The 1966 California Angels season was the 6th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 1st in Anaheim, and their 1st season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season sixth in the American League with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, 18 games behind the AL and World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles.
Offseason November 29, 1965: Willie Montañez was drafted by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 first-year draft.Willie Montañez page at Baseball Reference December 2, 1965: Dick Simpson was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern.Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.Steve Hovley page at Baseball-Reference August 12, 1966: Aurelio Rodríguez was purchased by the Angels from the Charros de Jalisco.Aurelio Rodríguez page at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1966 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 133 454 107 .236 7 48 1B 125 336 83 .247 5 41 2B 161 590 137 .232 17 72 3B 138 386 94 .244 6 24 SS 162 611 154 .252 13 67 LF 89 319 92 .288 16 44 CF 154 561 155 .276 16 48 RF 117 312 60 .192 9 44
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 Jay Johnstone 61 254 67 .264 3 17 83 231 63 .273 18 48 Tom Satriano 103 226 54 .239 0 24 90 195 36 .185 1 20 Frank Malzone 82 155 32 .206 2 12 Jimmy Piersall 75 123 26 .211 0 14 Jackie Warner 45 123 26 .211 7 16 Bubba Morton 15 50 11 .220 0 4 58 23 1 .043 0 2 Charlie Vinson 13 22 4 .182 1 6 Tom Egan 7 11 0 .000 0 0 Al Spangler 6 9 6 .667 0 0 Ed Bailey 5 3 0 .000 0 0 Albie Pearson 2 3 0 .000 0 0 8 2 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
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 41 259.2 12 17 3.08 180 41 212.0 13 13 3.31 148 37 199.0 7 14 3.93 132 21 102.2 4 7 4.73 42
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 Clyde Wright 20 91.1 4 7 3.74 37 19 67.2 3 1 4.52 41 9 31.2 1 1 3.98 16 Jorge Rubio 7 27.1 2 1 2.96 27 4 7.0 0 1 5.14 2
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 61 5 4 16 2.74 46 54 7 2 5 3.39 27 50 13 7 5 3.83 54 47 7 4 10 2.88 37 Howie Reed 19 0 1 1 2.93 17 Ed Sukla 12 1 1 1 6.48 8 11 0 0 0 4.40 11 5 1 1 0 2.38 11
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seattle
References
External links 1966 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference 1966 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com