1970 California Angels season

1970 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Dick Walsh
Manager(s)	Lefty Phillips
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Dave Niehaus, Jerry Coleman)
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The 1970 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing third in the American League West with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

• October 22, 1969: Rubén Amaro was released by the Angels.^[1]
• October 24, 1969: Mel Queen was purchased by the Angels from the Cincinnati Reds.^[2]
• November 25, 1969: Pedro Borbón, Vern Geishert and Jim McGlothlin were traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Alex Johnson and Chico Ruiz.^[3]
• January 14, 1970: Bill Harrelson and Dan Loomer (minors) were traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Jack Fisher.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	98	64	0.605	—	51–30	47–34
Oakland Athletics	89	73	0.549	9	49–32	40–41
California Angels	86	76	0.531	12	43–38	43–38
Kansas City Royals	65	97	0.401	33	35–44	30–53
Milwaukee Brewers	65	97	0.401	33	38–42	27–55
Chicago White Sox	56	106	0.346	42	31–53	25–53

Record vs. opponents

1970 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	WSH
Baltimore	—	13–5	7–5	9–3	14–4	11–7	12–0	7–5	5–7	11–7	7–5	12–6
Boston	5–13	—	5–7	8–4	12–6	9–9	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	7–5	12–6
California	5–7	7–5	—	12–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	12–6	8–10	5–7	8–10	7–5
Chicago	3–9	4–8	6–12	—	6–6	6–6	7–11	7–11	6–12	5–7	2–16	4–8
Cleveland	4–14	6–12	6–6	6–6	—	7–11	8–4	7–5	6–6	8–10	7–5	11–7
Detroit	7–11	9–9	6–6	6–6	11–7	—	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–6	9–9
Kansas City	0–12	5–7	8–10	11–7	4–8	6–6	—	12–6	5–13	1–11	7–11	6–6
Milwaukee	5–7	7–5	6–12	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–12	—	5–13	3–9–1	8–10	5–7
Minnesota	7–5	5–7	10–8	12–6	6–6	8–4	13–5	13–5	—	5–7	13–5	6–6
New York	7–11	8–10	7–5	7–5	10–8	11–7	11–1	9–3–1	7–5	—	6–6	10–8
Oakland	5–7	5–7	10–8	16–2	5–7	6–6	11–7	10–8	5–13	6–6	—	10–2
Washington	6–12	6–12	5–7	8–4	7–11	9–9	6–6	7–5	6–6	8–10	2–10	—

Notable transactions

• April 7, 1970: Jack Fisher was released by the Angels.^[4]
• April 27, 1970: Aurelio Rodríguez and Rick Reichardt were traded by the Angels to the Washington Senators for Ken McMullen.^[5]
• June 4, 1970: Mike Krukow was drafted by the Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[6]
• August 31, 1970: Tony González was purchased by the Angels from the Atlanta Braves.^[7]

Roster

1970 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 40 Lloyd Allen 29 Tom Bradley 26,48 Terry Cox 48 Paul Doyle 24 Eddie Fisher 43 Greg Garrett 39 Steve Kealey 37 Dave LaRoche 34 Rudy May 47 Andy Messersmith 41 Tom Murphy 46 Mel Queen 42 Harvey Shank 19 Ken Tatum 39 Wally Wolf 38 Clyde Wright		Catchers  2 Joe Azcue 28 Randy Brown 30 Tom Egan Infielders  4 Sandy Alomar 11 Jim Fregosi 44 Doug Griffin  7 Ken McMullen 1,42 Ray Oyler 42 Marty Perez  1 Aurelio Rodríguez 15 Chico Ruiz  9 Jim Spencer		Outfielders 14 Billy Cowan 25 Tony González 17 Alex Johnson 10 Jay Johnstone  3 Rick Reichardt  6 Roger Repoz  5 Tommie Reynolds  3 Mickey Rivers 33 Tom Silverio 19 Jarvis Tatum 32 Bill Voss Other batters  5 Jim Hicks		Manager 36 Lefty Phillips Coaches 22 Rocky Bridges 20 Fred Koenig 7,27 Pete Reiser 21 Norm Sherry

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
1B	Spencer, JimJim Spencer	146	511	140	.274	12	68
2B	Alomar, SandySandy Alomar	162	672	169	.251	2	36
3B	McMullen, KenKen McMullen	124	422	98	.232	14	61
SS	Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi	158	601	167	.278	22	82
LF	Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson	156	614	202	.329	14	86
RF	Repoz, RogerRoger Repoz	137	407	97	.238	18	47

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
Ruiz, ChicoChico Ruiz	68	107	26	.243	0	12
González, TonyTony González	26	92	28	.304	1	12
Rodríguez, AurelioAurelio Rodríguez	17	63	17	.270	0	7
Reichardt, RickRick Reichardt	9	6	1	.167	0	1

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
Wright, ClydeClyde Wright	39	260.2	22	12	2.83	110
Murphy, TomTom Murphy	39	227	16	13	4.24	99
May, RudyRudy May	38	208.2	7	13	4.01	164
Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith	37	194.2	11	10	3.01	62

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
Bradley, TomTom Bradley	17	69.2	2	5	4.13	53
Allen, LloydLloyd Allen	8	24	1	1	2.62	12

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
Tatum, KenKen Tatum	62	7	4	17	2.94	50
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher	67	4	4	8	2.47	53
Queen, MelMel Queen	34	3	6	9	4.20	44
Wolf, WallyWally Wolf	4	0	0	0	5.06	5
Cox, TerryTerry Cox	3	0	0	0	3.86	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Chuck Tanner
AA	El Paso Sun Kings	Texas League	Del Rice
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Mike Stubbins
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Bob Clear

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Idaho Falls

Notes

1. Rubén Amaro at Baseball-Reference
2. Mel Queen at Baseball-Reference
3. Pedro Borbón at Baseball-Reference
4. Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
5. Ken McMullen at Baseball-Reference
6. Mike Krukow at Baseball-Reference
7. Tony González at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1970 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
• 1970 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.