The 1969 California Angels season was a season in American baseball. In the first season following the split of the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

into two divisions, the Angels finished third in the newly established

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with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason

* October 8, 1968: Eddie Fisher was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Jack Hamilton. * October 15, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft ** Paul Schaal was drafted from the Angels by the Kansas City Royals with the 27th pick. ** Steve Hovley was drafted from the Angels by the Seattle Pilots with the 35th pick. * November 6, 1968: Rubén Amaro Sr. was purchased by the Angels from the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

. * December 2, 1968:

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was drafted by the Angels from the

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in the 1968 rule 5 draft. * December 12, 1968: Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke were traded by the Angels to the Kansas City Royals for

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.Hoyt Wilhelm
at ''Baseball Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 3, 1969:

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was purchased by the Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.Bo Belinsky
at ''Baseball Reference'' * May 14, 1969:

Bobby Knoop Robert Frank Knoop ( ; born October 18, 1938) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach. In his nine-year MLB career, he appeared in 1,153 games as a member of the Los Angeles / California Angels (1964–69), Chicago ...

was traded by the Angels to the

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for Sandy Alomar Sr. and Bob Priddy. * June 5, 1969: Rudy Meoli was drafted by the Angels in the 4th round of the

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. Player signed June 13, 1969. * June 15, 1969:

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was traded by the Angels to the

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for

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. * July 26, 1969:

Billy Cowan Billy Rolland Cowan (born August 28, 1938) is an American former professional baseball player. Appearing primarily as an outfielder, Cowan totalled 493 games played Games played (GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total num ...

was purchased by the Angels from the

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was purchased from the Angels by the Pittsburgh Pirates. * September 8, 1969:

and Bob Priddy were traded by the Angels to the

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for

Mickey Rivers John Milton "Mickey" Rivers (born October 30, 1948) is an American former baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1984 for the California Angels, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. As a member of the Yankees, he was pa ...

and

Clint Compton Robert Clinton Compton (born November 1, 1950) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs. His entire major-league career consisted of a two-inning appearance during the Cubs' October 3, 1972 game ag ...

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

1969 California Angels team
at ''Baseball Reference''
1969 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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