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

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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