The 1981 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1981 California Angels salary list, a 1981 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1981 California Angels primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
46 | Don Aase | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1954-09-08 |
28 | John D'Acquisto | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1951-12-24 |
43 | Ken Forsch | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1946-09-08 |
37 | Dave Frost | 6-06 | 235 | Right | Right | 1952-11-17 |
41 | Andy Hassler | 6-05 | 220 | Left | Left | 1951-10-18 |
34 | Jesse Jefferson | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1949-03-03 |
24 | Bruce Kison | 6-04 | 178 | Right | Right | 1950-02-18 |
22 | Mickey Mahler | 6-03 | 189 | Left | Both | 1952-07-30 |
27 | Freddie Martinez | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1957-03-15 |
21 | Angel Moreno | 5-09 | 165 | Left | Left | 1955-06-06 |
31 | Doug Rau | 6-02 | 175 | Left | Left | 1948-12-15 |
45 | Steve Renko | 6-05 | 230 | Right | Right | 1944-12-10 |
40 | Luis Sanchez | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1953-08-24 |
26 | Bill Travers | 6-06 | 200 | Left | Left | 1952-10-27 |
39 | Mike Witt | 6-07 | 192 | Right | Right | 1960-07-20 |
38 | Geoff Zahn | 6-01 | 180 | Left | Left | 1945-12-19 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Bob Davis | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1952-03-01 |
11 | Joe Ferguson | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1946-09-19 |
14 | Ed Ott | 5-10 | 198 | Right | Left | 1951-07-11 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
7 | Rick Burleson | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1951-04-29 |
19 | Bert Campaneris | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Right | 1942-03-09 |
29 | Rod Carew | 6-00 | 182 | Right | Left | 1945-10-01 |
4 | Bobby Grich | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1949-01-15 |
13 | John Harris | 6-03 | 205 | Left | Left | 1954-09-13 |
10 | Butch Hobson | 6-01 | 193 | Right | Right | 1951-08-17 |
23 | Steve Lubratich | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1955-05-01 |
2 | Freddie Patek | 5-05 | 148 | Right | Right | 1944-10-09 |
6 | Daryl Sconiers | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1958-10-03 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Juan Beniquez | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1950-05-13 |
3, 30 | Tom Brunansky | 6-04 | 211 | Right | Right | 1960-08-20 |
32 | Bobby Clark | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-06-13 |
9 | Brian Downing | 5-10 | 194 | Right | Right | 1950-10-09 |
15 | Dan Ford | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1952-05-19 |
20 | Larry Harlow | 6-02 | 185 | Left | Left | 1951-11-13 |
9 | Brian Harper | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1959-10-16 |
8 | Fred Lynn | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1952-02-03 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
25 | Don Baylor | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1949-06-28 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1981 California Angels Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1981 California Angels played 110 games during the regular season, won 51 games, lost 59 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,441,545 fans witnessed their 1981 Angels finish the season with a .464 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 1981 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1981 California Angels salary list, a 1981 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1981 California Angels primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1981 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)?