1978 California Angels Roster

The 1978 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1978 California Angels salary list, a 1978 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1978 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1978 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
33 Mike Barlow 6-06 215 Right Left 1948-04-30
34 Ken Brett 5-11 195 Left Left 1948-09-18
39 John Caneira 6-03 180 Right Right 1952-10-07
36 Al Fitzmorris 6-02 190 Right Both 1946-03-21
37 Dave Frost 6-06 235 Right Right 1952-11-17
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
45 Paul Hartzell 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-11-02
42 Chris Knapp 6-05 195 Right Right 1953-09-16
17 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
41 Dyar Miller 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-05-29
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
40 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
5 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
15 Ike Hampton 6-01 185 Right Both 1951-08-22
9 Terry Humphrey 6-03 190 Right Right 1949-08-04
14 Jim Anderson 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-02-23
7 Dave Chalk 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-08-30
6 Ron Fairly 5-10 181 Left Left 1938-07-12
4 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
16 Ron Jackson 6-00 205 Right Right 1953-05-09
12 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
35 Dave Machemer 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1951-05-24
18 Rance Mulliniks 6-00 170 Right Left 1956-01-15
10 Lyman Bostock 6-01 180 Right Left 1950-11-22
19 Ken Landreaux 5-10 165 Right Left 1954-12-22
3 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
8 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
20 Danny Goodwin 6-01 195 Right Left 1953-09-02
27 Tony Solaita 6-00 215 Left Left 1947-01-15


The 1978 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,755,386 fans witnessed their 1978 Angels finish the season with a .537 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 1978 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1978 California Angels salary list, a 1978 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1978 California Angels primary starters list:

1978 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Don Baylor
Lyman Bostock
Dave Chalk
Ron Fairly
Bobby Grich
Terry Humphrey
Rick Miller
Rance Mulliniks
Joe Rudi
Frank Tanana

1978 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Brian Downing (128)
1B Ron Fairly (78)
2B Bobby Grich (144)
3B Carney Lansford (117)
SS Dave Chalk (97)
LF Joe Rudi (111)
CF Rick Miller (93)
RF Lyman Bostock (90)
DH Don Baylor (102)
  
SP Don Aase
SP Chris Knapp
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Frank Tanana
  
RP Tom Griffin
RP Dyar Miller
CL Dave LaRoche


1978 California Angels
Salaries

Don Baylor $256,667.00
Nolan Ryan $200,000.00
Merv Rettenmund $62,500.00
Don Aase $45,000.00
Jim Anderson $21,000.00
John Caneira $21,000.00
Dave Frost $21,000.00
Paul Hartzell $21,000.00
Ken Landreaux $21,000.00
Carney Lansford $21,000.00
Dave Machemer $21,000.00
Rance Mulliniks $21,000.00


1978 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#3 Rick Miller
#4 Bobby Grich
#5 Brian Downing
#6 Ron Fairly
#7 Dave Chalk
#8 Merv Rettenmund
#9 Terry Humphrey
#10 Lyman Bostock
#12 Carney Lansford
#14 Jim Anderson
#15 Ike Hampton
#16 Ron Jackson
#17 Dave LaRoche
#18 Rance Mulliniks
#19 Ken Landreaux
#20 Danny Goodwin
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Joe Rudi
#27 Tony Solaita
#30 Nolan Ryan
#33 Mike Barlow
#34 Ken Brett
#35 Dave Machemer
#36 Al Fitzmorris
#37 Dave Frost
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 John Caneira
#40 Frank Tanana
#41 Dyar Miller
#42 Chris Knapp
#45 Paul Hartzell
#46 Don Aase

Did you know that a 1978 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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