1972 California Angels season
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1972 California Angels season
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry | |
| Manager(s) | Del Rice | |
| Local television | KTLA | |
| Local radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Dave Niehaus) |
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The 1972 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 5th in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 80 losses.
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Offseason
- October 27, 1971: Tony González was released by the Angels.[1]
- December 10, 1971: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Angels to the New York Mets for Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, Leroy Stanton, and Frank Estrada.[2]
- January 26, 1972: Tommie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Andy Kosco.[3]
Regular season
- April 18, 1972: Nolan Ryan struck out Charlie Manuel for the 500th strikeout of his career.[4]
Opening Day starters
- Sandy Alomar
- Leo Cárdenas
- Ken McMullen
- Andy Messersmith
- Vada Pinson
- Mickey Rivers
- Jim Spencer
- Leroy Stanton
- Jeff Torborg[5]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 93 | 62 | -- | .600 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | 5.5 | .565 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 77 | 15.5 | .500 |
| Kansas City Royals | 76 | 78 | 16.5 | .494 |
| California Angels | 75 | 80 | 18 | .484 |
| Texas Rangers | 54 | 100 | 38.5 | .351 |
Notable transactions
- May 2, 1972: Billy Cowan was released by the Angels.[6]
- May 16, 1972: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[7]
- May 26, 1972: Archie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Motton.[8]
- July 28, 1972: Joe Azcue and Syd O'Brien were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.[9]
- August 1, 1972: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.[10]
- August 15, 1972: Andy Kosco was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta.[3]
- August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade. [11]
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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| 1B | Bob Oliver | 134 | 509 | 137 | .269 | 19 | 70 |
| 2B | Sandy Alomar | 155 | 610 | 146 | .239 | 1 | 25 |
| 3B | Ken McMullen | 137 | 472 | 127 | .269 | 9 | 34 |
| SS | Leo Cárdenas | 150 | 551 | 123 | .223 | 6 | 42 |
| LF | Vada Pinson | 136 | 484 | 133 | .275 | 7 | 49 |
| CF | Ken Berry | 119 | 409 | 118 | .289 | 5 | 39 |
| RF | Leroy Stanton | 127 | 402 | 101 | .251 | 12 | 39 |
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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| Jim Spencer | 82 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 1 | 14 |
| Mickey Rivers | 58 | 159 | 34 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Torborg | 59 | 153 | 32 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
| Andy Kosco | 49 | 142 | 34 | .239 | 6 | 13 |
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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| Nolan Ryan | 39 | 284 | 19 | 16 | 2.28 | 329 |
| Clyde Wright | 35 | 251 | 18 | 11 | 2.98 | 87 |
| Rudy May | 35 | 205.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 169 |
| Andy Messersmith | 25 | 169.2 | 8 | 11 | 2.81 | 142 |
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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| Rickey Clark | 26 | 109.2 | 4 | 9 | 4.51 | 61 |
| Don Rose | 16 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.22 | 39 |
| Dick Lange | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 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 |
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| Lloyd Allen | 42 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3.48 | 53 |
| Eddie Fisher | 43 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3.76 | 32 |
| Steve Barber | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.02 | 34 |
| Tom Dukes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.64 | 8 |
| Paul Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Salt Lake City Angels | Pacific Coast League | Les Moss |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Norm Sherry |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Mike Stubbins |
| A | Quad Cities Angels | Midwest League | Dick Kinaman |
| Rookie | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | Bob Clear |
Notes
- ^ Tony González page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Nolan Ryan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference
- ^ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=CAL
- ^ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
References
- 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.
- 1972 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1972 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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