1971 California Angels

76-86 • .469 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1971 California Angels went 76-86 (.469) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 511 runs, allowed 576, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Ken McMullen (21 HR, 68 RBI) and Andy Messersmith (20-13, 2.99 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
4th Rank
511 R 576 RA
Diff -65

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511 Runs Scored
576 Runs Allowed
-65 Run Diff
926K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .231 6% below the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .290 8% below the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .329 10% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.10 10% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 511 18% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 926,253
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Avg per Game 11,435

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Billy Cowan 0.276 2 Bruce Christensen 0.270 3 Mickey Rivers 0.265 4 Alex Johnson 0.260 5 Sandy Alomar 0.260

Home Runs

1 Ken McMullen 21 2 Jim Spencer 18 3 Roger Repoz 13 4 Jim Fregosi 5 5 Syd O'Brien 5

RBI

1 Ken McMullen 68 2 Jim Spencer 59 3 Sandy Alomar 42 4 Roger Repoz 41 5 Tony Gonzalez 38
1971 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sandy Alomar 162 689 77 179 24 3 4 42 41 60 39 0.260
Ken McMullen 160 593 63 148 19 2 21 68 53 74 1 0.250
Jim Spencer 148 510 50 121 21 2 18 59 48 63 0 0.237
Jim Fregosi 107 347 31 81 15 1 5 33 39 61 2 0.233
Tony Gonzalez 111 314 32 77 9 2 3 38 28 28 0 0.245
Ken Berry 111 298 29 66 17 0 3 22 18 33 3 0.221
Roger Repoz 113 297 39 59 11 1 13 41 60 69 3 0.199
John Stephenson 98 279 24 61 17 0 3 25 22 21 0 0.219
Mickey Rivers 79 268 31 71 12 2 1 12 19 38 13 0.265
Tony Conigliaro 74 266 23 59 18 0 4 15 23 52 3 0.222
Syd O'Brien 90 251 25 50 8 1 5 21 15 33 0 0.199
Alex Johnson 65 242 19 63 8 0 2 21 15 34 5 0.260
Jerry Moses 69 181 12 41 8 2 4 15 10 34 0 0.227
Billy Cowan 74 174 12 48 8 0 4 20 7 41 1 0.276
Jeff Torborg 55 123 6 25 5 0 0 5 3 6 0 0.203
Andy Messersmith 39 93 8 16 2 0 2 5 5 30 0 0.172
Clyde Wright 40 91 4 14 3 1 0 5 6 27 0 0.154
Tommie Reynolds 45 86 4 16 3 0 2 8 9 6 0 0.186
Tom Murphy 37 75 5 13 3 0 0 6 2 19 0 0.173
Billy Parker 20 70 4 16 0 1 1 6 2 20 1 0.229
Rudy May 32 68 2 10 1 0 0 4 4 40 0 0.147
Bruce Christensen 29 63 4 17 1 0 0 3 6 5 0 0.270
Chico Ruiz 31 19 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0.263
Lloyd Allen 54 17 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.294
Eddie Fisher 57 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.062
Rickey Clark 11 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.267
Art Kusnyer 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.154
Dave LaRoche 56 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.091
Mel Queen 45 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Maloney 13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Rudy Meoli 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Silverio 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Archie Reynolds 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Lasher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Wynne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Mel Queen 1.78 2 Lloyd Allen 2.49 3 Dave LaRoche 2.50 4 Eddie Fisher 2.72 5 Rickey Clark 2.86

Wins

1 Andy Messersmith 20 2 Clyde Wright 16 3 Rudy May 11 4 Eddie Fisher 10 5 Tom Murphy 6

Strikeouts

1 Andy Messersmith 179 2 Rudy May 156 3 Clyde Wright 135 4 Tom Murphy 89 5 Eddie Fisher 82
1971 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Andy Messersmith 20 13 2.99 38 38 0 276.2 224 92 121 179
Clyde Wright 16 17 2.99 37 37 0 276.2 225 92 82 135
Tom Murphy 6 17 3.77 37 36 0 243.1 228 102 82 89
Rudy May 11 12 3.02 32 31 0 208.1 160 70 87 156
Eddie Fisher 10 8 2.72 57 3 3 119.0 92 36 50 82
Lloyd Allen 4 6 2.49 54 1 15 94.0 75 26 40 72
Dave LaRoche 5 1 2.50 56 0 9 72.0 55 20 27 63
Mel Queen 2 2 1.78 44 0 4 65.2 49 13 29 53
Rickey Clark 2 1 2.86 11 7 1 44.0 36 14 28 28
Jim Maloney 0 3 5.04 13 4 0 30.1 35 17 24 13
Archie Reynolds 0 3 4.61 15 1 0 27.1 32 14 18 15
Andy Hassler 0 3 3.86 6 4 0 18.2 25 8 15 13
Billy Wynne 0 0 4.91 3 0 0 3.2 6 2 2 6
Fred Lasher 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 4 4 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Lloyd Allen Sandy Alomar Ken Berry Bruce Christensen Rickey Clark Tony Conigliaro Billy Cowan Eddie Fisher Jim Fregosi Tony Gonzalez Andy Hassler Alex Johnson +24 more

36 players

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The 1971 California Angels in brief

The 1971 California Angels finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL West. The California Angels scored 511 runs and allowed 576, a run differential of -65. Against a league average of .246, the 1971 California Angels batted .231. The California Angels staff finished with a 3.10 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. The 511 runs scored compare with a league average of 623 per club, 18% fewer.

Anaheim Stadium was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 926,253. Ken McMullen topped the California Angels with 21 home runs. Sandy Alomar collected the most hits, 179. On the mound, Andy Messersmith won 20 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Lloyd Allen with 15.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 California Angels

What was the 1971 California Angels record?
The 1971 California Angels finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1971 California Angels in home runs?
Ken McMullen led the 1971 California Angels with 21 home runs.
What was the 1971 California Angels team ERA?
The 1971 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.10.
Did the 1971 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1971 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 California Angels play?
The 1971 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1971 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken McMullen (21 HR, 68 RBI) and Andy Messersmith (20-13, 2.99 ERA).
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