1993 California Angels season explained

California Angels
Season:	1993
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)

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.

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.
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

1993 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (Hitting) (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (Assistant) (Bullpen) (Bench)

Game log

Regular season

|-style=background:#cfc| 3 || April 9 || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 4 || April 10 || || Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 5 || April 11 || || Tigers|-style=background:#bbb| — || April 15 || || @ Brewers || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 27)|-style=background:#fcc| 8 || April 16 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 9 || April 17 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#fcc| 10 || April 18 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 11 || April 20 || || Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 12 || April 21 || || Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 13 || April 22 || || Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 14 || April 23 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#cfc| 15 || April 24 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#cfc| 16 || April 25 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 17 || April 27 || || Yankees|-style=background:#cfc| 18 || April 28 || || Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 19 || April 30 || || @ Red Sox|-|-style=background:#fcc| 20 || May 1 || || @ Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 21 || May 2 || || @ Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 22 || May 3 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 23 || May 4 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 24 || May 5 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#cfc| 25 || May 6 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 29 || May 10 || || Twins|-style=background:#cfc| 30 || May 11 || || Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 31 || May 12 || || Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 32 || May 14 || || Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 33 || May 15 || || Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 34 || May 16 || || Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 35 || May 17 || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ White Sox || W 11–4 || Sanderson (6–1) || Stieb (1–2) || – || 3:23 || 21,346 || 20–15 || W1|-style=background:#fcc| 36 || May 18 || 5:06p.m. PDT || @ White Sox || L 4–7 || Álvarez (5–0) || Finley (3–4) || Hernández (8) || 3:07 || 22,878 || 20–16 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 37 || May 19 || 5:07p.m. PDT || @ White Sox || W 2–0 || Langston (4–1) || McDowell (7–2) || Grahe (5) || 2:24 || 22,991 || 21–16 || W1|-style=background:#fcc| 38 || May 21 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 39 || May 22 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#cfc| 40 || May 23 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 41 || May 24 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 42 || May 25 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#fcc| 43 || May 26 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 44 || May 27 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 45 || May 28 || || Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 46 || May 29 || || Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 47 || May 30 || || Orioles|-style=background:#fcc| 48 || May 31 || || Blue Jays|-|-style=background:#fcc| 49 || June 1 || || Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 50 || June 2 || || Blue Jays|-style=background:#cfc| 51 || June 4 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 52 || June 5 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 53 || June 6 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 54 || June 7 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 55 || June 8 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#cfc| 56 || June 9 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#cfc| 57 || June 11 || || Mariners|-style=background:#fcc| 58 || June 12 || || Mariners|-style=background:#fcc| 59 || June 13 || || Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 60 || June 14 || || Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 61 || June 15 || || Rangers|-style=background:#cfc| 62 || June 16 || || Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 63 || June 17 || || Rangers|-style=background:#cfc| 64 || June 18 || 7:07p.m. PDT || White Sox || W 9–8 || Frey (1–0) || Hernández (1–3) || – || 3:19 || 24,845 || 33–31 || W1|-style=background:#cfc| 65 || June 19 || 7:05p.m. PDT || White Sox || W 5–4 || Langston (9–1) || Ruffcorn (0–1) || Frey (7) || 2:58 || 34,545 || 34–31 || W2|-style=background:#fcc| 66 || June 20 || 1:06p.m. PDT || White Sox || L 6–11 || Álvarez (7–2) || Springer (0–1) || – || 3:02 || 34,187 || 34–32 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 67 || June 21 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 68 || June 22 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 69 || June 23 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 70 || June 24 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 71 || June 25 || || @ Twins|-style=background:#cfc| 72 || June 26 || || @ Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 73 || June 27 || || @ Twins|-|-style=background:#fcc| 77 || July 2 || || Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 78 || July 3 || || Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 79 || July 4 || || Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 80 || July 5 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#cfc| 81 || July 6 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#cfc| 82 || July 7 || || Red Sox|-style=background:#cfc| 83 || July 8 || || Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 84 || July 9 || || Yankees|-style=background:#cfc| 85 || July 10 || || Yankees|-style=background:#cfc| 86 || July 11 || || Yankees|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"| colspan="12" | 64th All-Star Game in Baltimore, Maryland|-style=background:#fcc| 87 || July 15 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#cfc| 88 || July 16 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 89 || July 17 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 90 || July 18 || || @ Indians|-style=background:#fcc| 91 || July 19 || || @ Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 92 || July 20 || || @ Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 93 || July 21 || || @ Red Sox|-style=background:#fcc| 94 || July 22 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 95 || July 23 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 96 || July 24 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#fcc| 97 || July 25 || || @ Yankees|-style=background:#cfc| 102 || July 30 || || Twins|-style=background:#cfc| 103 || July 31 || || Twins|-|-style=background:#fcc| 104 || August 1 || || Twins|-style=background:#cfc| 105 || August 3 || || Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 106 || August 4 || || Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 107 || August 5 || || Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 108 || August 6 || 5:07p.m. PDT || @ White Sox || W 7–3 || Finley (13–8) || Álvarez (8–7) || Nelson (4) || 3:04 || 32,856 || 51–57 || W2|-style=background:#fcc| 109 || August 7 || 4:06p.m. PDT || @ White Sox || L 4–6 || McDowell (18–6) || Farrell (2–9) || Hernández (23) || 2:38 || 42,535 || 51–58 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 110 || August 8 || 11:36a.m. PDT || @ White Sox || W 2–1 || Langston (12–5) || Bere (5–4) || Butcher (5) || 2:45 || 38,581 || 52–58 || W1|-style=background:#fcc| 111 || August 10 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#cfc| 112 || August 11 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 113 || August 12 || || @ Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 114 || August 13 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#fcc| 115 || August 14 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 116 || August 15 || || @ Mariners|-style=background:#fcc| 117 || August 16 || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 118 || August 17 || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 119 || August 18 || || Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 124 || August 24 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 125 || August 25 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#fcc| 126 || August 26 || || @ Orioles|-style=background:#fcc| 131 || August 31 || || Orioles|-|-style=background:#fcc| 132 || September 1 || || Orioles|-style=background:#fcc| 133 || September 2 || || Orioles|-style=background:#cfc| 134 || September 3 || || Blue Jays|-style=background:#cfc| 135 || September 4 || || Blue Jays|-style=background:#cfc| 136 || September 5 || || Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 137 || September 7 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 138 || September 8 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#cfc| 139 || September 9 || || @ Tigers|-style=background:#fcc| 140 || September 10 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 141 || September 11 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 142 || September 12 || || @ Blue Jays|-style=background:#fcc| 143 || September 13 || || Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 144 || September 14 || || Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 145 || September 15 || || Mariners|-style=background:#cfc| 146 || September 17 || || Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 147 || September 18 || || Rangers|-style=background:#cfc| 148 || September 19 || || Rangers|-style=background:#fcc| 149 || September 20 || 7:06p.m. PDT || White Sox || L 2–10 || Bere (10–5) || Leftwich (3–6) || McCaskill (1) || 3:20 || 15,836 || 67–82 || L1|-style=background:#cfc| 150 || September 21 || 7:36p.m. PDT || White Sox || W 8–0 || Farrell (3–11) || Fernandez (17–8) || Frey (13) || 2:37 || 18,723 || 68–82 || W1|-style=background:#fcc| 151 || September 22 || 7:05p.m. PDT || White Sox || L 0–1 || Álvarez (14–8) || Finley (15–13) || Hernández (36) || 2:53 || 19,461 || 68–83 || L1|-style=background:#fcc| 152 || September 23 || 1:07p.m. PDT || White Sox || L 1–7 || McDowell (22–10) || Langston (15–10) || – || 2:28 || 17,761 || 68–84 || L2|-style=background:#fcc| 153 || September 24 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#cfc| 154 || September 25 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 155 || September 26 || || @ Royals|-style=background:#fcc| 156 || September 27 || || @ Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 157 || September 28 || || @ Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 158 || September 29 || || @ Twins|-style=background:#fcc| 159 || September 30 || || @ Twins|-|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Detailed records

