1969 California Angels

71-91 • .438 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1969 California Angels went 71-91 (.438) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 528 runs, allowed 652, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Rick Reichardt (13 HR, 68 RBI) and Andy Messersmith (16-11, 2.52 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
3rd Rank
528 R 652 RA
Diff -124

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⚡ Quick Stats

528 Runs Scored
652 Runs Allowed
-124 Run Diff
758K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .229 7% below the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .299 7% below the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .318 14% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.54 2% better than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 528 20% below the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 758,728
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Avg per Game 9,367

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Billy Cowan 0.304 2 Jay Johnstone 0.270 3 Bill Voss 0.261 4 Jim Fregosi 0.260 5 Tom Satriano 0.259

Home Runs

1 Rick Reichardt 13 2 Jim Fregosi 12 3 Jay Johnstone 10 4 Jim Spencer 10 5 Roger Repoz 8

RBI

1 Rick Reichardt 68 2 Jay Johnstone 59 3 Aurelio Rodriguez 49 4 Jim Fregosi 47 5 Bill Voss 40
1969 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Fregosi 161 580 78 151 22 6 12 47 93 86 9 0.260
Aurelio Rodriguez 159 561 47 130 17 2 7 49 32 88 5 0.232
Sandy Alomar 134 559 60 140 10 2 1 30 36 48 18 0.250
Jay Johnstone 148 540 64 146 20 5 10 59 38 75 3 0.270
Rick Reichardt 137 493 60 125 11 4 13 68 43 100 3 0.254
Jim Spencer 113 386 39 98 14 3 10 31 26 53 1 0.254
Bill Voss 133 349 33 91 11 4 2 40 35 40 5 0.261
Joe Azcue 80 248 15 54 6 0 1 19 27 28 0 0.218
Roger Repoz 103 219 25 36 1 1 8 19 32 52 1 0.164
Bubba Morton 87 172 18 42 10 1 7 32 28 29 0 0.244
Lou Johnson 67 133 10 27 8 0 0 9 10 19 5 0.203
Tom Egan 46 120 7 17 1 0 5 16 17 41 0 0.142
Tom Satriano 41 108 5 28 2 0 1 16 18 15 0 0.259
Andy Messersmith 42 77 5 12 2 0 0 5 8 28 0 0.156
Vic Davalillo 33 71 10 11 1 1 0 1 6 5 3 0.155
Bobby Knoop 27 71 5 14 1 0 1 6 13 16 1 0.197
Tom Murphy 36 71 2 10 2 0 0 4 3 26 0 0.141
Jim McGlothlin 37 58 0 7 2 0 0 1 3 21 0 0.121
Billy Cowan 28 56 10 17 1 0 4 10 3 9 0 0.304
Dick Stuart 22 51 3 8 2 0 1 4 3 21 0 0.157
Rudy May 44 49 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 22 0 0.082
Jim Hicks 37 48 6 4 0 0 3 8 13 18 0 0.083
Winston Llenas 34 47 4 8 2 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.170
Buck Rodgers 18 46 4 9 1 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.196
Ruben Amaro 41 27 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.222
George Brunet 23 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 13 0 0.037
Randy Brown 13 25 3 4 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 0.160
Jarvis Tatum 10 22 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.318
Ken Tatum 45 21 3 6 1 0 2 2 0 8 0 0.286
Eddie Fisher 52 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Marty Perez 13 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.231
Clyde Wright 40 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.182
Vern Geishert 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Steve Kealey 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Hoyt Wilhelm 44 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Bob Chance 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Pedro Borbon 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lloyd Allen 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Rickey Clark 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Chuck Cottier 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Priddy 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tom Bradley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Ortega 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Washburn 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wally Wolf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Ken Tatum 1.36 2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.47 3 Andy Messersmith 2.52 4 Jim McGlothlin 3.18 5 Rudy May 3.44

Wins

1 Andy Messersmith 16 2 Rudy May 10 3 Tom Murphy 10 4 Jim McGlothlin 8 5 Ken Tatum 7

Strikeouts

1 Andy Messersmith 211 2 Rudy May 133 3 Tom Murphy 100 4 Jim McGlothlin 96 5 Ken Tatum 65
1969 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Messersmith 16 11 2.52 40 33 2 250.0 169 70 100 211
Tom Murphy 10 16 4.21 36 35 0 215.2 213 101 69 100
Jim McGlothlin 8 16 3.18 37 35 0 201.0 188 71 58 96
Rudy May 10 13 3.44 43 25 2 180.1 142 69 66 133
George Brunet 6 7 3.84 23 19 0 100.2 98 43 39 56
Eddie Fisher 3 2 3.63 52 1 2 96.2 100 39 28 47
Ken Tatum 7 2 1.36 45 0 22 86.1 51 13 39 65
Hoyt Wilhelm 5 7 2.47 44 0 10 65.2 45 18 18 53
Clyde Wright 1 8 4.10 37 5 0 63.2 66 29 30 31
Pedro Borbon 2 3 6.15 22 0 0 41.0 55 28 11 20
Steve Kealey 2 0 3.93 15 3 0 36.2 48 16 13 17
Vern Geishert 1 1 4.65 11 3 1 31.0 32 16 7 18
Bob Priddy 0 1 4.78 15 0 0 26.1 24 14 7 15
Greg Washburn 0 2 7.94 8 2 0 11.1 21 10 5 4
Lloyd Allen 0 1 5.40 4 1 0 10.0 5 6 10 5
Rickey Clark 0 0 5.59 6 1 0 9.2 12 6 7 6
Phil Ortega 0 0 10.13 5 0 0 8.0 13 9 7 4
Wally Wolf 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 2
Tom Bradley 0 1 27.00 3 0 0 2.0 9 6 0 2

👥 Roster (45)

Lloyd Allen Sandy Alomar Ruben Amaro Joe Azcue Pedro Borbon Tom Bradley Randy Brown George Brunet Bob Chance Rickey Clark Chuck Cottier Billy Cowan +33 more

45 players

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The 1969 California Angels in brief

The 1969 California Angels finished 71-91, a .438 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. With 528 runs scored and 652 given up, the 1969 differential was -124. Against a league average of .245, the 1969 California Angels batted .229. The staff ERA of 3.54 was 2% better than the league average of 3.62. Measured against the 663-run league average, the offense was 20% behind.

The home park, Anaheim Stadium, recorded 758,728 in attendance, about 9,367 a game. Rick Reichardt topped the California Angels with 13 home runs. The hits leader was Jim Fregosi with 151. On the mound, Andy Messersmith won 16 games to lead the staff. Ken Tatum saved 22 games. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 California Angels

What was the 1969 California Angels record?
The 1969 California Angels finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1969 California Angels in home runs?
Rick Reichardt led the 1969 California Angels with 13 home runs.
What was the 1969 California Angels team ERA?
The 1969 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.54.
Did the 1969 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1969 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 California Angels play?
The 1969 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1969 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rick Reichardt (13 HR, 68 RBI) and Andy Messersmith (16-11, 2.52 ERA).
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