| 1987 California Angels | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Owners | Gene Autry | |||
| General managers | Mike Port | |||
| Managers | Gene Mauch | |||
| Television | KTLA (Joe Torre,Bob Starr,Joel Meyers) | |||
| Radio | KMPC (Ken Brett,Joel Meyers, Al Conin) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |||
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The1987 California Angels season was the27th season of theCalifornia Angels franchise in theAmerican League, the 22nd inAnaheim, and their 22nd season playing their home games atAnaheim Stadium. The Angels finished sixth in theAmerican League west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
| 1987 California Angels | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bob Boone | 128 | 389 | 94 | .242 | 3 | 33 |
| 1B | Wally Joyner | 149 | 564 | 161 | .285 | 34 | 117 |
| 2B | Mark McLemore | 138 | 433 | 102 | .236 | 3 | 41 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 133 | 453 | 106 | .234 | 16 | 63 |
| SS | Dick Schofield | 134 | 479 | 120 | .251 | 9 | 46 |
| LF | Jack Howell | 138 | 449 | 110 | .245 | 23 | 64 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 133 | 394 | 82 | .208 | 1 | 17 |
| RF | Devon White | 159 | 639 | 168 | .263 | 24 | 87 |
| DH | Brian Downing | 155 | 567 | 154 | .272 | 29 | 77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruppert Jones | 85 | 192 | 47 | .245 | 8 | 28 |
| Bill Buckner | 57 | 183 | 56 | .306 | 3 | 32 |
| George Hendrick | 65 | 162 | 39 | .241 | 5 | 25 |
| Gus Polidor | 63 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 2 | 15 |
| Johnny Ray | 30 | 127 | 44 | .346 | 0 | 15 |
| Darrell Miller | 53 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 4 | 16 |
| Mark Ryal | 58 | 100 | 20 | .200 | 5 | 18 |
| Butch Wynegar | 31 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Armas | 28 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 3 | 9 |
| Jack Fimple | 13 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Eppard | 8 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tack Wilson | 7 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 36 | 297.0 | 16 | 14 | 4.01 | 192 |
| Don Sutton | 35 | 191.2 | 11 | 11 | 4.70 | 99 |
| John Candelaria | 20 | 116.2 | 8 | 6 | 4.71 | 74 |
| Jerry Reuss | 17 | 82.1 | 4 | 5 | 5.25 | 37 |
| Kirk McCaskill | 14 | 74.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.67 | 56 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Fraser | 36 | 176.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.92 | 106 |
| Jack Lazorko | 26 | 117.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.59 | 55 |
| Urbano Lugo | 7 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.32 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWayne Buice | 57 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3.39 | 109 |
| Greg Minton | 41 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3.08 | 35 |
| Gary Lucas | 48 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.63 | 44 |
| Chuck Finley | 35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4.67 | 63 |
| Mike Cook | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 | 27 |
| Donnie Moore | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.70 | 17 |
| Bryan Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Miguel García | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
| Preceded by | California Angels seasons 1987 | Succeeded by |