1974 California Angels Roster

The 1974 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 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 1974 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1974 California Angels salary list, a 1974 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1974 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1974 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

47 John Cumberland 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-05-10
45 Chuck Dobson 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-01-10
37 Ed Figueroa 6-01 190 Right Right 1948-10-14
38 Bill Gilbreth 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-09-03
42 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
52 Don Kirkwood 6-03 188 Right Right 1949-09-24
35 Dick Lange 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-09-01
41 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
34 Rudy May 6-03 207 Left Left 1944-07-18
51 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
34 Horacio Pina 6-02 177 Right Right 1945-03-12
44 Luis Quintana 6-02 175 Left Left 1951-12-25
31 Barry Raziano 5-10 175 Right Both 1947-02-05
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
39 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
29 Dave Sells 5-11 175 Right Right 1946-09-18
39 Dick Selma 5-11 175 Right Right 1943-11-04
48 Bill Singer 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-04-24
26 Bill Stoneman 5-10 170 Right Right 1944-04-07
40 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
10 Tom Egan 6-04 218 Right Right 1946-06-09
6 Ellie Rodriguez 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-05-24
24 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
7 Dave Chalk 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-08-30
5 John Doherty 5-11 185 Left Left 1951-08-22
15 Denny Doyle 5-09 175 Right Left 1944-01-17
5 Mike Epstein 6-03½ 230 Left Left 1943-04-04
9 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
22 Tommy McCraw 6-00 183 Left Left 1940-11-21
3 Rudy Meoli 5-09 165 Right Left 1951-05-01
33 Bob Oliver 6-02 215 Right Right 1943-02-08
1 Orlando Ramirez 5-10 175 Right Right 1951-12-18
9 Paul Schaal 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-03-03
8 John Balaz 6-03 180 Right Right 1950-11-24
22 Bruce Bochte 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-11-12
14 Doug Howard 6-03 185 Right Right 1948-02-06
4 Joe Lahoud 6-00 202 Left Left 1947-04-14
12 Winston Llenas 5-10 165 Right Right 1943-09-23
16 Morris Nettles 6-01 170 Left Left 1952-01-26
17 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-31
9 Richie Scheinblum 6-01 180 Right Both 1942-11-05
36 Leroy Stanton 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-04-10
13 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
20 Frank Robinson 6-01 195 Right Right 1935-08-31
19 Charlie Sands 6-02 215 Right Left 1947-12-17
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The 1974 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 94 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 917,269 fans witnessed their 1974 Angels finish the season with a .420 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 1974 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1974 California Angels salary list, a 1974 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1974 California Angels primary starters list:

1974 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Dave Chalk
Denny Doyle
Mike Epstein
Bob Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Frank Robinson
Ellie Rodriguez
Nolan Ryan
Leroy Stanton
Bobby Valentine

1974 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Ellie Rodriguez (137)
1B John Doherty (70)
2B Denny Doyle (146)
3B Paul Schaal (51)
SS Dave Chalk (99)
LF Joe Lahoud (70)
CF Mickey Rivers (116)
RF Leroy Stanton (110)
DH Frank Robinson (123)
  
SP Andy Hassler
SP Dick Lange
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Frank Tanana
  
RP Skip Lockwood
RP Dave Sells
CL Orlando Pena


1974 California Angels
Salaries

Mike Epstein $65,000.00
Denny Doyle $50,000.00
Bill Stoneman $50,000.00
Paul Schaal $45,000.00
Ellie Rodriguez $30,000.00
Joe Lahoud $25,000.00
Tom Egan $20,000.00
Skip Lockwood $20,000.00
Doug Howard $12,500.00


1974 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#1 Orlando Ramirez
#3 Rudy Meoli
#4 Joe Lahoud
#5 John Doherty
#5 Mike Epstein
#6 Ellie Rodriguez
#7 Dave Chalk
#8 John Balaz
#9 Bob Heise
#9 Paul Schaal
#9 Richie Scheinblum
#10 Tom Egan
#12 Winston Llenas
#13 Bobby Valentine
#14 Doug Howard
#15 Denny Doyle
#16 Morris Nettles
#17 Mickey Rivers
#19 Charlie Sands
#20 Frank Robinson
#22 Bruce Bochte
#22 Tommy McCraw
#24 Sandy Alomar
#26 Bill Stoneman
#29 Dave Sells
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Barry Raziano
#33 Bob Oliver
#34 Rudy May
#34 Horacio Pina
#35 Dick Lange
#36 Leroy Stanton
#37 Ed Figueroa
#38 Bill Gilbreth
#39 Ken Sanders
#39 Dick Selma
#40 Frank Tanana
#41 Skip Lockwood
#42 Andy Hassler
#44 Luis Quintana
#45 Chuck Dobson
#47 John Cumberland
#48 Bill Singer
#51 Orlando Pena
#52 Don Kirkwood

Did you know that a 1974 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)?