1988 California Angels season
| 1988 California Angels | |
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry |
| General manager(s) | Mike Port |
| Manager(s) | Cookie Rojas, Moose Stubing |
| Local television |
KTLA (Joe Torre, Bob Starr) Z Channel (Joe Torre, Joel Meyers) |
| 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.
Offseason
- 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
Opening Day starters
- Bob Boone
- Chili Davis
- Brian Downing
- Jack Howell
- Wally Joyner
- Kirk McCaskill
- Mark McLemore
- Johnny Ray
- Dick Schofield
- Devon White [5]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 54–27 | 50–31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 13 | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 19½ | 44–36 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 32½ | 40–41 | 31–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 33½ | 38–43 | 32–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 35½ | 37–44 | 31–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
| New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable Transactions
- 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
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Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
References
- ↑ 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1988 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1988 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
| Preceded by 1987 |
California Angels seasons 1988 |
Succeeded by 1989 |
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