1970 California Angels Roster

The 1970 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 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 1970 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1970 California Angels salary list, a 1970 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1970 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1970 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Lloyd Allen 6-01 185 Right Right 1950-05-08
29 Tom Bradley 6-03 185 Right Right 1947-03-16
26, 48 Terry Cox 6-05 215 Right Right 1949-03-30
48 Paul Doyle 5-11 172 Left Left 1939-10-02
24 Eddie Fisher 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1936-07-16
43 Greg Garrett 6-00 200 Left Both 1947-03-12
39 Steve Kealey 6-00 185 Right Right 1947-05-13
37 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
34 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
47 Andy Messersmith 6-01 200 Right Right 1945-08-06
41 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
46 Mel Queen 6-01 197 Right Left 1942-03-26
42 Harvey Shank 6-04 220 Right Right 1946-07-29
19 Ken Tatum 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-04-25
39 Wally Wolf 6-00½ 191 Right Right 1942-01-05
38 Clyde Wright 6-01 185 Left Right 1941-02-20
2 Joe Azcue 6-00 200 Right Right 1939-08-18
28 Randy Brown 5-07 170 Right Left 1944-08-29
30 Tom Egan 6-04 218 Right Right 1946-06-09
4 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
11 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
44 Doug Griffin 6-00 170 Right Right 1947-06-04
7 Ken McMullen 6-03 195 Right Right 1942-06-01
1, 42 Ray Oyler 5-11 165 Right Right 1938-08-04
42 Marty Perez 5-11 160 Right Right 1947-02-28
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 5-10 180 Right Right 1947-12-28
15 Chico Ruiz 6-00 173 Right Both 1938-12-05
9 Jim Spencer 6-02 195 Left Left 1947-07-30
14 Billy Cowan 6-00 170 Right Right 1938-08-28
25 Tony Gonzalez 5-09 170 Right Left 1936-08-28
17 Alex Johnson 6-00 205 Right Right 1942-12-07
10 Jay Johnstone 6-01 175 Right Left 1945-11-20
3 Rick Reichardt 6-03 215 Right Right 1943-03-16
6 Roger Repoz 6-03 195 Left Left 1940-08-03
5 Tommie Reynolds 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-08-15
3 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-31
33 Tom Silverio 5-10 170 Left Left 1945-10-14
19 Jarvis Tatum 6-00 185 Right Right 1946-10-11
32 Bill Voss 6-02 160 Left Left 1943-10-31
5 Jim Hicks 6-03 205 Right Right 1940-05-18
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The 1970 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,077,741 fans witnessed their 1970 Angels finish the season with a .531 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 1970 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1970 California Angels salary list, a 1970 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1970 California Angels primary starters list:

1970 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Sandy Alomar
Joe Azcue
Jim Fregosi
Alex Johnson
Roger Repoz
Aurelio Rodriguez
Jim Spencer
Bill Voss
Clyde Wright

1970 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Joe Azcue (112)
1B Jim Spencer (142)
2B Sandy Alomar (153)
3B Ken McMullen (122)
SS Jim Fregosi (150)
LF Alex Johnson (155)
CF Jay Johnstone (88)
RF Roger Repoz (68)
  
SP Rudy May
SP Andy Messersmith
SP Tom Murphy
SP Clyde Wright
  
RP Paul Doyle
RP Eddie Fisher
RP Greg Garrett
RP Dave LaRoche
RP Mel Queen
CL Ken Tatum


1970 California Angels
Salaries

Tony Gonzalez $50,000.00
Ken McMullen $42,500.00
Alex Johnson $35,000.00
Eddie Fisher $32,000.00
Joe Azcue $26,500.00
Chico Ruiz $20,000.00
Ken Tatum $20,000.00
Billy Cowan $16,000.00
Paul Doyle $15,000.00
Jim Hicks $12,000.00
Mel Queen $12,000.00
Tom Egan $11,000.00
Tommie Reynolds $10,000.00
Jarvis Tatum $9,000.00
Marty Perez $7,200.00
Tom Bradley $5,100.00


1970 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ray Oyler
#1 Aurelio Rodriguez
#2 Joe Azcue
#3 Rick Reichardt
#3 Mickey Rivers
#4 Sandy Alomar
#5 Jim Hicks
#5 Tommie Reynolds
#6 Roger Repoz
#7 Ken McMullen
#9 Jim Spencer
#10 Jay Johnstone
#11 Jim Fregosi
#14 Billy Cowan
#15 Chico Ruiz
#17 Alex Johnson
#19 Jarvis Tatum
#19 Ken Tatum
#24 Eddie Fisher
#25 Tony Gonzalez
#26 Terry Cox
#28 Randy Brown
#29 Tom Bradley
#30 Tom Egan
#32 Bill Voss
#33 Tom Silverio
#34 Rudy May
#37 Dave LaRoche
#38 Clyde Wright
#39 Steve Kealey
#39 Wally Wolf
#40 Lloyd Allen
#41 Tom Murphy
#42 Ray Oyler
#42 Marty Perez
#42 Harvey Shank
#43 Greg Garrett
#44 Doug Griffin
#46 Mel Queen
#47 Andy Messersmith
#48 Terry Cox
#48 Paul Doyle

Did you know that a 1970 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)?