1996 California Angels Roster

The 1996 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1996 California Angels salary list, a 1996 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1996 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

52 Jim Abbott 6-03 210 Left Left 1967-09-19
55 Kyle Abbott 6-04 200 Left Left 1968-02-18
22 Shawn Boskie 6-03 200 Right Right 1967-03-28
19 Jason Dickson 6-00 190 Right Left 1973-03-30
48 Ken Edenfield 6-01 165 Right Right 1967-03-18
58 Mark Eichhorn 6-03 210 Right Right 1960-11-21
55 Robert Ellis 6-05 220 Right Right 1970-12-15
31 Chuck Finley 6-06 214 Left Left 1962-11-26
28 Todd Frohwirth 6-04 205 Right Right 1962-09-28
36 Greg Gohr 6-03 205 Right Right 1967-10-29
56 Jason Grimsley 6-03 180 Right Right 1967-08-07
60 Ryan Hancock 6-02 220 Right Right 1971-11-11
48 Pep Harris 6-02 185 Right Right 1972-09-23
65 Mike Holtz 5-09 172 Left Left 1972-10-10
42 Mark Holzemer 6-00 165 Left Left 1969-08-20
46 Mike James 6-04 215 Right Right 1967-08-15
12 Mark Langston 6-02 190 Left Right 1960-08-20
45 Phil Leftwich 6-05 205 Right Right 1969-05-19
21 Darrell May 6-02 170 Left Left 1972-06-13
17 Chuck McElroy 6-00 195 Left Left 1967-10-01
43 Rich Monteleone 6-02 234 Right Right 1963-03-22
21 Brad Pennington 6-05 205 Left Left 1969-04-14
40 Troy Percival 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-08-09
21 Scott Sanderson 6-05 200 Right Right 1956-07-22
37 Jeff Schmidt 6-05 205 Right Right 1971-02-21
47 Lee Smith 6-06 225 Right Right 1957-12-04
35 Dennis Springer 5-10 185 Right Right 1965-02-12
17 Ben Van Ryn 6-05 185 Left Left 1971-08-09
59 Shad Williams 6-00 198 Right Right 1971-03-10
7 Pat Borders 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-05-14
14 Jorge Fabregas 6-03 205 Right Left 1970-03-13
8 Todd Greene 5-10 195 Right Right 1971-05-08
11 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
20 Chris Turner 6-01 190 Right Right 1969-03-23
5 George Arias 5-11 190 Right Right 1972-03-12
33 Gary DiSarcina 6-01 178 Right Right 1967-11-19
1 Damion Easley 5-11 185 Right Right 1969-11-11
11 Robert Eenhoorn 6-03 170 Right Right 1968-02-09
32 Jack Howell 6-00 201 Right Left 1961-08-18
10 Rex Hudler 6-00 180 Right Right 1960-09-02
28 Chris Pritchett 6-04 185 Right Left 1970-01-31
9 Dick Schofield 5-10 178 Right Right 1962-11-21
6 J.T. Snow 6-02 202 Left Left 1968-02-26
18 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
23 Tim Wallach 6-03 200 Right Right 1957-09-14
16 Garret Anderson 6-03 190 Left Left 1972-06-30
25 Jim Edmonds 6-01 190 Left Left 1970-06-27
27 Darin Erstad 6-02 195 Left Left 1974-06-04
3 Orlando Palmeiro 5-11 155 Left Left 1969-01-19
15 Tim Salmon 6-03 220 Right Right 1968-08-24
27 Mike Aldrete 5-11 185 Left Left 1961-01-29
44 Chili Davis 6-03 210 Right Both 1960-01-17
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The 1996 California Angels played 161 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 1,820,521 fans witnessed their 1996 Angels finish the season with a .435 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 1996 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1996 California Angels salary list, a 1996 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1996 California Angels primary starters list:

1996 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Garret Anderson
George Arias
Chili Davis
Gary DiSarcina
Jim Edmonds
Jorge Fabregas
Chuck Finley
Tim Salmon
J.T. Snow
Randy Velarde

1996 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Jorge Fabregas (89)
1B J.T. Snow (154)
2B Randy Velarde (114)
3B George Arias (83)
SS Gary DiSarcina (150)
LF Garret Anderson (140)
CF Jim Edmonds (111)
RF Tim Salmon (153)
DH Chili Davis (143)
  
SP Jim Abbott
SP Shawn Boskie
SP Chuck Finley
SP Jason Grimsley
SP Mark Langston
SP Dennis Springer
  
RP Mark Eichhorn
RP Mike Holtz
RP Mark Holzemer
RP Mike James
RP Chuck McElroy
CL Troy Percival


1996 California Angels
Salaries

Mark Langston $5,000,000.00
Chili Davis $3,800,000.00
Chuck Finley $3,060,000.00
Tim Salmon $2,500,000.00
Jim Abbott $2,200,000.00
Lee Smith $2,100,000.00
Gary DiSarcina $1,600,000.00
Randy Velarde $800,000.00
J.T. Snow $725,000.00
Jim Edmonds $625,000.00
Shawn Boskie $450,000.00
Jason Grimsley $425,000.00
Rex Hudler $400,000.00
Tim Wallach $400,000.00
Troy Percival $355,000.00
Don Slaught $350,000.00
Damion Easley $305,000.00
Jack Howell $300,000.00
Mike Aldrete $250,000.00
Garret Anderson $250,000.00
Dick Schofield $250,000.00
Scott Sanderson $200,000.00
Jorge Fabregas $175,000.00
Mark Eichhorn $170,000.00
Mike James $150,000.00
Dennis Springer $150,000.00
Rich Monteleone $135,000.00
Mark Holzemer $117,500.00
Orlando Palmeiro $113,500.00
Ken Edenfield $112,000.00
George Arias $109,000.00
Jason Dickson $109,000.00
Todd Greene $109,000.00
Pep Harris $109,000.00
Mike Holtz $109,000.00


1996 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#1 Damion Easley
#3 Orlando Palmeiro
#5 George Arias
#6 J.T. Snow
#7 Pat Borders
#8 Todd Greene
#9 Dick Schofield
#10 Rex Hudler
#11 Robert Eenhoorn
#11 Don Slaught
#12 Mark Langston
#14 Jorge Fabregas
#15 Tim Salmon
#16 Garret Anderson
#17 Chuck McElroy
#17 Ben Van Ryn
#18 Randy Velarde
#19 Jason Dickson
#20 Chris Turner
#21 Darrell May
#21 Brad Pennington
#21 Scott Sanderson
#22 Shawn Boskie
#23 Tim Wallach
#25 Jim Edmonds
#27 Mike Aldrete
#27 Darin Erstad
#28 Todd Frohwirth
#28 Chris Pritchett
#31 Chuck Finley
#32 Jack Howell
#33 Gary DiSarcina
#35 Dennis Springer
#36 Greg Gohr
#37 Jeff Schmidt
#40 Troy Percival
#42 Mark Holzemer
#43 Rich Monteleone
#44 Chili Davis
#45 Phil Leftwich
#46 Mike James
#47 Lee Smith
#48 Ken Edenfield
#48 Pep Harris
#52 Jim Abbott
#55 Kyle Abbott
#55 Robert Ellis
#56 Jason Grimsley
#58 Mark Eichhorn
#59 Shad Williams
#60 Ryan Hancock
#65 Mike Holtz

Did you know that a 1996 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)?