1981 California Angels Roster

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The 1981 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1981 California Angels salary list, a 1981 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1981 California Angels primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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46 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
28 John D'Acquisto 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-12-24
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
37 Dave Frost 6-06 235 Right Right 1952-11-17
41 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
34 Jesse Jefferson 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-03-03
24 Bruce Kison 6-04 178 Right Right 1950-02-18
22 Mickey Mahler 6-03 189 Left Both 1952-07-30
27 Freddie Martinez 6-03 185 Right Right 1957-03-15
21 Angel Moreno 5-09 165 Left Left 1955-06-06
31 Doug Rau 6-02 175 Left Left 1948-12-15
45 Steve Renko 6-05 230 Right Right 1944-12-10
40 Luis Sanchez 6-02 210 Right Right 1953-08-24
26 Bill Travers 6-06 200 Left Left 1952-10-27
39 Mike Witt 6-07 192 Right Right 1960-07-20
38 Geoff Zahn 6-01 180 Left Left 1945-12-19
16 Bob Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-01
11 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
14 Ed Ott 5-10 198 Right Left 1951-07-11
7 Rick Burleson 5-10 165 Right Right 1951-04-29
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
4 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
13 John Harris 6-03 205 Left Left 1954-09-13
10 Butch Hobson 6-01 193 Right Right 1951-08-17
23 Steve Lubratich 6-00 170 Right Right 1955-05-01
2 Freddie Patek 5-05 148 Right Right 1944-10-09
6 Daryl Sconiers 6-02 195 Left Left 1958-10-03
12 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
3, 30 Tom Brunansky 6-04 211 Right Right 1960-08-20
32 Bobby Clark 6-00 190 Right Right 1955-06-13
9 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
15 Dan Ford 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-19
20 Larry Harlow 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-11-13
9 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
8 Fred Lynn 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-03
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
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The 1981 California Angels played 110 games during the regular season, won 51 games, lost 59 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,441,545 fans witnessed their 1981 Angels finish the season with a .464 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 1981 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1981 California Angels salary list, a 1981 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1981 California Angels primary starters list:

1981 California Angels
Opening Day Starters

Don Baylor
Tom Brunansky
Rick Burleson
Rod Carew
Brian Downing
Dan Ford
Bobby Grich
Butch Hobson
Fred Lynn
Bill Travers

1981 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Ed Ott (72)
1B Rod Carew (90)
2B Bobby Grich (100)
3B Butch Hobson (83)
SS Rick Burleson (109)
LF Brian Downing (56)
CF Fred Lynn (69)
RF Dan Ford (97)
  
SP Ken Forsch
SP Steve Renko
SP Mike Witt
SP Geoff Zahn
  
RP Andy Hassler
RP Jesse Jefferson
CL Don Aase

1981 California Angels
Salaries

Rod Carew $800,000.00
Bruce Kison $493,000.00
John D'Acquisto $275,000.00
Bobby Grich $270,000.00
Don Baylor $256,667.00
Dan Ford $200,000.00
Bert Campaneris $190,000.00
Freddie Patek $185,000.00
Dave Frost $112,500.00
Don Aase $105,000.00
Tom Brunansky $32,500.00
Bobby Clark $32,500.00
Brian Harper $32,500.00
John Harris $32,500.00
Steve Lubratich $32,500.00
Freddie Martinez $32,500.00
Angel Moreno $32,500.00
Luis Sanchez $32,500.00
Daryl Sconiers $32,500.00
Mike Witt $32,500.00

1981 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#2 Freddie Patek
#3 Tom Brunansky
#4 Bobby Grich
#6 Daryl Sconiers
#7 Rick Burleson
#8 Fred Lynn
#9 Brian Downing
#9 Brian Harper
#10 Butch Hobson
#11 Joe Ferguson
#12 Juan Beniquez
#13 John Harris
#14 Ed Ott
#15 Dan Ford
#16 Bob Davis
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Larry Harlow
#21 Angel Moreno
#22 Mickey Mahler
#23 Steve Lubratich
#24 Bruce Kison
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Bill Travers
#27 Freddie Martinez
#28 John D'Acquisto
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Tom Brunansky
#31 Doug Rau
#32 Bobby Clark
#34 Jesse Jefferson
#37 Dave Frost
#38 Geoff Zahn
#39 Mike Witt
#40 Luis Sanchez
#41 Andy Hassler
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Steve Renko
#46 Don Aase

Did you know that a 1981 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)?