The 1975 California Angels season was the 15th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 10th in Anaheim, and their 10th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season sixth in the American League West with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses.
California hit 55 home runs for the entire season. This caused Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee to say about the team- "could take batting practice in a hotel lobby without damaging a chandelier."Angels hit in hotel lobby, look like it against Lee
Offseason October 24, 1974: Paul Schaal was released by the Angels.Paul Schaal at Baseball-Reference January 9, 1975: Derek Botelho was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft secondary phase, but did not sign.Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference March 31, 1975: Horacio Piña was released by the Angels.Horacio Piña at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 14, 1975: Denny Doyle was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Chuck Ross (minors) to the Angels on March 5, 1976.Denny Doyle at Baseball-Reference September 12, 1975: Joe Pactwa was purchased by the Angels from the Alijadores de Tampico.Joe Pactwa at Baseball-Reference September 17, 1975: Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later were traded by the Angels to the San Diego Padres for Gary Ross. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.Bobby Valentine at Baseball-Reference
Draft picks June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Danny Goodwin was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (1st pick).Danny Goodwin at Baseball-Reference Paul Hartzell was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round.Paul Hartzell at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1975 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Ellie Rodríguez 90 226 53 .235 3 27 1B Bruce Bochte 107 375 107 .285 3 48 2B 147 569 147 .258 1 46 SS Mike Miley 70 224 39 .174 4 26 3B 149 513 140 .273 3 56 LF 93 319 85 .266 3 29 CF 155 616 175 .284 1 53 RF 137 440 115 .261 14 82 DH Tommy Harper 89 285 68 .239 3 31
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Morris Nettles 112 294 68 .231 0 23 76 192 41 .214 6 33 59 143 29 .203 0 14 Rudy Meoli 70 126 27 .214 0 6 John Balaz 45 120 29 .242 1 10 Winston Llenas 56 113 21 .186 0 11 37 107 28 .262 6 18 Andy Etchebarren 31 100 28 .280 3 17 44 100 24 .240 0 4 30 94 19 .202 1 12 Tom Egan 28 70 16 .229 0 3 Ike Hampton 31 66 10 .152 0 4 Bill Sudakis 30 58 7 .121 1 6 26 57 16 .281 0 5 Bob Allietta 21 45 8 .178 1 2 Ron Jackson 13 39 9 .231 0 2 Paul Dade 11 30 6 .200 0 1 13 31 7 .226 1 3 8 15 1 .067 0 0 Danny Goodwin 4 10 1 .100 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 34 257.1 16 9 2.62 269 33 244.2 16 13 2.91 139 28 198.0 14 12 3.45 186 29 179.0 7 15 4.98 78 4 16.1 1 0 3.86 3 1 5.0 0 1 5.40 4
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 30 133.1 3 12 5.94 82 Dick Lange 30 102.0 4 6 5.21 45 16 41.0 0 5 5.27 15 9 28.0 0 2 6.75 14 Sid Monge 4 23.2 0 2 4.18 17 Charlie Hudson 3 5.2 0 1 9.53 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 44 6 5 7 3.11 49 Mickey Scott 50 4 2 1 3.29 31 21 1 0 5 1.82 22 Orlando Peña 7 0 2 0 2.13 4 Dave Sells 4 0 0 0 8.64 7 Luis Quintana 4 0 2 0 6.43 5 2 0 0 0 6.23 5
Farm system
Notes
References
1975 California Angels at Baseball-Reference 1975 California Angels at Baseball Almanac