1971 California Angels season
The 1971 California Angels season was the 11th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 6th in Anaheim, and their 6th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished the season fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Sandy Alomar Sr.
- Ken Berry
- Tony Conigliaro
- Jim Fregosi
- Alex Johnson
- Ken McMullen
- Jerry Moses
- Jim Spencer
- Clyde Wright
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1971: Joe Henderson was released by the Angels.
Draft picks
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- *Ron Jackson was drafted by the Angels in the 2nd round.
- *Billy Smith was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.
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 | John Stephenson | 98 | 279 | 61 | .219 | 3 | 25 |
| 1B | 148 | 510 | 121 | .237 | 18 | 59 | |
| 2B | 162 | 689 | 179 | .260 | 4 | 42 | |
| SS | Jim Fregosi | 107 | 347 | 81 | .233 | 5 | 33 |
| 3B | 160 | 593 | 148 | .250 | 21 | 68 | |
| LF | 111 | 314 | 77 | .245 | 3 | 38 | |
| CF | 111 | 298 | 66 | .221 | 3 | 22 | |
| RF | 74 | 266 | 59 | .222 | 4 | 15 |
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 |
| Roger Repoz | 113 | 297 | 59 | .199 | 13 | 41 |
| 79 | 268 | 71 | .265 | 1 | 12 | |
| Syd O'Brien | 90 | 251 | 50 | .199 | 5 | 21 |
| 65 | 242 | 63 | .260 | 2 | 21 | |
| Jerry Moses | 69 | 181 | 41 | .227 | 4 | 15 |
| Billy Cowan | 74 | 174 | 48 | .276 | 4 | 20 |
| Jeff Torborg | 55 | 123 | 25 | .203 | 0 | 5 |
| Tommie Reynolds | 45 | 86 | 16 | .186 | 2 | 8 |
| Billy Parker | 20 | 70 | 16 | .229 | 1 | 6 |
| Bruce Christensen | 29 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 3 |
| Chico Ruiz | 31 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Meoli | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Silverio | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
| 38 | 276.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.99 | 179 | |
| 37 | 276.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.99 | 135 | |
| 37 | 243.1 | 6 | 17 | 3.77 | 89 | |
| 32 | 208.1 | 11 | 12 | 3.02 | 156 |
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 |
| 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.86 | 28 | |
| Jim Maloney | 13 | 30.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.04 | 13 |
| Andy Hassler | 6 | 18.2 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 13 |
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 |
| 54 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.49 | 72 | |
| 57 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2.72 | 82 | |
| 56 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2.50 | 63 | |
| 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.78 | 53 | |
| Archie Reynolds | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.61 | 15 |
| Billy Wynne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 6 |
| Fred Lasher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |