⭐ Division Winner

1986 California Angels

92-70 • .568 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1986 California Angels went 92-70 (.568) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 786 runs, allowed 684, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Doug DeCinces (26 HR, 96 RBI) and Mike Witt (18-10, 2.84 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
1st Rank
786 R 684 RA
Diff +102

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⚡ Quick Stats

786 Runs Scored
684 Runs Allowed
+102 Run Diff
2,655K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 2% below the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .338 3% above the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .404 1% below the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.84 8% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 786 5% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,655,459
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Avg per Game 32,383

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Wally Joyner 0.290 2 Rick Burleson 0.284 3 George Hendrick 0.272 4 Jack Howell 0.272 5 Bobby Grich 0.268

Home Runs

1 Doug DeCinces 26 2 Wally Joyner 22 3 Brian Downing 20 4 Reggie Jackson 18 5 Ruppert Jones 17

RBI

1 Wally Joyner 100 2 Doug DeCinces 96 3 Brian Downing 95 4 Reggie Jackson 58 5 Gary Pettis 58
1986 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Joyner 154 593 82 172 27 3 22 100 57 58 5 0.290
Gary Pettis 154 539 93 139 23 4 5 58 69 132 50 0.258
Brian Downing 152 513 90 137 27 4 20 95 90 84 4 0.267
Doug DeCinces 140 512 69 131 20 3 26 96 52 74 2 0.256
Dick Schofield 139 458 67 114 17 6 13 57 48 55 23 0.249
Bob Boone 144 442 48 98 12 2 7 49 43 30 1 0.222
Reggie Jackson 132 419 65 101 12 2 18 58 92 115 1 0.241
Ruppert Jones 126 393 73 90 21 3 17 49 64 87 10 0.229
Bobby Grich 98 313 42 84 18 0 9 30 39 54 1 0.268
Rob Wilfong 92 288 25 63 11 3 3 33 16 34 1 0.219
George Hendrick 102 283 45 77 13 1 14 47 26 41 1 0.272
Rick Burleson 93 271 35 77 14 0 5 29 33 32 1 0.284
Jack Howell 63 151 26 41 14 2 4 21 19 28 2 0.272
Jerry Narron 57 95 5 21 3 1 1 8 9 14 0 0.221
Darrell Miller 33 57 6 13 2 1 0 4 4 8 0 0.228
Devon White 29 51 8 12 1 1 1 3 6 8 6 0.235
Mark Ryal 13 32 6 12 0 0 2 5 2 4 1 0.375
Gus Polidor 6 19 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.263
Mark McLemore 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
T. R. Bryden 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Chadwick 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cook 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Corbett 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Finley 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Fischer 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Forsch 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Forster 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Fraser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lucas 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Romanick 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Ruhle 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Slaton 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Sutton 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 John Candelaria 2.55 2 Mike Witt 2.84 3 Donnie Moore 2.97 4 Gary Lucas 3.15 5 Chuck Finley 3.30

Wins

1 Mike Witt 18 2 Kirk McCaskill 17 3 Don Sutton 15 4 John Candelaria 10 5 Ron Romanick 5

Strikeouts

1 Mike Witt 208 2 Kirk McCaskill 202 3 Don Sutton 116 4 John Candelaria 81 5 Donnie Moore 53
1986 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Witt 18 10 2.84 34 34 0 269.0 218 85 73 208
Kirk McCaskill 17 10 3.36 34 33 0 246.1 207 92 92 202
Don Sutton 15 11 3.74 34 34 0 207.0 192 86 49 116
Ron Romanick 5 8 5.50 18 18 0 106.1 124 65 44 38
John Candelaria 10 2 2.55 16 16 0 91.2 68 26 26 81
Doug Corbett 4 2 3.66 46 0 10 78.2 66 32 22 36
Jim Slaton 4 6 5.65 14 12 0 73.1 84 46 29 31
Donnie Moore 4 5 2.97 49 0 21 72.2 60 24 22 53
Vern Ruhle 1 3 4.15 16 3 1 47.2 46 22 7 23
Chuck Finley 3 1 3.30 25 0 0 46.1 40 17 23 37
Gary Lucas 4 1 3.15 27 0 2 45.2 45 16 6 31
Terry Forster 4 1 3.51 41 0 5 41.0 47 16 17 28
T. R. Bryden 2 1 6.55 16 0 0 34.1 38 25 21 25
Ray Chadwick 0 5 7.24 7 7 0 27.1 39 22 15 9
Urbano Lugo 1 1 3.80 6 3 0 21.1 21 9 6 9
Todd Fischer 0 0 4.24 9 0 0 17.0 18 8 8 7
Ken Forsch 0 1 9.53 10 0 1 17.0 24 18 10 13
Mike Cook 0 2 9.00 5 1 0 9.0 13 9 7 6
Willie Fraser 0 0 8.31 1 1 0 4.1 6 4 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BOS 4-3

👥 Roster (38)

Bob Boone T. R. Bryden Rick Burleson John Candelaria Ray Chadwick Mike Cook Doug Corbett Doug DeCinces Brian Downing Chuck Finley Todd Fischer Ken Forsch +26 more

38 players

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The 1986 California Angels in brief

The record for the 1986 California Angels reads 92 wins and 70 losses, good for 1st in the AL West. In 1986 the franchise took the division title. The run column shows 786 for and 684 against. The team batting average of .255 was 2% below the 1986 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.18.

Home games were played at Anaheim Stadium, where 2,655,459 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Doug DeCinces, who hit 26. Wally Joyner led in RBI with 100. Mike Witt was the top winner, with 18 victories. The saves leader was Donnie Moore with 21. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against BOS 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 California Angels

What was the 1986 California Angels record?
The 1986 California Angels finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Did the 1986 California Angels make the playoffs?
The 1986 California Angels finished first in their division.
Who led the 1986 California Angels in home runs?
Doug DeCinces led the 1986 California Angels with 26 home runs.
What was the 1986 California Angels team ERA?
The 1986 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1986 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1986 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 California Angels play?
The 1986 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
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