| 1969 California Angels | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Owners | Gene Autry | |
| General managers | Dick Walsh | |
| Managers | Bill Rigney, Lefty Phillips | |
| Television | KTLA | |
| Radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Steve Bailey, Dave Niehaus) | |
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The 1969 California Angels season was a season in American baseball. In the first season following the split of the American League into two divisions, the Angels finished third in the newly established American League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.
Offseason
- October 8, 1968: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Jack Hamilton.[1]
- October 15, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft
- Paul Schaal was drafted from the Angels by the Kansas City Royals with the 27th pick.[2]
- Steve Hovley was drafted from the Angels by the Seattle Pilots with the 35th pick.[3]
- November 6, 1968: Rubén Amaro Sr. was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.[4]
- December 2, 1968: Pedro Borbón was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 rule 5 draft.[5]
- December 12, 1968: Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke were traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Hoyt Wilhelm.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 57–24 | 40–41 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 9 | 49–32 | 39–42 |
| California Angels | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 26 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
| Kansas City Royals | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 28 | 36–45 | 33–48 |
| Chicago White Sox | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 29 | 41–40 | 27–54 |
| Seattle Pilots | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 33 | 34–47 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEP | WSH | |
| Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 13–5 | |
| Boston | 8–10 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |
| California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 5–7 | |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |
| Cleveland | 5–13 | 6–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 3–15 | |
| Detroit | 7–11 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |
| Kansas City | 1–11 | 2–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |
| New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 8–9 | 8–10 | 7–5–1 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 7–5 | |
| Washington | 5–13 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 15–3 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.[7]
- May 14, 1969: Bobby Knoop was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar Sr. and Bob Priddy.[8]
- June 5, 1969: Rudy Meoli was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 13, 1969.[9]
- June 15, 1969: Tom Satriano was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Azcue.[10]
- July 26, 1969: Billy Cowan was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.[11]
- July 30, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased from the Angels by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]
- September 8, 1969: Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Priddy were traded by the Angels to the Atlanta Braves for Mickey Rivers and Clint Compton.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 |
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| C | Joe Azcue | 80 | 248 | 54 | .218 | 1 | 19 |
| 1B | Jim Spencer | 113 | 386 | 98 | .254 | 10 | 31 |
| 2B | Sandy Alomar Sr. | 134 | 559 | 140 | .250 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Aurelio Rodríguez | 159 | 561 | 130 | .232 | 7 | 49 |
| SS | Jim Fregosi | 161 | 580 | 151 | .260 | 12 | 47 |
| LF | Rick Reichardt | 137 | 493 | 125 | .254 | 13 | 68 |
| CF | Jay Johnstone | 148 | 540 | 146 | .270 | 10 | 59 |
| RF | Bill Voss | 133 | 349 | 91 | .261 | 2 | 40 |
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 |
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| Roger Repoz | 103 | 219 | 36 | .164 | 8 | 19 |
| Bubba Morton | 87 | 172 | 42 | .244 | 7 | 32 |
| Lou Johnson | 67 | 133 | 27 | .203 | 0 | 9 |
| Tom Egan | 46 | 120 | 17 | .142 | 5 | 16 |
| Tom Satriano | 41 | 108 | 28 | .259 | 1 | 16 |
| Vic Davalillo | 33 | 71 | 11 | .155 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Knoop | 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 1 | 6 |
| Billy Cowan | 28 | 56 | 17 | .304 | 4 | 10 |
| Dick Stuart | 22 | 51 | 8 | .157 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Hicks | 37 | 48 | 4 | .083 | 3 | 8 |
| Winston Llenas | 34 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Rodgers | 18 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 2 |
| Rubén Amaro Sr. | 41 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Tatum | 10 | 22 | 7 | .318 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Perez | 13 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Chance | 5 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Cottier | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 | 40 | 250.0 | 16 | 11 | 2.52 | 211 |
| Tom Murphy | 36 | 215.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.21 | 100 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 37 | 201.0 | 8 | 16 | 3.18 | 96 |
| George Brunet | 23 | 100.2 | 6 | 7 | 3.84 | 56 |
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 |
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| Rudy May | 43 | 180.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.44 | 133 |
| Clyde Wright | 37 | 63.2 | 1 | 8 | 4.10 | 31 |
| Steve Kealey | 15 | 36.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.93 | 17 |
| Vern Geishert | 11 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.65 | 18 |
| Greg Washburn | 8 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.94 | 4 |
| Lloyd Allen | 4 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 5 |
| Rickey Clark | 6 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 6 |
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 |
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| Ken Tatum | 45 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1.36 | 65 |
| Eddie Fisher | 52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.63 | 47 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 44 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2.47 | 53 |
| Pedro Borbón | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.15 | 20 |
| Bob Priddy | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.78 | 15 |
| Phil Ortega | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 4 |
| Wally Wolf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 |
| Tom Bradley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ "Eddie Fisher Stats".
- ↑ Paul Schaal at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Hovley at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rubén Amaro, Sr. at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sandy Alomar at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
References
- 1969 California Angels team at Baseball Reference
- 1969 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.
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