1972 California Angels season
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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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- January 26, 1972: Tommie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Andy Kosco.[3]
Regular season
- April 18, 1972: Nolan Ryan struck out Charlie Manuel for the 500th strikeout of his career.[4]
Opening Day starters
- Sandy Alomar Sr.
- Leo Cárdenas
- Ken McMullen
- Andy Messersmith
- Vada Pinson
- Mickey Rivers
- Jim Spencer
- Leroy Stanton
- Jeff Torborg[5]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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Notable transactions
- May 2, 1972: Billy Cowan was released by the Angels.[6]
- May 16, 1972: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[7]
- May 26, 1972: Archie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Motton.[8]
- July 28, 1972: Joe Azcue and Syd O'Brien were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.[9]
- August 1, 1972: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.[10]
- August 15, 1972: Andy Kosco was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta.[3]
- 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.[11]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Art Kusnyer | 64 | 179 | 37 | .207 | 2 | 13 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 134 | 509 | 137 | .269 | 19 | 70 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 155 | 610 | 146 | .239 | 1 | 25 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 137 | 472 | 127 | .269 | 9 | 34 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 150 | 551 | 123 | .223 | 6 | 42 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 136 | 484 | 133 | .275 | 7 | 49 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 119 | 409 | 118 | .289 | 5 | 39 |
| RF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 82 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 1 | 14 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 58 | 159 | 34 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 59 | 153 | 32 | .209 | 0 | 8 |
| John Stephenson | 66 | 146 | 40 | .274 | 2 | 17 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 39 | 284.0 | 19 | 16 | 2.28 | 329 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 251.0 | 18 | 11 | 2.98 | 87 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 205.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 169 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 26 | 109.2 | 4 | 9 | 4.51 | 61 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16 | 42.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.22 | 39 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 42 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3.48 | 53 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 43 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3.76 | 32 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 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 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.64 | 8 |
| Tom Murphy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Farm system
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Notes
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- ↑ Tony González page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Nolan Ryan page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ a b Andy Kosco page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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References
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- 1972 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1972 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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