1968 California Angels

67-95 • .414 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1968 California Angels went 67-95 (.414) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 498 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Rick Reichardt (21 HR, 73 RBI) and George Brunet (13-17, 2.86 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

67 Wins
95 Losses
.414 Win %
8th Rank
498 R 615 RA
Diff -117

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498 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
-117 Run Diff
1,025K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 AL Average

Batting Avg .226 1% below the 1968 league average (.230)
OBP .291 2% below the 1968 league average (.297)
SLG .317 6% below the 1968 league average (.339)
Team ERA 3.43 15% worse than the 1968 league average (2.98)
Runs Scored 498 10% below the 1968 league average (553 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,025,956
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Avg per Game 12,666

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Vic Davalillo 0.298 2 Bubba Morton 0.270 3 Jay Johnstone 0.261 4 Rick Reichardt 0.255 5 Tom Satriano 0.253

Home Runs

1 Rick Reichardt 21 2 Don Mincher 13 3 Roger Repoz 13 4 Jim Fregosi 9 5 Tom Satriano 8

RBI

1 Rick Reichardt 73 2 Roger Repoz 54 3 Jim Fregosi 49 4 Don Mincher 48 5 Bobby Knoop 39
1968 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Fregosi 159 614 77 150 21 13 9 49 60 101 9 0.244
Rick Reichardt 151 534 62 136 20 3 21 73 42 118 8 0.255
Bobby Knoop 152 494 48 123 20 4 3 39 35 128 3 0.249
Don Mincher 120 399 35 94 12 1 13 48 43 65 0 0.236
Roger Repoz 133 375 30 90 8 1 13 54 38 83 8 0.240
Vic Davalillo 93 339 34 101 15 4 1 18 15 34 17 0.298
Tom Satriano 111 297 20 75 9 0 8 35 37 44 0 0.253
Chuck Hinton 116 267 28 52 10 3 7 23 24 61 3 0.195
Buck Rodgers 91 258 13 49 6 0 1 14 16 48 2 0.190
Aurelio Rodriguez 76 223 14 54 10 1 1 16 17 36 0 0.242
Paul Schaal 60 219 22 46 7 1 2 16 29 25 5 0.210
Bubba Morton 81 163 13 44 6 0 1 18 14 18 2 0.270
Ed Kirkpatrick 89 161 23 37 4 0 1 15 25 32 1 0.230
Jimmie Hall 46 126 15 27 3 0 1 8 16 19 1 0.214
Jay Johnstone 41 115 11 30 4 1 0 3 7 15 2 0.261
George Brunet 39 74 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 38 0 0.081
Jim Spencer 19 68 2 13 1 0 0 5 3 10 0 0.191
Chuck Cottier 33 67 2 13 4 1 0 1 2 15 0 0.194
Jim McGlothlin 40 63 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 30 0 0.111
Jarvis Tatum 17 51 7 9 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.176
Woodie Held 33 45 4 5 1 0 0 0 5 15 0 0.111
Sammy Ellis 42 44 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0.045
Tom Egan 16 43 2 5 1 0 1 4 2 15 0 0.116
Bobby Trevino 17 40 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.225
Winston Llenas 16 39 5 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.128
Clyde Wright 51 37 7 8 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.216
Orlando McFarlane 18 31 1 9 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.290
Rickey Clark 21 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.107
Tom Murphy 15 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.000
Andy Messersmith 29 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.100
Dennis Bennett 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.077
Marty Pattin 52 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.083
Wayne Causey 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Harrelson 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.100
Minnie Rojas 38 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.100
Jack Hamilton 21 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.143
Bobby Locke 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 71 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Jim Weaver 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Cimino 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Heffner 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Steve Kealey 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Sherry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Tom Murphy 2.17 2 Andy Messersmith 2.21 3 Marty Pattin 2.79 4 George Brunet 2.86 5 Jack Hamilton 3.32

Wins

1 George Brunet 13 2 Jim McGlothlin 10 3 Clyde Wright 10 4 Sammy Ellis 9 5 Tom Murphy 5

Strikeouts

1 Jim McGlothlin 135 2 George Brunet 132 3 Sammy Ellis 93 4 Andy Messersmith 74 5 Clyde Wright 71
1968 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Brunet 13 17 2.86 39 36 0 245.1 191 78 68 132
Jim McGlothlin 10 15 3.54 40 32 3 208.1 187 82 60 135
Sammy Ellis 9 10 3.95 42 24 2 164.0 150 72 56 93
Clyde Wright 10 6 3.94 41 13 3 125.2 123 55 44 71
Tom Murphy 5 6 2.17 15 15 0 99.1 67 24 28 56
Rickey Clark 1 11 3.53 21 17 0 94.1 74 37 54 60
Marty Pattin 4 4 2.79 52 4 3 84.0 67 26 37 66
Andy Messersmith 4 2 2.21 28 5 4 81.1 44 20 35 74
Tom Burgmeier 1 4 4.33 56 2 5 72.2 65 35 24 33
Minnie Rojas 4 3 4.25 38 0 6 55.0 55 26 15 33
Dennis Bennett 0 5 3.54 16 7 1 48.1 46 19 17 36
Jack Hamilton 3 1 3.32 21 2 2 38.0 34 14 15 18
Bobby Locke 2 3 6.44 29 0 2 36.1 51 26 13 21
Bill Harrelson 1 6 5.08 10 5 0 33.2 28 19 26 22
Jim Weaver 0 1 2.38 14 0 0 22.2 22 6 10 8
Steve Kealey 0 1 2.70 6 0 0 10.0 10 3 5 4
Bob Heffner 0 0 2.25 7 0 0 8.0 6 2 6 3
Pete Cimino 0 0 2.57 4 0 0 7.0 7 2 4 2
Larry Sherry 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 7 2 2 2

👥 Roster (43)

Dennis Bennett George Brunet Tom Burgmeier Wayne Causey Pete Cimino Rickey Clark Chuck Cottier Vic Davalillo Tom Egan Sammy Ellis Jim Fregosi Jimmie Hall +31 more

43 players

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The 1968 California Angels in brief

A 67-95 record (.414) put the 1968 California Angels 8th in the AL. With 498 runs scored and 615 given up, the 1968 differential was -117. Against a league average of .230, the 1968 California Angels batted .226. Pitchers allowed 3.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.98. The 498 runs scored compare with a league average of 553 per club, 10% fewer.

Home games were played at Anaheim Stadium, where 1,025,956 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Rick Reichardt, who hit 21. Jim Fregosi collected the most hits, 150. George Brunet led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Jim McGlothlin with 135. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 California Angels

What was the 1968 California Angels record?
The 1968 California Angels finished 67-95 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 1968 California Angels in home runs?
Rick Reichardt led the 1968 California Angels with 21 home runs.
What was the 1968 California Angels team ERA?
The 1968 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1968 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1968 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 California Angels play?
The 1968 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1968 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rick Reichardt (21 HR, 73 RBI) and George Brunet (13-17, 2.86 ERA).
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