| 1961 Los Angeles Angels | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Owners | Gene Autry | |
| General managers | Fred Haney | |
| Managers | Bill Rigney | |
| Television | KHJ | |
| Radio | KMPC (Bob Kelley, Don Wells, Steve Bailey) | |
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The 1961 Los Angeles Angels season ended with the Angels finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 70–91, 38+1⁄2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. It was the Angels' first season in franchise history, and their only season at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Gene Autry owned the franchise, which was created as a counterpart to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the two teams would even share the same stadium the following year when the Angels moved to Dodger Stadium (referring to as Chavez Ravine).