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Record: 88-74 .543.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Anaheim Stadium
Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Orioles)
Attendance: 2,523,575

Top Draft Pick: Mickey Saatzer (#67) AA
Manager - Jim Fregosi

Affiliates - AAA Salt Lake Gulls AA El Paso Diablos A+ Salinas Angels Rk Idaho Falls Angels

Team Leaders

HR: Baylor [36]
RBI: Baylor [139]
2B: Baylor [33]
SB: Baylor [22]
W: Ryan, Frost [16]
SV: Clear [14]
SO: Ryan [223]

Oldest Player: Willie Davis [39]
Youngest Player: Brian Harper [19]
Longest Tenure: Nolan Ryan [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bobby Clark (Aug 21) Tom Donohue (Apr 6) John Harris (Sep 26) Dickie Thon (May 22)
Pitchers: Ralph Botting (Jun 28) Mark Clear (Apr 4) Steve Eddy (Jun 13) Bob Ferris (Sep 12) Dave Schuler (Sep 17)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Don Aase	P	24	California Angels	MLB
Julio Acevedo			Idaho Falls	Rk
Willie Aikens	1B	24	California Angels	MLB
Eli Aldridge			Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim Anderson	SS	22	California Angels	MLB
Mike Barlow	P	31	California Angels	MLB
Jim Barr	P	31	California Angels	MLB
Don Baylor	OF	30	California Angels	MLB
Jeffrey Bertoni			El Paso	AA
Tom Bhagwatt	OF		El Paso	AA
Mike Bishop	C	20	El Paso	AA
	C		Salinas	A+
Ralph Botting	P	24	California Angels	MLB
	P		Salt Lake	AAA
Richard Brewster	2B		El Paso	AA
Mark Brouhard	OF	23	El Paso	AA
Tom Brunansky	OF-RF	19	Salinas	A+
Brian Buckley	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Dale Bunn			Idaho Falls	Rk
Bert Campaneris	SS	37	California Angels	MLB
Rod Carew	1B-2B	33	California Angels	MLB
Scott Carnes			Salinas	A+
James Celidonia			Idaho Falls	Rk
Barry Cheesman	OF		Salinas	A+
Tom Chevolek	P		El Paso	AA
Bobby Clark	OF	24	California Angels	MLB
	OF		Salt Lake	AAA
Mark Clear	P	23	California Angels	MLB
Gary Clevenger	3B	19	Idaho Falls	Rk
Stan Cliburn	C	22	Salt Lake	AAA
Timothy Collins			Idaho Falls	Rk
Anthony Dailey	OF		Salinas	A+
Darrell Darrow	SS		Salt Lake	AAA
Willie Davis	OF	39	California Angels	MLB
Tom Donohue	C	26	California Angels	MLB
	C		Salt Lake	AAA
Brian Downing	OF-C	28	California Angels	MLB
Steve Eddy	P	22	California Angels	MLB
Bill Ewing	OF		Salt Lake	AAA
Bob Ferris	P	24	California Angels	MLB
Rick Foley	P		Salt Lake	AAA
Dan Ford	OF	27	California Angels	MLB
Preston Freeman	SS		Idaho Falls	Rk
Dave Frost	P	26	California Angels	MLB
Ralph Garr	OF	33	California Angels	MLB
Dennis Gilbert			Salinas	A+
Filiberto Gonza ez	P		Salinas	A+
Bobby Grich	2B	30	California Angels	MLB
James Hamilton			Salinas	A+
Ike Hampton	C	28	California Angels	MLB
	C		Salt Lake	AAA
Greg Hanson	C		Idaho Falls	Rk
Larry Harlow	OF	27	California Angels	MLB
Brian Harper	C	19	California Angels	MLB
	C		El Paso	AA
John Harris	1B-OF	25	California Angels	MLB
	1B-OF		Salt Lake	AAA
Michael Heaton	P		El Paso	AA
Terry Humphrey	C	30	California Angels	MLB
Brandt Humphry	P-3B		El Paso	AA
Marion Hunter	SS		Idaho Falls	Rk
Greg Johnson	P		Salinas	A+
Don Jones	C		El Paso	AA
	C		Salinas	A+
Pat Keedy	3B-LF	21	Salinas	A+
Jay Kibbe	P	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Chris Knapp	P	26	California Angels	MLB
Gil Kubski	OF	24	Salt Lake	AAA
Carney Lansford	3B	22	California Angels	MLB
Dave LaRoche	P	31	California Angels	MLB
Leo Lemon			Salinas	A+
Steve Lubratich	3B-SS	24	Salt Lake	AAA
	3B-SS		El Paso	AA
Pepe Mangual	OF	27	Salt Lake	AAA
Darrell Miller	C-OF	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Dyar Miller	P	33	California Angels	MLB
