# 1971 California Angels season

The 1971 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 101 | 60 | .627 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 55‍–‍25 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16 | 44‍–‍37 | 41‍–‍39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 22½ | 39‍–‍42 | 40‍–‍41 |
| California Angels | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25½ | 35‍–‍46 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 86 | .463 | 26½ | 37‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 32 | 34‍–‍48 | 35‍–‍44 |

### Record vs. opponents

1971 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 13–3 |
| Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 10–2 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 1–11 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 12–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–2 |
| Cleveland | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 |
| Detroit | 10–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 14–4 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 11–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 9–3 |
| Milwaukee | 3–9 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 10–8 | — | 10–7 | 2–10 | 3–15 | 6–6 |
| Minnesota | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–10 | — | 8–4 | 8–10 | 5–6 |
| New York | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–11 |
| Oakland | 4–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 |
| Washington | 3–13 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 11–7 | 3–9 | — |

### 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.

#### Draft picks

* June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
** Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round.
** Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.

### Roster
## 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 | Jim Spencer | 148 | 510 | 121 | .237 | 18 | 59 |
| 2B | Sandy Alomar Sr. | 162 | 689 | 179 | .260 | 4 | 42 |
| SS | Jim Fregosi | 107 | 347 | 81 | .233 | 5 | 33 |
| 3B | Ken McMullen | 160 | 593 | 148 | .250 | 21 | 68 |
| LF | Tony González | 111 | 314 | 77 | .245 | 3 | 38 |
| CF | Ken Berry | 111 | 298 | 66 | .221 | 3 | 22 |
| RF | Tony Conigliaro | 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 |
| Mickey Rivers | 79 | 268 | 71 | .265 | 1 | 12 |
| Syd O'Brien | 90 | 251 | 50 | .199 | 5 | 21 |
| Alex Johnson | 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 |
| Art Kusnyer | 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 |
| Andy Messersmith | 38 | 276.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.99 | 179 |
| Clyde Wright | 37 | 276.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.99 | 135 |
| Tom Murphy | 37 | 243.1 | 6 | 17 | 3.77 | 89 |
| Rudy May | 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 |
| Rickey Clark | 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 |
| Lloyd Allen | 54 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.49 | 72 |
| Eddie Fisher | 57 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2.72 | 82 |
| Dave LaRoche | 56 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2.50 | 63 |
| Mel Queen | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake City Angels | Pacific Coast League | Del Rice |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Les Moss |
| A | Quad Cities Angels | Midwest League | Mike Stubbins |
| Rookie | Idaho Falls Angels | Pioneer League | Bob Clear |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City, Quad Cities