The 1970
California Angels season involved the Angels finishing third in the
American League West
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with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.
Offseason
* October 22, 1969:
Rubén Amaro Sr. was released by the Angels.
* October 24, 1969:
Mel Queen was purchased by the Angels from the
Cincinnati Reds.
* November 25, 1969:
Pedro Borbón
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,
Vern Geishert
Vernon William Geishert (born January 10, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 11 Major League Baseball games for the California Angels in .
Geishert was drafted by the Angels in th ...
and
Jim McGlothlin
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were traded by the Angels to the
Cincinnati Reds for
Alex Johnson
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and
Chico Ruiz
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.
* January 14, 1970:
Bill Harrelson
William Charles Harrelson (born November 17, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in ten games in Major League Baseball for the California Angels. Harrelson threw right-handed and was a switch hitter; he was ...
and Dan Loomer (minors) were traded by the Angels to the
Cincinnati Reds for
Jack Fisher.
[Jack Fisher]
at ''Baseball-Reference''
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* April 7, 1970: Jack Fisher was released by the Angels.
[
* April 27, 1970: ]Aurelio Rodríguez
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and Rick Reichardt
Frederic Carl Reichardt (born March 16, 1943) is a former Major League outfielder for the Los Angeles / California Angels (1964–70), Washington Senators (1970), Chicago White Sox (1971–73) and Kansas City Royals (1973–74). He batted and ...
were traded by the Angels to the Washington Senators for Ken McMullen.
* June 4, 1970: Mike Krukow
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was drafted by the Angels in the 32nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.
''*'' Did not sign
Other notable Selections
''*'' Did not sign
References
External links Complete draft list from ''The Basebal ...
, but did not sign.
* August 31, 1970: Tony González was purchased by the Angels from the Atlanta Braves
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.Tony González
at ''Baseball-Reference''
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Idaho Falls
Notes
References
1970 California Angels teamat ''Baseball-Reference''
1970 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com*
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