1971 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1971 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Dick Walsh Lefty Phillips KTLA KMPC(Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Dave Niehaus, Jerry Coleman) 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 Record vs. opponents CAL Opening Day starters Sandy Alomar Sr. Ken Berry Tony Conigliaro Jim Fregosi Alex Johnson Ken McMullen Jerry Moses Jim Spencer Clyde Wrighthttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=CAL 1971 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 4, 1971: Joe Henderson was released by the Angels.Joe Henderson page at Baseball-Reference Draft picks June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round.Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference 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 Ken McMullen (baseball) 160 593 148 .250 21 68 LF Tony González Tony González (baseball) 111 314 77 .245 3 38 CF Ken Berry Ken Berry (baseball) 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 Tom Murphy (pitcher) 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 Eddie Fisher (baseball) 57 10 8 3 2.72 82 Dave LaRoche 56 5 1 9 2.50 63 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 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 Minor League Baseball 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 2 References 1971 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference 1971 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1970s in Anaheim, California California Angels season Los