1996 California Angels season

The California Angels 1996 season involved the Angels finishing 4th 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.

Offseason

• November 21, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[1]
• December 6, 1995: Mike Aldrete signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[2]
• December 7, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[3]
• December 18, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[4]
• January 9, 1996: Jim Abbott signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[5]
• March 25, 1996: Ricky Jordan was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

• May 16, 1996: Scott Sanderson was released by the California Angels.^[3]
• May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.^[7]
• June 30, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[8]

September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.^[9]

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lake Elsinore^[10]

References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml
2. ^ Mike Aldrete Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
3. ^ ^{a b} Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frohwto01.shtml
5. ^ Jim Abbott Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jordari02.shtml
7. ^ Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
8. ^ Vince Coleman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eenhoro01.shtml
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

• 1996 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference
• 1996 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com