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1973 California Angels season

1973 California Angels
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Gene Autry
General manager(s) Harry Dalton
Manager(s) Bobby Winkles
Local television KTLA
Local radio KMPC
(Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
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The 1973 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses.

1973 was an eventful season for Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan. On May 15, Ryan threw the first no-hitter of his career. On July 3, he struck out Sal Bando of the Oakland Athletics for the 1000th strikeout in his career. Twelve days later, Ryan threw a second no-hitter, becoming the fifth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.

For the year, Ryan set what is, as of 2010, the post-1900 Major League Baseball record for most strikeouts in a season with 383, topping Sandy Koufax's 1965 mark by one. (The all-time record belongs to Matt Kilroy, who struck out 513 batters in 1886). In the process, he struck out at least 10 batters in 23 different games.


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