1987 California Angels season

1987 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Mike Port
Manager(s)	Gene Mauch
Local television	KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr, Joel Meyers)
Local radio	KMPC (Ken Brett, Joel Meyers, Al Conin) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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The California Angels 1987 season involved the Angels finishing 6th 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	85	77	0.525	—	56–25	29–52
Kansas City Royals	83	79	0.512	2	46–35	37–44
Oakland Athletics	81	81	0.500	4	42–39	39–42
Seattle Mariners	78	84	0.481	7	40–41	38–43
Chicago White Sox	77	85	0.475	8	38–43	39–42
Texas Rangers	75	87	0.463	10	43–38	32–49
California Angels	75	87	0.463	10	38–43	37–44

Record vs. opponents

1987 American League Records Sources:
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

• 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 41 DeWayne Buice 45 John Candelaria 46 Mike Cook 31 Chuck Finley 27 Willie Fraser 34 Miguel García 34 Bryan Harvey 17 Jack Lazorko 36 Gary Lucas 18 Urbano Lugo 15 Kirk McCaskill 38 Greg Minton 37 Donnie Moore 44 Jerry Reuss 20 Don Sutton 39 Mike Witt		Catchers  8 Bob Boone 13,58 Jack Fimple 32 Darrell Miller 35 Butch Wynegar Infielders  6 Bill Buckner 11 Doug DeCinces 21 Wally Joyner 28 Mark McLemore 14 Gus Polidor  3 Johnny Ray 22 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 10 Tony Armas  5 Brian Downing 12 Jim Eppard 25 George Hendrick 16 Jack Howell  9 Ruppert Jones 24 Gary Pettis 6,7 Mark Ryal 30 Devon White  2 Tack Wilson		Manager  3 Gene Mauch Coaches 49 Bob Clear  1 Bobby Knoop 53 Marcel Lachemann 50 Jimmie Reese 47 Moose Stubing

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: 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
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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

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. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romanro01.shtml
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/decindo01.shtml
3. Jim Eppard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebo01.shtml
5. Doug Corbett Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
6. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mintogr01.shtml
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millsal01.shtml
8. Bill Buckner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
9. John Candelaria Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
10. http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortonjo01.shtml
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

• 1987 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1987 California Angels at Baseball Almanac