The 1996 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the

American League West The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams curr ...

with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses. The season was notable for being the final season the franchise bore the "California Angels" moniker, as the team name was changed to "Anaheim Angels" the following season. The Angels used 29 different pitchers during the season, the most of any MLB team in 1996.

Offseason

*November 21, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *December 6, 1995: Mike Aldrete signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *December 7, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.Scott Sanderson Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *December 18, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *January 9, 1996:

Jim Abbott James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999. He ...

signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *February 6, 1996: Mark Eichhorn was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *March 25, 1996: Ricky Jordan was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

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Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

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Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

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Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

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Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and earl ...

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, , 2–6 , , Radke , , Finley (13–14) , , — , , 13,006 , , 64–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 7 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Stevens , , Boskie (12–9) , , Trombley , , 51,011 , , 64–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 8 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Abbott (2–16) , , Rodriguez , , Percival (34) , , 14,378 , , 65–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 9 , , @ Indians , , 3–4 , , Shuey , , Holtz (3–3) , , Mesa , , 42,208 , , 65–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @ Indians , , 5–7 , , Assenmacher , , Percival (0–2) , , — , , 42,181 , , 65–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @ Indians , , 0–2 , , McDowell , , Finley (13–15) , , Mesa , , 42,264 , , 65–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 12 , , @ Indians , , 2–11 , , Anderson , , Boskie (12–10) , , — , , 42,244 , , 65–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 13 , , @ Royals , , 2–8 , , Belcher , , Abbott (2–17) , , — , , 13,083 , , 65–83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 14 , , @ Royals , , 5–8 , , Appier , , Dickson (1–3) , , — , , 17,174 , , 65–84 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 17 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Prieto , , Springer (4–5) , , — , , 17,827 , , 65–85 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 18 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Finley (14–15) , , Adams , , Percival (35) , , 18,213 , , 66–85 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 20 , , Rangers , , 6–5 (10) , , McElroy (5–1) , , Stanton , , — , , 18,860 , , 67–85 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 21 , , Rangers , , 1–7 , , Burkett , , Abbott (2–18) , , — , , 24,104 , , 67–86 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 22 , , Rangers , , 1–4 , , Hill , , Dickson (1–4) , , — , , 17,522 , , 67–87 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 23 , , Mariners , , 4–3 , , Finley (15–15) , , Hitchcock , , Percival (36) , , 16,212 , , 68–87 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 24 , , Mariners , , 11–6 , , Springer (5–5) , , Wells , , — , , 18,891 , , 69–87 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 25 , , Mariners , , 2–11 , , Torres , , Boskie (12–11) , , — , , 17,160 , , 69–88 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 26 , , @ Rangers , , 5–6 , , Burkett , , Abbott (2–19) , , Henneman , , 33,895 , , 69–89 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 27 , , @ Rangers , , 4–3 (15) , , Harris (2–0) , , Whiteside , , Gohr (1) , , 46,764 , , 70–89 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 28 , , @ Rangers , , 3–4 , , Oliver , , Finley (15–16) , , Heredia , , 45,651 , , 70–90 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Rangers , , 3–4 , , Witt , , Springer (5–6) , , — , , 45,434 , , 70–91 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Angels team member''

Detailed records

Notable transactions

*May 16, 1996: Scott Sanderson was released by the California Angels. *May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy. *June 30, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.

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

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lake ElsinoreJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

1996 California Angels
at ''Baseball Reference''
1996 California Angels
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{DEFAULTSORT:1996 California Angels Season Los Angeles Angels seasons

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