1974 California Angels season
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1974 California Angels season
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry | |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Winkles, Whitey Herzog, and Dick Williams | |
| Local television | KTLA | |
| Local radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Drysdale, Dave Niehaus) |
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The 1974 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.
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Offseason
- October 22, 1973: Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie Rodríguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, and Gary Ryerson.[1]
- December 6, 1973: Aurelio Monteagudo and Chris Coletta were sent by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Denny Doyle to complete an earlier deal (the Angels sent Billy Grabarkewitz and players to be named later to the Phillies for a player to be named later) made on August 14, 1973.[2]
Regular season
On August 25, Nolan Ryan struck out Sandy Alomar for the 1500th strikeout of his career.[3] Ryan and Alomar had been teammates earlier in the season before Alomar was sold to the Yankees on July 8.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Texas Rangers | 84 | 76 | 5 | .525 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 8 | .506 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 80 | 9 | .500 |
| Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | 13 | .475 |
| California Angels | 68 | 94 | 22 | .420 |
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1974: Richie Scheinblum was traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Paul Schaal.[4]
- May 4, 1974: Mike Epstein was released by the Angels.[5]
- June 5, 1974: Greg Harris was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 15, 1974: Rudy May was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.[7]
- July 8, 1974: Sandy Alomar was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.[8]
- July 28, 1974: Rick Stelmaszek was traded by the Angels to the Chicago Cubs for Horacio Piña.[9]
- September 12, 1974: Frank Robinson was traded by the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Ken Suarez, Rusty Torres, and cash.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Ellie Rodríguez | 140 | 395 | 100 | .253 | 7 | 36 |
| 1B | John Doherty | 74 | 223 | 57 | .256 | 3 | 15 |
| 2B | Denny Doyle | 147 | 511 | 133 | .260 | 1 | 34 |
| 3B | Paul Schaal | 53 | 165 | 41 | .248 | 2 | 20 |
| SS | Dave Chalk | 133 | 465 | 117 | .252 | 5 | 31 |
| CF | Mickey Rivers | 118 | 466 | 133 | .285 | 3 | 31 |
| RF | Leroy Stanton | 118 | 415 | 111 | .267 | 11 | 62 |
| DH | Frank Robinson | 129 | 427 | 107 | .251 | 20 | 63 |
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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| Bob Oliver | 110 | 359 | 89 | .248 | 8 | 55 |
| Joe Lahoud | 127 | 325 | 88 | .271 | 13 | 44 |
| Morris Nettles | 56 | 175 | 48 | .274 | 0 | 8 |
| Sandy Alomar | 46 | 54 | 12 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 10 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 42 | 332.2 | 22 | 16 | 2.89 | 367 |
| Frank Tanana | 39 | 268.2 | 14 | 19 | 3.12 | 180 |
| Andy Hassler | 23 | 162 | 7 | 11 | 2.61 | 76 |
| Chuck Dobson | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5.70 | 16 |
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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| Ed Figueroa | 25 | 105.1 | 2 | 8 | 3.67 | 49 |
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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| Skip Lockwood | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.32 | 39 |
| Dave Sells | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.69 | 14 |
| Rudy May | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.00 | 12 |
| John Cumberland | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.74 | 12 |
| Horacio Piña | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.31 | 6 |
| Orlando Peña | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Idaho Falls
Notes
- ^ Ellie Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Doyle page at Baseball Reference
- ^ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ^ Paul Schaal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Epstein page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rudy May page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Robinson page at Baseball Reference
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.
- 1974 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1974 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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