1987 California Angels season

MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1987
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 = Gene Mauch
television =KTLA
(Joe Torre, Bob Starr)
radio = KMPC
(Ken Brett, Al Conin)
XPRS
(Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)|

The California Angels 1987 season involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*January 22, 1987: Jim Eppard was purchased by the California Angels from the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*May 1, 1987: Bob Boone was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebo01.shtml]
*May 19, 1987: Doug Corbett was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 1, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mintogr01.shtml]
*June 19, 1987: Doug Corbett was released by the California Angels.
*July 28, 1987: Bill Buckner signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bucknbi01.shtml Bill Buckner Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*September 15, 1987: John Candelaria was traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candejo01.shtml John Candelaria Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Draft Picks

*June 2, 1987: John Orton was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortonjo01.shtml]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/amaroru02.shtml Ruben Amaro Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

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: Salem Angels (Northwest League; Chris Smith, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1987.shtml 1987 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=CAL 1987 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]