1987 California League season

1987 California League season California League Baseball April 9 – August 30 142 10 Regular season Stockton Ports Luis Lopez, Bakersfield Dodgers Playoffs Fresno Giants Reno Padres List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1986 California League season 1986 1988 California League season 1988 The 1987 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 9 and August 30. Ten teams played a 142-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the playoffs. The Fresno Giants won the California League championship, as they defeated the Reno Padres in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Ventura County Gulls relocated to San Bernardino, California and were renamed to the San Bernardino Spirit. The club ended their affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays. The team remained in the South Division. Teams 1987 California League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Modesto A's Modesto, California Oakland Athletics John Thurman Field Reno Padres Reno, Nevada San Diego Padres Moana Stadium Salinas Spurs Salinas, California Seattle Mariners Salinas Municipal Stadium San Jose Bees San Jose, California None San Jose Municipal Stadium Stockton Ports Stockton, California Milwaukee Brewers Billy Hebert Field South Bakersfield Dodgers Bakersfield, California Los Angeles Dodgers Sam Lynn Ballpark Fresno Giants Fresno, California San Francisco Giants John Euless Park Palm Springs Angels Palm Springs, California California Angels Angels Stadium San Bernardino Spirit San Bernardino, California None Perris Hill Park Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Minnesota Twins Recreation Park Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 475 450 385 0 130 California 500 California 37.66 -120.99 Blue pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 39.49 -119.80 Blue pog.svg 80 top Reno #ffe California 36.70 -121.65 Blue pog.svg 80 left Salinas #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Blue pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Blue pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe California 35.40 -119.02 Red pog.svg 80 left Bakersfield #ffe California 36.75 -119.77 Red pog.svg 80 right Fresno #ffe California 33.82 -116.53 Red pog.svg 80 right Palm Springs #ffe California 34.14 -117.26 Red pog.svg 80 left San Bernardino #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Red pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe Regular season Summary The Stockton Ports finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1980. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 13, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Stockton Ports 94 48 94 48 – Modesto A's 79 63 79 63 15 Reno Padres 76 66 76 66 18 Salinas Spurs 64 78 64 78 30 San Jose Bees 33 109 33 109 61South Division Team Win Loss % GB Fresno Giants 80 63 80 63 – Bakersfield Dodgers 78 65 78 65 2 San Bernardino Spirit 70 72 70 72 9.5 Palm Springs Angels 69 73 69 73 10.5 Visalia Oaks 68 74 68 74 11.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1987 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 13, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jimmy Lester, Reno Padres .331 H Luis Lopez, Bakersfield Dodgers 181 R Jeff Carter, Fresno Giants 109 2B Luis Lopez, Bakersfield Dodgers 43 3B Jeff Carter, Fresno Giants 11 HR Bill Stevenson, Reno Padres 21 RBI Gary Sheffield, Stockton Ports 103 SB Rodney McCray, Reno Padres 65 Pitching leaders 1987 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 13, 2025 Stat Player Total W Tim Burcham, Palm Springs Angels Mike Pitz, Bakersfield Dodgers 17 ERA Dave Snell, Salinas Spurs 1.96 CG Taketo Kanei, San Jose Bees 16 SHO Taketo Kanei, San Jose Bees Cork McCorkle, Salinas Spurs Ed Puig, Stockton Ports 3 SV Mike Mills, Reno Padres 26 IP Mike Pitz, Bakersfield Dodgers 205.1 SO Park Pittman, Visalia Oaks 198 Playoffs The Fresno Giants earned a bye in the division finals as they finished the season in first place in the South Division in both halves of the season. The division finals was shortened to a best-of-three series. The finals were lengthened to a best-of-seven series. The Fresno Giants won their ninth California League championship, as they defeated the Reno Padres in seven games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals N1 Stockton 0 N2 Reno 2 S1 Fresno bye N2 Reno 3 S1 Fresno 4 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Luis Lopez, Bakersfield Dodgers See also 1987 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1987 in sports in California Category:1987 in sports in Nevada