Albert Pujols collected his 3,000th career hit Friday night, a significant milestone for the Angels slugger and a franchise that has won only one World Series title in 57 years but has produced plenty of memorable moments.
After going 5-5 with a 2.18 ERA in 23 first-half games, Chance went 15-4 with a 1.29 ERA in 23 second-half games. He won five 1-0 games, all after June 1.
Nolan Ryan set a major league record with 383 strikeouts in 1973, a season in which the flamethrowing right-hander pitched two of his seven no-hitters. Needing 16 strikeouts in his final start to break Sandy Koufax's record of 382, Ryan whiffed Rich Reese to end the 11th inning against Minnesota for No.