1974 California Angels season

1974 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)	Bobby Winkles, Whitey Herzog, Dick Williams
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Drysdale)
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The 1974 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

October 22, 1973: Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie Rodríguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, and Gary Ryerson.^[1]
December 6, 1973: Aurelio Monteagudo and Chris Coletta were sent by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Denny Doyle to complete an earlier deal (the Angels sent Billy Grabarkewitz and players to be named later to the Phillies for a player to be named later) made on August 14, 1973.^[2]

Regular season

On August 25, Nolan Ryan struck out Sandy Alomar for the 1500th strikeout of his career.^[3] Ryan and Alomar had been teammates earlier in the season before Alomar was sold to the Yankees on July 8.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	90	72	0.556	—	49–32	41–40
Texas Rangers	84	76	0.525	5	42–38	42–38
Minnesota Twins	82	80	0.506	8	48–33	34–47
Chicago White Sox	80	80	0.500	9	46–34	34–46
Kansas City Royals	77	85	0.475	13	40–41	37–44
California Angels	68	94	0.420	22	36–45	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1974 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	10–8	7–5	5–7	12–6	14–4	8–4	8–10	6–6	11–7	6–6	4–8
Boston	8–10	—	4–8	8–4	9–9	11–7	4–8	10–8	6–6	11–7	8–4	5–7
California	5–7	8–4	—	10–8–1	3–9	5–7	8–10	3–9	8–10	3–9	6–12	9–9
Chicago	7–5	4–8	8–10–1	—	8–4	7–5	11–7	8–4	7–11–1	4–8	7–11	9–7–1
Cleveland	6–12	9–9	9–3	4–8	—	9–9	8–4	10–8	6–6	7–11	5–7	4–8
Detroit	4–14	7–11	7–5	5–7	9–9	—	7–5	9–9	3–9	11–7	5–7	5–7
Kansas City	4–8	8–4	10–8	7–11	4–8	5–7	—	11–1	8–10	4–8	8–10	8–10
Milwaukee	10–8	8–10	9–3	4–8	8–10	9–9	1–11	—	6–6	9–9	5–7	7–5
Minnesota	6–6	6–6	10–8	11–7–1	6–6	9–3	10–8	6–6	—	4–8	5–13	9–9
New York	7–11	7–11	9–3	8–4	11–7	7–11	8–4	9–9	8–4	—	7–5	8–4
Oakland	6–6	4–8	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	10–8	7–5	13–5	5–7	—	8–10
Texas	8–4	7–5	9–9	7–9–1	8–4	7–5	10–8	5–7	9–9	4–8	10–8	—

Notable transactions

April 30, 1974: Richie Scheinblum was traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Paul Schaal.^[4]
May 4, 1974: Mike Epstein was released by the Angels.^[5]
June 5, 1974: Greg Harris was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[6]
June 15, 1974: Rudy May was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.^[7]
July 8, 1974: Sandy Alomar was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.^[8]
July 28, 1974: Rick Stelmaszek was traded by the Angels to the Chicago Cubs for Horacio Piña.^[9]
September 12, 1974: Frank Robinson was traded by the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Ken Suarez, Rusty Torres, and cash.^[10]

