1978 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1978 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Buzzie Bavasi Dave Garcia, Jim Fregosi KTLA KMPC(Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Al Wisk) The 1978 California Angels season was the 18th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 13th in Anaheim, and their 13th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season tied for second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. Late in the season, the Angels suffered the loss of outfielder Lyman Bostock when Bostock was murdered on September 23 in Gary, Indiana.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-15-sp-3976-story.html Archives Los Angeles Times This was the Angels' first winning season since 1970. Offseason November 21, 1977: Lyman Bostock was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Lyman Bostock at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1977: Bobby Bonds, Richard Dotson and Thad Bosley were traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Brian Downing, Chris Knapp, and Dave Frost.Richard Dotson at Baseball-Reference December 8, 1977: Jerry Remy was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Don Aase and cash.Don Aase at Baseball-Reference January 15, 1978: Gary Nolan was released by the Angels.Gary Nolan at Baseball-Reference March 20, 1978: Fred Kuhaulua was released by the Angels.Fred Kuhaulua at Baseball-Reference March 25, 1978: Merv Rettenmund was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Merv Rettenmund at Baseball-Reference Regular season On May 12, Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out Buddy Bell for the 2500th strikeout of his career.http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King smackbomb.com/nolanryan July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all Season standings Record vs. opponents CAL Notable transactions June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Dave Engle was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.Dave Engle at Baseball-Reference Dan Whitmer was drafted by the Angels in the 14th round.Dan Whitmer at Baseball-Reference Roster 1978 California Angels Roster Pitchers 46 Don Aase 33 Mike Barlow 34 Ken Brett 39 John Caneira 36 Al Fitzmorris 37 Dave Frost 38 Tom Griffin 45 Paul Hartzell 42 Chris Knapp 17 Dave LaRoche 41 Dyar Miller 30 Nolan Ryan 40 Frank Tanana Catchers  5 Brian Downing 15 Ike Hampton  9 Terry Humphrey Infielders 14 Jim Anderson  7 Dave Chalk  6 Ron Fairly  4 Bobby Grich 16 Ron Jackson 12 Carney Lansford 35 Dave Machemer 18 Rance Mulliniks 27 Tony Solaita Outfielders 25 Don Baylor 10 Lyman Bostock 19 Ken Landreaux  3 Rick Miller  8 Merv Rettenmund 26 Joe Rudi Other batters 20 Danny Goodwin Manager 11 Jim Fregosi  1 Dave Garcia Coaches 49 Bob Clear 24 Marv Grissom  2 John McNamara 50 Jimmie Reese 48 Bob Skinner 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 Brian Downing 133 412 105 .255 7 46 1B Ron Jackson 105 387 115 .297 6 57 2B Bobby Grich 144 487 122 .251 6 42 SS Dave Chalk 135 470 119 .253 1 34 3B Carney Lansford 121 453 133 .294 8 52 LF Joe Rudi 133 497 127 .256 17 79 CF Rick Miller 132 475 125 .263 1 37 RF Lyman Bostock 147 568 168 .296 5 71 DH Don Baylor 158 591 151 .255 34 99 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 Ken Landreaux 93 260 58 .223 5 23 Ron Fairly 91 235 51 .217 10 40 Rance Mulliniks 50 119 22 .185 1 6 Terry Humphrey 53 114 25 .219 1 9 Jim Anderson Jim Anderson (baseball) 48 108 21 .194 0 7 Merv Rettenmund 50 108 29 .269 1 14 Tony Solaita 60 94 21 .223 1 14 Danny Goodwin 24 58 16 .276 2 10 Dave Machemer 10 22 6 .273 1 2 Ike Hampton 19 14 3 .214 1 4 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 Frank Tanana 33 239.0 18 12 3.65 137 Nolan Ryan 31 234.2 10 13 3.72 260 Chris Knapp 30 188.1 14 8 4.21 126 Don Aase 29 178.2 11 8 4.03 93 Dave Frost 11 80.1 5 4 2.58 30 John Caneira 2 7.2 0 0 7.04 0 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 Paul Hartzell 54 157.0 6 10 3.44 55 Ken Brett 31 100.0 3 5 4.95 43 Tom Griffin 24 56.0 3 4 4.02 35 Al Fitzmorris 9 31.2 1 0 1.71 8 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 Dave LaRoche 59 10 9 25 2.82 70 Dyar Miller 41 6 2 1 2.66 34 Mike Barlow 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Gulls Pacific Coast League Deron Johnson AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Moose Stubing A Salinas Packers California League Chuck Cottier A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Cotton Nash Rookie Idaho Falls Angels Pioneer League Reuben Rodriguez LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Paso Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1978 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference 1978 California Angels at Baseball Almanac Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1970s in Anaheim, California California Angels season Los