1966 California Angels

80-82 • .494 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1966 California Angels went 80-82 (.494) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 604 runs, allowed 643, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Adcock (18 HR, 48 RBI) and George Brunet (13-13, 3.31 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
6th Rank
604 R 643 RA
Diff -39

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604 Runs Scored
643 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
1,407K Attendance

📈 vs. 1966 AL Average

Batting Avg .232 3% below the 1966 league average (.240)
OBP .302 1% below the 1966 league average (.305)
SLG .353 4% below the 1966 league average (.368)
Team ERA 3.56 4% worse than the 1966 league average (3.44)
Runs Scored 604 4% below the 1966 league average (628 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,407,756
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Avg per Game 17,379

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1966

Batting Avg

1 Rick Reichardt 0.288 2 Jose Cardenal 0.276 3 Joe Adcock 0.273 4 Jay Johnstone 0.264 5 Jim Fregosi 0.252

Home Runs

1 Joe Adcock 18 2 Bobby Knoop 17 3 Jose Cardenal 16 4 Rick Reichardt 16 5 Jim Fregosi 13

RBI

1 Bobby Knoop 72 2 Jim Fregosi 67 3 Joe Adcock 48 4 Jose Cardenal 48 5 Buck Rodgers 48
1966 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Fregosi 162 611 78 154 32 7 13 67 67 89 17 0.252
Bobby Knoop 161 590 54 137 18 11 17 72 43 144 1 0.232
Jose Cardenal 154 561 67 155 15 3 16 48 34 69 24 0.276
Buck Rodgers 133 454 45 107 20 3 7 48 29 57 3 0.236
Paul Schaal 138 386 59 94 15 7 6 24 68 56 6 0.244
Norm Siebern 125 336 29 83 14 1 5 41 63 61 0 0.247
Rick Reichardt 89 319 48 92 5 4 16 44 27 61 8 0.288
Ed Kirkpatrick 117 312 31 60 7 4 9 44 51 67 7 0.192
Jay Johnstone 61 254 35 67 12 4 3 17 11 36 3 0.264
Joe Adcock 83 231 33 63 10 3 18 48 31 48 2 0.273
Tom Satriano 103 226 16 54 5 3 0 24 27 32 3 0.239
Willie Smith 90 195 18 36 3 2 1 20 12 37 1 0.185
Frank Malzone 82 155 6 32 5 0 2 12 10 11 0 0.206
Jim Piersall 75 123 14 26 5 0 0 14 13 19 1 0.211
Jackie Warner 45 123 22 26 4 1 7 16 9 55 0 0.211
Dean Chance 41 76 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 54 0 0.026
George Brunet 41 68 5 7 1 0 1 3 2 34 0 0.103
Marcelino Lopez 55 58 10 11 2 0 0 2 3 27 0 0.190
Bubba Morton 15 50 4 11 1 0 0 4 2 6 1 0.220
Fred Newman 21 30 0 6 0 0 0 3 2 8 1 0.200
Clyde Wright 24 29 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.103
Jackie Hernandez 58 23 19 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.043
Jack Sanford 50 22 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.136
Charlie Vinson 13 22 3 4 2 0 1 6 5 9 0 0.182
Jim McGlothlin 19 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 0.059
Minnie Rojas 47 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.071
Jim Coates 9 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.091
Tom Egan 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Bob Lee 61 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.000
Al Spangler 6 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.667
Lew Burdette 54 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Jorge Rubio 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Howie Reed 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ed Bailey 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Albie Pearson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willie Montanez 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000
Dick Egan 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Kelso 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sukla 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ramon Lopez 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1966

ERA

1 Bob Lee 2.74 2 Minnie Rojas 2.88 3 Howie Reed 2.93 4 Dean Chance 3.08 5 George Brunet 3.31

Wins

1 George Brunet 13 2 Jack Sanford 13 3 Dean Chance 12 4 Lew Burdette 7 5 Marcelino Lopez 7

Strikeouts

1 Dean Chance 180 2 George Brunet 148 3 Marcelino Lopez 132 4 Jack Sanford 54 5 Bob Lee 46
1966 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dean Chance 12 17 3.08 41 37 1 259.2 206 89 114 180
George Brunet 13 13 3.31 41 32 0 212.0 183 78 106 148
Marcelino Lopez 7 14 3.93 37 32 1 199.0 188 87 68 132
Jack Sanford 13 7 3.83 50 6 5 108.0 108 46 27 54
Fred Newman 4 7 4.73 21 19 0 102.2 112 54 31 42
Bob Lee 5 4 2.74 61 0 16 101.2 90 31 31 46
Clyde Wright 4 7 3.74 20 13 0 91.1 92 38 25 37
Minnie Rojas 7 4 2.88 47 2 10 84.1 83 27 15 37
Lew Burdette 7 2 3.39 54 0 5 79.2 80 30 12 27
Jim McGlothlin 3 1 4.52 19 11 0 67.2 79 34 19 41
Howie Reed 0 1 2.93 19 1 1 43.0 39 14 15 17
Jim Coates 1 1 3.98 9 4 0 31.2 32 14 10 16
Jorge Rubio 2 1 2.96 7 4 0 27.1 22 9 16 27
Ed Sukla 1 1 6.48 12 0 1 16.2 18 12 6 8
Dick Egan 0 0 4.40 11 0 0 14.1 17 7 6 11
Bill Kelso 1 1 2.38 5 0 0 11.1 11 3 6 11
Ramon Lopez 0 1 5.14 4 1 0 7.0 4 4 4 2

👥 Roster (40)

Joe Adcock Ed Bailey George Brunet Lew Burdette Jose Cardenal Dean Chance Jim Coates Dick Egan Tom Egan Jim Fregosi Jackie Hernandez Jay Johnstone +28 more

40 players

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The 1966 California Angels in brief

The 1966 California Angels won 80 games and lost 82, ending up 6th in the AL. The run column shows 604 for and 643 against. Against a league average of .240, the 1966 California Angels batted .232. The staff ERA of 3.56 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.44. The 604 runs scored compare with a league average of 628 per club, 4% fewer. Attendance at Anaheim Stadium totaled 1,407,756 for the year.

Joe Adcock led the club in home runs with 18. The RBI leader was Bobby Knoop, with 72. The hits leader was Jose Cardenal with 155. Jack Sanford led the pitchers with 13 wins. Dean Chance struck out 180, the most on the club. Bob Lee closed out 16 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1966 California Angels

What was the 1966 California Angels record?
The 1966 California Angels finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1966 California Angels in home runs?
Joe Adcock led the 1966 California Angels with 18 home runs.
What was the 1966 California Angels team ERA?
The 1966 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1966 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1966 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1966 California Angels play?
The 1966 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1966 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Adcock (18 HR, 48 RBI) and George Brunet (13-13, 3.31 ERA).
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