1971 California Angels season

1971  California Angels
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Anaheim Stadium
City	Anaheim, California
Owners	Gene Autry
General managers	Dick Walsh
Managers	Lefty Phillips
Television	KTLA
Radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Dave Niehaus, Jerry Coleman)
←  1970 Seasons 1972  →

The 1971 California Angels season was the 11th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 6th in Anaheim, and their 6th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

• v
• t
• e

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	101	60	.627	—	46‍–‍35	55‍–‍25
Kansas City Royals	85	76	.528	16	44‍–‍37	41‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox	79	83	.488	22½	39‍–‍42	40‍–‍41
California Angels	76	86	.469	25½	35‍–‍46	41‍–‍40
Minnesota Twins	74	86	.463	26½	37‍–‍42	37‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers	69	92	.429	32	34‍–‍48	35‍–‍44

Record vs. opponents

1971 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	WAS
Baltimore	—	9–9	7–5	8–4	13–5	8–10	6–5	9–3	10–2	11–7	7–4	13–3
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	10–2	11–7	12–6	1–11	6–6	8–4	7–11	3–9	12–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	8–10	6–12	12–6	6–6	7–11	4–8
Chicago	4–8	2–10	10–8	—	3–9	7–5	9–9	11–7	7–11	5–7	11–7	10–2
Cleveland	5–13	7–11	4–8	9–3	—	6–12	2–10	4–8	4–8	8–10	4–8	7–11
Detroit	10–8	6–12	6–6	5–7	12–6	—	8–4	10–2	6–6	10–8	4–8	14–4
Kansas City	5–6	11–1	10–8	9–9	10–2	4–8	—	8–10	9–9	5–7	5–13	9–3
Milwaukee	3–9	6–6	12–6	7–11	8–4	2–10	10–8	—	10–7	2–10	3–15	6–6
Minnesota	2–10	4–8	6–12	11–7	8–4	6–6	9–9	7–10	—	8–4	8–10	5–6
New York	7–11	11–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	8–10	7–5	10–2	4–8	—	5–7	7–11
Oakland	4–7	9–3	11–7	7–11	8–4	8–4	13–5	15–3	10–8	7–5	—	9–3
Washington	3–13	6–12	8–4	2–10	11–7	4–14	3–9	6–6	6–5	11–7	3–9	—

Opening Day starters

• Sandy Alomar Sr.
• Ken Berry
• Tony Conigliaro
• Jim Fregosi
• Alex Johnson
• Ken McMullen
• Jerry Moses
• Jim Spencer
• Clyde Wright ^[1]

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1971: Joe Henderson was released by the Angels. ^[2]

Draft picks

• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round. ^[3]
  • Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round. ^[4]

Roster

1971 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 40 Lloyd Allen 44 Rickey Clark 24 Eddie Fisher 42 Andy Hassler 16 Dave LaRoche 30 Fred Lasher 43 Jim Maloney 34 Rudy May 47 Andy Messersmith 41 Tom Murphy 46 Mel Queen 35 Archie Reynolds 38 Clyde Wright 45 Billy Wynne		Catchers 39 Art Kusnyer 10,19 Jerry Moses 37 John Stephenson  3 Jeff Torborg Infielders 1,2 Sandy Alomar Sr.  1 Bruce Christensen 11 Jim Fregosi  7 Ken McMullen  8 Syd O'Brien 18 Billy Parker 15 Chico Ruiz  9 Jim Spencer		Outfielders 12 Ken Berry  4 Tony Conigliaro 14 Billy Cowan 25 Tony González 17 Alex Johnson  6 Roger Repoz 19 Tommie Reynolds  5 Mickey Rivers 33 Tom Silverio Other batters 15 Rudy Meoli		Manager 36 Lefty Phillips Coaches 22 Rocky Bridges 20 Fred Koenig 27 Pete Reiser 21 Norm Sherry

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	John Stephenson	98	279	61	.219	3	25
1B	Jim Spencer	148	510	121	.237	18	59
2B	Sandy Alomar Sr.	162	689	179	.260	4	42
SS	Jim Fregosi	107	347	81	.233	5	33
3B	Ken McMullen	160	593	148	.250	21	68
LF	Tony González	111	314	77	.245	3	38
CF	Ken Berry	111	298	66	.221	3	22
RF	Tony Conigliaro	74	266	59	.222	4	15

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Roger Repoz	113	297	59	.199	13	41
Mickey Rivers	79	268	71	.265	1	12
Syd O'Brien	90	251	50	.199	5	21
Alex Johnson	65	242	63	.260	2	21
Jerry Moses	69	181	41	.227	4	15
Billy Cowan	74	174	48	.276	4	20
Jeff Torborg	55	123	25	.203	0	5
Tommie Reynolds	45	86	16	.186	2	8
Billy Parker	20	70	16	.229	1	6
Bruce Christensen	29	63	17	.270	0	3
Chico Ruiz	31	19	5	.263	0	0
Art Kusnyer	6	13	2	.154	0	0
Rudy Meoli	7	3	0	.000	0	0
Tom Silverio	3	3	1	.333	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Andy Messersmith	38	276.2	20	13	2.99	179
Clyde Wright	37	276.2	16	17	2.99	135
Tom Murphy	37	243.1	6	17	3.77	89
Rudy May	32	208.1	11	12	3.02	156

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Rickey Clark	11	44.0	2	1	2.86	28
Jim Maloney	13	30.1	0	3	5.04	13
Andy Hassler	6	18.2	0	3	3.86	13

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Lloyd Allen	54	4	6	15	2.49	72
Eddie Fisher	57	10	8	3	2.72	82
Dave LaRoche	56	5	1	9	2.50	63
Mel Queen	44	2	2	4	1.78	53
Archie Reynolds	15	0	3	0	4.61	15
Billy Wynne	3	0	0	0	4.91	6
Fred Lasher	2	0	0	0	27.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Angels	Pacific Coast League	Del Rice
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Les Moss
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Mike Stubbins
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Bob Clear

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City, Quad Cities

Notes

1. "1971 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac".
2. Joe Henderson page at Baseball-Reference
3. Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference
4. Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1971 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1971 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN   978-0-9637189-8-3.