1980 California Angels Roster

The 1980 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1980 California Angels salary list, a 1980 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1980 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1980 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
33 Jim Barr 6-03 205 Right Right 1948-02-10
48 Ralph Botting 6-00 195 Left Left 1955-05-12
38 Mark Clear 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-05-27
43 Jim Dorsey 6-07 190 Right Right 1955-08-02
44 Bob Ferris 6-06 225 Right Right 1955-05-07
37 Dave Frost 6-06 235 Right Right 1952-11-17
28 Ed Halicki 6-07 220 Right Right 1950-10-04
41 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
24 Bruce Kison 6-04 178 Right Right 1950-02-18
42 Chris Knapp 6-05 195 Right Right 1953-09-16
17 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
45 Dave Lemanczyk 6-04 235 Right Right 1950-08-17
27 Alfredo Martinez 6-03 185 Right Right 1957-03-15
39 John Montague 6-02 213 Right Right 1947-09-12
47 Dave Schuler 6-04 210 Left Right 1953-10-04
40 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
16 Stan Cliburn 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-12-19
23 Tom Donohue 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-11-15
9 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
8 Dave Skaggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-06-12
36 Dan Whitmer 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-11-23
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
14 Todd Cruz 6-00 175 Right Right 1955-11-23
4 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
18 John Harris 6-03 205 Left Left 1954-09-13
5 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
2 Freddie Patek 5-05 148 Right Right 1944-10-09
22 Jason Thompson 6-03 210 Left Left 1954-07-06
31 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
32 Bobby Clark 6-00 190 Right Right 1955-06-13
18 Al Cowens 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-10-25
15 Dan Ford 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-19
48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
20 Larry Harlow 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-11-13
7, 14 Gil Kubski 6-03 185 Right Left 1954-10-12
3 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
7 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
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The 1980 California Angels played 160 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 95 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 98/97) where 2,297,327 fans witnessed their 1980 Angels finish the season with a .406 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 1980 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1980 California Angels salary list, a 1980 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1980 California Angels primary starters list:

1980 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Don Baylor
Rod Carew
Al Cowens
Brian Downing
Dan Ford
Dave Frost
Bobby Grich
Carney Lansford
Freddie Patek
Joe Rudi

1980 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Tom Donohue (84)
1B Rod Carew (103)
2B Bobby Grich (146)
3B Carney Lansford (150)
SS Freddie Patek (81)
LF Joe Rudi (89)
CF Rick Miller (98)
RF Larry Harlow (59)
DH Jason Thompson (45)
  
SP Don Aase
SP Dave Frost
SP Chris Knapp
SP Alfredo Martinez
SP Frank Tanana
  
RP Jim Barr
RP Mark Clear
RP Dave LaRoche
RP Dave Lemanczyk
RP John Montague
CL Andy Hassler


1980 California Angels
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1980 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#2 Freddie Patek
#3 Rick Miller
#4 Bobby Grich
#5 Carney Lansford
#7 Gil Kubski
#7 Merv Rettenmund
#8 Dave Skaggs
#9 Brian Downing
#14 Todd Cruz
#14 Gil Kubski
#15 Dan Ford
#16 Stan Cliburn
#17 Dave LaRoche
#18 Al Cowens
#18 John Harris
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Larry Harlow
#22 Jason Thompson
#23 Tom Donohue
#24 Bruce Kison
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Joe Rudi
#27 Alfredo Martinez
#28 Ed Halicki
#29 Rod Carew
#31 Dickie Thon
#32 Bobby Clark
#33 Jim Barr
#36 Dan Whitmer
#37 Dave Frost
#38 Mark Clear
#39 John Montague
#40 Frank Tanana
#41 Andy Hassler
#42 Chris Knapp
#43 Jim Dorsey
#44 Bob Ferris
#45 Dave Lemanczyk
#46 Don Aase
#47 Dave Schuler
#48 Ralph Botting
#48 Ralph Garr

Did you know that a 1980 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)?