1996 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1996 American League West 70 91 y Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Bill Bavasi Marcel Lachemann, John McNamara, and Joe Maddon KTLAPrime Sports West(Ken Wilson, Ken Brett) KMPC(Bob Starr, Mario Impemba) 1997 Anaheim Angels season The 1996 California Angels season was the 36th season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 31st in Anaheim, and their 31st season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished fourth 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. The Angels used 29 different pitchers during the season, the most of any MLB team in 1996.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1996-standard-pitching.shtml 1996 MLB Standard Pitching Baseball Reference July 8, 2018 2 Offseason November 21, 1995: Randy Velarde was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml Randy Velarde Stats December 6, 1995: Mike Aldrete signed as a free agent with the California Angels.Mike Aldrete Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1995: Scott Sanderson was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.Scott Sanderson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 18, 1995: Todd Frohwirth was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frohwto01.shtml Todd Frohwirth Stats January 9, 1996: Jim Abbott signed as a free agent with the California Angels.Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 6, 1996: Mark Eichhorn was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eichhma01.shtml Mark Eichhorn: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 16 February 2018 March 25, 1996: Ricky Jordan was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the California Angels.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jordari02.shtml Ricky Jordan Stats Regular season Season standings California Angels Record vs. opponents CAL Game log 1996 Game Log: 70–91 (Home: 43–38; Away: 27–53) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 13–12 (Home: 9–2; Away: 4–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 2 || Brewers || 9–15 || Wickander || Finley (0–1) || — || 27,836 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 3 || Brewers || 3–2 (11) || James (1–0) || Lloyd || — || 15,024 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 5 || White Sox || 7–6 (11) || James (2–0) || McCaskill || — || 22,812 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 6 || White Sox || 4–8 || Fernandez || Abbott (0–1) || — || 26,447 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 7 || White Sox || 6–5 || Finley (1–1) || Alvarez || Percival (1) || 16,970 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ Blue Jays || 0–5 || Hentgen || Langston (0–1) || — || 36,616 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 10 || @ Blue Jays || 2–1 || Holzemer (1–0) || Guzman || Percival (2) || 25,446 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 11 || @ Blue Jays || 4–7 || Hanson || Abbott (0–2) || Timlin || 25,512 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Finley (2–1) || Lira || Percival (3) || 9,921 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 13 || @ Tigers || 5–9 || Keagle || Sanderson (0–1) || — || 11,719 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Tigers || 4–5 || Lewis || James (2–1) || — || 12,009 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Mariners || 10–11 || Charlton || Eichhorn (0–1) || — || 36,960 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Mariners || 3–5 || Johnson || Abbott (0–3) || — || 25,404 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 17 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || Finley (3–1) || Quantrill || — || 15,361 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 18 || Blue Jays || 9–6 || James (3–1) || Ware || Percival (4) || 25,083 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 19 || Tigers || 4–3 || Langston (1–1) || Myers || — || 32,693 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 20 || Tigers || 2–1 || Grimsley (1–0) || Keagle || Percival (5) || 25,685 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 21 || Tigers || 6–5 || Eichhorn (1–1) || Lewis || Percival (6) || 36,733 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 22 || Tigers || 6–5 || James (4–1) || Christopher || Percival (7) || 17,039 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 24 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Boskie (1–0) || McDonald || Percival (8) || 7,051 || 12–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Fetters || James (4–2) || — || 6,707 || 12–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 26 || @ White Sox || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for June 24 