1970 California Angels

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1970 California Angels went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 631 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Fregosi (22 HR, 82 RBI) and Clyde Wright (22-12, 2.83 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
631 R 630 RA
Diff +1

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⚡ Quick Stats

631 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
1,098K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .308 4% below the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .363 4% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.48 6% better than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 631 7% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,098,557
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Avg per Game 13,562

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Alex Johnson 0.329 2 Tony Gonzalez 0.304 3 Jim Fregosi 0.278 4 Billy Cowan 0.276 5 Jim Spencer 0.274

Home Runs

1 Jim Fregosi 22 2 Roger Repoz 18 3 Alex Johnson 14 4 Ken McMullen 14 5 Jim Spencer 12

RBI

1 Alex Johnson 86 2 Jim Fregosi 82 3 Jim Spencer 68 4 Ken McMullen 61 5 Roger Repoz 47
1970 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sandy Alomar 162 672 82 169 18 2 2 36 49 65 35 0.251
Alex Johnson 156 614 85 202 26 6 14 86 35 68 17 0.329
Jim Fregosi 158 601 95 167 33 5 22 82 69 92 0 0.278
Jim Spencer 146 511 61 140 20 4 12 68 28 61 0 0.274
Ken McMullen 124 422 50 98 9 3 14 61 59 81 1 0.232
Roger Repoz 137 407 50 97 17 6 18 47 45 90 4 0.238
Joe Azcue 114 351 19 85 13 1 2 25 24 40 0 0.242
Jay Johnstone 119 320 34 76 10 5 11 39 24 53 1 0.237
Tom Egan 79 210 14 50 6 0 4 20 14 67 0 0.238
Jarvis Tatum 75 181 28 43 7 0 0 6 17 35 1 0.238
Bill Voss 80 181 21 44 4 3 3 30 23 18 2 0.243
Billy Cowan 68 134 20 37 9 1 5 25 11 29 0 0.276
Tommie Reynolds 59 120 11 30 3 1 1 6 6 10 1 0.250
Chico Ruiz 68 107 10 26 3 1 0 12 7 16 3 0.243
Clyde Wright 47 105 9 18 4 0 2 10 2 32 0 0.171
Tony Gonzalez 26 92 9 28 2 0 1 12 2 11 3 0.304
Tom Murphy 39 76 7 14 1 0 1 7 5 32 0 0.184
Andy Messersmith 38 70 4 11 3 0 1 2 0 28 0 0.157
Rudy May 38 69 0 6 2 0 0 2 4 31 0 0.087
Aurelio Rodriguez 17 63 6 17 2 2 0 7 3 6 0 0.270
Doug Griffin 18 55 2 7 1 0 0 4 6 5 0 0.127
Mickey Rivers 17 25 6 8 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 0.320
Ray Oyler 24 24 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.083
Tom Bradley 17 18 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.167
Mel Queen 37 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Greg Garrett 32 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.067
Tom Silverio 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Eddie Fisher 67 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Ken Tatum 62 11 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0.182
Dave LaRoche 38 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Rick Reichardt 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.167
Lloyd Allen 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Brown 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Hicks 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Steve Kealey 17 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Paul Doyle 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Marty Perez 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Cox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harvey Shank 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wally Wolf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Greg Garrett 2.65 2 Clyde Wright 2.83 3 Ken Tatum 2.94 4 Andy Messersmith 3.01 5 Eddie Fisher 3.04

Wins

1 Clyde Wright 22 2 Tom Murphy 16 3 Andy Messersmith 11 4 Rudy May 7 5 Ken Tatum 7

Strikeouts

1 Rudy May 164 2 Andy Messersmith 162 3 Clyde Wright 110 4 Tom Murphy 99 5 Eddie Fisher 74
1970 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Clyde Wright 22 12 2.83 39 39 0 260.2 226 82 88 110
Tom Murphy 16 13 4.24 39 38 0 227.0 223 107 81 99
Rudy May 7 13 4.01 38 34 0 208.2 190 93 81 164
Andy Messersmith 11 10 3.01 37 26 5 194.2 144 65 78 162
Eddie Fisher 4 4 3.04 67 2 8 130.1 117 44 35 74
Ken Tatum 7 4 2.94 62 0 17 88.2 68 29 26 50
Greg Garrett 5 6 2.65 32 7 0 74.2 48 22 44 53
Tom Bradley 2 5 4.13 17 11 0 69.2 71 32 33 53
Mel Queen 3 6 4.20 34 3 9 60.0 58 28 28 44
Dave LaRoche 4 1 3.44 38 0 4 49.2 41 19 21 44
Paul Doyle 3 1 5.14 40 0 5 42.0 43 24 21 34
Lloyd Allen 1 1 2.63 8 2 0 24.0 23 7 11 12
Steve Kealey 1 0 4.15 17 0 1 21.2 19 10 6 14
Wally Wolf 0 0 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 3 3 4 5
Harvey Shank 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 1
Terry Cox 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 4 1 0 3

👥 Roster (40)

Lloyd Allen Sandy Alomar Joe Azcue Tom Bradley Randy Brown Billy Cowan Terry Cox Paul Doyle Tom Egan Eddie Fisher Jim Fregosi Greg Garrett +28 more

40 players

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The 1970 California Angels in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 1970 California Angels 3rd in the AL West. With 631 runs scored and 630 given up, the 1970 differential was +1. At the plate the California Angels hit .251, 1% better than the league's .249. The staff ERA of 3.48 was 6% better than the league average of 3.72. League clubs averaged 676 runs that year, so the California Angels scored 7% fewer.

Attendance at Anaheim Stadium totaled 1,098,557 for the year. The home run leader was Jim Fregosi, who hit 22. Alex Johnson led in RBI with 86. On the mound, Clyde Wright won 22 games to lead the staff. Rudy May struck out 164, the most on the club. Ken Tatum saved 17 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 California Angels

What was the 1970 California Angels record?
The 1970 California Angels finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1970 California Angels in home runs?
Jim Fregosi led the 1970 California Angels with 22 home runs.
What was the 1970 California Angels team ERA?
The 1970 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.48.
Did the 1970 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1970 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 California Angels play?
The 1970 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1970 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Fregosi (22 HR, 82 RBI) and Clyde Wright (22-12, 2.83 ERA).
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