1979 California Angels
88 - 74
1978 / 1980 (Organization)
1st place in the AL West
Home Record:
Away Record: 		49 - 32 (.605)
39 - 42 (.481)		 +5.3 wins
+1.7 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 866 / 712 ( +154 )
Allowed/Expected: 768 / 715 ( -53 )
Pyth Record: 90 - 72 (-2)
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Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 2,523,575 Avg Att: 31,155 (1.57)
Att Rank: 2 / 14 Lg Avg: 19,833
       
Park Factor: 0.95    
HR Factor: 0.93 R/L HR: 0.96 / 0.87
Notes:
- West Division Champions
- Lost to Baltimore Orioles in the ALCS

Fielding


Left Field
Don Baylor
30.0
668
-0.5
Joe Rudi
32.8
592
-0.2
Bobby Clark
24.1
111
0.3
Larry Harlow
27.6
44
0.0
Merv Rettenmund
36.1
18
0.0
Willie Davis
39.2
3
-0.0
6
30.7
1436
-0.4

Center Field
Rick Miller 31.2
952
0.1
Larry Harlow 27.6
261
-0.1
Dan Ford 27.1
210
-0.3
Bobby Clark 24.1
7
0.0
Merv Rettenmund 36.1
6
-0.0
5
29.9
1436
-0.3


Right Field
Dan Ford 27.1
1006
-0.4
Don Baylor 30.0
162
0.0
Joe Rudi 32.8
100
0.0
Larry Harlow 27.6
96
0.1
Willie Davis 39.2
32
-0.0
Merv Rettenmund 36.1
30
-0.0
Bobby Clark 24.1
10
0.0
7
28.3
1436
-0.3
Shortstop
Bert Campaneris 37.3
612
0.3
Jim Anderson 22.4
564
0.3
Rance Mulliniks 23.5
178
-0.0
Orlando Ramirez 27.5
57
0.0
Dickie Thon 21.0
24
0.0
5
29.1
1436
0.6
Second Base
Bobby Grich 30.5
1297
1.0
Dickie Thon 21.0
125
-0.2
Jim Anderson 22.4
14
0.0
3
29.6
1436
0.8
Third Base
Carney Lansford 22.4
1372
-1.7
Jim Anderson 22.4
63
-0.0
Dickie Thon 21.0
1
0.0
3
22.4
1436
-1.7
First Base
Rod Carew 33.8
889
-0.0
Willie Aikens 24.7
493
-0.3
Joe Rudi 32.8
34
-0.0
Ike Hampton 27.9
11
0.0
John Harris 24.8
5
-0.0
Don Baylor 30.0
4
0.0
6
30.5
1436
-0.4
 
Catcher
Brian Downing 28.7
1092
-0.6
Tom Donohue 26.6
275
-0.2
Terry Humphrey 29.9
57
-0.0
Jim Anderson 22.4
12
-0.0
4
28.3
1436
-0.8
 
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James