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || Fernandez || Abbott (0–4) || Hernandez || 18,139 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 1–10 || Baldwin || Finley (3–2) || — || 15,574 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 29 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Alvarez || Grimsley (1–1) || Hernandez || 12,549 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || April 30 || @ Athletics || 7–3 || Langston (2–1) || Prieto || — || 7,154 || 13–12 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 13–14 (Home: 9–8; Away: 4–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 1 || @ Athletics || 6–4 || Boskie (2–0) || Van Poppel || Percival (9) || 6,721 || 14–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 2 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Abbott (1–4) || Johns || Percival (10) || 9,102 || 15–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 3 || Twins || 4–1 || Finley (4–2) || Robertson || Percival (11) || 24,505 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 4 || Twins || 5–2 || Grimsley (2–1) || Rodriguez || — || 29,264 || 17–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 5 || Twins || 5–1 || Boskie (3–0) || Hawkins || — || 35,541 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || Royals || 4–9 || Belcher || Leftwich (0–1) || Pichardo || 14,447 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 7 || Royals || 3–5 || Valera || Abbott (1–5) || Montgomery || 14,657 || 18–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 8 || Royals || 1–3 (14) || Pichardo || Eichhorn (1–2) || — || 16,210 || 18–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 9 || Royals || 2–8 || Gubicza || Grimsley (2–2) || — || 15,302 || 18–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 10 || Indians || 13–8 || Boskie (4–0) || Lopez || — || 23,522 || 19–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 11 || Indians || 5–6 || McDowell || Sanderson (0–2) || Mesa || 32,102 || 19–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || Indians || 1–4 || Poole || Percival (0–1) || Mesa || 22,768 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 14 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 (12) || Belinda || Boskie (4–1) || — || 22,450 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 15 || @ Red Sox || 6–17 || Moyer || Grimsley (2–3) || — || 23,455 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || @ Yankees || 5–8 || Pettitte || Abbott (1–6) || Rivera || 19,087 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 3–7 || Rogers || Williams (0–1) || Rivera || 22,821 || 19–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 19 || @ Yankees || 10–1 || Finley (5–2) || Kamieniecki || — || 37,326 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 20 || @ Orioles || 1–13 || Wells || Grimsley (2–4) || — || 43,492 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 21 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Boskie (5–1) || Krivda || Percival (12) || 39,974 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 5–10 || Haynes || Abbott (1–7) || McDowell || 45,817 || 21–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 24 || Red Sox || 3–1 || Finley (6–2) || Sele || Percival (13) || 19,550 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 25 || Red Sox || 3–10 || Gordon || Williams (0–2) || — || 23,972 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 26 || Red Sox || 12–2 || Boskie (6–1) || Eshelman || — || 23,828 || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 27 || Yankees || 5–16 || Pettitte || Abbott (1–8) || — || 20,926 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 28 || Yankees || 1–0 || Grimsley (3–4) || Rogers || — || 17,284 || 24–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 29 || Yankees || 4–0 || Finley (7–2) || Mendoza || — || 19,246 || 25–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 31 || Orioles || 10–3 || Langston (3–1) || Wells || — || 21,603 || 26–26 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 1 || Orioles || 8–3 || Boskie (7–1) || Haynes || — || 35,350 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 2 || Orioles || 1–14 || Erickson || Abbott (1–9) || — || 33,704 || 27–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 3 || @ Twins || 3–9 || Trombley || Finley (7–3) || — || 10,589 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 4 || @ Twins || 3–5 || Rodriguez || Grimsley (3–5) || Guardado || 10,899 || 27–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 5 || @ Twins || 3–14 || Aldred || Langston (3–2) || Hansell || 10,639 || 27–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Indians || 3–4 || McDowell || Boskie (7–2) || Mesa || 42,260 || 27–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Indians || 0–5 || Hershiser || Finley (7–4) || — || 42,267 || 27–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Indians || 8–6 (13) || Hancock (1–0) || Tavarez || — || 42,237 || 28–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Royals || 7–5 (10) || McElroy (1–0) || Pugh || Percival (14) || 15,691 || 29–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Royals || 11–9 || McElroy (2–0) || Valera || Percival (15) || 16,687 || 30–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 12 || @ Royals || 4–3 (10) || McElroy (3–0) || Montgomery || Percival (16) || 15,428 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 13 || Blue Jays || 6–4 || Finley (8–4) || Guzman || James (1) || 20,528 || 32–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 14 || Blue Jays || 7–4 || Grimsley (4–5) || Hanson || Percival (17) || 18,503 || 33–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 15 || Blue Jays || 7–5 || Langston (4–2) || Crabtree || Percival (18) || 40,352 || 34–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 16 || Blue Jays || 4–6 || Quantrill || Abbott (1–10) || Timlin || 22,979 || 34–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 17 || White Sox || 9–8 (13) || Hancock (2–0) || McCaskill || — || 17,836 || 35–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 18 || White Sox || 5–4 || Finley (9–4) || Simas || Percival (19) || 19,213 || 36–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 19 || White Sox || 14–2 || McElroy (4–0) || Alvarez || — || 22,960 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 20 || @ Brewers || 10–3 || Langston (5–2) || Givens || — || 16,034 || 38–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 21 || @ Brewers || 5–10 || McDonald || Abbott (1–11) || — || 16,274 || 38–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 22 || @ Brewers || 6–4 || Boskie (8–2) || Miranda || Percival (20) || 35,464 || 39–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 23 || @ Brewers || 4–8 || Garcia || Finley (9–5) || — || 17,051 || 39–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 2–4 || Alvarez || James (4–3) || Hernandez || — || 39–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 6–4 || Hancock (3–0) || Sirotka || Percival (21) || 24,469 || 40–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 2–3 || Tapani || Langston (5–3) || Hernandez || 23,270 || 40–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 27 || Athletics || 2–18 || Johns || Boskie (8–3) || — || 23,503 || 40–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 28 || Athletics || 3–6 || Chouinard || Finley (9–6) || — || 32,380 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 29 || Athletics || 9–11 || Groom || Monteleone (0–1) || — || 26,565 || 40–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || June 30 || Athletics || 1–0 || Hancock (4–0) || Wasdin || Percival (22) || 19,284 || 41–40 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 10–16 (Home: 7–6; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 1 || Rangers || 6–8 || Gross || Langston (5–4) || Henneman || 19,754 || 41–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 2 || Rangers || 6–5 || James (5–3) || Henneman || — || 19,055 || 42–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 3 || Rangers || 1–8 || Pavlik || Finley (9–7) || — || 45,979 || 42–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 4 || @ Athletics || 7–8 (11) || Taylor || Monteleone (0–2) || — || 14,144 || 42–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 5 || @ Athletics || 8–16 || Wasdin || Hancock (4–1) || — || 36,129 || 42–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 6 || @ Athletics || 5–6 (10) || Taylor || James (5–4) || — || 14,294 || 42–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 7 || @ Athletics || 9–4 || Boskie (9–3) || Johns || — || 16,526 || 43–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 11 || @ Mariners || 4–5 (12) || Carmona || Monteleone (0–3) || — || 25,949 || 43–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || @ Mariners || 6–7 (10) || Ayala || McElroy (4–1) || — || 29,618 || 43–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 13 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Boskie (10–3) || Ayala || Percival (23) || 37,792 || 44–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 14 || @ Mariners || 0–8 || Wells || Grimsley (4–6) || — || 33,243 || 44–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 15 || @ Rangers || 10–7 || Schmidt (1–0) || Brandenburg || Percival (24) || 45,655 || 45–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 16 || @ Rangers || 2–6 || Oliver || Abbott (1–12) || Russell || 34,680 || 45–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 17 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Hill || Finley (9–8) || — || 44,220 || 