1975 California Angels season

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."

Offseason

• October 24, 1974: Paul Schaal was released by the Angels.
• 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.
• March 31, 1975: Horacio Piña was released by the Angels.

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.
• September 12, 1975: Joe Pactwa was purchased by the Angels from the Alijadores de Tampico.
• 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.

Draft picks

• June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
• Danny Goodwin was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (1st pick).
• Paul Hartzell was drafted by the Angels in the 10th round.

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

• 1975 California Angels at Baseball-Reference
• 1975 California Angels at Baseball Almanac