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1968 California Angels season

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Owner(s)
  
Gene Autry

Manager(s)
  
Bill Rigney

General manager(s)
  
Fred Haney, Dick Walsh

Local television
  
KTLA

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

The 1968 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 9, 1967: Bill Skowron was released by the Angels.
  • November 28, 1967: Elrod Hendricks was drafted from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1967 rule 5 draft.
  • November 29, 1967: Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio were traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Sammy Ellis.
  • January 27, 1968: Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
  • Prior to 1968 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Angels by the New York Yankees.

    • Notable transactions

  • July 20, 1968: Woodie Held was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Wayne Causey.

    • 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

    Awards and honors

    1968 All-Star Game

  • Jim Fregosi, starter, shortstop

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Paso, Quad Cities

    References

    1968 California Angels season Wikipedia
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