Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1988 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses. The Angels closed out the year by losing twelve games in a row, longest in team history; when they lost on Opening Day the next year, it unofficially served as a thirteen-game streak. This record was broken 34 years later .[ 1]
Offseason
September 23, 1987: Doug DeCinces was released by the California Angels.[ 2]
October 30, 1987: Don Sutton was released by the California Angels.[ 3]
December 1, 1987: Chili Davis signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[ 4]
December 3, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[ 5]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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
—
4–9
5–7
4–7
4–9
5–8
0–12
4–9
3–9
3–10
4–8
7–5
6–6
5–8
Boston
9–4
—
8–4
7–5
8–5
6–7
6–6
10–3
7–5
9–4
3–9
6–6
8–4
2–11
California
7–5
4–8
—
9–4
8–4
5–7
5–8
3–9
4–9
6–6
4–9
6–7
8–5
6–6
Chicago
7–4
5–7
4–9
—
3–9
3–9
7–6
6–6
4–9
3–9
5–8
9–4
8–5
7–5
Cleveland
9–4
5–8
4–8
9–3
—
4–9
6–6
9–4
5–7
6–7
4–8
5–7
6–6
6–7
Detroit
8–5
7–6
7–5
9–3
9–4
—
8–4
5–8
1–11
8–5
4–8
9–3
8–4
5–8
Kansas City
12–0
6–6
8–5
6–7
6–6
4–8
—
3–9
7–6
6–6
8–5
7–5
7–6
4–8
Milwaukee
9–4
3–10
9–3
6–6
4–9
8–5
9–3
—
7–5
6–7
3–9
8–4
8–4
7–6
Minnesota
9–3
5–7
9–4
9–4
7–5
11–1
6–7
5–7
—
3–9
5–8
8–5
7–6
7–5
New York
10–3
4–9
6–6
9–3
7–6
5–8
6–6
7–6
9–3
—
6–6
5–7
5–6
6–7
Oakland
8–4
9–3
9–4
8–5
8–4
8–4
5–8
9–3
8–5
6–6
—
9–4
8–5
9–3
Seattle
5–7
6–6
7–6
4–9
7–5
3–9
5–7
4–8
5–8
7–5
4–9
—
6–7
5–7
Texas
6–6
4–8
5–8
5–8
6–6
4–8
6–7
4–8
6–7
6–5
5–8
7–6
—
6–6
Toronto
8–5
11–2
6–6
5–7
7–6
8–5
8–4
6–7
5–7
7–6
3–9
7–5
6–6
—
Notable Transactions
May 9, 1988: Bill Buckner was released by the California Angels.[ 7]
June 1, 1988: Jim Abbott was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1988.[ 8]
Roster
1988 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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
[ 9]
References
^ "LEADING OFF: Angels skid at 11, Mets at Padres, Ray slumps" . Associated Press ^ "Doug DeCinces Stats" .^ "Don Sutton Stats" .^ Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ "Greg Minton Stats" .^ 1988 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac ^ Bill Buckner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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