1972 California Angels season

The 1972 California Angels season was the 12th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 7th in Anaheim, and their 7th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fifth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 80 losses.

Offseason

• October 27, 1971: Tony González was released by the Angels.
• December 10, 1971: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Angels to the New York Mets for Nolan Ryan, Don Rose, Leroy Stanton, and Frank Estrada.
• January 26, 1972: Tommie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Andy Kosco.

Regular season

• April 18, 1972: Nolan Ryan struck out Charlie Manuel for the 500th strikeout of his career.

Opening Day starters

• Sandy Alomar Sr.
• Leo Cárdenas
• Ken McMullen
• Andy Messersmith
• Vada Pinson
• Mickey Rivers
• Jim Spencer
• Leroy Stanton
• Jeff Torborg

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 2, 1972: Billy Cowan was released by the Angels.
• May 16, 1972: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
• May 26, 1972: Archie Reynolds was traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Curt Motton.
• July 28, 1972: Joe Azcue and Syd O'Brien were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ron Clark and Paul Ratliff.
• August 1, 1972: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.
• August 15, 1972: Andy Kosco was traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta.
• August 17, 1972: Eddie Fisher was traded by the California Angels to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later and Bruce Miller. The Chicago White Sox sent Bruce Kimm (September 1, 1972) to the California Angels to complete the trade.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

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

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1972 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1972 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com