The 1969 California Angels season was the 9th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 4th in Anaheim, and their 4th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. In the first season following the split of the American League into two divisions, the Angels finished third in the newly established American League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason October 8, 1968: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Jack Hamilton. October 15, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft Paul Schaal was drafted from the Angels by the Kansas City Royals with the 27th pick.Paul Schaal at Baseball Reference Steve Hovley was drafted from the Angels by the Seattle Pilots with the 35th pick.Steve Hovley at Baseball Reference November 6, 1968: Rubén Amaro Sr. was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.Rubén Amaro, Sr. at Baseball Reference December 2, 1968: Pedro Borbón was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 rule 5 draft.Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference December 12, 1968: Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke were traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Hoyt Wilhelm.Hoyt Wilhelm at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 3, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference May 14, 1969: Bobby Knoop was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar Sr. and Bob Priddy.Sandy Alomar at Baseball Reference June 5, 1969: Rudy Meoli was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 13, 1969.Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference June 15, 1969: Tom Satriano was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Azcue.Joe Azcue page at Baseball-Reference July 26, 1969: Billy Cowan was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference July 30, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased from the Angels by the Pittsburgh Pirates. September 8, 1969: Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Priddy were traded by the Angels to the Atlanta Braves for Mickey Rivers and Clint Compton.

Roster 1969 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders 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 Joe Azcue 80 248 54 .218 1 19 1B Jim Spencer 113 386 98 .254 10 31 2B 134 559 140 .250 1 30 3B 159 561 130 .232 7 49 SS 161 580 151 .260 12 47 LF 137 493 125 .254 13 68 CF 148 540 146 .270 10 59 RF 133 349 91 .261 2 40

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 103 219 36 .164 8 19 Bubba Morton 87 172 42 .244 7 32 Lou Johnson 67 133 27 .203 0 9 Tom Egan 46 120 17 .142 5 16 41 108 28 .259 1 16 Vic Davalillo 33 71 11 .155 0 1 27 71 14 .197 1 6 Billy Cowan 28 56 17 .304 4 10 Dick Stuart 22 51 8 .157 1 4 Jim Hicks 37 48 4 .083 3 8 Winston Llenas 34 47 8 .170 0 0 Buck Rodgers 18 46 9 .196 0 2 41 27 6 .222 0 1 13 25 4 .160 0 0 Jarvis Tatum 10 22 7 .318 0 0 Marty Perez 13 13 3 .231 0 0 Bob Chance 5 7 1 .143 0 1 Chuck Cottier 2 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 40 250.0 16 11 2.52 211 36 215.2 10 16 4.21 100 37 201.0 8 16 3.18 96 23 100.2 6 7 3.84 56

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 43 180.1 10 13 3.44 133 Clyde Wright 37 63.2 1 8 4.10 31 Steve Kealey 15 36.2 2 0 3.93 17 Vern Geishert 11 31.0 1 1 4.65 18 Greg Washburn 8 11.1 0 2 7.94 4 4 10.0 0 1 5.40 5 Rickey Clark 6 9.2 0 0 5.59 6

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 45 7 2 22 1.36 65 52 3 2 2 3.63 47 44 5 7 10 2.47 53 22 2 3 0 6.15 20 15 0 1 0 4.78 15 Phil Ortega 5 0 0 0 10.13 4 2 0 0 0 11.57 2 3 0 1 0 27.00 2

Farm system

Notes

References 1969 California Angels team at Baseball Reference 1969 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com