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1966 California Angels season

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Owner(s)
  
Gene Autry

Manager(s)
  
Bill Rigney

General manager(s)
  
Fred Haney

Local television
  
KTLA

Local radio
  
KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)

The 1966 California Angels season, the team's first in Anaheim, involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 18 games behind the AL and World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles.

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Offseason

  • November 29, 1965: Willie Montañez was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 first-year draft.
  • December 2, 1965: Dick Simpson was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern.

    • Notable transactions

  • May 5, 1966: Willie Montañez was returned by the Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • June 7, 1966: Steve Hovley was drafted by the Angels in the 35th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft.
  • August 12, 1966: Aurelio Rodríguez was purchased by the Angels from the Charros de Jalisco.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seattle

    References

    1966 California Angels season Wikipedia
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