1987 California Angels Roster

The 1987 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1987 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1987 California Angels salary list, a 1987 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1987 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

41 De Wayne Buice 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-08-20
45 John Candelaria 6-07 232 Left Left 1953-11-06
46 Mike Cook 6-03 200 Right Right 1963-08-14
31 Chuck Finley 6-06 214 Left Left 1962-11-26
27 Willie Fraser 6-01 206 Right Right 1964-05-26
34 Miguel Garcia 5-11 173 Left Left 1967-04-03
34 Bryan Harvey 6-02 212 Right Right 1963-06-02
17 Jack Lazorko 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-03-30
36 Gary Lucas 6-05 200 Left Left 1954-11-08
18 Urbano Lugo 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-08-12
15 Kirk McCaskill 6-01 196 Right Right 1961-04-09
38 Greg Minton 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-29
37 Donnie Moore 6-00 185 Right Left 1954-02-13
44 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
20 Don Sutton 6-01 185 Right Right 1945-04-02
39 Mike Witt 6-07 192 Right Right 1960-07-20
8 Bob Boone 6-02 202 Right Right 1947-11-19
13, 58 Jack Fimple 6-02 185 Right Right 1959-02-10
32 Darrell Miller 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-02-26
35 Butch Wynegar 6-00 194 Right Both 1956-03-14
11 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
21 Wally Joyner 6-02 203 Left Left 1962-06-16
28 Mark McLemore 5-11 195 Right Both 1964-10-04
14 Gus Polidor 6-00 170 Right Right 1961-10-26
3 Johnny Ray 5-11 185 Right Both 1957-03-01
22 Dick Schofield 5-10 178 Right Right 1962-11-21
10 Tony Armas 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-07-02
12 Jim Eppard 6-02 180 Left Left 1960-04-27
25 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
16 Jack Howell 6-00 201 Right Left 1961-08-18
9 Ruppert Jones 5-10 175 Left Left 1955-03-12
24 Gary Pettis 6-01 165 Right Both 1958-04-03
6, 7 Mark Ryal 6-01 185 Left Left 1960-04-28
30 Devon White 6-02 182 Right Both 1962-12-29
2 Tack Wilson 5-10 185 Right Right 1955-05-16
6 Bill Buckner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-14
5 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
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The 1987 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 87 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 2,696,299 fans witnessed their 1987 Angels finish the season with a .463 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1987 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1987 California Angels salary list, a 1987 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1987 California Angels primary starters list:

1987 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Doug DeCinces
Brian Downing
George Hendrick
Wally Joyner
Mark McLemore
Gary Pettis
Dick Schofield
Devon White
Mike Witt
Butch Wynegar

1987 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Bob Boone (127)
1B Wally Joyner (149)
2B Mark McLemore (132)
3B Doug DeCinces (128)
SS Dick Schofield (131)
LF Jack Howell (78)
CF Gary Pettis (131)
RF Devon White (120)
DH Brian Downing (118)
  
SP John Candelaria
SP Willie Fraser
SP Jerry Reuss
SP Don Sutton
SP Mike Witt
  
RP Chuck Finley
RP Gary Lucas
RP Greg Minton
CL De Wayne Buice


1987 California Angels
Salaries

Mike Witt $1,133,333.00
Doug DeCinces $1,050,000.00
Donnie Moore $1,000,000.00
George Hendrick $989,333.00
Brian Downing $900,000.00
Don Sutton $890,000.00
Bob Boone $883,000.00
John Candelaria $800,000.00
Butch Wynegar $733,333.00
Gary Lucas $662,000.00
Dick Schofield $475,000.00
Ruppert Jones $450,000.00
Gary Pettis $400,000.00
Kirk McCaskill $232,000.00
Wally Joyner $180,000.00
Jack Howell $95,000.00
Darrell Miller $91,000.00
Chuck Finley $77,500.00
Jack Fimple $75,000.00
Devon White $70,000.00
Gus Polidor $67,000.00
Tony Armas $62,500.00
Bill Buckner $62,500.00
De Wayne Buice $62,500.00
Willie Fraser $62,500.00


1987 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#2 Tack Wilson
#3 Johnny Ray
#5 Brian Downing
#6 Bill Buckner
#6 Mark Ryal
#7 Mark Ryal
#8 Bob Boone
#9 Ruppert Jones
#10 Tony Armas
#11 Doug DeCinces
#12 Jim Eppard
#13 Jack Fimple
#14 Gus Polidor
#15 Kirk McCaskill
#16 Jack Howell
#17 Jack Lazorko
#18 Urbano Lugo
#20 Don Sutton
#21 Wally Joyner
#22 Dick Schofield
#24 Gary Pettis
#25 George Hendrick
#27 Willie Fraser
#28 Mark McLemore
#30 Devon White
#31 Chuck Finley
#32 Darrell Miller
#34 Miguel Garcia
#34 Bryan Harvey
#35 Butch Wynegar
#36 Gary Lucas
#37 Donnie Moore
#38 Greg Minton
#39 Mike Witt
#41 De Wayne Buice
#44 Jerry Reuss
#45 John Candelaria
#46 Mike Cook
#58 Jack Fimple

Did you know that a 1987 California Angels Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?