1987 California Angels season
| 1987 California Angels | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Owners | Gene Autry | |
| General managers | Mike Port | |
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |
| Television | KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr, Joel Meyers) | |
| Radio | KMPC (Ken Brett, Joel Meyers, Al Conin) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |
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The 1987 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing sixth in the American League west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- December 19, 1986: Ron Romanick was traded by the California Angels with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Butch Wynegar.[1]
- January 8, 1987: Doug DeCinces was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[2]
- January 22, 1987: Jim Eppard was purchased by the California Angels from the Oakland Athletics.[3]
- May 1, 1987: Bob Boone was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[4]
- May 19, 1987: Doug Corbett was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[5]
- June 1, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[6]
- June 19, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the California Angels.[5]
- June 22, 1987: Alan Mills was sent by the California Angels to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 19, 1986.[7]
- July 28, 1987: Bill Buckner signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[8]
- September 15, 1987: John Candelaria was traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors).[9]
Draft picks
[edit]- June 2, 1987: John Orton was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.[10]
- June 2, 1987: Rubén Amaro, Jr. was drafted by the California Angels in the 11th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1987.[11]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bob Boone | 128 | 389 | 94 | .242 | 3 | 33 |
| 1B | Wally Joyner | 149 | 564 | 161 | .285 | 34 | 117 |
| 2B | Mark McLemore | 138 | 433 | 102 | .236 | 3 | 41 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 133 | 453 | 106 | .234 | 16 | 63 |
| SS | Dick Schofield | 134 | 479 | 120 | .251 | 9 | 46 |
| LF | Jack Howell | 138 | 449 | 110 | .245 | 23 | 64 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 133 | 394 | 82 | .208 | 1 | 17 |
| RF | Devon White | 159 | 639 | 168 | .263 | 24 | 87 |
| DH | Brian Downing | 155 | 567 | 154 | .272 | 29 | 77 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruppert Jones | 85 | 192 | 47 | .245 | 8 | 28 |
| Bill Buckner | 57 | 183 | 56 | .306 | 3 | 32 |
| George Hendrick | 65 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 5 | 25 |
| Gus Polidor | 63 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 2 | 15 |
| Johnny Ray | 30 | 127 | 44 | .346 | 0 | 15 |
| Darrell Miller | 53 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 4 | 16 |
| Mark Ryal | 58 | 100 | 20 | .200 | 5 | 18 |
| Butch Wynegar | 31 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Armas | 28 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 3 | 9 |
| Jack Fimple | 13 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Eppard | 8 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tack Wilson | 7 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 36 | 297.0 | 16 | 14 | 4.01 | 192 |
| Don Sutton | 35 | 191.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.70 | 99 |
| John Candelaria | 20 | 116.2 | 8 | 6 | 4.71 | 74 |
| Jerry Reuss | 17 | 82.1 | 4 | 5 | 5.25 | 37 |
| Kirk McCaskill | 14 | 74.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.67 | 56 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Fraser | 36 | 176.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.92 | 106 |
| Jack Lazorko | 26 | 117.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.59 | 55 |
| Urbano Lugo | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.32 | 24 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWayne Buice | 57 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3.39 | 109 |
| Greg Minton | 41 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3.08 | 35 |
| Gary Lucas | 48 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.63 | 44 |
| Chuck Finley | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4.67 | 63 |
| Mike Cook | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 | 27 |
| Donnie Moore | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.70 | 17 |
| Bryan Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Miguel García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ron Romanick Stats".
- ^ "Doug DeCinces Stats".
- ^ Jim Eppard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Bob Boone Stats".
- ^ a b Doug Corbett Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Greg Minton Stats".
- ^ "Alan Mills Stats".
- ^ Bill Buckner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Candelaria Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "John Orton Stats".
- ^ Rubén Amaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1987 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1987 California Angels at Baseball Almanac