1991 California Angels season

December 2, 1990: Devon White was traded by the California Angels with Willie Fraser and Marcus Moore to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later, Junior Felix, and Luis Sojo. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Ken Rivers (minors) (December 4, 1990) to the California Angels to complete the trade.
December 13, 1990: Max Venable was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
March 14, 1991: Dante Bichette was traded by the California Angels to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dave Parker.

Regular season

Season standings

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Chicago White Sox	87	75	.537	8	46‍–‍35	41‍–‍40
Texas Rangers	85	77	.525	10	46‍–‍35	39‍–‍42
Oakland Athletics	84	78	.519	11	47‍–‍34	37‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners	83	79	.512	12	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Kansas City Royals	82	80	.506	13	40‍–‍41	42‍–‍39
California Angels	81	81	.500	14	40‍–‍41	41‍–‍40

Record vs. opponents

1991 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	4–8	3–10	4–8	5–8	3–9	4–8	9–3	5–8
Boston	5–8	—	4–8	7–5	9–4	5–8	7–5	7–6	3–9	6–7	8–4	9–3	5–7	9–4
California	6–6	8–4	—	8–5	7–5	5–7	9–4	6–6	8–5	6–6	1–12	6–7	5–8	6–6
Chicago	8–4	5–7	5–8	—	6–6	4–8	7–6	7–5	8–5	8–4	7–6	7–6	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	6–7	4–9	5–7	6–6	—	7–6	4–8	5–8	2–10	6–7	5–7	2–10	4–8	1–12
Detroit	8–5	8–5	7–5	8–4	6–7	—	8–4	4–9	4–8	8–5	4–8	8–4	6–6	5–8
Kansas City	8–4	5–7	4–9	6–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–3	6–7	7–5	6–7	7–6	7–6	5–7
Milwaukee	10–3	6–7	6–6	5–7	8–5	9–4	3–9	—	6–6	6–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	6–7
Minnesota	8–4	9–3	5–8	5–8	10–2	8–4	7–6	6–6	—	10–2	8–5	9–4	6–7	4–8
New York	8–5	7–6	6–6	4–8	7–6	5–8	5–7	7–6	2–10	—	6–6	3–9	5–7	6–7
Oakland	9–3	4–8	12–1	6–7	7–5	8–4	7–6	4–8	5–8	6–6	—	6–7	4–9	6–6
Seattle	8–4	3–9	7–6	6–7	10–2	4–8	6–7	9–3	4–9	9–3	7–6	—	5–8	5–7
Texas	3–9	7–5	8–5	5–8	8–4	6–6	6–7	5–7	7–6	7–5	9–4	8–5	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	4–9	6–6	5–7	12–1	8–5	7–5	7–6	8–4	7–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	—

Transactions

April 1, 1991: Rick Schu was released by the California Angels.
June 3, 1991: Mark Sweeney was drafted by the California Angels in the 9th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.
July 30, 1991: Shawn Abner was traded by the San Diego Padres to the California Angels for Jack Howell.
September 7, 1991: Dave Parker was released by the California Angels.

Roster

1991 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 25 Jim Abbott 59 Kyle Abbott 43 Scott Bailes 23 Floyd Bannister 36 Chris Beasley 45 Mark Eichhorn 48 Mike Fetters 31 Chuck Finley 20 Joe Grahe 34 Bryan Harvey 12 Mark Langston 46 Scott Lewis 15 Kirk McCaskill 33 Bob McClure 49 Jeff Robinson 36 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Cliff Young		Catchers 14 John Orton 13 Lance Parrish 24 Ron Tingley Infielders 44 Chris Cron 11 Gary DiSarcina 38 Kevin Flora 3 Gary Gaetti 18 Donnie Hill 16 Jack Howell 21 Wally Joyner 41 Barry Lyons 41 Mike Marshall 6 Bobby Rose 17 Dick Schofield 10 Luis Sojo 9 Lee Stevens		Outfielders 16 Shawn Abner 30 Rubén Amaro, Jr. 40 Mark Davis 47 Junior Félix 27 Dave Gallagher 22 Luis Polonia 8 Max Venable 32 Dave Winfield Other batters 39 Dave Parker		Manager 4 Doug Rader 37 Buck Rodgers Coaches 30 Bruce Hines 2 Deron Johnson 1 Bobby Knoop 53 Marcel Lachemann 47 Frank Reberger 50 Jimmie Reese

