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1979 California Angels Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
88-74, Finished 1st in AL West
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Scored 866 runs, Allowed 768 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Manager: Jim Fregosi (88-74)
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,523,575 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-1) to Baltimore Orioles
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1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Don Aase 24 R R 6' 3" 210 Sep 8, 1954 3 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Aikens 24 L R 6' 3" 220 Oct 14, 1954 2 116 102 116 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 14 0
Jim Anderson 22 R R 6' 0" 170 Feb 23, 1957 2 96 70 96 95 0 3 0 6 11 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Mike Barlow 31 L R 6' 6" 215 Apr 30, 1948 5 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Barr 31 R R 6' 3" 205 Feb 10, 1948 9 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Baylor 30 R R 6' 1" 195 Jun 28, 1949 10 162 162 162 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 78 0 20 97 65 0 0 All-Star
Ralph Botting 24 L L 6' 0" 195 May 12, 1955 1st 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Campaneris 37 R R 5' 10" 160 Mar 9, 1942 16 85 71 85 82 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Rod Carew HOF 33 L R 6' 0" 182 Oct 1, 1945 13 110 107 110 103 0 0 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 All-Star
Bobby Clark 24 R R 6' 0" 190 Jun 13, 1955 1st 19 13 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 2 19 0 0 0
Mark Clear 23 R R 6' 4" 215 May 27, 1956 1st 52 0 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Willie Davis 39 L L 6' 2" 181 Apr 15, 1940 18 43 8 43 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 5 28 4
Tom Donohue 26 R R 6' 0" 185 Nov 15, 1952 1st 38 28 38 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brian Downing 28 R R 5' 10" 194 Oct 9, 1950 7 148 144 148 129 0 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 0 All-Star
Steve Eddy 21 R R 6' 2" 185 Aug 21, 1957 1st 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Ferris 24 R R 6' 6" 225 May 7, 1955 1st 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Ford 27 R R 6' 1" 185 May 19, 1952 5 142 141 142 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 124 141 0 1 0
Dave Frost 26 R R 6' 6" 235 Nov 17, 1952 3 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ralph Garr 33 L R 5' 11" 197 Dec 12, 1945 12 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Bobby Grich 30 R R 6' 2" 190 Jan 15, 1949 10 153 151 153 153 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 All-Star
Ike Hampton 27 B R 6' 1" 185 Aug 22, 1951 6 4 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Larry Harlow 27 L L 6' 2" 185 Nov 13, 1951 4 62 40 62 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 33 15 58 0 7 4
Brian Harper 19 R R 6' 2" 195 Oct 16, 1959 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
John Harris 24 L L 6' 3" 205 Sep 13, 1954 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Terry Humphrey 29 R R 6' 3" 190 Aug 4, 1949 9 9 6 9 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Knapp 25 R R 6' 5" 195 Sep 16, 1953 5 20 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carney Lansford 22 R R 6' 2" 195 Feb 7, 1957 2 157 157 157 157 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave LaRoche 31 L L 6' 2" 200 May 14, 1948 10 53 0 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyar Miller 33 R R 6' 1" 195 May 29, 1946 5 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Miller 31 L L 6' 0" 185 Apr 19, 1948 9 120 108 120 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 117 0 2 2
John Montague 31 R R 6' 2" 213 Sep 12, 1947 6 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rance Mulliniks 23 L R 6' 0" 170 Jan 15, 1956 3 22 19 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Orlando Ramirez 27 R R 5' 10" 175 Dec 18, 1951 5 13 7 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Merv Rettenmund 36 R R 5' 10" 195 Jun 6, 1943 12 35 20 35 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 9 14 13 0
Joe Rudi 32 R R 6' 2" 200 Sep 7, 1946 13 90 85 90 84 0 0 5 0 0 0 70 0 12 81 3 5 0
Nolan Ryan HOF 32 R R 6' 2" 195 Jan 31, 1947 13 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Dave Schuler 25 R L 6' 4" 210 Oct 4, 1953 1st 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frank Tanana 25 L L 6' 3" 195 Jul 3, 1953 7 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dickie Thon 21 R R 5' 11" 175 Jun 20, 1958 1st 35 12 35 33 0 0 0 24 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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