The 1990 California Angels season was the 30th season of the

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franchise in the

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, the 25th in

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, and their 25th season playing their home games at

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. The Angels finished fourth in the

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with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses.

Offseason

*October 6, 1989:

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was released by the California Angels. *December 19, 1989:

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was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *January 9, 1990:

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was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Colin Charland (minors) and

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. *February 3, 1990: Greg Minton was released by the California Angels. *February 5, 1990: Rick Schu was signed as a free agent with the California Angels. *February 21, 1990:

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was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.

Regular season

Transactions

*April 29, 1990: Luis Polonia was traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for Claudell Washington and Rich Monteleone. * May 11, 1990 – The California Angels sent

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to the New York Yankees in exchange for

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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''

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

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References

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