American League
Opponent	W	L	WP
AL East
	5	7		44	53
	5	7		40	46
	5	7		53	52
	4	8		52	73
	7	5		69	49
	6	6		39	51
	4	8		48	74
Total	36	48		345	398
AL West
California Angels
	7	6		61	62
	6	7		50	58
	4	9		38	65
	6	7		65	69
	6	7		71	49
	6	7		54	69
Total	35	43		339	372
Season Total	71	91		684	770

Month	Games	Won	Lost
April	19	13	6	96	68
May	29	14	15	120	119
June	27	10	17	122	168
July	28	11	17	106	135
August	28	11	17	110	131
September	28	10	18	115	137
October	3	2	1	15	12
Total	162	71	91	684	770

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	44	37		380	350
Away	81	27	54		354	381
Total	162	71	91		734	731

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	108	290	74	.255	7	40
1B	129	419	101	.241	16	57
2B	116	367	92	.251	6	30
SS	126	416	99	.238	3	45
3B	117	335	84	.251	2	31
LF	152	576	156	.271	1	32
CF	152	583	166	.285	6	59
RF	142	515	146	.283	31	95
DH	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
92	237	69	.291	3	28
73	230	72	.313	2	22
52	180	45	.250	4	30
64	128	34	.266	0	9
37	95	18	.189	1	4
58	90	18	.200	0	12
25	75	21	.280	1	13
18	65	18	.277	3	9
22	61	16	.262	0	3
18	61	15	.246	0	4
20	50	9	.180	0	4
12	33	5	.152	1	1
12	8	1	.125	0	3
5	2	0	.000	0	0
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
35	256.1	16	11	3.20	196
35	251.1	16	14	3.15	187
21	135.1	7	11	4.46	66
21	90.2	3	12	7.35	35
12	80.2	4	6	3.79	31
11	57.1	4	3	5.02	11
8	48.0	3	2	3.94	24
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
14	60.0	1	6	7.20	31
19	53.0	3	6	6.62	28
15	32.0	1	2	4.22	10
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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
55	2	3	13	2.98	22
46	1	1	1	4.58	36
46	0	5	4	3.08	31
45	4	1	11	2.86	31
23	1	0	8	2.86	24
19	2	0	0	7.71	19
16	1	2	0	5.85	13
11	2	2	0	5.87	10
10	0	0	0	8.03	8
9	0	1	0	8.38	6
1	0	0	0	0.00	0
1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

References

Web site: Torey Lovullo Stats Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: Rob Ducey: Career Statistics . Baseball Reference. 14 March 2018.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/abbotji01.shtml Jim Abbott Statistics
https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grubeke01.shtml Kelly Gruber Statistics
https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisch01.shtml Chili Davis Statistics
Web site: Jerome Walton Stats Baseball-Reference.com.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson Statistics
Web site: The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King . smackbomb.com/nolanryan . July 19, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html . July 16, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gaettga01.shtml Gary Gaetti Statistics
Web site: Doug Linton Stats Baseball-Reference.com.
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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