The 1974 California Angels season was the 14th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 9th in Anaheim, and their 9th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season sixth in the American League West with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses. This was the Angels' first last place divisional finish in franchise history.
Offseason
- October 22, 1973: Clyde Wright, Steve Barber, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer, and cash were traded by the Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ellie RodrÃÂguez, Ollie Brown, Joe Lahoud, Skip Lockwood, and Gary Ryerson.
- December 6, 1973: Aurelio Monteagudo and Chris Coletta were sent by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Denny Doyle to complete an earlier deal (the Angels sent Billy Grabarkewitz and players to be named later to the Phillies for a player to be named later) made on August 14, 1973.
Regular season
On August 25, Nolan Ryan struck out Sandy Alomar for the 1,500th strikeout of his career. Ryan and Alomar had been teammates earlier in the season before Alomar was sold to the Yankees on July 8.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 30, 1974: Richie Scheinblum was traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for Paul Schaal.
- May 4, 1974: Mike Epstein was released by the Angels.
- June 5, 1974: Greg Harris was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
- June 15, 1974: Rudy May was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.
- July 8, 1974: Sandy Alomar Sr. was purchased from the Angels by the New York Yankees.
- July 28, 1974: Rick Stelmaszek was traded by the Angels to the Chicago Cubs for Horacio Piña.
- September 12, 1974: Frank Robinson was traded by the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Ken Suarez, Rusty Torres, and cash.
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
<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Idaho Falls</small>
Notes
References