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Major League Baseball

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

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)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
46	Don Aase	P	24	R	R	6-3	222	10/8/1954	Orange, CA	MLB	1977-1990
	Willie Aikens	1B	24	L	R	6-3	220	10/14/1954	Seneca, SC	MLB	1977-1985
	Jim Anderson	SS	22	R	R	6-0	170	2/23/1957	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1984
	Mike Barlow	P	31	L	R	6-6	215	4/30/1948	Stamford, NY	MLB	1975-1981
	Jim Barr	P	31	R	R	6-3	205	2/10/1948	Lynwood, CA	MLB	1971-1983
	Don Baylor	OF	30	R	R	6-1	220	6/28/1949	Austin, TX	MLB	1970-1988
	Ralph Botting	P	24	L	L	6-0	195	5/12/1955	Houlton, ME	MLB	1979-1980
	Bert Campaneris	SS	37	R	R	5-10	160	3/9/1942	Pueblo Nueva, CU	MLB	1964-1983
29	Rod Carew	1B-2B	33	L	R	6-0	182	10/1/1945	Gatun, PN	MLB	1967-1985
	Bobby Clark	OF	24	R	R	6-0	190	6/13/1955	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1979-1985
	Mark Clear	P	23	R	R	6-4	215	5/27/1956	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1979-1990
	Willie Davis	OF	39	L	L	6-2	181	4/15/1940	Mineral Springs, AR	MLB	1960-1979
	Tom Donohue	C	26	R	R	6-0	185	11/15/1952	Mineola, NY	MLB	1979-1980
	Brian Downing	OF-C	28	R	R	5-10	194	10/9/1950	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1973-1992
	Steve Eddy	P	21	R	R	6-2	185	8/21/1957	Sterling, IL	MLB	1979-1979
	Bob Ferris	P	24	R	R	6-6	225	5/7/1955	Arlington, VA	MLB	1979-1980
	Dan Ford	OF	27	R	R	6-1	185	5/19/1952	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1975-1985
	Dave Frost	P	26	R	R	6-6	235	11/17/1952	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1977-1982
	Ralph Garr	OF	33	L	R	5-11	197	12/12/1945	Monroe, LA	MLB	1968-1980
	Bobby Grich	2B	30	R	R	6-2	190	1/15/1949	Muskegon, MI	MLB	1970-1986
	Ike Hampton	C	27	B	R	6-1	185	8/22/1951	Camden, SC	MLB	1974-1979
	Larry Harlow	OF	27	L	L	6-2	185	11/13/1951	Colorado Springs, CO	MLB	1975-1981
	Brian Harper	C	19	R	R	6-2	206	10/16/1959	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1979-1995
	John Harris	1B-OF	24	L	L	6-3	205	9/13/1954	Portland, OR	MLB	1979-1981
	Terry Humphrey	C	29	R	R	6-3	190	8/4/1949	Chickasha, OK	MLB	1971-1979
	Chris Knapp	P	25	R	R	6-5	195	9/16/1953	Cherry Point, NC	MLB	1975-1980
	Carney Lansford	3B	22	R	R	6-2	195	2/7/1957	San Jose, CA	MLB	1978-1992
	Dave LaRoche	P	31	L	L	6-2	200	5/14/1948	Colorado Springs, CO	MLB	1970-1983
	Dyar Miller	P	33	R	R	6-1	195	5/29/1946	Batesville, IN	MLB	1975-1981
	Rick Miller	OF-CF	31	L	L	6-0	185	4/19/1948	Grand Rapids, MI	MLB	1971-1985
	John Montague	P	31	R	R	6-2	213	9/12/1947	Newport News, VA	MLB	1973-1980
	Rance Mulliniks	3B-SS	23	L	R	6-0	175	1/15/1956	Tulare, CA	MLB	1977-1992
	Orlando Ramirez	SS	27	R	R	5-10	175	12/18/1951	Cartagena, CB	MLB	1974-1979
	Merv Rettenmund	OF	36	R	R	5-10	195	6/6/1943	Flint, MI	MLB	1968-1980
	Joe Rudi	OF-1B	32	R	R	6-2	200	9/7/1946	Modesto, CA	MLB	1967-1982
	Nolan Ryan	P	32	R	R	6-2	195	1/31/1947	Refugio, TX	MLB	1966-1993
	Dave Schuler	P	25	R	L	6-4	210	10/4/1953	Framingham, MA	MLB	1979-1985
	Frank Tanana	P	25	L	L	6-3	195	7/3/1953	Detroit, MI	MLB	1973-1993
	Dickie Thon	SS	21	R	R	5-11	175	6/20/1958	South Bend, IN	MLB	1979-1993