45–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 18 || Mariners || 3–15 || Meacham || Boskie (10–4) || — || 22,780 || 45–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 19 || Mariners || 9–4 || Grimsley (5–6) || Wells || — || 23,332 || 46–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 20 || Mariners || 5–4 || Schmidt (2–0) || Charlton || Percival (25) || 31,759 || 47–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 21 || Mariners || 2–6 || Hitchcock || Abbott (1–13) || — || 22,088 || 47–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 22 || Tigers || 1–0 || Finley (10–8) || Olivares || Percival (26) || 16,336 || 48–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 23 || Tigers || 3–8 || Lima || James (5–5) || — || 16,432 || 48–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 25 || Brewers || 5–4 || Holtz (1–0) || Lloyd || — || 16,841 || 49–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 26 || Brewers || 6–5 || Springer (1–0) || D'Amico || Percival (27) || 18,189 || 50–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 27 || Brewers || 7–0 || Finley (11–8) || McDonald || — || 17,497 || 51–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 28 || Brewers || 3–4 (13) || Miranda || Holtz (1–1) || Garcia || 25,539 || 51–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 30 || @ Tigers || 9–12 || Nitkowski || Grimsley (5–7) || — || 11,641 || 51–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || July 31 || @ Tigers || 5–10 || Lima || Holtz (1–2) || — || 9,740 || 51–56 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 11–18 (Home: 4–11; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 1 || @ Tigers || 5–13 || Williams || Boskie (10–5) || — || 14,591 || 51–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 2 || @ Blue Jays || 2–9 || Hentgen || Finley (11–9) || — || 30,261 || 51–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 3 || @ Blue Jays || 11–6 || Langston (6–4) || Castillo || — || 32,139 || 52–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 1–7 || Flener || Abbott (1–14) || — || 30,253 || 52–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 6 || Twins || 1–4 || Radke || Springer (1–1) || Guardado || 20,058 || 52–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 7 || Twins || 0–4 || Robertson || Finley (11–10) || — || 18,611 || 52–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 8 || Twins || 5–13 || Aguilera || Boskie (10–6) || — || 21,283 || 52–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 9 || Royals || 3–5 || Rosado || Langston (6–5) || Montgomery || 35,977 || 52–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 10 || Royals || 3–18 || Haney || Abbott (1–15) || — || 21,657 || 52–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 11 || Royals || 6–5 || Springer (2–1) || Belcher || — || 18,591 || 53–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 12 || Indians || 4–5 || Hershiser || Finley (11–11) || Mesa || 19,499 || 53–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 13 || Indians || 4–2 || Boskie (11–6) || Ogea || Percival (28) || 19,569 || 54–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 14 || Indians || 8–7 || Gohr (1–0) || McDowell || Percival (29) || 23,887 || 55–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 16 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Springer (3–1) || Wakefield || Percival (30) || 30,693 || 56–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 17 || @ Red Sox || 0–6 || Clemens || Finley (11–12) || — || 32,497 || 56–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 18 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Holtz (2–2) || Brandenburg || Percival (31) || 25,224 || 57–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || @ Red Sox || 9–10 || Lacy || Gohr (1–1) || Slocumb || 25,779 || 57–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 20 || @ Yankees || 6–17 || Boehringer || Springer (3–2) || — || 20,795 || 57–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 21 || @ Yankees || 7–1 || Dickson (1–0) || Key || Percival (32) || 27,811 || 58–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 22 || @ Yankees || 12–3 || Finley (12–12) || Rogers || — || 27,191 || 59–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 23 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Boskie (12–6) || Wells || Percival (33) || 47,291 || 60–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 24 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Mussina || Abbott (1–16) || Myers || 46,487 || 60–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 13–0 || Springer (4–2) || Erickson || — || 47,239 || 61–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 26 || Red Sox || 1–4 || Wakefield || Dickson (1–1) || — || 16,886 || 