1994 California Angels season explained

California Angels
Season:	1994
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Anaheim Stadium
City:	Anaheim, California
Owners:	Gene Autry
General Managers:	Bill Bavasi
Managers:	Buck Rodgers and Marcel Lachemann
Television:	KTLA Prime Ticket (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett)
Radio:	KMPC (Bob Starr, Billy Sample) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa)

The 1994 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 47 wins and 68 losses. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike.

Offseason

• December 9, 1993: Spike Owen was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the California Angels for Jose Musset (minors).^[1]
• January 28, 1994: Shawn Hillegas was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[2]
• January 31, 1994: Bo Jackson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[3]
• March 28, 1994: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.^[4]

Regular season

By Friday, August 12, the Angels had compiled a 47–68 record through 115 games. They had scored 543 runs (4.72 per game) and allowed 660 runs (5.74 per game).^[5]

Transactions

• April 1, 1994: Torey Lovullo was selected off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels.^[6]

Roster

1994 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (Hitting) (Pitching) (First Base) (Third Base) (Bullpen) (Assistant)

Player stats

Batting

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
C		58	149	36	.242	1	12
1B		61	223	49	.220	8	30
2B		74	207	48	.232	0	11
SS		112	389	101	.260	3	33
3B		82	268	83	.310	3	37
LF		94	289	79	.273	5	37
CF		114	453	116	.256	11	50
RF		100	373	107	.287	23	70
DH		108	392	122	.311	26	84

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
	88	316	68	.215	6	30
	75	201	56	.279	13	43
	38	129	27	.209	5	16
	43	127	36	.283	0	16
	45	126	31	.246	2	8
	56	124	37	.298	8	20
		45	122	32	.262	5	18
	19	25	5	.200	1	2
	6	17	4	.235	0	0
	5	13	5	.385	0	1

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
	25	183.1	10	10	4.32	148
	18	119.1	7	8	4.68	109
	20	114.0	5	10	5.68	67
	18	101.2	7	5	5.22	47
	3	13.0	1	2	9.00	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
	40	95.1	4	7	4.72	71
	20	74.0	2	6	7.30	33
	21	58.2	1	4	6.14	33
	18	45.2	2	2	5.52	28
	4	18.2	0	2	10.61	10

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
	40	2	5	13	6.65	26
	47	2	3	1	4.07	30
	33	2	1	1	6.67	19
	30	1	1	1	4.67	27
	20	0	1	0	6.10	10
	10	1	1	0	6.46	9
	4	0	0	0	4.05	4
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, Boise^[7]

References

1. Web site: Spike Owen Stats.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hillesh01.shtml Shawn Hillegas Statistics
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jacksbo01.shtml Bo Jackson Statistics
4. Web site: Rex Hudler Stats.
5. Web site: 1994 American League Season Summary.
6. Web site: Torey Lovullo Stats.
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

• 1994 California Angels at Baseball Reference
• 1994 California Angels at Baseball Almanac