Angels
The Angel youth movement was dealt another setback Saturday when the club acquired 30-year-old second baseman Johnny Ray from the Pittsburgh Pirates and optioned the man he will replace, rookie Mark McLemore, to the minor leagues.
Aug. 30, 1987
Bert Blyleven’s third consecutive complete game Saturday was marred by an incomplete fifth inning, during which the Angels forgot such fundamental points of order as: --Never walking the leadoff hitter while working with a three-run lead.
April 23, 1989
The Baltimore Orioles’ 13-4 dominance in their new ballpark at Camden Yards is only one reason the Orioles have become a bona fide contender in the American League East.
May 17, 1992
Mark McLemore’s name has been preceded or followed by the words second baseman so often that it’s hard to think of him as anything else, a fact that was clear when the Angel lineup was distributed in the press box before the first game of the Freeway Series.
April 8, 1990
Sports
Some players’ professional football careers are measured in years.
Jan. 10, 1985
A few ground rules before talking to Texas Ranger second baseman Mark McLemore. * No stat chat.
July 4, 1996
Bobby Grich never won an American League batting title.
March 19, 1987
There is a point of reference when charting Mark McLemore’s latest major league move, and it certainly doesn’t have anything to do with his career batting average or his former employers in Anaheim, Cleveland and Houston.
Sept. 2, 1993
USC Sports
Playing against USC would be special in any season for Oregon wide receiver Cristin McLemore, who grew up in Torrance and was a football star at Marina High after moving to Huntington Beach.
Oct. 1, 1994
Mark McLemore was walking through the Angel dugout on his way to batting practice two weeks ago when someone asked him what he thought of the prior evening’s Academy Awards show.
April 26, 1988