The Afternoon The Singing Cowboy Saw His Angels Arrive, Angels at Orioles, April 11, 1961

Founded by the American Actor Gene Autry, the Los Angeles Angles was one of the the first expansion clubs (the other being Washington). The first year they played at the Los Angeles Wrigley Field - home of the previous LA Angels who had played in the PCL league. Four years as tennants of the Dogers followed, before Angel Stadium was opened. The team may not be as storied or as rewarded as the original teams (for example, the Angles are one for one in World Series apperances, the sole apperance and victory coming in 2002), but the their heart has aleays been in baseball, the  And they've never forgotten their "26th man", the singing cowboy himself, Gene Autry. So let's go back to the beginning, and the first game of the Angles. They were on the road and visting Baltimore. Opening the season, and opening the history books, Eddie Yost steps up to swing the Angels bat for the very first time. Bob Kelly, with Don Wells and Steve Bailey, are on KMPC to take you through the game. You can find the boxscore here.  This game was played on April 11th, 1961.