1966 California Angels Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 80-82
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 1,400,321, Avg. 18,283
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Manager: Bill Rigney (80-82)
Location: Anaheim, California
1966 California Angels StatisticsTeam Record: 80-82
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 1,400,321, Avg. 18,283
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Manager: Bill Rigney (80-82)
Location: Anaheim, California
1966 California Angels Results
The California Angels of the American League ended the 1966 season with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Angels scored 604 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Joe Adcock led California with 18 home runs, while Jose Cardenal, Bobby Knoop and Rick Reichardt each walloped 20 or more also. Bobby Knoop drove in 72 runs. Jose Cardenal paced all regular hitters by hitting .276. George Brunet and Jack Sanford topped the squad with 13 wins each, and Dean Chance recorded a 3.08 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Rigney coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Adcock | 1B | R | R | October 30, 1927 | 6'4" | 210 | Coushatta, LA USA |
| Ed Bailey | P | L | R | April 15, 1931 | 6'2" | 205 | Strawberry Plains, TN USA |
| George Brunet | P | R | L | June 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Houghton, MI USA |
| Lew Burdette | P | R | R | November 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 180 | Nitro, WV USA |
| Jose Cardenal | CF | R | R | October 7, 1943 | 5'10" | 150 | Matanzas, Matanzas Cuba |
| Dean Chance | P | R | R | June 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 200 | Wooster, OH USA |
| Jim Coates | P | R | R | August 4, 1932 | 6'4" | 192 | Farnham, VA USA |
| Dick Egan | P | L | L | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 193 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Tom Egan | C | R | R | June 9, 1946 | 6'4" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jim Fregosi | SS | R | R | April 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Jackie Hernandez | IF | R | R | September 11, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | Central Tinguaro, Matanzas Cuba |
| Jay Johnstone | LF | L | R | November 20, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | Manchester, CT USA |
| Bill Kelso | P | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | RF | L | R | October 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Spokane, WA USA |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | R | R | October 18, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Bob Lee | P | R | R | November 26, 1937 | 6'3" | 225 | Ottumwa, IA USA |
| Marcelino Lopez | P | R | L | September 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| Ramon Lopez | P | R | R | May 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Las Villas, Cuba |
| Frank Malzone | 3B | R | R | February 28, 1930 | 5'10" | 180 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Jim McGlothlin | P | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | L | L | April 1, 1948 | 6'0" | 170 | Catano, P.R. |
| Bubba Morton | RF | R | R | December 13, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | Washington, DC USA |
| Fred Newman | P | R | R | February 21, 1942 | 6'3" | 180 | Boston, MA USA |
| Albie Pearson | LF | L | L | September 12, 1934 | 5'5" | 140 | Alhambra, CA USA |
| Jim Piersall | OF | R | R | November 14, 1929 | 6'0" | 175 | Waterbury, CT USA |
| Howie Reed | P | R | R | December 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | Dallas, TX USA |
| Rick Reichardt | LF | R | R | March 16, 1943 | 6'3" | 210 | Madison, WI USA |
| Buck Rodgers | C | B | R | August 16, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware, OH USA |
| Minnie Rojas | P | R | R | November 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Remedios, Villa Clara Cuba |
| Jorge Rubio | P | R | R | April 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | Mexicali, Baja California Mexico |
| Jack Sanford | P | R | R | May 18, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Wellesley Hills, MA USA |
| Tom Satriano | IF | L | R | August 28, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | R | R | March 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Willie Smith | LF | L | L | February 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 182 | Anniston, AL USA |
| Al Spangler | RF | L | L | July 8, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Ed Sukla | P | R | R | March 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Charlie Vinson | 1B | L | L | January 5, 1944 | 6'3" | 207 | Washington, DC USA |
| Jackie Warner | RF | R | R | August 1, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Monrovia, CA USA |
| Clyde Wright | P | R | L | February 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Jefferson City, TN USA |
