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The California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...

1987 season

1987 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Minnesota Twins over St. Louis Cardinals ; Frank Viola, MVP**American League Championship Series: Gary Gaetti, MVP**National League Championship Series: Jeff Leonard, MVP...

involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.

Notable transactions

December 19, 1986: Ron Romanick was traded by the California Angels with a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Butch Wynegar.
January 8, 1987: Doug DeCinces
Doug DeCinces
Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson...

was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
January 22, 1987: Jim Eppard
Jim Eppard
James Gerhard Eppard was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman.Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 13th round of the 1982 MLB amateur draft, Eppard made his Major League debut with the California Angels on September 8, 1987, and appeared in his final game on October 1, 1990.He...

was purchased by the California Angels from the Oakland Athletics.
May 1, 1987: Bob Boone
Bob Boone
Robert Raymond Boone is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of a major league player, the late third baseman Ray Boone, and the father of two major leaguers: former second baseman Bret Boone and...

was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
May 19, 1987: Doug Corbett
Doug Corbett
Douglas Mitchell Corbett is a former American professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for eight seasons during the 1980s...

was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
June 1, 1987: Greg Minton
Greg Minton
Gregory Brian Minton is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the California Angels and San Francisco Giants....

was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
June 19, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the California Angels.
June 22, 1987: Alan Mills was sent by the California Angels to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 19, 1986.
July 28, 1987: Bill Buckner
Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in , representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6...

signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
September 15, 1987: John Candelaria
John Candelaria
John Robert Candelaria . He attended The Caton School P.S. 249. Nicknamed "The Candy Man," is a former professional left-handed pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles...

was traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors).

Draft Picks

June 2, 1987: John Orton
John Orton
John Andrew Orton was a Major League Baseball catcher. He is an alumnus of the California Polytechnic State University....

was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
June 2, 1987: Ruben Amaro Jr. was drafted by the California Angels in the 11th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1987.

Roster

1987 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: 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 Bob Boone Robert Raymond Boone is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star. Born in San Diego, California, Bob Boone is the son of a major league player, the late third baseman Ray Boone, and the father of two major leaguers: former second baseman Bret Boone and...	128	389	94	.242	3	33
1B	Wally Joyner Wally Joyner Wallace Keith "Wally" Joyner is a former first baseman and hitting coach in Major League Baseball. He played for four major league teams during a 16-year career, most notably for the California Angels, for whom he was an All-Star...	149	564	161	.285	34	117
2B	Mark McLemore Mark McLemore Mark Tremell McLemore is a former second baseman and utility player in Major League Baseball....	138	433	102	.236	3	41
3B	Doug DeCinces Doug DeCinces Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson...	133	453	106	.234	16	63
SS	Dick Schofield Dick Schofield Richard Craig "Dick" Schofield was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played 14 seasons, spanning from 1983–96. Schofield played the majority of his career with the California Angels, but also played on the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays team that eventually won the World Series...	134	479	120	.251	9	46
LF	Jack Howell	138	449	110	.245	23	64
CF	Gary Pettis Gary Pettis Gary George Pettis is the current first base coach of the Texas Rangers. Prior to coaching, he spent eleven seasons as a center fielder in Major League Baseball....	133	394	82	.208	1	17
RF	Devon White	159	639	168	.263	24	87
DH	Brian Downing Brian Downing Brian Jay Downing is a former professional baseball player who had a 20-year MLB career with the Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Texas Rangers.- Chicago Years :...	155	567	154	.272	29	77

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

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