1993 California Angels season

1993 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)	Dan O'Brien, Sr., Whitey Herzog
Manager(s)	Buck Rodgers
Local television	KTLA Prime Ticket (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett)
Local radio	KMPC (Bob Starr, Billy Sample) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
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The California Angels 1993 season involved the Angels finishing 5th in the American League west with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason

• November 19, 1992: Torey Lovullo was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[1]
• December 6, 1992: Jim Abbott was traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, and Russ Springer.^[2]
• December 8, 1992: Kelly Gruber was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with cash to the California Angels for Luis Sojo.^[3]
• December 11, 1992: Chili Davis signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[4]
• January 29, 1993: Jerome Walton was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[5]
• February 11, 1993: Scott Sanderson was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.^[6]

Regular season

• September 17, 1993: Greg Myers of the Angels was the final strikeout victim of Nolan Ryan.^[7] It would be Ryan's 5,714th strikeout.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	94	68	0.580	—	45–36	49–32
Texas Rangers	86	76	0.531	8	50–31	36–45
Kansas City Royals	84	78	0.519	10	43–38	41–40
Seattle Mariners	82	80	0.506	12	46–35	36–45
California Angels	71	91	0.438	23	44–37	27–54
Minnesota Twins	71	91	0.438	23	36–45	35–46
Oakland Athletics	68	94	0.420	26	38–43	30–51

Record vs. opponents

1993 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	6–7	7–5	4–8	8–5	5–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	6–7	10–2	7–5	4–8	5–8
Boston	7–6	—	7–5	7–5	5–8	6–7	5–7	5–8	7–5	6–7	9–3	7–5	6–6	3–10
California	5–7	5–7	—	7–6	5–7	4–8	6–7	7–5	4–9	6–6	6–7	6–7	6–7	4–8
Chicago	8–4	5–7	6–7	—	9–3	7–5	6–7	9–3	10–3	4–8	7–6	9–4	8–5	6–6
Cleveland	5–8	8–5	7–5	3–9	—	6–7	7–5	8–5	4–8	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	4–9
Detroit	8–5	7–6	8–4	5–7	7–6	—	5–7	8–5	6–6	4–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	6–7
Kansas City	5–7	7–5	7–6	7–6	5–7	7–5	—	5–7	7–6	6–6	6–7	7–6	7–6	8–4
Milwaukee	5–8	8–5	5–7	3–9	5–8	5–8	7–5	—	7–5	4–9	7–5	4–8	4–8	5–8
Minnesota	4–8	5–7	9–4	3–10	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	—	4–8	8–5	4–9	7–6	2–10
New York	7–6	7–6	6–6	8–4	7–6	9–4	6–6	9–4	8–4	—	6–6	7–5	3–9	5–8
Oakland	2–10	3–9	7–6	6–7	4–8	4–8	7–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	—	9–4	5–8	5–7
Seattle	5–7	5–7	7–6	4–9	9–3	5–7	6–7	8–4	9–4	5–7	4–9	—	8–5	7–5
Texas	8–4	6–6	7–6	5–8	5–7	6–6	6–7	8–4	6–7	9–3	8–5	5–8	—	7–5
Toronto	8–5	10–3	8–4	6–6	9–4	7–6	4–8	8–5	10–2	8–5	7–5	5–7	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1993: Gary Gaetti was released by the California Angels.^[8]
• June 17, 1993: Doug Linton was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Toronto Blue Jays.^[9]
• August 3, 1993: Scott Sanderson was selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the California Angels.^[6]
• August 20, 1993: Jerome Walton was released by the California Angels.^[5]
• September 7, 1993: Kelly Gruber was released by the California Angels.^[3]
• September 14, 1993: Doug Linton was released by the California Angels.^[9]

Roster

1993 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 56 Brian Anderson 23 Mike Butcher 32 Chuck Crim 38 John Farrell 31 Chuck Finley 41 Steve Frey 19 Joe Grahe 48 Hilly Hathaway 42 Mark Holzemer 12 Mark Langston 45,21 Phil Leftwich 18 Scott Lewis 35 Doug Linton 32 Joe Magrane 16 Gene Nelson 36 Jerry Nielsen 47 Ken Patterson 21 Scott Sanderson 43 Darryl Scott 40 Russ Springer 20 Paul Swingle 34 Julio Valera		Catchers 13 Larry Gonzales 11 Greg Myers 14 John Orton 24 Ron Tingley 53 Chris Turner Infielders  5 Rod Correia 33 Gary DiSarcina  1 Damion Easley  3 Gary Gaetti 88 Rene Gonzales 17 Kelly Gruber 10 Torey Lovullo  6 J. T. Snow  3 Kurt Stillwell 46 Ty Van Burkleo 3,8 Jim Walewander		Outfielders  9 Chad Curtis 25 Jim Edmonds 25 Stan Javier 22 Luis Polonia 15 Tim Salmon 20 Jerome Walton Other batters 44 Chili Davis		Manager  7 Buck Rodgers Coaches 29 Rod Carew (Hitting) 55 Chuck Hernandez (Pitching)  2 Bobby Knoop (First Base) 39 Ken Macha (Third Base) 50 Jimmie Reese (Assistant) 57 Rick Turner (Bullpen) 37 John Wathan (Bench)

Player stats

Batting

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

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	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Mako Oliveras
AA	Midland Angels	Texas League	Don Long
A	Palm Springs Angels	California League	Mario Mendoza
A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Midwest League	Mitch Seoane
A-Short Season	Boise Hawks	Northwest League	Tom Kotchman
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Bill Lachemann

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise^[10]

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lovulto01.shtml
2. Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
3. Kelly Gruber Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
4. Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/waltoje01.shtml
6. Scott Sanderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
7. The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
8. Gary Gaetti Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
9. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1993 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1993 California Angels at Baseball Almanac