1966 California Angels season
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1966 California Angels season
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry | |
| Manager(s) | Bill Rigney | |
| Local television | KTLA | |
| Local radio | KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) |
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The 1966 California Angels season, the team's first in Anaheim, involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 18 games behind the AL and World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles.
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Offseason
- November 29, 1965: Willie Montañez was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 first-year draft.[1]
- December 2, 1965: Dick Simpson was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 63 | .606 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 74 | 86 | .463 | 23 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 88 | .447 | 25.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 |
| New York Yankees | 70 | 89 | .440 | 26.5 |
Notable transactions
- May 5, 1966: Willie Montañez was returned by the Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- June 7, 1966: Steve Hovley was drafted by the Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
- August 12, 1966: Aurelio Rodríguez was purchased by the Angels from the Charros de Jalisco.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Buck Rodgers | 133 | 454 | 107 | .236 | 7 | 48 |
| 1B | Norm Siebern | 125 | 336 | 83 | .247 | 5 | 41 |
| 2B | Bobby Knoop | 161 | 590 | 137 | .232 | 17 | 72 |
| 3B | Paul Schaal | 138 | 386 | 94 | .244 | 6 | 24 |
| SS | Jim Fregosi | 162 | 611 | 154 | .252 | 13 | 67 |
| LF | Rick Reichardt | 89 | 319 | 92 | .288 | 16 | 44 |
| CF | José Cardenal | 154 | 561 | 155 | .276 | 16 | 48 |
| RF | Ed Kirkpatrick | 117 | 312 | 60 | .192 | 9 | 44 |
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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| Joe Adcock | 83 | 231 | 63 | .273 | 18 | 48 |
| Willie Smith | 90 | 195 | 36 | .185 | 1 | 20 |
| Jackie Hernández | 58 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Montañez | 8 | 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 |
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| Dean Chance | 41 | 259.2 | 12 | 17 | 3.08 | 180 |
| George Brunet | 41 | 212 | 13 | 13 | 3.31 | 148 |
| Marcelino López | 37 | 199 | 7 | 14 | 3.93 | 132 |
| Fred Newman | 21 | 102.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.73 | 42 |
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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| Jim McGlothlin | 19 | 67.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.52 | 41 |
| Jim Coates | 9 | 31.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.98 | 16 |
| Ramón López | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 2 |
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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| Bob Lee | 61 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2.74 | 46 |
| Lew Burdette | 54 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.39 | 27 |
| Jack Sanford | 50 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3.83 | 54 |
| Minnie Rojas | 47 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2.88 | 37 |
| Dick Egan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 11 |
| Bill Kelso | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 11 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seattle
Notes
References
- 1966 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1966 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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