The 1993
California Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
season involved the Angels finishing 5th in the
American League west with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.
Offseason
*November 19, 1992:
Torey Lovullo was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
*November 19, 1992:
Rob Ducey was released by the California Angels.
*December 6, 1992:
Jim Abbott was traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for
J. T. Snow
Jack Thomas Snow Jr. (born February 26, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball from to , most notably as a member of the San Franci ...
, Jerry Nielsen, and
Russ Springer
Russell Paul Springer (born November 7, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Springer made his major league debut on April 17, , with the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Ariz ...
.
*December 8, 1992:
Kelly Gruber
Kelly Wayne Gruber (born February 26, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman.
Early life
Gruber was born on February 26, 1962. Gruber played baseball at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where his number was later retir ...
was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with cash to the California Angels for Luis Sojo.
[Kelly Gruber Statistics]
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* December 11, 1992:
Chili Davis
Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–199 ...
signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
*January 29, 1993:
Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
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*February 11, 1993:
Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
[Scott Sanderson Statistics]
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Regular season
* September 17, 1993: Greg Myers of the Angels was the final strikeout victim of
Nolan Ryan. It would be Ryan's 5,714th strikeout.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
*June 3, 1993: Gary Gaetti was released by the California Angels.
*June 17, 1993: Doug Linton was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Toronto Blue Jays.
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*August 3, 1993: Scott Sanderson was selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the California Angels.
*August 20, 1993: Jerome Walton was released by the California Angels.
*September 7, 1993: Kelly Gruber was released by the California Angels.
*September 14, 1993: Doug Linton was released by the California Angels.
Roster
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
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''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997]
References
1993 California Angelsat ''Baseball Reference''
1993 California Angels at ''Baseball Almanac''
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