1975 California Angels season

The 1975 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses.

1975 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966) Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Dick Williams
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
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California hit 55 home runs for the entire season. This caused Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee to say about the team- "could take batting practice in a hotel lobby without damaging a chandelier."[1]

Offseason

• October 24, 1974: Paul Schaal was released by the Angels.[2]
• January 9, 1975: Derek Botelho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft secondary phase, but did not sign.[3]
• March 31, 1975: Horacio Piña was released by the Angels.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	98	64	0.605	—	54–27	44–37
Kansas City Royals	91	71	0.562	7	51–30	40–41
Texas Rangers	79	83	0.488	19	39–41	40–42
Minnesota Twins	76	83	0.478	20½	39–43	37–40
Chicago White Sox	75	86	0.466	22½	42–39	33–47
California Angels	72	89	0.447	25½	35–46	37–43

Record vs. opponents

1975 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	9–9	6–6	7–4	10–8	12–4	7–5	14–4	6–6	8–10	4–8	7–5
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	8–4	7–11	13–5	7–5	10–8	10–2	11–5	6–6	8–4
California	6–6	6–6	—	9–9	3–9	6–5	4–14	7–5	8–10	7–5	7–11	9–9
Chicago	4–7	4–8	9–9	—	7–5	5–7	9–9	8–4	9–9	6–6	9–9	5–13
Cleveland	8–10	11–7	9–3	5–7	—	12–6	6–6	9–9	3–6	9–9	2–10	5–7
Detroit	4–12	5–13	5–6	7–5	6–12	—	6–6	7–11	4–8	6–12	6–6	1–11
Kansas City	5–7	5–7	14–4	9–9	6–6	6–6	—	7–5	11–7	7–5	11–7	14–4
Milwaukee	4–14	8–10	5–7	4–8	9–9	11–7	5–7	—	2–10	9–9	5–7	6–6
Minnesota	6–6	2–10	10–8	9–9	6–3	8–4	7–11	10–2	—	4–8	6–12	8–10
New York	10–8	5–11	5–7	6–6	9–9	12–6	5–7	9–9	8–4	—	6–6	8–4
Oakland	8–4	6–6	11–7	9–9	10–2	6–6	11–7	7–5	12–6	6–6	—	12–6
Texas	5–7	4–8	9–9	13–5	7–5	11–1	4–14	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 14, 1975: Denny Doyle was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Chuck Ross (minors) to the Angels on March 5, 1976.[5]
• September 12, 1975: Joe Pactwa was purchased by the Angels from the Alijadores de Tampico.[6]
• September 17, 1975: Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later were traded by the Angels to the San Diego Padres for Gary Ross. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.[7]

Draft picks

• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
  • Danny Goodwin was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (1st pick).[8]
  • Paul Hartzell was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round.[9]

Roster

1975 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 47 Steve Blateric 34 Jim Brewer 29 Chuck Dobson 37 Ed Figueroa 42 Andy Hassler 46 Chuck Hockenbery 41 Charlie Hudson 33 Don Kirkwood 35 Dick Lange 43 Sid Monge 34 Joe Pactwa 28 Orlando Peña 44 Luis Quintana 47 Gary Ross 30 Nolan Ryan 19 Mickey Scott 29 Dave Sells 48 Bill Singer 40 Frank Tanana		Catchers 18 Bob Allietta 10 Tom Egan  8 Andy Etchebarren 15 Ike Hampton  6 Ellie Rodríguez  9 Bill Sudakis Infielders 22 Bruce Bochte 38 Dan Briggs  7 Dave Chalk  5 John Doherty 15 Denny Doyle 10 Adrian Garrett 31 Tommy Harper 12 Winston Llenas  3 Rudy Meoli 21 Mike Miley  1 Orlando Ramírez  2 Jerry Remy 14 Billy Smith 11 Bobby Valentine		Outfielders  9 John Balaz 28 Dave Collins 29 Paul Dade 15 Ron Jackson  4 Joe Lahoud 16 Morris Nettles 17 Mickey Rivers 36 Leroy Stanton Other batters 20 Danny Goodwin		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 25 Jerry Adair 24 Whitey Herzog 26 Billy Muffett 50 Jimmie Reese 27 Grover Resinger

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Jerry Remy	147	569	147	.258	1	46
3B	Dave Chalk	149	513	140	.273	3	56
LF	Dave Collins	93	319	85	.266	3	29
CF	Mickey Rivers	155	616	175	.284	1	53
RF	Leroy Stanton	137	440	115	.261	14	82

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Lahoud	76	192	41	.214	6	33
Billy Smith	59	143	29	.203	0	14
Adrian Garrett	37	107	28	.262	6	18
Orlando Ramírez	44	100	24	.240	0	4
John Doherty	30	94	19	.202	1	12
Bobby Valentine	26	57	16	.281	0	5
Dan Briggs	13	31	7	.226	1	3
Denny Doyle	8	15	1	.067	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Frank Tanana	34	257.1	16	9	2.62	269
Ed Figueroa	33	244.2	16	13	2.91	139
Nolan Ryan	28	198	14	12	3.45	186
Bill Singer	29	179	7	15	4.98	78
Joe Pactwa	4	16.1	1	0	3.86	3
Gary Ross	1	5	0	1	5.40	4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Andy Hassler	30	133.1	3	12	5.94	82
Chuck Hockenberry	16	41	0	5	5.27	15
Chuck Dobson	9	28	0	2	6.75	14

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Don Kirkwood	44	6	5	7	3.11	49
Jim Brewer	21	1	0	5	1.82	22
Steve Blateric	2	0	0	0	6.23	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	Norm Sherry
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Jimy Williams
A	Salinas Packers	California League	Buck Rodgers
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Bobby Knoop
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Larry Himes

Notes

1. Angels hit in hotel lobby, look like it against Lee
2. Paul Schaal at Baseball-Reference
3. Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference
4. Horacio Piña at Baseball-Reference
5. Denny Doyle at Baseball-Reference
6. Joe Pactwa at Baseball-Reference
7. Bobby Valentine at Baseball-Reference
8. Danny Goodwin at Baseball-Reference
9. Paul Hartzell at Baseball-Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1975 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
• 1975 California Angels at Baseball Almanac