1961 Los Angeles Angels

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[edit] 1961 Angels Roster

  
Manager
 18
  
Coaches
 3
 5
 2
 48
  
Pitchers
 43
 40
 31 and 41
 32
 40
 30
 24
 31
 33
 46
 22
 41
 37
 39
 47
 35
 41
 34
  
Catchers
 8
 9
 7
 6
  
Infielders
 35
 10
 19
 20
 16
 21
 17
 12
 15
 1
 14
 12
 29
 10
  
Outfielders
 22
 30
 26
 27
 28
 11
 4
 29
 27
Los Angeles Angels
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Record: 70-91, Finished 8th in American League (1961 AL)

Managed by Bill Rigney

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (LA)

[edit] History, Comments, Contributions

Los Angeles got its second major league team in four years, but this time it was an expansion team. No matter. The team's players were exciting to watch, as five players hit twenty or more home runs each (granted, Wrigley Field had a park factor of 111) and the pitching was solid. The club went on to win 70 games, the record for an expansion franchise in its inaugural season. The Angels had a remarkable home-road split: they posted a 46-36 record at home but a dismall 24-55 on the road.

Steve Bilko, former star of the Pacific Coast League's Los Angeles Angels, made his return to the city a happy one with twenty home runs. Leon Wagner, obtained in an April trade with Toronto of the International League, hit twenty-eight. The team home run total of 189 placed second in the league. 38-year-old former Reds star Ted Kluszewski batted in his 1000th run.

[edit] 1961 Opening Day Lineup

  1. Eddie Yost, 3b
  2. Ken Aspromonte, 2b
  3. Albie Pearson, rf
  4. Ted Kluszewski, 1b
  5. Bob Cerv, lf
  6. Ken Hunt, cf
  7. Fritz Brickell, ss
  8. Del Rice, c
  9. Eli Grba, p

[edit] Awards and Honors

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