Major League Baseball team season
| 1972 California Angels | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Owners | Gene Autry | |||
| General managers | Harry Dalton | |||
| Managers | Del Rice | |||
| Television | KTLA | |||
| Radio | KMPC (Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Dave Niehaus) | |||
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The 1972 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 80 losses.
Offseason
- October 27, 1971: Tony González was released by the Angels.
- December 10, 1971: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Angels to the New York Mets for Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, Leroy Stanton, and Frank Estrada.
- January 26, 1972: Tommie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Andy Kosco.
Regular season
- April 18, 1972: Nolan Ryan struck out Charlie Manuel for the 500th strikeout of his career.
Opening Day starters
- Sandy Alomar Sr.
- Leo Cárdenas
- Ken McMullen
- Andy Messersmith
- Vada Pinson
- Mickey Rivers
- Jim Spencer
- Leroy Stanton
- Jeff Torborg
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 93 | 62 | .600 | — | 48–29 | 45–33 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5½ | 55–23 | 32–44 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15½ | 42–32 | 35–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16½ | 44–33 | 32–45 |
| California Angels | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18 | 44–36 | 31–44 |
| Texas Rangers | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38½ | 31–46 | 23–54 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1972 American League record Sources: | |||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
| Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 10–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | |
| Boston | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–7 | 5–9 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |
| California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–6 | 7–5 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 10–7 | |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–9 | 9–3 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 7–8 | 14–4 | |
| Cleveland | 10–8 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–10 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 9–3 | |
| Detroit | 8–10 | 9–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 10–8 | 9–3 | 7–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–9 | 9–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 8–6 | |
| Milwaukee | 5–10 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–5 | 8–10 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–7 | 6–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 8–9 | 11–7 | |
| New York | 6–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 9–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 8–4 | |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 9–8 | 9–3 | — | 11–4 | |
| Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–10 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 6–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 4–11 | — | |
Notable transactions
- May 2, 1972: Billy Cowan was released by the Angels.
- May 16, 1972: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
- May 26, 1972: Archie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Motton.
- July 28, 1972: Joe Azcue and Syd O'Brien were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.
- August 1, 1972: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.
- August 15, 1972: Andy Kosco was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta.
- August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 |
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| C | Art Kusnyer | 64 | 179 | 37 | .207 | 2 | 13 |
| 1B | Bob Oliver | 134 | 509 | 137 | .269 | 19 | 70 |
| 2B | Sandy Alomar Sr. | 155 | 610 | 146 | .239 | 1 | 25 |
| 3B | Ken McMullen | 137 | 472 | 127 | .269 | 9 | 34 |
| SS | Leo Cárdenas | 150 | 551 | 123 | .223 | 6 | 42 |
| LF | Vada Pinson | 136 | 484 | 133 | .275 | 7 | 49 |
| CF | Ken Berry | 119 | 409 | 118 | .289 | 5 | 39 |
| RF | Leroy Stanton | 127 | 402 | 101 | .251 | 12 | 39 |
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 |
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| Jim Spencer | 82 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 1 | 14 |
| Mickey Rivers | 58 | 159 | 34 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Torborg | 59 | 153 | 32 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
| John Stephenson | 66 | 146 | 40 | .274 | 2 | 17 |
| Andy Kosco | 49 | 142 | 34 | .239 | 6 | 13 |
| Billy Parker | 36 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 2 | 8 |
| Winston Llenas | 44 | 64 | 17 | .266 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Hiatt | 22 | 45 | 13 | .289 | 1 | 5 |
| Syd O'Brien | 36 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Motton | 42 | 39 | 6 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Howard | 11 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Coletta | 14 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 1 | 7 |
| Tom Silverio | 13 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Repoz | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Cowan | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Azcue | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Nolan Ryan | 39 | 284.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.28 | 329 |
| Clyde Wright | 35 | 251.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.98 | 87 |
| Rudy May | 35 | 205.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 169 |
| Andy Messersmith | 25 | 169.2 | 8 | 11 | 2.81 | 142 |
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 |
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| Rickey Clark | 26 | 109.2 | 4 | 9 | 4.51 | 61 |
| Don Rose | 16 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.22 | 39 |
| Dick Lange | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 8 |
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 |
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| Lloyd Allen | 42 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3.48 | 53 |
| Eddie Fisher | 43 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3.76 | 32 |
| Steve Barber | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.02 | 34 |
| Mel Queen | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 19 |
| Dave Sells | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 2 |
| Alan Foster | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 | 11 |
| Tom Dukes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.64 | 8 |
| Tom Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Paul Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League BaseballNotes
- Tony González page at Baseball Reference
- Nolan Ryan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference
- "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- "1972 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
- Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
- Curt Motton page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference
- Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
- "Eddie Fisher Stats".
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.
- 1972 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1972 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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