- 1988 California Angels season
MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1988
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city =Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners =Gene Autry
managers =Cookie Rojas andMoose Stubing
television =KTLA
(Joe Torre , Bob Starr)
radio =KMPC
(Ken Brett , Al Conin)
XPRS
(Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)|The California Angels 1988 season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the
American League west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.Offseason
*October 30, 1987: Don Sutton was released by the California Angels. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttodo01.shtml]
*December 1, 1987: Chili Davis signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 3, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mintogr01.shtml]Regular Season
Opening Day Starters
*
Bob Boone
*Chili Davis
*Brian Downing
* Jack Howell
*Wally Joyner
*Kirk McCaskill
* Mark McLemore
* Johnny Ray
*Dick Schofield
* Devon White [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=CAL 1988 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]eason Standings
Notable Transactions
*May 9, 1988:
Bill Buckner was released by the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bucknbi01.shtml Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/abbotji01.shtml Jim Abbott Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA:
Edmonton Trappers (Pacific Coast League ;Tom Kotchman , manager)
* Class AA:Midland Angels (Texas League ;Mako Oliveras , manager)
* Class A:Palm Springs Angels (California League ;Bill Lachemann , manager)
* Class A:Quad Cities Angels (Midwest League ;Eddie Rodriguez , manager)
* Class SS-A:Bend Bucks (Northwest League ;Don Long , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1988.shtml 1988 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=CAL 1988 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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