Angel’s Still-Active Old-Timer Hits His 511th Homer in Win
The latest milestone for Reggie Jackson satisfied the slugger not for what it meant to himself but for what it meant to the Angels.
On Old-timer’s Day in Anaheim Stadium, Jackson keyed the Angels’ 3-1 victory Sunday over the Chicago White Sox with a fourth-inning solo home run, the 511th of his career, tying him with Hall of Fame member Mel Ott for 12th place on the all-time list.
“It’s nice that it came at a good time and it helped us win one,” said Jackson. “But it only means that I’ve been around a long time, that I’m getting old.”
The blast was his eighth of the season and first since May 11.
A rookie, right-hander Urbano Lugo, made his second career start for the Angels and allowed just four hits in eight innings to earn the victory.
“He was strong the whole way,” said Manager Gene Mauch. “He threw a 90-mile-an-hour fastball in the first, the fifth and the ninth inning. He had the same velocity throughout the ball game.”
Lugo never let a struggling Chicago offense get untracked. The White Sox came into the game hitting just .238 on their current trip.
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