June 24 in Los Angeles Angels History: Don Sutton Notches his 3000 strikeout (1983)

[adrotate banner=”41″] On June 24, 1983 Milwaukee’s Don Sutton strikes out Alan Bannister in the 8th inning of a 3 – 2 win over Cleveland to become the 8th pitcher in major league history with 3,000 career strikeouts. County Stadium is packed with 46,037 fans for the game, mostly to welcome back pop

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