1972 California Angels

75-80 • .484 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1972 California Angels went 75-80 (.484) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 454 runs, allowed 533, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Bob Oliver (19 HR, 70 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (19-16, 2.28 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

75 Wins
80 Losses
.484 Win %
5th Rank
454 R 533 RA
Diff -79

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454 Runs Scored
533 Runs Allowed
-79 Run Diff
744K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .241 1% above the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .292 4% below the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .330 4% below the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.06 equal to the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 454 15% below the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 744,140
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Avg per Game 9,301

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Ken Berry 0.289 2 Vada Pinson 0.275 3 John Stephenson 0.274 4 Bob Oliver 0.269 5 Ken McMullen 0.269

Home Runs

1 Bob Oliver 19 2 Leroy Stanton 12 3 Ken McMullen 9 4 Vada Pinson 7 5 Leo Cardenas 6

RBI

1 Bob Oliver 70 2 Vada Pinson 49 3 Leo Cardenas 42 4 Ken Berry 39 5 Leroy Stanton 39
1972 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sandy Alomar 155 610 65 146 20 3 1 25 47 55 20 0.239
Leo Cardenas 150 551 25 123 11 2 6 42 35 73 1 0.223
Bob Oliver 134 509 47 137 20 4 19 70 27 97 4 0.269
Vada Pinson 136 484 56 133 24 2 7 49 30 54 17 0.275
Ken McMullen 137 472 36 127 18 1 9 34 48 59 1 0.269
Ken Berry 119 409 41 118 15 3 5 39 35 47 5 0.289
Leroy Stanton 127 402 44 101 15 3 12 39 22 100 2 0.251
Jim Spencer 82 212 13 47 5 0 1 14 12 25 0 0.222
Art Kusnyer 64 179 13 37 2 1 2 13 16 33 0 0.207
Mickey Rivers 58 159 18 34 6 2 0 7 8 26 4 0.214
Jeff Torborg 59 153 5 32 3 0 0 8 14 21 0 0.209
John Stephenson 66 146 14 40 3 1 2 17 11 8 0 0.274
Andy Kosco 49 142 15 34 4 2 6 13 5 23 1 0.239
Nolan Ryan 39 96 4 13 5 1 0 3 2 48 1 0.135
Clyde Wright 35 83 7 18 6 0 2 13 4 25 0 0.217
Billy Parker 36 80 11 17 2 0 2 8 9 17 0 0.212
Winston Llenas 44 64 3 17 3 0 0 7 3 8 0 0.266
Rudy May 35 62 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 29 0 0.113
Andy Messersmith 26 53 2 10 3 0 0 0 3 13 1 0.189
Jack Hiatt 22 45 4 13 0 1 1 5 5 11 0 0.289
Curt Motton 42 39 6 6 1 0 0 1 5 12 0 0.154
Syd O'Brien 36 39 10 7 2 0 1 1 6 10 0 0.179
Doug Howard 11 38 4 10 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.263
Rickey Clark 27 31 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.097
Chris Coletta 14 30 5 9 1 0 1 7 1 4 0 0.300
Lloyd Allen 42 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.118
Eddie Fisher 43 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.118
Tom Silverio 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Don Rose 16 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0.200
Steve Barber 34 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.143
Billy Cowan 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Lange 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Repoz 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Joe Azcue 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mel Queen 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Doyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Dukes 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Foster 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Sells 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Steve Barber 2.02 2 Nolan Ryan 2.28 3 Andy Messersmith 2.81 4 Rudy May 2.94 5 Clyde Wright 2.98

Wins

1 Nolan Ryan 19 2 Clyde Wright 18 3 Rudy May 12 4 Andy Messersmith 8 5 Steve Barber 4

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 329 2 Rudy May 169 3 Andy Messersmith 142 4 Clyde Wright 87 5 Rickey Clark 61
1972 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nolan Ryan 19 16 2.28 39 39 0 284.0 166 72 157 329
Clyde Wright 18 11 2.98 35 35 0 251.0 229 83 80 87
Rudy May 12 11 2.94 35 30 1 205.1 162 67 82 169
Andy Messersmith 8 11 2.81 25 21 2 169.2 125 53 68 142
Rickey Clark 4 9 4.51 26 15 1 109.2 105 55 55 61
Lloyd Allen 3 7 3.48 42 6 5 85.1 76 33 55 53
Eddie Fisher 4 5 3.76 43 1 4 81.1 73 34 31 32
Steve Barber 4 4 2.02 34 3 2 58.0 37 13 30 34
Don Rose 1 4 4.22 16 4 0 42.2 49 20 19 39
Mel Queen 0 0 4.35 17 0 0 31.0 31 15 19 19
Dave Sells 2 0 2.81 10 0 0 16.0 11 5 5 2
Alan Foster 0 1 4.97 8 0 0 12.2 12 7 6 11
Tom Dukes 0 1 1.64 7 0 1 11.0 11 2 0 8
Tom Murphy 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 10.0 13 6 8 2
Dick Lange 0 0 4.70 2 1 0 7.2 7 4 2 8
Paul Doyle 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 2 0 3 4

👥 Roster (40)

Lloyd Allen Sandy Alomar Joe Azcue Steve Barber Ken Berry Leo Cardenas Rickey Clark Chris Coletta Billy Cowan Paul Doyle Tom Dukes Eddie Fisher +28 more

40 players

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The 1972 California Angels in brief

The 1972 California Angels won 75 games and lost 80, ending up 5th in the AL West. Runs came in at 454 scored against 533 allowed (-79). The team batting average of .241 was 1% above the 1972 league mark of .239. Measured against the 537-run league average, the offense was 15% behind. Anaheim Stadium was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 744,140.

The home run leader was Bob Oliver, who hit 19. The hits leader was Sandy Alomar with 146. Nolan Ryan led the pitchers with 19 wins. In all, the roster shows 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1971 season and the 1973 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 California Angels

What was the 1972 California Angels record?
The 1972 California Angels finished 75-80 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1972 California Angels in home runs?
Bob Oliver led the 1972 California Angels with 19 home runs.
What was the 1972 California Angels team ERA?
The 1972 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.06.
Did the 1972 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1972 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 California Angels play?
The 1972 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1972 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Oliver (19 HR, 70 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (19-16, 2.28 ERA).
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