales (2 - home run), Mark Trumbo (2), Erick Aybar and Peter Bourjos

Liam Hendriks picked up the loss pitching 2.1 innings

Prior to the no-hit game, Weaver pitched a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals, April 6, 2012

Jared Weaver also had a Topps 1962-style stamp issued on 2011, as part of the Topps Heritage series, which mimicked the 1962 release