1996 California Angels season
1996 California Angels | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
General managers | Bill Bavasi | |
Managers | Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, and Joe Maddon | |
Television | KTLA Prime Sports West (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett) | |
Radio | KMPC (Bob Starr, Mario Impemba) | |
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The 1996 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.
The season was notable for being the final season the franchise bore the "California Angels" moniker, as the team name was changed to "Anaheim Angels" the following season.
The Angels used 29 different pitchers during the season, the most of any MLB team in 1996.[1]
Offseason
- November 21, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[2]
- December 6, 1995: Mike Aldrete signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[3]
- December 7, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[4]
- December 18, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[5]
- January 9, 1996: Jim Abbott signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[6]
- February 6, 1996: Mark Eichhorn was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. [7]
- March 25, 1996: Ricky Jordan was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels.[8]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4½ | 43–38 | 42–38 |
Oakland Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
California Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19½ | 43–38 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 3–10–1 | 8–5 |
Boston | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 12–1 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
California | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–8 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 7–5 | 11–1 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 12–0 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 |
Detroit | 2–11 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 0–12 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 3–9 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 4–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Milwaukee | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Minnesota | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Oakland | 4–9 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
Texas | 10–3–1 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–10 | — | 10–2 |
Toronto | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 2–10 | — |
Game log
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April: 13–12 (Home: 9–2; Away: 4–10)
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May: 13–14 (Home: 9–8; Away: 4–6)
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June: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9)
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July: 10–16 (Home: 7–6; Away: 3–10)
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August: 11–18 (Home: 4–11; Away: 7–7)
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September: 8–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 2–11)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Angels team member |
Detailed records
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Notable transactions
- May 16, 1996: Scott Sanderson was released by the California Angels.[4]
- May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.[9]
- June 30, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[10]
- September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.[11]
Roster
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 |
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C | Jorge Fábregas | 90 | 254 | 73 | .287 | 2 | 26 |
1B | J.T. Snow | 155 | 575 | 148 | .257 | 17 | 67 |
2B | Randy Velarde | 136 | 530 | 151 | .285 | 14 | 54 |
SS | Gary Disarcina | 150 | 536 | 137 | .256 | 5 | 48 |
3B | George Arias | 84 | 252 | 60 | .238 | 6 | 28 |
LF | Garret Anderson | 150 | 607 | 173 | .285 | 12 | 72 |
CF | Jim Edmonds | 114 | 431 | 131 | .304 | 27 | 66 |
RF | Tim Salmon | 156 | 581 | 166 | .286 | 30 | 98 |
DH | Chili Davis | 145 | 530 | 155 | .292 | 28 | 95 |
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 |
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Rex Hudler | 92 | 302 | 94 | .311 | 16 | 40 |
Darin Erstad | 57 | 208 | 59 | .284 | 4 | 20 |
Don Slaught | 62 | 207 | 67 | .324 | 6 | 32 |
Tim Wallach | 57 | 190 | 45 | .237 | 8 | 20 |
Jack Howell | 66 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 8 | 21 |
Orlando Palmeiro | 50 | 87 | 25 | .287 | 0 | 6 |
Todd Greene | 29 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 2 | 9 |
Pat Borders | 19 | 57 | 13 | .228 | 2 | 8 |
Damion Easley | 28 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 2 | 7 |
Mike Aldrete | 31 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 3 | 8 |
Dick Schofield | 13 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Eenhoorn | 6 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Pritchett | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Turner | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
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 |
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Chuck Finley | 35 | 238.0 | 15 | 16 | 4.16 | 215 |
Shawn Boskie | 37 | 189.1 | 12 | 11 | 5.32 | 133 |
Jim Abbott | 27 | 142.0 | 2 | 18 | 7.48 | 58 |
Mark Langston | 18 | 123.1 | 6 | 5 | 4.82 | 83 |
Dennis Springer | 20 | 94.2 | 5 | 6 | 5.51 | 64 |
Jason Dickson | 7 | 43.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.57 | 20 |
Scott Sanderson | 5 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.50 | 7 |
Phil Leftwich | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 4 |
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 |
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Jason Grimsley | 35 | 130.1 | 5 | 7 | 6.84 | 82 |
Pep Harris | 11 | 32.1 | 2 | 0 | 3.90 | 20 |
Shad Williams | 13 | 28.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.89 | 26 |
Ryan Hancock | 11 | 27.2 | 4 | 1 | 7.48 | 19 |
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 |
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Troy Percival | 62 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2.31 | 100 |
Mike James | 69 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 | 65 |
Chuck McElroy | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 | 32 |
Mike Holtz | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 31 |
Mark Holzemer | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.76 | 20 |
Mark Eichhorn | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 24 |
Greg Gohr | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 | 15 |
Rich Monteleone | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.87 | 5 |
Lee Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 6 |
Jeff Schmidt | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 2 |
Brad Pennington | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 7 |
Darrell May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 1 |
Todd Frohwirth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 1 |
Robert Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Kyle Abbott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.25 | 3 |
Ken Edenfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 4 |
Ben Van Ryn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lake Elsinore[12]
References
- ^ "1996 MLB Standard Pitching". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Randy Velarde Stats".
- ^ Mike Aldrete Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Scott Sanderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Todd Frohwirth Stats".
- ^ Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Mark Eichhorn: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Ricky Jordan Stats".
- ^ Lee Smith Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Robert Eenhoorn Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1996 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1996 California Angels at Baseball Almanac