1971 California Angels season

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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 involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 10160.62746355525
Kansas City Royals 8576.5281644374139
Chicago White Sox 7983.48822½39424041
California Angels 7686.46925½35464140
Minnesota Twins 7486.46326½37423744
Milwaukee Brewers 6992.4293234483544

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKWSH
Baltimore 9–97–58–413–58–106–59–310–211–77–413–3
Boston 9–96–610–211–712–61–116–68–47–113–912–6
California 5–76–68–108–46–68–106–1212–66–67–114–8
Chicago 4–82–1010–83–97–59–911–77–115–711–710–2
Cleveland 5–137–114–89–36–122–104–84–88–104–87–11
Detroit 10–86–126–65–712–68–410–26–610–84–814–4
Kansas City 5–611–110–89–910–24–88–109–95–75–139–3
Milwaukee 3–96–612–67–118–42–1010–810–72–103–156–6
Minnesota 2–104–86–1211–78–46–69–97–108–48–105–6
New York 7–1111–76–67–510–88–107–510–24–85–77–11
Oakland 4–79–311–77–118–48–413–515–310–87–59–3
Washington 3–136–128–42–1011–74–143–96–66–511–73–9

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1971 California Angels
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C John Stephenson 9827961.219325
1B Jim Spencer 148510121.2371859
2B Sandy Alomar Sr. 162689179.260442
SS Jim Fregosi 10734781.233533
3B Ken McMullen 160593148.2502168
LF Tony González 11131477.245338
CF Ken Berry 11129866.221322
RF Tony Conigliaro 7426659.222415

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Roger Repoz 11329759.1991341
Mickey Rivers 7926871.265112
Syd O'Brien 9025150.199521
Alex Johnson 6524263.260221
Jerry Moses 6918141.227415
Billy Cowan 7417448.276420
Jeff Torborg 5512325.20305
Tommie Reynolds 458616.18628
Billy Parker 207016.22916
Bruce Christensen 296317.27003
Chico Ruiz 31195.26300
Art Kusnyer 6132.15400
Rudy Meoli 730.00000
Tom Silverio 331.33300

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Andy Messersmith 38276.220132.99179
Clyde Wright 37276.216172.99135
Tom Murphy 37243.16173.7789
Rudy May 32208.111123.02156

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Rickey Clark 1144.0212.8628
Jim Maloney 1330.1035.0413
Andy Hassler 618.2033.8613

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Lloyd Allen 5446152.4972
Eddie Fisher 5710832.7282
Dave LaRoche 565192.5063
Mel Queen 442241.7853
Archie Reynolds 150304.6115
Billy Wynne 30004.916
Fred Lasher 200027.000

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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