Monday, May 24, 2010

This Day in Angels Baseball: May 24th, 1993

9:56 AM by Chuckster70

May 24, 1993 the California Angels lost to the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 14 innings at the Kingdome. Chad Curtis would go 3-5 in the game with a home run and Chuck Crim would take the loss in relief. In the game Luis Polonia would be caught stealing 3 times, which is an Angels single game record. Polonia, who came to the Angels in 1990 in a trade with the New York Yankees for Claudell Washington and Rich Monteleone, did go on to steal 55 bases in 1993, 4th all time in a single season for an Angel. In four years with the Angels, Polonia would steal 174 bases and bat .290, twice stealing more than 50 for the year. In 13 other pro seasons besides with the Angels he would only steal 147 bases for various teams. Polonia would also steal 4 bases in a game in 1992 while with the Angels which ties Chad Curtis and Devon White for single game highs. Polonia would become a free agent after the 1993 season.

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