61–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 27 || Red Sox || 1–2 || Clemens || Finley (12–13) || Slocumb || 19,947 || 61–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 28 || Red Sox || 4–7 || Gordon || Boskie (12–7) || — || 20,894 || 61–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || August 29 || Yankees || 14–3 || Holtz (3–2) || Whitehurst || — || 19,755 || 62–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 30 || Yankees || 2–6 || Pettitte || Springer (4–3) || — || 27,084 || 62–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 31 || Yankees || 3–14 || Key || Dickson (1–2) || — || 28,749 || 62–74 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 8–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 2–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 1 || Yankees || 4–0 || Finley (13–13) || Rogers || — || 19,384 || 63–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 2 || Orioles || 8–12 || Mussina || Boskie (12–8) || — || 20,287 || 63–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 3 || Orioles || 10–2 || Harris (1–0) || Coppinger || — || 15,924 || 64–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 4 || Orioles || 2–4 || Erickson || Springer (4–4) || Myers || 18,204 || 64–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 6 || @ Twins || 2–6 || Radke || Finley (13–14) || — || 13,006 || 64–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 7 || @ Twins || 3–6 || Stevens || Boskie (12–9) || Trombley || 51,011 || 64–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 8 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Abbott (2–16) || Rodriguez || Percival (34) || 14,378 || 65–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Indians || 3–4 || Shuey || Holtz (3–3) || Mesa || 42,208 || 65–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Indians || 5–7 || Assenmacher || Percival (0–2) || — || 42,181 || 65–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || @ Indians || 0–2 || McDowell || Finley (13–15) || Mesa || 42,264 || 65–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || @ Indians || 2–11 || Anderson || Boskie (12–10) || — || 42,244 || 65–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 13 || @ Royals || 2–8 || Belcher || Abbott (2–17) || — || 13,083 || 65–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 14 || @ Royals || 5–8 || Appier || Dickson (1–3) || — || 17,174 || 65–84 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || September 15 || @ Royals || colspan=5 |Cancelled (rain) || 65–84 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 17 || Athletics || 1–5 || Prieto || Springer (4–5) || — || 17,827 || 65–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 18 || Athletics || 3–1 || Finley (14–15) || Adams || Percival (35) || 18,213 || 66–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 20 || Rangers || 6–5 (10) || McElroy (5–1) || Stanton || — || 18,860 || 67–85 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 21 || Rangers || 1–7 || Burkett || Abbott (2–18) || — || 24,104 || 67–86 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 22 || Rangers || 1–4 || Hill || Dickson (1–4) || — || 17,522 || 67–87 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 23 || Mariners || 4–3 || Finley (15–15) || Hitchcock || Percival (36) || 16,212 || 68–87 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 24 || Mariners || 11–6 || Springer (5–5) || Wells || — || 18,891 || 69–87 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 25 || Mariners || 2–11 || Torres || Boskie (12–11) || — || 17,160 || 69–88 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 26 || @ Rangers || 5–6 || Burkett || Abbott (2–19) || Henneman || 33,895 || 69–89 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 27 || @ Rangers || 4–3 (15) || Harris (2–0) || Whiteside || Gohr (1) || 46,764 || 70–89 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Oliver || Finley (15–16) || Heredia || 45,651 || 70–90 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 29 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Witt || Springer (5–6) || — || 45,434 || 70–91 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Angels team member Detailed records American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against AL East Baltimore Orioles 6 6 6 6 y 69 68 Boston Red Sox 4 8 4 8 y 52 69 Detroit Tigers 6 6 6 6 y 55 75 New York Yankees 7 6 7 6 y 76 76 Toronto Blue Jays 7 5 7 5 y 58 61 Total 30 31 30 31 y 310 349 AL Central Chicago White Sox 6 6 6 6 y 60 60 Cleveland Indians 4 9 4 9 y 56 71 Kansas City Royals 4 8 4 8 y 51 86 Milwaukee Brewers 7 5 7 5 y 67 64 Minnesota Twins 4 8 4 8 y 38 67 Total 25 36 25 36 y 272 348 AL West California Angels Oakland Athletics 6 7 6 7 y 64 83 Seattle Mariners 5 8 5 8 y 65 89 Texas Rangers 4 9 4 9 y 51 74 Total 15 24 15 24 