1996 California Angels season

1996 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)	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

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

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	4½	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: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

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

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

Roster

1996 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 52 Jim Abbott 55 Kyle Abbott 22 Shawn Boskie 19 Jason Dickson 48 Ken Edenfield 58 Mark Eichhorn 55 Robert Ellis 31 Chuck Finley 28 Todd Frohwirth 36 Greg Gohr 56 Jason Grimsley 60 Ryan Hancock 48 Pep Harris 65 Mike Holtz 42 Mark Holzemer 46 Mike James 12 Mark Langston 45 Phil Leftwich 21 Darrell May 17 Chuck McElroy 43 Rich Monteleone 21 Brad Pennington 40 Troy Percival 21 Scott Sanderson 37 Jeff Schmidt 47 Lee Smith 35 Russ Springer 17 Ben Van Ryn 59 Shad Williams		Catchers  7 Pat Borders 14 Jorge Fábregas  8 Todd Greene 11 Don Slaught 20 Chris Turner Infielders  5 George Arias 33 Gary DiSarcina  1 Damion Easley 11 Robert Eenhoorn 32 Jack Howell 10 Rex Hudler 28 Chris Pritchett  9 Dick Schofield  6 J. T. Snow 18 Randy Velarde 23 Tim Wallach		Outfielders 27 Mike Aldrete 16 Garret Anderson 25 Jim Edmonds 27 Darin Erstad  3 Orlando Palmeiro 15 Tim Salmon Other batters 44 Chili Davis		Manager 53 Marcel Lachemann 70 Joe Maddon  1 John McNamara Coaches 57 Mick Billmeyer (Bullpen) 39 Rick Burleson (Third Base) 29 Rod Carew (Hitting) 55 Chuck Hernandez (Pitching)  2 Bobby Knoop (Bench) 38 Bill Lachemann (Assistant) 70 Joe Maddon (First Base)

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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

References

• 1996 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1996 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

Preceded by 1995

California Angels seasons 1996

Succeeded by 1997