1969 California Angels season
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1969 California Angels season
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry | |
| Manager(s) | Bill Rigney and Lefty Phillips | |
| Local television | KTLA | |
| Local radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) |
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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.
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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 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 | GB | Pct. |
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| Minnesota Twins | 97 | 65 | -- | .599 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 9.0 | .543 |
| California Angels | 71 | 91 | 26.0 | .438 |
| Kansas City Royals | 69 | 93 | 28.0 | .426 |
| Chicago White Sox | 68 | 94 | 29.0 | .420 |
| Seattle Pilots | 64 | 98 | 33.0 | .395 |
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 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
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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| 2B | Sandy Alomar | 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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| Tom Satriano | 41 | 108 | 28 | .259 | 1 | 16 |
| Bobby Knoop | 27 | 71 | 14 | .197 | 1 | 6 |
| Rubén Amaro | 41 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 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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| Andy Messersmith | 40 | 250 | 16 | 11 | 2.52 | 211 |
| Tom Murphy | 36 | 215.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.21 | 100 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 37 | 201 | 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 |
| Lloyd Allen | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 5 |
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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| Eddie Fisher | 52 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.63 | 47 |
| Ken Tatum | 45 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1.36 | 65 |
| 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 |
| Rickey Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 6 |
| Wally Wolf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 2 |
| Tom Bradley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
- ^ Paul Schaal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Hovley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rubén Amaro, Sr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rudy Meoli page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
References
- 1969 California Angels team page 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, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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