1966 California Angels season
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.
- December 2, 1965: Dick Simpson was traded by the Angels to the Baltimore Orioles for Norm Siebern.
Regular season
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.
- August 12, 1966: Aurelio Rodríguez was purchased by the Angels from the Charros de Jalisco.
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 |