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The 1975 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses. California hit 55 home runs for the entire season. This caused Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee to say about the team- "could take batting practice in a hotel lobby without damaging a chandelier."
1980 →. The 1979 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the West Division champion California Angels, who were making their first postseason appearance. The Orioles won the Series three games to one and lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 World Series .
Games Finished: Francisco Rodríguez, 69 (2008) Team single season records. Most Games Won: 100 (2008) Most Games Lost: 95 (1968, 1980) Highest Winning Percentage: .617 (2008) Lowest Winning Percentage: .406 (1980) Longest Winning Streak: 11 games (June 16–June 26, 1964) Longest Losing Streak: 14 games (May 25, 2022–June 8, 2022)
Of the 10 no-hitters, three have been won by a score of 1–0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a no-hitter was 13–0 win by Cole and Peña on July 12, 2019. The smallest margin of victory was 1–0 wins by Ryan in 1975, Mike Witt in 1984 and a combined no-hitter led by Langston in 1990.
John Alexander " Andy " Messersmith (born August 6, 1945) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the California Angels (1968–72), Los Angeles Dodgers (1973–75 and 1979), Atlanta Braves (1976–77) and the New York Yankees (1978). As a member of the Dodgers, he ...
The 1995 American League West tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 1995 regular season; the California Angels and Seattle Mariners met to determine the winner of the American League 's (AL) West Division. It was played at the Kingdome in Seattle, on October 2, 1995.
In the modern two-league era, the longest losing streak belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies at 23 games. In the American League, the 1988 Baltimore Orioles and 2024 Chicago White Sox hold the record at 21 games. The longest losing streak consisting entirely of postseason games is 18, belonging to the Minnesota Twins (2004–2023).
Fred Haney. 1960–1968. Became the first General Manager of the team when tapped by owner Gene Autry. Retired in 1968. Dick Walsh. 1968–1971. Named successor as General Manager by Gene Autry following the retirement of Haney. Walsh was fired by Autry after the 1971 season due to the team failing to meet expectations.