1988 California Angels

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1988 California Angels went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Brian Downing (25 HR, 64 RBI) and Mike Witt (13-16, 4.15 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 %
4th Rank
714 R 771 RA
Diff -57

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⚡ Quick Stats

714 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
2,340K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .321 1% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .385 1% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.32 9% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 714 1% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,340,905
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Avg per Game 28,900

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Ray 0.306 2 Bob Boone 0.295 3 Wally Joyner 0.295 4 Jim Eppard 0.283 5 Thad Bosley 0.280

Home Runs

1 Brian Downing 25 2 Chili Davis 21 3 Jack Howell 16 4 Tony Armas 13 5 Wally Joyner 13

RBI

1 Chili Davis 93 2 Wally Joyner 85 3 Johnny Ray 83 4 Brian Downing 64 5 Jack Howell 63
1988 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Ray 153 602 75 184 42 7 6 83 36 38 4 0.306
Chili Davis 158 600 81 161 29 3 21 93 56 118 9 0.268
Wally Joyner 158 597 81 176 31 2 13 85 55 51 8 0.295
Dick Schofield 155 527 61 126 11 6 6 34 40 57 20 0.239
Jack Howell 154 500 59 127 32 2 16 63 46 130 2 0.254
Brian Downing 135 484 80 117 18 2 25 64 81 63 3 0.242
Devon White 122 455 76 118 22 2 11 51 23 84 17 0.259
Tony Armas 120 368 42 100 20 2 13 49 22 87 1 0.272
Bob Boone 122 352 38 104 17 0 5 39 29 26 2 0.295
Mark McLemore 77 233 38 56 11 2 2 16 25 28 13 0.240
Darrell Miller 70 140 21 31 4 1 2 7 9 29 2 0.221
George Hendrick 69 127 12 31 1 0 3 19 7 20 0 0.244
Jim Eppard 56 113 7 32 3 1 0 14 11 15 0 0.283
Gus Polidor 54 81 4 12 3 0 0 4 3 11 0 0.148
Chico Walker 33 78 8 12 1 0 0 2 6 15 2 0.154
Thad Bosley 35 75 9 21 5 0 0 7 6 12 1 0.280
Butch Wynegar 27 55 8 14 4 1 1 8 8 7 0 0.255
Mike Brown 18 50 4 11 2 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.220
Dante Bichette 21 46 1 12 2 0 0 8 0 7 0 0.261
Bill Buckner 19 43 1 9 0 0 0 9 4 0 2 0.209
Junior Noboa 21 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.062
Domingo Ramos 10 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.133
Doug Davis 6 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Brian Dorsett 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.091
Joe Redfield 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
DeWayne Buice 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Clark 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stew Cliburn 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Cook 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sherman Corbett 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank DiMichele 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Finley 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Fraser 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Harvey 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Krawczyk 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Lazorko 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vance Lovelace 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kirk McCaskill 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Minton 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Monteleone 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Donnie Moore 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 22 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 — 1988

ERA

1 Bryan Harvey 2.13 2 Greg Minton 2.85 3 Jack Lazorko 3.35 4 Stew Cliburn 4.07 5 Sherman Corbett 4.14

Wins

1 Mike Witt 13 2 Willie Fraser 12 3 Chuck Finley 9 4 Kirk McCaskill 8 5 Bryan Harvey 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Witt 133 2 Chuck Finley 111 3 Kirk McCaskill 98 4 Willie Fraser 86 5 Bryan Harvey 67
1988 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Witt 13 16 4.15 34 34 0 249.2 263 115 87 133
Willie Fraser 12 13 5.41 34 32 0 194.2 203 117 80 86
Chuck Finley 9 15 4.17 31 31 0 194.1 191 90 82 111
Kirk McCaskill 8 6 4.31 23 23 0 146.1 155 70 61 98
Dan Petry 3 9 4.38 22 22 0 139.2 139 68 59 64
Terry Clark 6 6 5.07 15 15 0 94.0 120 53 31 39
Stew Cliburn 4 2 4.07 40 1 0 84.0 83 38 32 42
Greg Minton 4 5 2.85 44 0 7 79.0 67 25 34 46
Bryan Harvey 7 5 2.13 50 0 17 76.0 59 18 20 67
Sherman Corbett 2 1 4.14 34 0 1 45.2 47 21 23 28
DeWayne Buice 2 4 5.88 32 0 3 41.1 45 27 19 38
Jack Lazorko 0 1 3.35 10 3 0 37.2 37 14 16 19
Donnie Moore 5 2 4.91 27 0 4 33.0 48 18 8 22
Ray Krawczyk 0 1 4.81 14 1 1 24.1 29 13 8 17
Frank DiMichele 0 0 9.64 4 0 0 4.2 5 5 2 1
Rich Monteleone 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.1 4 0 1 3
Mike Cook 0 1 4.91 3 0 0 3.2 4 2 1 2
Urbano Lugo 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 1
Vance Lovelace 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 1.1 2 2 3 0

👥 Roster (44)

Tony Armas Dante Bichette Bob Boone Thad Bosley Mike Brown Bill Buckner DeWayne Buice Terry Clark Stew Cliburn Mike Cook Sherman Corbett Chili Davis +32 more

44 players

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The 1988 California Angels in brief

A 75-87 record (.463) put the 1988 California Angels 4th in the AL West. With 714 runs scored and 771 given up, the 1988 differential was -57. At the plate the California Angels hit .261, 1% better than the league's .259. The staff ERA of 4.32 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.97. The 714 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 1% more.

Anaheim Stadium was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 2,340,905. Brian Downing led the club in home runs with 25. The RBI leader was Chili Davis, with 93. The hits leader was Johnny Ray with 184. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Witt (13). The saves leader was Bryan Harvey with 17.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 California Angels

What was the 1988 California Angels record?
The 1988 California Angels finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1988 California Angels in home runs?
Brian Downing led the 1988 California Angels with 25 home runs.
What was the 1988 California Angels team ERA?
The 1988 California Angels posted a team ERA of 4.32.
Did the 1988 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1988 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 California Angels play?
The 1988 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1988 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Brian Downing (25 HR, 64 RBI) and Mike Witt (13-16, 4.15 ERA).
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