1987 California Angels
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAnaheim Stadium
CityAnaheim, California
OwnersGene Autry
General managersMike Port
ManagersGene Mauch
TelevisionKTLA
(Joe Torre, Bob Starr, Joel Meyers)
RadioKMPC
(Ken Brett, Joel Meyers, Al Conin)
XPRS
(Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
Seasons

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

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 8577 0.525 — 56–25 29–52
Kansas City Royals 8379 0.512 2 46–35 37–44
Oakland Athletics 8181 0.500 4 42–39 39–42
Seattle Mariners 7884 0.481 7 40–41 38–43
Chicago White Sox 7785 0.475 8 38–43 39–42
Texas Rangers 7587 0.463 10 43–38 32–49
California Angels 7587 0.463 10 38–43 37–44

Record vs. opponents

1987 American League record

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore —1–129–38–47–64–99–32–115–73–107–54–87–51–12
Boston 12–1—4–83–97–62–116–66–77–57–64–87–57–56–7
California 3–98–4—8–57–53–95–87–58–53–96–77–65–85–7
Chicago 4–89–35–8—7–53–96–76–66–75–79–46–77–64–8
Cleveland 6–76–75–75–7—4–96–64–93–96–74–85–72–105–8
Detroit 9–411–29–39–39–4—5–76–78–45–85–77–58–47–6
Kansas City 3–96–68–57–66–67–5—4–88–55–75–89–47–68–4
Milwaukee 11–27–65–76–69–47–68–4—3–97–66–64–89–39–4
Minnesota 7–55–75–87–69–34–85–89–3—6–610–39–46–73–9
New York 10–36–79–37–57–68–57–56–76–6—5–77–55–76–7
Oakland 5–78–47–64–98–47–58–56–63–107–5—5–86–77–5
Seattle 8–45–76–77–67–55–74–98–44–95–78–5—9–42–10
Texas 5–75–78–56–710–24–86–73–97–67–57–64–9—3–9
Toronto 12–17–67–58–48–56–74–84–99–37–65–710–29–3—

Notable transactions

  • 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

  • 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

1987 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CBob Boone12838994.242333
1BWally Joyner149564161.28534117
2BMark McLemore138433102.236341
3BDoug DeCinces133453106.2341663
SSDick Schofield134479120.251946
LFJack Howell138449110.2452364
CFGary Pettis13339482.208117
RFDevon White159639168.2632487
DHBrian Downing155567154.2722977

Other batters

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 Jones8519247.245828
Bill Buckner5718356.306332
George Hendrick6516239.241525
Gus Polidor6313736.263215
Johnny Ray3012744.346015
Darrell Miller5310826.241416
Mark Ryal5810020.200518
Butch Wynegar319219.20705
Tony Armas288116.19839
Jack Fimple13102.20001
Jim Eppard893.33300
Tack Wilson721.50000

Starting pitchers

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 Witt36297.016144.01192
Don Sutton35191.211114.7099
John Candelaria20116.2864.7174
Jerry Reuss1782.1455.2537
Kirk McCaskill1474.2465.6756

Other pitchers

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 Fraser36176.210103.92106
Jack Lazorko26117.2564.5955
Urbano Lugo728.0029.3224
Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
DeWayne Buice5767173.39109
Greg Minton4154103.0835
Gary Lucas481533.6344
Chuck Finley352704.6763
Mike Cook161205.5027
Donnie Moore142252.7017
Bryan Harvey30000.003
Miguel García100016.200

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Tom Kotchman
AA Midland Angels Texas League Mako Oliveras
A Palm Springs Angels California League Bill Lachemann
A Quad Cities Angels Midwest League Eddie Rodríguez
A-Short Season Salem Angels Northwest League Chris Smith

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Ron Romanick Stats".
  2. ↑ "Doug DeCinces Stats".
  3. ↑ Jim Eppard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ↑ "Bob Boone Stats".
  5. 1 2 Doug Corbett Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ "Greg Minton Stats".
  7. ↑ "Alan Mills Stats".
  8. ↑ Bill Buckner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ↑ John Candelaria Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ↑ "John Orton Stats".
  11. ↑ Rubén Amaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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