Egan was just 18 years old when he made his Major League debut on May 27, 1965. Before a crowd of only 1,898 in Washington, D.C., he was the last batter of the Angels\' game against the Washington Senators, representing the tying run as the Angels trailed 9-6 with two men on base. Egan struck out against Ron Kline to end the game.\n', "

After arguably his best season in 1970, he was traded to the White Sox. But he was reclaimed by the Angels off waivers a few seasons later, and while he ended up with a mere .200 lifetime batting average, Egan's career highlight occurred in the final week of the 1974 season.\n", '

Given the assignment to catch Nolan Ryan, a future Hall of Famer, in a Sept. 24 game at Anaheim against the Minnesota Twins, he was behind the plate when Ryan nailed down the third no-hitter of his career. With two out in the ninth inning, Harmon Killebrew, another future Hall of Famer, came up for the Twins to pinch-hit. Ryan walked him, then fanned Eric Soderholm to end the game, Ryan\'s 15th strikeout of the day.\n', '

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