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    • Apr 9, 1964
    The Los Angeles Angels, owned by cowboy star Gene Autry, file papers with the city of Anaheim indicating their intent to move the baseball team to Orange County
    Aug 31, 1964
    Anaheim, California, holds groundbreaking ceremonies for Anaheim Stadium, offering a place for cowboy singer Gene Autry's team, the Angels, to play baseball outside Los Angeles. Autry turns the first pile of dirt
    Sep 2, 1964
    Gene Autry's baseball team, the Los Angeles Angels, announces it is being renamed the California Angels
    Apr 19, 1966
    Gene Autry's California Angels hold their first regular-season baseball game at their new Anaheim Stadium. The team loses to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1
    Aug 30, 1968
    Cowboy singer Gene Autry gives a rare locker room pep talk to his baseball team, the California Angels. It is not enough to keep them from finishing the season eighth among the American League's 10 teams
    May 26, 1969
    Country legend Gene Autry fires a baseball manager for the first time, giving Bill Rigney the boot after eight years as the skipper for Autry's California Angels
    Dec 11, 1971
    Gene Autry's California Angels make the most significant trade in their history. They send shortstop Bill Fregosi to the New York Mets for four players, including future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan
    Jul 10, 1974
    The Memphis Southmen, of the new World Football League, play their first game at the Liberty Bowl. The team is owned, in part, by Charlie Rich, who sings the national anthem. Elvis Presley attends the opener, a 34-15 win over the Detroit Wheels
    Mar 11, 1977
    Tulsa Drillers owner Bill Rollings announces Roy Clark has acquired a large stake in the minor league team
    Aug 12, 1977
    Roy Clark shows up as a guest on "The Tonight Show" in a Tulsa Drillers baseball uniform, publicizing his recent purchase of the minor league team



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