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S4 E14 - An Oral History of the Los Angeles California Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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- Apr 18, 2026
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Summary
Rest in Power, Garrett Anderson. Before we get into anything else — the show opens with a tribute to Garrett Anderson, one of the most reliable, consistent, and criminally underrated Angels of all time. The guy who hit a three-run double in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series. The guy Jonathan made his son a homemade Angels jersey for. The guy you couldn't hate, could only fear. He was 53. He will be missed. Now — sixty years of Angels history, told the way only Steve can tell it. The Early Years The Angels were born as an expansion team in 1961, forever destined to live in the Dodgers' shadow. They had Dean Chance winning a Cy Young in 1964. They had Bo Belinsky throwing no-hitters and dating every starlet in Hollywood. They had Alex Johnson — a Dick Allen type, proud and misunderstood — winning a batting title on the last day of the season Nolan Ryan Steve saw him pitch at least ten times in three years, standing behind the third base dugout before games, listening to his fastball explode into the catcher's mitt from sixty feet away. Half a dozen times he had a no-hitter going through the fourth or fifth inning. And when the Angels let him go, their general manager said he'd just replace him with two nine-and-seven pitchers. In 1987, at age 40, Nolan led the league in ERA with a 2.76 and went 8-16. Jonathan adds the cherry on top: Will Clark's first career at-bat was a home run off Nolan Ryan in the Astrodome. Deep center. 1986 — One Strike Away The Angels were one strike away from the World Series for the very first time. Up three games to one. Home crowd. Donnie Moore on the mound. Dave Henderson at the plate. The rest is one of the most tragic sequences in baseball history — not just the home run, not just the series, but what happened to Donnie Moore afterward. He ne…