1996 California Angels season

1996 California Angels
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Gene Autry
General manager(s) Bill Bavasi
Manager(s) Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, and Joe Maddon
Local television KTLA
Prime Sports West
(Ken Wilson, Ken Brett)
Local radio KMPC
(Bob Starr, Mario Impemba)
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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

Regular season

Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 90 72 0.556 50–31 40–41
Seattle Mariners 85 76 0.528 43–38 42–38
Oakland Athletics 78 84 0.481 12 40–41 38–43
California Angels 70 91 0.435 19½ 43–38 27–53

Record vs. opponents

1996 American League Records

Sources:

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

1996 Game Log: 70–91 (Home: 43–38; Away: 27–53)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Angels team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
AL East
Baltimore Orioles 6 6 0.500 69 68
Boston Red Sox 4 8 0.333 52 69
Detroit Tigers 6 6 0.500 55 75
New York Yankees 7 6 0.538 76 76
Toronto Blue Jays 7 5 0.583 58 61
Total 30 31 0.492 310 349
AL Central
Chicago White Sox 6 6 0.500 60 60
Cleveland Indians 4 9 0.308 56 71
Kansas City Royals 4 8 0.333 51 86
Milwaukee Brewers 7 5 0.583 67 64
Minnesota Twins 4 8 0.333 38 67
Total 25 36 0.410 272 348
AL West
California Angels
Oakland Athletics 6 7 0.462 64 83
Seattle Mariners 5 8 0.385 65 89
Texas Rangers 4 9 0.308 51 74
Total 15 24 0.385 180 246
Season Total 70 91 0.435 762 943

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 25 13 12 0.520 115 132
May 27 13 14 0.481 128 146
June 29 15 14 0.517 153 181
July 26 10 16 0.385 131 171
August 29 11 18 0.379 141 182
September 25 8 17 0.320 94 131
Total 161 70 91 0.435 762 943
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 81 43 38 0.531 387 451
Away 80 27 53 0.338 375 492
Total 161 70 91 0.435 762 943

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1996 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League Don Long
AA Midland Angels Texas League Mario Mendoza
A Lake Elsinore Storm California League Mitch Seoane
A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Tom Lawless
A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Tom Kotchman
Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Bruce Hines

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lake Elsinore[10]

References

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml
  2. Mike Aldrete Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Preceded by
1995
California Angels seasons
1996
Succeeded by
1997
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