1971 California Angels season

1971 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 1971 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	101	60	0.627	—	46–35	55–25
Kansas City Royals	85	76	0.528	16	44–37	41–39
Chicago White Sox	79	83	0.488	22½	39–42	40–41
California Angels	76	86	0.469	25½	35–46	41–40
Minnesota Twins	74	86	0.463	26½	37–42	37–44
Milwaukee Brewers	69	92	0.429	32	34–48	35–44

Record vs. opponents

1971 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	WSH
Baltimore	—	9–9	7–5	8–4	13–5	8–10	6–5	9–3	10–2	11–7	7–4	13–3
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	10–2	11–7	12–6	1–11	6–6	8–4	7–11	3–9	12–6
California	5–7	6–6	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	8–10	6–12	12–6	6–6	7–11	4–8
Chicago	4–8	2–10	10–8	—	3–9	7–5	9–9	11–7	7–11	5–7	11–7	10–2
Cleveland	5–13	7–11	4–8	9–3	—	6–12	2–10	4–8	4–8	8–10	4–8	7–11
Detroit	10–8	6–12	6–6	5–7	12–6	—	8–4	10–2	6–6	10–8	4–8	14–4
Kansas City	5–6	11–1	10–8	9–9	10–2	4–8	—	8–10	9–9	5–7	5–13	9–3
Milwaukee	3–9	6–6	12–6	7–11	8–4	2–10	10–8	—	10–7	2–10	3–15	6–6
Minnesota	2–10	4–8	6–12	11–7	8–4	6–6	9–9	7–10	—	8–4	8–10	5–6
New York	7–11	11–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	8–10	7–5	10–2	4–8	—	5–7	7–11
Oakland	4–7	9–3	11–7	7–11	8–4	8–4	13–5	15–3	10–8	7–5	—	9–3
Washington	3–13	6–12	8–4	2–10	11–7	4–14	3–9	6–6	6–5	11–7	3–9	—

Opening Day starters

• Sandy Alomar
• Ken Berry
• Tony Conigliaro
• Jim Fregosi
• Alex Johnson
• Ken McMullen
• Jerry Moses
• Jim Spencer
• Clyde Wright^[1]

Notable transactions

• April 4, 1971: Joe Henderson was released by the Angels.^[2]

Draft picks

• June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round.^[3]
  • Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.^[4]

Roster

1971 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 40 Lloyd Allen 44 Rickey Clark 24 Eddie Fisher 42 Andy Hassler 16 Dave LaRoche 30 Fred Lasher 43 Jim Maloney 34 Rudy May 47 Andy Messersmith 41 Tom Murphy 46 Mel Queen 35 Archie Reynolds 38 Clyde Wright 45 Billy Wynne		Catchers 39 Art Kusnyer 10,19 Jerry Moses 37 John Stephenson  3 Jeff Torborg Infielders 1,2 Sandy Alomar  1 Bruce Christensen 11 Jim Fregosi  7 Ken McMullen  8 Syd O'Brien 18 Billy Parker 15 Chico Ruiz  9 Jim Spencer		Outfielders 12 Ken Berry  4 Tony Conigliaro 14 Billy Cowan 25 Tony González 17 Alex Johnson  6 Roger Repoz 19 Tommie Reynolds  5 Mickey Rivers 33 Tom Silverio Other batters 15 Rudy Meoli		Manager 36 Lefty Phillips Coaches 22 Rocky Bridges 20 Fred Koenig 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	148	510	121	.237	18	59
2B	Alomar, SandySandy Alomar	162	689	179	.260	4	42
3B	McMullen, KenKen McMullen	160	593	148	.250	21	68
LF	González, TonyTony González	111	314	77	.245	3	38
CF	Berry, KenKen Berry	111	298	66	.221	3	22
RF	Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro	74	266	59	.222	4	15

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
Rivers, MickeyMickey Rivers	79	268	71	.265	1	12
Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson	65	242	63	.260	2	21
Kusnyer, ArtArt Kusnyer	6	13	2	.154	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
Messersmith, AndyAndy Messersmith	38	276.2	20	13	2.99	179
Wright, ClydeClyde Wright	37	276.2	16	17	2.99	135
Murphy, TomTom Murphy	37	243.1	6	17	3.77	89
May, RudyRudy May	32	208.1	11	12	3.02	156

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
Clark, RickeyRickey Clark	11	44	2	1	2.86	28

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
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher	57	10	8	3	2.72	82
LaRoche, DaveDave LaRoche	56	5	1	9	2.50	63
Allen, LloydLloyd Allen	54	4	6	15	2.49	72
Queen, MelMel Queen	44	2	2	4	1.78	53

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Angels	Pacific Coast League	Del Rice
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Les Moss
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Mike Stubbins
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Bob Clear

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City, Quad Cities

Notes

1. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=CAL
2. Joe Henderson page at Baseball-Reference
3. Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference
4. Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1971 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1971 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.