1992_California_Angels_season
1992 California Angels season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1992 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.
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| 1992 California Angels | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||
| Owners | Gene Autry | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Brien Sr. | |||
| Managers | Buck Rodgers and John Wathan | |||
| Television | KTLA SportsChannel Los Angeles (Ken Wilson, Ken Brett) | |||
| Radio | KMPC (Bob Jamison, Al Conin, Ernie Harwell) XPRS (Ruben Valentin, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |||
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- December 8, 1991: Rubén Amaro, Jr. was traded by the Angels with Kyle Abbott to the Philadelphia Phillies for Von Hayes.[1]
- December 10, 1991: Hubie Brooks was traded by the New York Mets to the Angels for Dave Gallagher.[2]
- January 17, 1992: Dick Schofield was signed as a free agent with the Angels.[3]
- January 22, 1992: Bert Blyleven signed as a free agent with the Angels.[4]
- January 27, 1992: Terry McGriff was signed as a free agent with the Angels.[5]
- March 25, 1992: Shawn Abner was released by the Angels.[6]
- On May 19, 1992, Bobby Rose hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[7]
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 51–30 | 45–36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 50–32 | 36–44 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
| California Angels | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 44–37 | 28–53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 32 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
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Roster
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Transactions
- April 3, 1992: Terry McGriff was released by the Angels.[5]
- April 12, 1992: Dick Schofield was traded by the Angels to the New York Mets for Julio Valera with a player to be named later. On October 6, 1992, the Mets sent minor league reliever Julian Vasquez to the Angels to complete the trade.[3]
- July 30, 1992: Mark Eichhorn was traded by the Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rob Ducey and Greg Myers.[8]
- August 21, 1992: Von Hayes was released by the Angels.[9]
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
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| Pos. | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Fitzgerald | 95 | 189 | 40 | .212 | 6 | 17 |
| 1B | Lee Stevens | 106 | 312 | 69 | .221 | 7 | 37 |
| 2B | Luis Sojo | 106 | 368 | 100 | .272 | 7 | 43 |
| 3B | Gary Gaetti | 130 | 456 | 103 | .226 | 12 | 48 |
| SS | Gary DiSarcina | 157 | 518 | 128 | .247 | 3 | 42 |
| LF | Luis Polonia | 149 | 577 | 165 | .286 | 0 | 35 |
| CF | Junior Félix | 139 | 509 | 125 | .246 | 9 | 72 |
| RF | Von Hayes | 94 | 307 | 69 | .225 | 4 | 29 |
| DH | Hubie Brooks | 82 | 306 | 66 | .216 | 8 | 36 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Chad Curtis | 139 | 441 | 114 | .259 | 10 | 46 |
| Rene Gonzales | 104 | 329 | 91 | .277 | 7 | 38 |
| Damion Easley | 47 | 151 | 39 | .258 | 1 | 12 |
| Ron Tingley | 71 | 127 | 25 | .197 | 3 | 8 |
| John Orton | 43 | 114 | 25 | .219 | 2 | 12 |
| Alvin Davis | 40 | 104 | 26 | .250 | 0 | 16 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 41 | 91 | 24 | .264 | 0 | 10 |
| Bobby Rose | 30 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 2 | 10 |
| Lance Parrish | 24 | 83 | 19 | .229 | 4 | 11 |
| Tim Salmon | 23 | 79 | 14 | .177 | 2 | 6 |
| Rob Ducey | 31 | 59 | 14 | .237 | 0 | 2 |
| John Morris | 43 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 1 | 3 |
| José González | 33 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Williams | 14 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Myers | 8 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schofield | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Langston | 32 | 229.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.66 | 174 |
| Jim Abbott | 29 | 211.0 | 7 | 15 | 2.77 | 130 |
| Chuck Finley | 31 | 204.1 | 7 | 12 | 3.96 | 124 |
| Julio Valera | 30 | 188.0 | 8 | 11 | 3.73 | 113 |
| Bert Blyleven | 25 | 133.0 | 8 | 12 | 4.74 | 70 |
| Don Robinson | 3 | 16.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 9 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tim Fortugno | 14 | 41.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.18 | 31 |
| Hilly Hathaway | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 1 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Joe Grahe | 46 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.52 | 39 |
| Chuck Crim | 57 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5.17 | 30 |
| Steve Frey | 51 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.57 | 24 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 42 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.38 | 42 |
| Scott Bailes | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.45 | 25 |
| Bryan Harvey | 25 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2.83 | 34 |
| Scott Lewis | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 18 |
| Mike Butcher | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 | 24 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Ruben Amaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Hubie Brooks Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Dick Schofield Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Bert Blyleven Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "Mark Eichhorn: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- Von Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- 1992 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1992 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
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