1988 California Angels season
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| 1988 California Angels |
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry | |
| Manager(s) | Cookie Rojas and Moose Stubing | |
| Local television | KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr) Z Channel (Joe Torre, Joel Meyers) |
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| Local radio | KMPC (Ken Brett, Al Conin) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa) |
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The California Angels 1988 season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
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Offseason [edit]
- September 23, 1987: Doug DeCinces was released by the California Angels.[1]
- October 30, 1987: Don Sutton was released by the California Angels.[2]
- December 1, 1987: Chili Davis signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.[3]
- December 3, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.[4]
Regular season [edit]
Opening Day starters [edit]
- Bob Boone
- Chili Davis
- Brian Downing
- Jack Howell
- Wally Joyner
- Kirk McCaskill
- Mark McLemore
- Johnny Ray
- Dick Schofield
- Devon White [5]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32½ |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35½ |
Notable Transactions [edit]
- May 9, 1988: Bill Buckner was released by the California Angels.[6]
- June 1, 1988: Jim Abbott was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1988.[7]
Roster [edit]
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Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/decindo01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttodo01.shtml
- ^ Chili Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mintogr01.shtml
- ^ 1988 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Jim Abbott Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
- 1988 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
- 1988 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by 1987 |
California Angels seasons 1988 |
Succeeded by 1989 |
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