May 20, 1970: Looking back, it's hard to imagine anyone comparing the 1969 Miracle Mets to the 1970 disastrous Angels. But after Rudy May pitched a two-hitter to beat the White Sox, longtime baseball executive Frank Lane tried to make such a comparison.

Lane, a scout for the Baltimore Orioles, who lost to the Mets in the 1969 World Series, told The Times' John Wiebusch: "I shudder to say it but this Angel team—man to man and just about all over—is a better team than the team that beat us last year."

Angels Manager Lefty Phillips said after the win, "More and more, in every way, this team is amazing."

If he only knew what was ahead.

–Keith Thursby