1971 California Angels Roster

The 1971 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1971 California Angels salary list, a 1971 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1971 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Lloyd Allen 6-01 185 Right Right 1950-05-08
44 Rickey Clark 6-02 170 Right Right 1946-03-21
24 Eddie Fisher 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1936-07-16
42 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
16 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
30 Fred Lasher 6-04 210 Right Right 1941-08-19
43 Jim Maloney 6-02 207 Right Left 1940-06-02
34 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
47 Andy Messersmith 6-01 200 Right Right 1945-08-06
41 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
46 Mel Queen 6-01 197 Right Left 1942-03-26
35 Archie Reynolds 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-01-03
38 Clyde Wright 6-01 185 Left Right 1941-02-20
45 Billy Wynne 6-05 206 Right Left 1943-07-31
39 Art Kusnyer 6-02 198 Right Right 1945-12-19
10, 19 Jerry Moses 6-03 210 Right Right 1946-08-09
37 John Stephenson 5-11 180 Right Left 1941-04-13
3 Jeff Torborg 6-00½ 195 Right Right 1941-11-26
1, 2 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
1 Bruce Christensen 5-11 160 Right Left 1948-02-22
11 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
7 Ken McMullen 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-06-01
8 Syd O'Brien 6-01 185 Right Right 1944-02-18
18 Billy Parker 5-08 168 Right Right 1942-01-14
15 Chico Ruiz 6-00 173 Right Both 1938-12-05
9 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
12 Ken Berry 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-05-10
4 Tony Conigliaro 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-07
14 Billy Cowan 6-00 170 Right Right 1938-08-28
25 Tony Gonzalez 5-09 170 Right Left 1936-08-28
17 Alex Johnson 6-00 205 Right Right 1942-12-07
6 Roger Repoz 6-03 195 Left Left 1940-08-03
19 Tommie Reynolds 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-08-15
5 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-31
33 Tom Silverio 5-10 170 Left Left 1945-10-14
15 Rudy Meoli 5-09 165 Right Left 1951-05-01


The 1971 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 93/94) where 926,373 fans witnessed their 1971 Angels finish the season with a .469 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1971 California Angels salary list, a 1971 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1971 California Angels primary starters list:

1971 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Sandy Alomar
Ken Berry
Tony Conigliaro
Jim Fregosi
Alex Johnson
Ken McMullen
Jerry Moses
Jim Spencer
Clyde Wright

1971 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C John Stephenson (88)
1B Jim Spencer (145)
2B Sandy Alomar (137)
3B Ken McMullen (158)
SS Jim Fregosi (74)
LF Tony Gonzalez (69)
CF Ken Berry (94)
RF Tony Conigliaro (72)
RF Roger Repoz (72)
  
SP Rudy May
SP Andy Messersmith
SP Tom Murphy
SP Clyde Wright
  
RP Eddie Fisher
RP Dave LaRoche
RP Mel Queen
CL Lloyd Allen


1971 California Angels
Salaries

Jim Fregosi $80,000.00
Tony Conigliaro $76,000.00
Jim Maloney $52,500.00
Tony Gonzalez $50,000.00
Ken McMullen $40,000.00
Ken Berry $35,000.00
Art Kusnyer $27,000.00
Jeff Torborg $25,500.00
Syd O'Brien $21,500.00
Fred Lasher $18,500.00
Tommie Reynolds $16,000.00
Dave LaRoche $15,500.00
Jerry Moses $15,000.00
Archie Reynolds $13,000.00
Bruce Christensen $12,750.00
Andy Hassler $12,750.00
Rudy Meoli $12,750.00
Billy Parker $12,750.00
Mickey Rivers $12,750.00
Tom Silverio $12,750.00
John Stephenson $12,750.00
Billy Wynne $12,750.00


1971 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sandy Alomar
#1 Bruce Christensen
#2 Sandy Alomar
#3 Jeff Torborg
#4 Tony Conigliaro
#5 Mickey Rivers
#6 Roger Repoz
#7 Ken McMullen
#8 Syd O'Brien
#9 Jim Spencer
#10 Jerry Moses
#11 Jim Fregosi
#12 Ken Berry
#14 Billy Cowan
#15 Rudy Meoli
#15 Chico Ruiz
#16 Dave LaRoche
#17 Alex Johnson
#18 Billy Parker
#19 Jerry Moses
#19 Tommie Reynolds
#24 Eddie Fisher
#25 Tony Gonzalez
#30 Fred Lasher
#33 Tom Silverio
#34 Rudy May
#35 Archie Reynolds
#37 John Stephenson
#38 Clyde Wright
#39 Art Kusnyer
#40 Lloyd Allen
#41 Tom Murphy
#42 Andy Hassler
#43 Jim Maloney
#44 Rickey Clark
#45 Billy Wynne
#46 Mel Queen
#47 Andy Messersmith

Did you know that a 1971 California Angels Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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