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1969 California Angels season

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Owner(s)
  
Gene Autry

Local television
  
KTLA

General manager(s)
  
Dick Walsh

Manager(s)
  
Bill Rigney, Lefty Phillips

Local radio
  
KMPC(Dick Enberg, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)

The 1969 California Angels season was a season in American baseball. 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.

Contents

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.
  • Steve Hovley was drafted from the Angels by the Seattle Pilots with the 35th pick.
  • November 6, 1968: Rubén Amaro was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.
  • December 2, 1968: Pedro Borbón was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 rule 5 draft.
  • December 12, 1968: Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke were traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Hoyt Wilhelm.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • May 14, 1969: Bobby Knoop was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar and Bob Priddy.
  • 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.
  • June 15, 1969: Tom Satriano was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Azcue.
  • July 26, 1969: Billy Cowan was purchased by the Angels from the New York Yankees.
  • 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.

    • 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

    References

    1969 California Angels season Wikipedia
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