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| Record |
86-76 .531 |
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3rd in the AL West (12 games back) |
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81-81, 81-81, 81-81 |
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631 /
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| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 97 / Pitching: 97 | | Attendance | 1,077,741 (5th) (14th) | | Spring Training | Holtville & Palm Springs, California | | Manager | Lefty Phillips | | Coaches | Fred Carl Koenig, Norm Sherry, Pete Reiser, Rocky Bridges | | Executives | Owner: Gene Autry, President: Robert Reynolds, General Manager: Dick Walsh | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Hawaii Islanders, (AA) El Paso Sun Kings, (A) Bend Rainbows, (A) Quad Cities Angels, (Rookie) Idaho Falls Angels | | Radio | (KMPC) Dick Enberg, Dave Niehaus, Don Wells | | TV | (KTLA) Dick Enberg, Don Wells |
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The 1970 California Angels
went 86-76
and finished 3rd
in the
American League West. The Angels
drew 1,077,741
to Anaheim Stadium.
Sandy Alomar Sr., Jim Fregosi, Alex Johnson and Clyde Wright made the All-Star team. Gold Glove winners for 1970 included Jim Spencer.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
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| | Alex Johnson (pictured above with the Indians) lead the league in hitting with a .329 batting average, was 8th in the MVP voting, and was an All-Star for the only time in his career. | | | | Photo by Walt Reynolds, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com | | | |
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