1968 California Angels season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = California Angels
| season = 1968
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
| city = Anaheim, California
| owners = Gene Autry
| general_managers = Fred Haney, Dick Walsh
| managers = Bill Rigney
| television = KTLA
| radio = KMPC
(Buddy Blattner, Don Wells, Steve Bailey)
|}}
The 1968 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.
Offseason
- October 9, 1967: Bill Skowron was released by the Angels.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19671003&id=qeNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6247,3348316&hl=en Angels cut free Simmons, Moose]
- November 28, 1967: Elrod Hendricks was drafted from the Angels by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1967 rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendrel01.shtml Elrod Hendricks] at Baseball Reference
- November 29, 1967: Bill Kelso and Jorge Rubio were traded by the Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Sammy Ellis.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1774&dat=19671201&id=xkc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=8mUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7450,144105&hl=en Active Reds trade 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscpa01.shtml Paul Reuschel] at Baseball Reference
- Prior to 1968 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Angels by the New York Yankees.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ranewme01.shtml Merritt Ranew page at Baseball-Reference]
Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1968 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1968 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CAL}}
=Notable transactions=
- July 20, 1968: Woodie Held was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for Wayne Causey.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heldwo01.shtml Woodie Held] at Baseball Reference
=Roster=
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #CE2029; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1968 California Angels |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #333366; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|25|Dennis Bennett}} {{MLBplayer|43|George Brunet}} {{MLBplayer|39|Tom Burgmeier}} {{MLBplayer|31|Pete Cimino}} {{MLBplayer|44|Rickey Clark}} {{MLBplayer|32|Sammy Ellis}} {{MLBplayer|24|Jack Hamilton}} {{MLBplayer|17|Bill Harrelson}} {{MLBplayer|37|Bob Heffner}} {{MLBplayer|31|Steve Kealey}} {{MLBplayer|34,47|Bobby Locke}} {{MLBplayer|45|Jim McGlothlin}} {{MLBplayer|47|Andy Messersmith}} {{MLBplayer|41|Tom Murphy}} {{MLBplayer|33|Marty Pattin}} {{MLBplayer|19|Minnie Rojas}} {{MLBplayer|31|Larry Sherry}} {{MLBplayer|35|Jim Weaver}} {{MLBplayer|38|Clyde Wright}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|30|Tom Egan}} {{MLBplayer|48|Orlando McFarlane}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Buck Rodgers}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Tom Satriano}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|15|Wayne Causey}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Chuck Cottier}} {{MLBplayer|11|Jim Fregosi}} {{MLBplayer|15|Woodie Held}} {{MLBplayer|26|Chuck Hinton}} {{MLBplayer|29|Bobby Knoop}} {{MLBplayer|15|Winston Llenas}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Don Mincher}} {{MLBplayer| 1|Aurelio Rodríguez}} {{MLBplayer|42|Paul Schaal}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Jim Spencer}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" |Outfielders {{MLBplayer|28|Vic Davalillo}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Jimmie Hall}} {{MLBplayer|10|Jay Johnstone}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Ed Kirkpatrick}} {{MLBplayer|27|Bubba Morton}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Rick Reichardt}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Roger Repoz}} {{MLBplayer|35|Jarvis Tatum}} {{MLBplayer|12|Bobby Treviño}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|18|Bill Rigney}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|22|Rocky Bridges}} {{MLBplayer|23|Don Heffner}} {{MLBplayer|20|Bob Lemon}} {{MLBplayer|21|Mike Roarke}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Buck Rodgers | 91 | 258 | 49 | .190 | 1 | 14 |
| align=center
| 1B | {{sortname|Don|Mincher}} | 120 | 399 | 94 | .236 | 13 | 48 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Bobby|Knoop}} | 152 | 494 | 123 | .249 | 3 | 39 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Aurelio|Rodríguez}} | 76 | 223 | 54 | .242 | 1 | 16 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Jim|Fregosi}} | 159 | 614 | 150 | .244 | 9 | 49 |
| align="center"
| LF | {{sortname|Rick|Reichardt}} | 151 | 534 | 136 | .255 | 21 | 73 |
| align="center"
| CF | {{sortname|Vic|Davalillo}} | 93 | 339 | 101 | .298 | 1 | 18 |
| align="center"
| RF | {{sortname|Roger|Repoz}} | 133 | 375 | 90 | .240 | 13 | 54 |
==Other batters==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 111 | 297 | 75 | .253 | 8 | 35 |
| align=center | 116 | 267 | 52 | .195 | 7 | 23 |
| align=center | 60 | 219 | 46 | .210 | 2 | 16 |
| align=center | 81 | 163 | 44 | .270 | 1 | 18 |
| align=center | 89 | 161 | 37 | .230 | 1 | 15 |
| align=center | 46 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 1 | 8 |
| align=center | 41 | 115 | 30 | .261 | 0 | 3 |
| align=center | 19 | 68 | 13 | .191 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center | 33 | 67 | 13 | .194 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center | 17 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Woodie|Held}} | 33 | 45 | 5 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| Tom Egan | 16 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 1 | 4 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bobby|Treviño}} | 17 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center" | 16 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 1 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Orlando|McFarlane}} | 18 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Wayne|Causey}} | 4 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Brunet}} | 39 | 245.1 | 13 | 17 | 2.86 | 132 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|McGlothlin}} | 40 | 208.1 | 10 | 15 | 3.54 | 135 |
| align="center" | 15 | 99.1 | 5 | 6 | 2.17 | 56 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Rickey|Clark}} | 21 | 94.1 | 1 | 11 | 3.53 | 60 |
| align="center" |
==Other pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sammy|Ellis}} | 42 | 164.0 | 9 | 10 | 3.95 | 93 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Clyde|Wright}} | 41 | 125.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.94 | 71 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Andy|Messersmith}} | 28 | 81.1 | 4 | 2 | 2.21 | 74 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dennis|Bennett|Dennis Bennett (baseball)}} | 16 | 48.1 | 0 | 5 | 3.54 | 36 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Harrelson}} | 10 | 33.2 | 1 | 6 | 5.08 | 22 |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Minnie|Rojas}} | 38 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4.25 | 33 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Tom|Burgmeier}} | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.33 | 33 |
| align=center | 52 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.79 | 66 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobby|Locke|Bobby Locke (baseball)}} | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.44 | 33 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Hamilton|Jack Hamilton (baseball)}} | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.32 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Weaver|Jim Weaver (left-handed pitcher)}} | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 8 |
| align="center" | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
| align=center | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Cimino}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
| align="center" | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 |
Awards and honors
1968 All-Star Game
- Jim Fregosi, starter, shortstop
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Seattle Angels|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=Joe Adcock
|level17=AA |team17=El Paso Sun Kings|league17=Texas League|manager17=Chuck Tanner
|level18=A|team18=San Jose Bees|league18=California League|manager18=Harry Dunlop and Del Rice
|level19=A|team19=Quad Cities Angels|league19=Midwest League|manager19=Fred Koenig and Tom Morgan
|level20=Rookie|team20=Idaho Falls Angels|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sommer001tho Tom Sommers] and Eddie Bressoud
}}
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Paso, Quad Cities
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1968.shtml 1968 California Angels team] at Baseball Reference
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1968&t=CAL 1968 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
- {{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
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