1974 California Angels

68-94 • .420 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1974 California Angels went 68-94 (.420) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 618 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (20 HR, 63 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (22-16, 2.89 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

68 Wins
94 Losses
.420 Win %
6th Rank
618 R 657 RA
Diff -39

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618 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
-39 Run Diff
917K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% below the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .320 1% below the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .355 4% below the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.52 3% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 618 7% below the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 917,020
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Avg per Game 11,321

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Tommy McCraw 0.286 2 Mickey Rivers 0.285 3 Morris Nettles 0.274 4 Joe Lahoud 0.271 5 Bruce Bochte 0.270

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 20 2 Joe Lahoud 13 3 Leroy Stanton 11 4 Bob Oliver 8 5 Ellie Rodriguez 7

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 63 2 Leroy Stanton 62 3 Bob Oliver 55 4 Joe Lahoud 44 5 Bobby Valentine 39
1974 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Denny Doyle 147 511 47 133 19 2 1 34 25 49 6 0.260
Mickey Rivers 118 466 69 133 19 11 3 31 39 47 30 0.285
Dave Chalk 133 465 44 117 9 3 5 31 30 57 10 0.252
Frank Robinson 129 427 75 107 26 2 20 63 75 85 5 0.251
Leroy Stanton 118 415 48 111 21 2 11 62 33 107 10 0.267
Ellie Rodriguez 140 395 48 100 20 0 7 36 69 56 4 0.253
Bobby Valentine 117 371 39 97 10 3 3 39 25 25 8 0.261
Bob Oliver 110 359 22 89 9 1 8 55 16 51 2 0.248
Joe Lahoud 127 325 46 88 16 3 13 44 47 57 4 0.271
John Doherty 74 223 20 57 14 1 3 15 8 13 2 0.256
Bruce Bochte 57 196 24 53 4 1 5 26 18 23 6 0.270
Morris Nettles 56 175 27 48 4 0 0 8 16 38 20 0.274
Paul Schaal 53 165 10 41 5 0 2 20 18 27 2 0.248
Winston Llenas 72 138 16 36 6 0 2 17 11 19 0 0.261
Tommy McCraw 56 119 21 34 8 0 3 17 12 13 2 0.286
Tom Egan 43 94 4 11 0 0 0 4 8 40 1 0.117
Rudy Meoli 36 90 9 22 2 0 0 3 8 10 2 0.244
Orlando Ramirez 31 86 4 14 0 0 0 7 6 23 2 0.163
Charlie Sands 43 83 6 16 2 0 4 13 23 17 0 0.193
Bob Heise 29 75 7 20 7 0 0 6 5 10 0 0.267
Mike Epstein 18 62 10 10 2 0 4 6 10 13 0 0.161
Sandy Alomar 46 54 12 12 0 1 0 1 2 8 2 0.222
John Balaz 14 42 4 10 0 0 1 5 2 10 0 0.238
Doug Howard 22 39 5 9 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 0.231
Richie Scheinblum 10 26 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.154
John Cumberland 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Dobson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Gilbreth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Kirkwood 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Lange 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skip Lockwood 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rudy May 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Pina 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Quintana 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Raziano 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Sells 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Selma 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Singer 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Stoneman 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Andy Hassler 2.61 2 Nolan Ryan 2.89 3 Bill Singer 2.98 4 Frank Tanana 3.12 5 Ed Figueroa 3.67

Wins

1 Nolan Ryan 22 2 Frank Tanana 14 3 Andy Hassler 7 4 Bill Singer 7 5 Dick Lange 3

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 367 2 Frank Tanana 180 3 Bill Singer 77 4 Andy Hassler 76 5 Dick Lange 57
1974 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nolan Ryan 22 16 2.89 42 41 0 332.2 221 107 202 367
Frank Tanana 14 19 3.12 39 35 0 268.2 262 93 77 180
Andy Hassler 7 11 2.61 23 22 1 162.0 132 47 79 76
Dick Lange 3 8 3.80 21 18 0 113.2 111 48 47 57
Bill Singer 7 4 2.98 14 14 0 108.2 102 36 43 77
Ed Figueroa 2 8 3.67 25 12 0 105.1 119 43 36 49
Skip Lockwood 2 5 4.32 37 2 1 81.1 81 39 32 39
Bill Stoneman 1 8 6.14 13 11 0 58.2 78 40 31 33
Dave Sells 2 3 3.69 20 0 2 39.0 48 16 16 14
Chuck Dobson 2 3 5.70 5 5 0 30.0 39 19 13 16
Rudy May 0 1 7.00 18 3 2 27.0 29 21 10 12
Dick Selma 2 2 5.09 18 0 1 23.0 22 13 17 15
John Cumberland 0 1 3.74 17 0 0 21.2 24 9 10 12
Barry Raziano 1 2 6.48 13 0 1 16.2 15 12 8 9
Luis Quintana 2 1 4.26 18 0 0 12.2 17 6 14 11
Horacio Pina 1 2 2.31 11 0 0 11.2 9 3 3 6
Ken Sanders 0 0 2.79 9 0 1 9.2 10 3 3 4
Orlando Peña 0 0 0.00 4 0 3 8.0 6 0 1 5
Don Kirkwood 0 0 8.59 3 0 0 7.1 12 7 6 4
Bill Gilbreth 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 1.1 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Sandy Alomar John Balaz Bruce Bochte Dave Chalk John Cumberland Chuck Dobson John Doherty Denny Doyle Tom Egan Mike Epstein Ed Figueroa Bill Gilbreth +33 more

45 players

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The 1974 California Angels in brief

In 1974 the California Angels posted a 68-94 mark (.420) and finished 6th in the AL West. The California Angels scored 618 runs and allowed 657, a run differential of -39. The team batting average of .254 was 2% below the 1974 league mark of .258. The California Angels staff finished with a 3.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. The 618 runs scored compare with a league average of 665 per club, 7% fewer.

Anaheim Stadium was home in 1974, drawing a total attendance of 917,020. Frank Robinson topped the California Angels with 20 home runs. Denny Doyle collected the most hits, 133. Nolan Ryan led the pitchers with 22 wins. In all, the roster shows 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 California Angels

What was the 1974 California Angels record?
The 1974 California Angels finished 68-94 (.420 win pct).
Who led the 1974 California Angels in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1974 California Angels with 20 home runs.
What was the 1974 California Angels team ERA?
The 1974 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1974 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1974 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 California Angels play?
The 1974 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1974 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (20 HR, 63 RBI) and Nolan Ryan (22-16, 2.89 ERA).
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