Roster

1974 California Angels

Roster

Pitchers

47 John Cumberland

45 Chuck Dobson

37 Ed Figueroa

38 Bill Gilbreth

42 Andy Hassler

52 Don Kirkwood

35 Dick Lange

41 Skip Lockwood

34 Rudy May

51 Orlando Peña

34 Horacio Piña

44 Luis Quintana

31 Barry Raziano

30 Nolan Ryan

39 Ken Sanders

29 Dave Sells

39 Dick Selma

48 Bill Singer

26 Bill Stoneman

40 Frank Tanana

Catchers

10 Tom Egan

6 Ellie Rodríguez

19 Charlie Sands

Infielders

24 Sandy Alomar

7 Dave Chalk

5 John Doherty

15 Denny Doyle

5 Mike Epstein

9 Bob Heise

22 Tommy McCraw

3 Rudy Meoli

33 Bob Oliver

1 Orlando Ramírez

9 Paul Schaal

Outfielders

8 John Balaz

22 Bruce Bochte

14 Doug Howard

4 Joe Lahoud

12 Winston Llenas

16 Morris Nettles

17 Mickey Rivers

20 Frank Robinson

9 Richie Scheinblum

36 Leroy Stanton

13 Bobby Valentine

Manager

24 Whitey Herzog

23 Dick Williams

1 Bobby Winkles

Coaches

23,24 Whitey Herzog

27 Tom Morgan

26 Billy Muffett

21 Salty Parker

50 Jimmie Reese

2 John Roseboro

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	Rodríguez, EllieEllie Rodríguez	140	395	100	.253	7	36
1B	Doherty, JohnJohn Doherty	74	223	57	.256	3	15
2B	Doyle, DennyDenny Doyle	147	511	133	.260	1	34
3B	Schaal, PaulPaul Schaal	53	165	41	.248	2	20
SS	Chalk, DaveDave Chalk	133	465	117	.252	5	31
CF	Rivers, MickeyMickey Rivers	118	466	133	.285	3	31
RF	Stanton, LeroyLeroy Stanton	118	415	111	.267	11	62
DH	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	129	427	107	.251	20	63

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
Oliver, BobBob Oliver	110	359	89	.248	8	55
Lahoud, JoeJoe Lahoud	127	325	88	.271	13	44
Nettles, MorrisMorris Nettles	56	175	48	.274	0	8
Alomar, SandySandy Alomar	46	54	12	.222	0	1
Scheinblum, RichieRichie Scheinblum	10	26	4	.154	0	2

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
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	42	332.2	22	16	2.89	367
Tanana, FrankFrank Tanana	39	268.2	14	19	3.12	180
Hassler, AndyAndy Hassler	23	162	7	11	2.61	76
Dobson, ChuckChuck Dobson	5	30	2	3	5.70	16

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
Figueroa, EdEd Figueroa	25	105.1	2	8	3.67	49

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
Lockwood, SkipSkip Lockwood	37	2	5	1	4.32	39
Sells, DaveDave Sells	20	2	3	2	3.69	14
May, RudyRudy May	18	0	1	2	7.00	12
Cumberland, JohnJohn Cumberland	17	0	1	0	3.74	12
Piña, HoracioHoracio Piña	11	1	2	0	2.31	6
Peña, OrlandoOrlando Peña	4	0	0	3	0.00	5

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Angels	Pacific Coast League	Norm Sherry
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Garcia
A	Salinas Packers	California League	Jim Saul
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Jimy Williams
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Larry Himes

Notes

↑ Ellie Rodríguez at Baseball-Reference
↑ Denny Doyle at Baseball-Reference
↑ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
↑ Paul Schaal at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mike Epstein at Baseball-Reference
↑ Greg Harris at Baseball-Reference
↑ Rudy May at Baseball-Reference
↑ Sandy Alomar at Baseball-Reference
↑ Horacio Piña at Baseball-Reference
↑ Frank Robinson 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.
1974 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
1974 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game 1974 World Series

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Formerly the Los Angeles Angels, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Angels
Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Angels Stadium; Tempe Diablo Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Los Angeles Dodgers

Minors

AAA: Salt Lake Bees
AA: Mobile BayBears
A Adv.: Inland Empire 66ers
A: Burlington Bees
Rookie Adv.: Orem Owlz
Rookie: AZL Angels; DSL Angels

Key personnel

Owner: Arte Moreno
General Manager: Billy Eppler
Manager: Mike Scioscia

World Series
championships (1)

2002

American League
pennants (1)

2002

Division titles

West: 1979; 1982; 1986; 2004; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2014

Wild Card berths

2002

Broadcasting

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