Rick Miller	OF-CF	31	California Angels	MLB
Scott Moffitt	3B	24	El Paso	AA
John Montague	P	32	California Angels	MLB
Rufino Morillo			Idaho Falls	Rk
Rance Mulliniks	3B-SS	23	California Angels	MLB
	3B-SS		Salt Lake	AAA
Peter Nebnch	1B		Idaho Falls	Rk
Mark Nocciolo	C		Salinas	A+
Richard Oliver	OF-3B		Salt Lake	AAA
	OF-3B		El Paso	AA
Mike Overy	P	28	Salt Lake	AAA
Mark Pangborn	P		Idaho Falls	Rk
Frank Pennachio	IF		Idaho Falls	Rk
James Peters			Salt Lake	AAA
Gary Pettis	CF-OF	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Chuck Porter	P	23	Salt Lake	AAA
Orlando Ramirez	SS	27	California Angels	MLB
	SS		Salt Lake	AAA
Bobby Ramos	C	23	Salt Lake	AAA
Floyd Rayford	3B-C	22	Salt Lake	AAA
Merv Rettenmund	OF	36	California Angels	MLB
Branner Riffel			Salinas	A+
Joe Rudi	OF-1B	33	California Angels	MLB
Nolan Ryan	P	32	California Angels	MLB
Wade Schexnayder			Salinas	A+
Dave Schuler	P	25	California Angels	MLB
Daryl Sconiers	1B	20	Salinas	A+
Bob Slater	2B		Salt Lake	AAA
Bill Springman	2B	22	Salinas	A+
Wayne Stone	OF		Idaho Falls	Rk
Frank Tanana	P	26	California Angels	MLB
Doug Thomson	P		Salinas	A+
Dickie Thon	SS	21	California Angels	MLB
	SS		Salt Lake	AAA
Steve Tipa	OF		Salt Lake	AAA
	OF		Salinas	A+
Steve Whitehead	SS		El Paso	AA
Dan Whitmer	C	23	Salt Lake	AAA
	C		El Paso	AA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Don Aase	24	California Angels	MLB
Larry Adams		Idaho Falls	Rk
Mike Barlow	31	California Angels	MLB
Jim Barr	31	California Angels	MLB
Danny Boone	25	Salt Lake	AAA
Robert Border		El Paso	AA
Ralph Botting	24	California Angels	MLB
	24	Salt Lake	AAA
Gary Boyle		Salinas	A+
Curt Brown	19	Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Brown	22	El Paso	AA
	22	Salinas	A+
Brian Buckley		Idaho Falls	Rk
Chris Cannizzaro	17	Salinas	A+
Tom Chevolek		El Paso	AA
		Salinas	A+
Mark Clear	23	California Angels	MLB
Gary Clevenger	19	Idaho Falls	Rk
Keith Comstock	23	El Paso	AA
Jeff Conner	20	Salinas	A+
Thomas Crisler		Salt Lake	AAA
		El Paso	AA
Jim Dorsey	24	Salt Lake	AAA
Lawrence Dugger		Idaho Falls	Rk
David Duran		Salinas	A+
		Idaho Falls	Rk
Steve Eddy	22	California Angels	MLB
	22	Salt Lake	AAA
Bob Ferris	24	California Angels	MLB
	24	Salt Lake	AAA
Rick Foley		Salt Lake	AAA
Dave Frost	26	California Angels	MLB
David Gronlund		El Paso	AA
James Hamilton		Salinas	A+
Robert Healey		Salinas	A+
Michael Heaton		El Paso	AA
Warren Hollier		Idaho Falls	Rk
Brandt Humphry		El Paso	AA
Greg Johnson		Salinas	A+
Jay Kibbe	21	Idaho Falls	Rk
Robert Klein		Idaho Falls	Rk
Chris Knapp	26	California Angels	MLB
Gil Kubski	24	Salt Lake	AAA
Dave LaRoche	31	California Angels	MLB
Edward Lindsey		Idaho Falls	Rk
Dyar Miller	33	California Angels	MLB
Gregory Miller		El Paso	AA
Robert Millsop		Salt Lake	AAA
John Montague	32	California Angels	MLB
Perry Morrison		Salinas	A+
Mike Overy	28	Salt Lake	AAA
Mark Pangborn		Idaho Falls	Rk
Carlos Perez		Salt Lake	AAA
James Peters		Salt Lake	AAA
Tim Pettit		Idaho Falls	Rk
Charles Phillips		El Paso	AA
Chuck Porter	23	Salt Lake	AAA
Randy Rennicke		El Paso	AA
Branner Riffel		Salinas	A+
Richard Rommel		El Paso	AA
		Salinas	A+
Nolan Ryan	32	California Angels	MLB
Mickey Saatzer	18	Idaho Falls	Rk
Ken Schrom	24	Salt Lake	AAA
	24	El Paso	AA
Dave Schuler	25	California Angels	MLB
	25	Salt Lake	AAA
Jackie Skaggs		Salinas	A+
David Steck		El Paso	AA
Rick Steirer	23	Salinas	A+
Michael Stover		El Paso	AA
Frank Tanana	26	California Angels	MLB
Doug Thomson		Salinas	A+
Dwight Turpin		Idaho Falls	Rk
Jim Vallone		El Paso	AA
		Salinas	A+
Mike Walters	21	Salinas	A+
Mike Witt	19	Salinas	A+
Paul Wysocki		Idaho Falls	Rk