The 1971 California Angels season was the 11th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 6th in Anaheim, and their 6th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Sandy Alomar Sr. Ken Berry Tony Conigliaro Jim Fregosi Alex Johnson Ken McMullen Jerry Moses Jim Spencer Clyde Wright
Notable transactions April 4, 1971: Joe Henderson was released by the Angels.Joe Henderson page at Baseball-Reference
Draft picks June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round.Ron Jackson page at Baseball Reference Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1971 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
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 C John Stephenson 98 279 61 .219 3 25 1B 148 510 121 .237 18 59 2B 162 689 179 .260 4 42 SS Jim Fregosi 107 347 81 .233 5 33 3B 160 593 148 .250 21 68 LF 111 314 77 .245 3 38 CF 111 298 66 .221 3 22 RF 74 266 59 .222 4 15
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 Roger Repoz 113 297 59 .199 13 41 79 268 71 .265 1 12 Syd O'Brien 90 251 50 .199 5 21 65 242 63 .260 2 21 Jerry Moses 69 181 41 .227 4 15 Billy Cowan 74 174 48 .276 4 20 Jeff Torborg 55 123 25 .203 0 5 Tommie Reynolds 45 86 16 .186 2 8 Billy Parker 20 70 16 .229 1 6 Bruce Christensen 29 63 17 .270 0 3 Chico Ruiz 31 19 5 .263 0 0 6 13 2 .154 0 0 Rudy Meoli 7 3 0 .000 0 0 Tom Silverio 3 3 1 .333 0 0
Pitching
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 38 276.2 20 13 2.99 179 37 276.2 16 17 2.99 135 37 243.1 6 17 3.77 89 32 208.1 11 12 3.02 156
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 11 44.0 2 1 2.86 28 Jim Maloney 13 30.1 0 3 5.04 13 Andy Hassler 6 18.2 0 3 3.86 13
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 54 4 6 15 2.49 72 57 10 8 3 2.72 82 56 5 1 9 2.50 63 44 2 2 4 1.78 53 Archie Reynolds 15 0 3 0 4.61 15 Billy Wynne 3 0 0 0 4.91 6 Fred Lasher 2 0 0 0 27.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City, Quad Cities
Notes
References 1971 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference 1971 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com