1991 California Angels

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

39 Dave Parker

Manager

4 Doug Rader
37 Buck Rodgers

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: 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	Lance Parrish	119	402	87	.216	19	51
1B	Wally Joyner	143	551	166	.301	21	96
2B	Luis Sojo	113	364	94	.258	3	20
3B	Gary Gaetti	152	586	144	.246	18	66
SS	Dick Schofield	134	427	96	.225	0	31
LF	Luis Polonia	150	604	179	.296	2	50
CF	Junior Félix	66	230	65	.283	2	26
RF	Dave Winfield	150	568	149	.262	28	86
DH	Dave Parker	119	466	108	.232	11	56

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
Dave Gallagher	90	270	79	.293	1	30
Donnie Hill	77	209	50	.239	1	20
Max Venable	82	187	46	.246	3	21
Ron Tingley	45	115	23	.200	1	13
Shawn Abner	41	101	23	.228	2	9
Jack Howell	32	81	17	.210	2	7
John Orton	29	69	14	.203	0	3
Bobby Rose	22	65	18	.277	1	8
Lee Stevens	18	58	17	.293	0	9
Gary DiSarcina	18	57	12	.211	0	3
Rubén Amaro Jr.	10	23	5	.217	0	2
Chris Cron	6	15	2	.133	0	0
Kevin Flora	3	8	1	.125	0	0
Mike Marshall	2	7	0	.000	0	0
Barry Lyons	2	5	1	.200	0	0
Mark Davis	3	2	0	.000	0	0

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
Mark Langston	34	246.1	19	8	3.00	183
Jim Abbott	34	243.0	18	11	2.89	158
Chuck Finley	34	227.1	18	9	3.80	171
Kirk McCaskill	30	177.2	10	19	4.26	71
Fernando Valenzuela	2	6.2	0	2	12.15	5

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
Joe Grahe	18	73.0	3	7	4.81	40
Scott Lewis	16	60.1	3	5	6.27	37
Mike Fetters	19	44.2	2	5	4.84	24
Kyle Abbott	5	19.2	1	2	4.58	12

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
Bryan Harvey	67	2	4	46	1.60	101
Mark Eichhorn	70	3	3	1	1.98	49
Scott Bailes	42	1	2	0	4.18	41
Jeff Robinson	39	0	3	3	5.37	57
Chris Beasley	22	0	1	0	3.38	14
Floyd Bannister	16	0	0	0	3.96	16
Bob McClure	13	0	0	0	9.31	5
Cliff Young	11	1	0	0	4.26	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	Mako Oliveras
AA	Midland Angels	Texas League	Don Long
A	Palm Springs Angels	California League	Nate Oliver
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Mitch Seoane
A-Short Season	Boise Hawks	Northwest League	Tom Kotchman
Rookie	AZL Angels	Arizona League	Bill Lachemann

References

Devon White Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
"Max Venable Stats".
Dante Bichette Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
"Rick Schu Stats".
"Mark Sweeney Stats".
"Shawn Abner Stats".
Dave Parker Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

1991 California Angels at Baseball Reference
1991 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

Preceded by1990

California Angels seasons
1991

Succeeded by1992

Los Angeles Angels

Established in 1961
Formerly the California Angels and the Anaheim Angels
Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Angels Stadium; Tempe Diablo Stadium

Culture

Big A Sign
Continental League
Gene Autry
Rally Monkey
Thundersticks
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Talent for the Game
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Infield
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Los Angels en Acción
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP
"Calling All Angels"
Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream

Lore

Rivalries

Minor league
affiliates

Triple-A: Salt Lake Bees
Double-A: Rocket City Trash Pandas
High-A: Tri-City Dust Devils
Single-A: Inland Empire 66ers
Rookie: ACL Angels; DSL Angels

Key personnel

Owner: Arte Moreno
General Manager: Perry Minasian
Manager: Ron Washington

World Series
championships (1)

2002

American League
pennants (1)

2002

AL West division titles

West: 1979; 1982; 1986; 2004; 2005; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2014

Wild Card berths

2002

Broadcasting

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1991 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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