1987 California Angels

75-87 • .463 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1987 California Angels went 75-87 (.463) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 770 runs, allowed 803, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Wally Joyner (34 HR, 117 RBI) and Mike Witt (16-14, 4.01 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
6th Rank
770 R 803 RA
Diff -33

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770 Runs Scored
803 Runs Allowed
-33 Run Diff
2,696K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 5% below the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .325 2% below the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .400 6% below the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.38 2% better than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 770 3% below the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,696,208
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Avg per Game 33,286

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Ray 0.346 2 Bill Buckner 0.306 3 Wally Joyner 0.285 4 Brian Downing 0.272 5 Devon White 0.263

Home Runs

1 Wally Joyner 34 2 Brian Downing 29 3 Devon White 24 4 Jack Howell 23 5 Doug DeCinces 16

RBI

1 Wally Joyner 117 2 Devon White 87 3 Brian Downing 77 4 Jack Howell 64 5 Doug DeCinces 63
1987 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Devon White 159 639 103 168 33 5 24 87 39 135 32 0.263
Brian Downing 155 567 110 154 29 3 29 77 106 85 5 0.272
Wally Joyner 149 564 100 161 33 1 34 117 72 64 8 0.285
Dick Schofield 134 479 52 120 17 3 9 46 37 63 19 0.251
Doug DeCinces 133 453 65 106 23 0 16 63 70 87 3 0.234
Jack Howell 138 449 64 110 18 5 23 64 57 118 4 0.245
Mark McLemore 138 433 61 102 13 3 3 41 48 72 25 0.236
Gary Pettis 133 394 49 82 13 2 1 17 52 124 24 0.208
Bob Boone 128 389 42 94 18 0 3 33 35 36 0 0.242
Ruppert Jones 85 192 25 47 8 2 8 28 20 38 2 0.245
Bill Buckner 57 183 16 56 12 1 3 32 9 7 1 0.306
George Hendrick 65 162 14 39 10 0 5 25 14 18 0 0.241
Gus Polidor 63 137 12 36 3 0 2 15 2 15 0 0.263
Johnny Ray 30 127 16 44 11 0 0 15 3 10 0 0.346
Darrell Miller 53 108 14 26 5 0 4 16 9 13 1 0.241
Mark Ryal 58 100 7 20 6 0 5 18 3 15 0 0.200
Butch Wynegar 31 92 4 19 2 0 0 5 9 13 0 0.207
Tony Armas 28 81 8 16 3 1 3 9 1 11 1 0.198
Jack Fimple 13 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Jim Eppard 8 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333
Tack Wilson 7 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
DeWayne Buice 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cook 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Finley 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Fraser 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Miguel Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Harvey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Lazorko 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Lucas 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Minton 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Sutton 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Greg Minton 3.08 2 DeWayne Buice 3.39 3 Gary Lucas 3.63 4 Willie Fraser 3.92 5 Mike Witt 4.01

Wins

1 Mike Witt 16 2 Don Sutton 11 3 Willie Fraser 10 4 John Candelaria 8 5 DeWayne Buice 6

Strikeouts

1 Mike Witt 192 2 DeWayne Buice 109 3 Willie Fraser 106 4 Don Sutton 99 5 John Candelaria 74
1987 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Witt 16 14 4.01 36 36 0 247.0 252 110 84 192
Don Sutton 11 11 4.70 35 34 0 191.2 199 100 41 99
Willie Fraser 10 10 3.92 36 23 1 176.2 160 77 63 106
Jack Lazorko 5 6 4.59 26 11 0 117.2 108 60 44 55
John Candelaria 8 6 4.71 20 20 0 116.2 127 61 20 74
DeWayne Buice 6 7 3.39 57 0 17 114.0 87 43 40 109
Chuck Finley 2 7 4.67 35 3 0 90.2 102 47 43 63
Jerry Reuss 4 5 5.25 17 16 0 82.1 112 48 17 37
Greg Minton 5 4 3.08 41 0 10 76.0 71 26 29 35
Kirk McCaskill 4 6 5.67 14 13 0 74.2 84 47 34 56
Gary Lucas 1 5 3.63 48 0 3 74.1 66 30 35 44
Mike Cook 1 2 5.50 16 1 0 34.1 34 21 18 27
Urbano Lugo 0 2 9.32 7 5 0 28.0 42 29 18 24
Donnie Moore 2 2 2.70 14 0 5 26.2 28 8 13 17
Bryan Harvey 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 6 0 2 3
Miguel Garcia 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Tony Armas Bob Boone Bill Buckner DeWayne Buice John Candelaria Mike Cook Doug DeCinces Brian Downing Jim Eppard Jack Fimple Chuck Finley Willie Fraser +25 more

37 players

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The 1987 California Angels in brief

The record for the 1987 California Angels reads 75 wins and 87 losses, good for 6th in the AL West. The run column shows 770 for and 803 against. Against a league average of .264, the 1987 California Angels batted .252. Pitchers allowed 4.38 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the California Angels scored 3% fewer.

The home park, Anaheim Stadium, recorded 2,696,208 in attendance, about 33,286 a game. Wally Joyner topped the California Angels with 34 home runs. Devon White collected the most hits, 168. Mike Witt was the top winner, with 16 victories. DeWayne Buice closed out 17 saves. The 1987 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 California Angels

What was the 1987 California Angels record?
The 1987 California Angels finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1987 California Angels in home runs?
Wally Joyner led the 1987 California Angels with 34 home runs.
What was the 1987 California Angels team ERA?
The 1987 California Angels posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1987 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1987 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 California Angels play?
The 1987 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1987 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Joyner (34 HR, 117 RBI) and Mike Witt (16-14, 4.01 ERA).
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