1993 California Angels season
Appearance
1993 California Angels | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
General managers | Dan O'Brien Sr., Whitey Herzog | |
Managers | Buck Rodgers | |
Television | KTLA Prime Ticket (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett) | |
Radio | KMPC (Bob Starr, Billy Sample) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |
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The 1993 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth 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.[1]
- November 19, 1992: Rob Ducey was released by the California Angels.[2]
- December 6, 1992: Jim Abbott was traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, and Russ Springer.[3]
- December 8, 1992: Kelly Gruber was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with cash to the California Angels for Luis Sojo.[4]
- December 11, 1992: Chili Davis signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[5]
- January 29, 1993: Jerome Walton was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[6]
- February 11, 1993: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.[7]
Regular season
- September 17, 1993: Greg Myers of the Angels was the final strikeout victim of Nolan Ryan.[8] It would be Ryan's 5,714th strikeout.
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | 45–36 | 49–32 |
Texas Rangers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | 50–31 | 36–45 |
Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Seattle Mariners | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
California Angels | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 44–37 | 27–54 |
Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 23 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | .420 | 26 | 38–43 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Boston | 7–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 7–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 10–3 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Milwaukee | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 3–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 2–10 |
New York | 7–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
Oakland | 2–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Texas | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1993: Gary Gaetti was released by the California Angels.[9]
- June 17, 1993: Doug Linton was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Toronto Blue Jays.[10]
- August 3, 1993: Scott Sanderson was selected off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the California Angels.[7]
- August 20, 1993: Jerome Walton was released by the California Angels.[6]
- September 7, 1993: Kelly Gruber was released by the California Angels.[4]
- September 14, 1993: Doug Linton was released by the California Angels.[10]
Roster
Game log
Regular season
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April: 13–6 (Home: 10–3; Away: 3–3)
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May: 14–15 (Home: 7–6; Away: 7–9)
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June: 10–17 (Home: 5–7; Away: 5–10)
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July: 11–17 (Home: 9–6; Away: 2–11)
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August: 11–17 (Home: 4–8; Away: 7–9)
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September: 10–18 (Home: 8–7; Away: 2–11)
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October: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
Detailed records
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Greg Myers | 108 | 290 | 74 | .255 | 7 | 40 |
1B | J.T. Snow | 129 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 16 | 57 |
2B | Torey Lovullo | 116 | 367 | 92 | .251 | 6 | 30 |
SS | Gary DiSarcina | 126 | 416 | 99 | .238 | 3 | 45 |
3B | Rene Gonzales | 117 | 335 | 84 | .251 | 2 | 31 |
LF | Luis Polonia | 152 | 576 | 156 | .271 | 1 | 32 |
CF | Chad Curtis | 152 | 583 | 166 | .285 | 6 | 59 |
RF | Tim Salmon | 142 | 515 | 146 | .283 | 31 | 95 |
DH | Chili Davis | 152 | 573 | 139 | .243 | 27 | 112 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Stan Javier | 92 | 237 | 69 | .291 | 3 | 28 |
Damion Easley | 73 | 230 | 72 | .313 | 2 | 22 |
Eduardo Pérez | 52 | 180 | 45 | .250 | 4 | 30 |
Rod Correia | 64 | 128 | 34 | .266 | 0 | 9 |
John Orton | 37 | 95 | 18 | .189 | 1 | 4 |
Ron Tingley | 58 | 90 | 18 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
Chris Turner | 25 | 75 | 21 | .280 | 1 | 13 |
Kelly Gruber | 18 | 65 | 18 | .277 | 3 | 9 |
Kurt Stillwell | 22 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 0 | 3 |
Jim Edmonds | 18 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 0 | 4 |
Gary Gaetti | 20 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 0 | 4 |
Ty Van Burkleo | 12 | 33 | 5 | .152 | 1 | 1 |
Jim Walewander | 12 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
Jerome Walton | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Gonzales | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Langston | 35 | 256.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.20 | 196 |
Chuck Finley | 35 | 251.1 | 16 | 14 | 3.15 | 187 |
Scott Sanderson | 21 | 135.1 | 7 | 11 | 4.46 | 66 |
John Farrell | 21 | 90.2 | 3 | 12 | 7.35 | 35 |
Phil Leftwich | 12 | 80.2 | 4 | 6 | 3.79 | 31 |
Hilly Hathaway | 11 | 57.1 | 4 | 3 | 5.02 | 11 |
Joe Magrane | 8 | 48.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.94 | 24 |
Mark Holzemer | 5 | 23.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.87 | 10 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Russ Springer | 14 | 60.0 | 1 | 6 | 7.20 | 31 |
Julio Valera | 19 | 53.0 | 3 | 6 | 6.62 | 28 |
Scott Lewis | 15 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.22 | 10 |
Brian Anderson | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Steve Frey | 55 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.98 | 22 |
Ken Patterson | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.58 | 36 |
Gene Nelson | 46 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.08 | 31 |
Joe Grahe | 45 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2.86 | 31 |
Mike Butcher | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.86 | 24 |
Doug Linton | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 19 |
Darryl Scott | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.85 | 13 |
Chuck Crim | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.87 | 10 |
Jerry Nielsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.03 | 8 |
Paul Swingle | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.38 | 6 |
Chili Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Rene Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Boise[11]
References
- ^ "Torey Lovullo Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ "Rob Ducey: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Kelly Gruber Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Jerome Walton Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ a b Scott Sanderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
- ^ Gary Gaetti Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b "Doug Linton Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1993 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1993 California Angels at Baseball Almanac