y 180 246 Season Total 70 91 70 91 y 762 943 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 25 13 12 13 12 y 115 132 May 27 13 14 13 14 y 128 146 June 29 15 14 15 14 y 153 181 July 26 10 16 10 16 y 131 171 August 29 11 18 11 18 y 141 182 September 25 8 17 8 17 y 94 131 Total 161 70 91 70 91 y 762 943 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 43 38 43 38 y 387 451 Away 80 27 53 27 53 y 375 492 Total 161 70 91 70 91 y 762 943 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.Lee Smith Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 30, 1996: Vince Coleman signed as a free agent with the California Angels.Vince Coleman Statistics Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 1996: Robert Eenhoorn was selected off waivers by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/eenhoro01.shtml Robert Eenhoorn Stats Roster 1996 California Angels Roster Pitchers 52 Jim Abbott 55 Kyle Abbott 22 Shawn Boskie 19 Jason Dickson 48 Ken Edenfield 58 Mark Eichhorn 55 Robert Ellis 31 Chuck Finley 28 Todd Frohwirth 36 Greg Gohr 56 Jason Grimsley 60 Ryan Hancock 48 Pep Harris 65 Mike Holtz 42 Mark Holzemer 46 Mike James 12 Mark Langston 45 Phil Leftwich 21 Darrell May 17 Chuck McElroy 43 Rich Monteleone 21 Brad Pennington 40 Troy Percival 21 Scott Sanderson 37 Jeff Schmidt 47 Lee Smith 35 Russ Springer 17 Ben Van Ryn 59 Shad Williams Catchers  7 Pat Borders 14 Jorge Fábregas  8 Todd Greene 11 Don Slaught 20 Chris Turner Infielders  5 George Arias 33 Gary DiSarcina  1 Damion Easley 11 Robert Eenhoorn 32 Jack Howell 10 Rex Hudler 28 Chris Pritchett  9 Dick Schofield  6 J. T. Snow 18 Randy Velarde 23 Tim Wallach Outfielders 27 Mike Aldrete 16 Garret Anderson 25 Jim Edmonds 27 Darin Erstad  3 Orlando Palmeiro 15 Tim Salmon Other batters 44 Chili Davis Manager 53 Marcel Lachemann 70 Joe Maddon  1 John McNamara Coaches 57 Mick Billmeyer (Bullpen) 39 Rick Burleson (Third Base) 29 Rod Carew (Hitting) -- Joe Coleman (Pitching) -- Mike Couchee (Bullpen) 55 Chuck Hernandez (Pitching)  2 Bobby Knoop (Bench) 38 Bill Lachemann (Assistant) 70 Joe Maddon (First Base) -- Eddie Rodríguez (Third Base) Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 Jorge Fábregas 90 254 73 .287 2 26 1B J.T. Snow 155 575 148 .257 17 67 2B Randy Velarde 136 530 151 .285 14 54 SS Gary Disarcina 150 536 137 .256 5 48 3B George Arias 84 252 60 .238 6 28 LF Garret Anderson 150 607 173 .285 12 72 CF Jim Edmonds 114 431 131 .304 27 66 RF Tim Salmon 156 581 166 .286 30 98 DH Chili Davis 145 530 155 .292 28 95 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 Rex Hudler 92 302 94 .311 16 40 Darin Erstad 57 208 59 .284 4 20 Don Slaught 62 207 67 .324 6 32 Tim Wallach 57 190 45 .237 8 20 Jack Howell 66 126 34 .270 8 21 Orlando Palmeiro 50 87 25 .287 0 6 Todd Greene 29 79 15 .190 2 9 Pat Borders 19 57 13 .228 2 8 Damion Easley 28 45 7 .156 2 7 Mike Aldrete 31 40 6 .150 3 8 Dick Schofield 13 16 4 .250 0 0 Robert Eenhoorn 6 15 4 .267 0 0 Chris Pritchett 5 13 2 .154 0 1 Chris Turner 4 3 1 .333 0 1 Pitching 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 Chuck Finley 35 238.0 15 16 4.16 215 Shawn Boskie 37 189.1 12 11 5.32 133 Jim Abbott 27 142.0 2 18 7.48 58 Mark Langston 18 123.1 6 5 4.82 83 Dennis Springer 20 94.2 5 6 5.51 64 Jason Dickson 7 43.1 1 4 4.57 20 Scott Sanderson 5 18.0 0 2 7.50 7 Phil Leftwich 2 7.1 0 1 7.36 4 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 Jason Grimsley 35 130.1 5 7 6.84 82 Pep Harris 11 32.1 2 0 3.90 20 Shad Williams 13 28.1 0 2 8.89 26 Ryan Hancock 11 27.2 4 1 7.48 19 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 Troy Percival 62 0 2 36 2.31 100 Mike James 69 5 5 1 2.67 65 Chuck McElroy 40 5 1 0 2.95 32 Mike Holtz 30 3 3 0 2.45 31 Mark Holzemer 25 1 0 0 8.76 20 Mark Eichhorn 24 1 2 0 5.04 24 Greg Gohr 15 1 1 1 7.50 15 Rich Monteleone 12 0 3 0 5.87 5 Lee Smith 11 0 0 0 2.45 6 Jeff Schmidt 9 2 0 0 7.88 2 Brad Pennington 8 0 0 0 12.27 7 Darrell May 5 0 0 0 10.13 1 Todd Frohwirth 4 0 0 0 11.12 1 Robert Ellis 3 0 0 0 0.00 5 Kyle Abbott 3 0 1 0 20.25 3 Ken Edenfield 2 0 0 0 10.38 4 Ben Van Ryn 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League Don Long AA Midland Angels Texas League Mario Mendoza A Lake Elsinore Storm California League Mitch Seoane A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Tom Lawless A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Tom Kotchman Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Bruce HinesLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lake ElsinoreJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References 1996 California Angels at Baseball Reference 1996 California Angels at Baseball Almanac California Angels seasons 1996 1995 1997 Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1990s in Anaheim, California Los Los