- 1996 California Angels season
MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1996
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city =Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners =Gene Autry
managers =Marcel Lachemann ,John McNamara , andJoe Maddon
television =KCAL-TV
Prime Sports West
(Steve Physioc ,Jerry Reuss (forKCAL-TV , andSparky Anderson for Fox Sports West)
radio =KMPC
(Mario Impemba , Bob Starr)|The California Angels 1996 season involved the Angels finishing 4th in the
American League west with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.The season was notable for being the final season the franchise bore the "California Angels" moniker, as the team name was changed to "Anaheim Angels" the following season.
Offseason
*November 21, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml]
*December 6, 1995: Mike Aldrete signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aldremi01.shtml Mike Aldrete Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 7, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 18, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frohwto01.shtml]
*January 9, 1996: Jim Abbott signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/abbotji01.shtml Jim Abbott Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular Season
eason standings
Notable transactions
*May 16, 1996: Scott Sanderson was released by the California Angels.
*May 27, 1996: Lee Smith was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithle02.shtml Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 30, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colemvi01.shtml Vince Coleman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Player stats
Batting
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA:
Vancouver Canadians (Pacific Coast League ;Don Long , manager)
* Class AA:Midland Angels (Texas League ;Mario Mendoza , manager)
* Class A:Lake Elsinore Storm (California League ;Mitch Seoane , manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A:Cedar Rapids Kernels (Midwest League ;Tom Lawless , manager)
* Class SS-A:Boise Hawks (Northwest League ;Tom Kotchman , manager)
* Rookie: AZL Angels (Arizona League ;Bruce Hines , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1996.shtml 1996 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1996&t=CAL 1996 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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