1986 California Angels Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 92-70
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,655,872, Avg. 32,783
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Boston Red Sox 4-3
Manager: Gene Mauch (92-70)
Location: Anaheim, California
1986 California Angels StatisticsTeam Record: 92-70
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,655,872, Avg. 32,783
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Boston Red Sox 4-3
Manager: Gene Mauch (92-70)
Location: Anaheim, California
1986 California Angels Roster
The California Angels of the American League ended the 1986 season with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Angels plated 786 runs and surrendered 684 runs. Doug DeCinces paced California with 26 home runs, while Brian Downing, Reggie Jackson, Ruppert Jones and Wally Joyner each walloped 20 or more, too. Wally Joyner drove in 100 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .290. Mike Witt led the team with 18 wins, and Kirk McCaskill and Don Sutton added 15 or more victories as well Mike Witt earned a 2.84 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Gene Mauch coached the team. The 1986 California Angels qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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Regular Season Runs For: 786
Regular Season Runs Against: 684
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 9, 1986 | California Angels 9 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 10, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 11, 1986 | California Angels 10 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 12, 1986 | California Angels 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 0-0 | 3-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 13, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Oakland Athletics 11 | L | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 14, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 6 at California Angels 7 | W | 1-0 | 3-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 15, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 9 at California Angels 4 | L | 1-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 16, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 0 at California Angels 4 | W | 2-1 | 3-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 17, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 1 | L | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 18, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 5 at California Angels 6 | W | 3-2 | 3-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 19, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 20, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 5 at California Angels 8 | W | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 | ||
| April 21, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 6 at California Angels 2 | L | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | ||
| April 22, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 1 at California Angels 5 | W | 6-3 | 3-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 23, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 0 at California Angels 5 | W | 7-3 | 3-3 | 10-6 | ||
| April 25, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 7-3 | 3-4 | 10-7 | ||
| April 26, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 6 | W | 7-3 | 4-4 | 11-7 | ||
| April 27, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Minnesota Twins 7 | W | 7-3 | 5-4 | 12-7 | ||
| April 29, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | W | 7-3 | 6-4 | 13-7 | ||
| April 30, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 7-3 | 6-5 | 13-8 | ||
| May 1, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | W | 7-3 | 7-5 | 14-8 | ||
| May 2, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 7-3 | 7-6 | 14-9 | ||
| May 3, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | L | 7-3 | 7-7 | 14-10 | ||
| May 4, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 7-3 | 7-8 | 14-11 | ||
| May 5, 1986 | California Angels 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 7-3 | 7-9 | 14-12 | ||
| May 6, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 7-3 | 8-9 | 15-12 | ||
| May 7, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at California Angels 6 | W | 8-3 | 8-9 | 16-12 | ||
| May 8, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 7 at California Angels 6 | L | 8-4 | 8-9 | 16-13 | ||
| May 9, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 16 at California Angels 5 | L | 8-5 | 8-9 | 16-14 | ||
| May 10, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at California Angels 2 | L | 8-6 | 8-9 | 16-15 | ||
| May 11, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at California Angels 5 | W | 9-6 | 8-9 | 17-15 | ||
| May 12, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 1 at California Angels 7 | W | 10-6 | 8-9 | 18-15 | ||
| May 13, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 11-6 | 8-9 | 19-15 | ||
| May 14, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 8 at California Angels 5 | L | 11-7 | 8-9 | 19-16 | ||
| May 16, 1986 | California Angels 11 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 11-7 | 9-9 | 20-16 | ||
| May 17, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 11-7 | 9-10 | 20-17 | ||
| May 20, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 11-7 | 10-10 | 21-17 | ||
| May 21, 1986 | California Angels 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 11-7 | 10-11 | 21-18 | ||
| May 22, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 11-7 | 10-12 | 21-19 | ||
| May 23, 1986 | California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 11-7 | 10-13 | 21-20 | ||
| May 24, 1986 | California Angels 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 11-7 | 10-14 | 21-21 | ||
| May 25, 1986 | California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 11-7 | 10-15 | 21-22 | ||
| May 26, 1986 | California Angels 8 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 11-7 | 11-15 | 22-22 | ||
| May 28, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 4 at California Angels 1 | L | 11-8 | 11-15 | 22-23 | ||
| May 29, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 7 at California Angels 4 | L | 11-9 | 11-15 | 22-24 | ||
| May 30, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at California Angels 0 | L | 11-10 | 11-15 | 22-25 | ||
| May 31, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at California Angels 2 | W | 12-10 | 11-15 | 23-25 | ||
| June 1, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at California Angels 7 | W | 13-10 | 11-15 | 24-25 | ||
| June 2, 1986 | New York Yankees 7 at California Angels 8 | W | 14-10 | 11-15 | 25-25 | ||
| June 3, 1986 | New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 4 | W | 15-10 | 11-15 | 26-25 | ||
| June 4, 1986 | New York Yankees 11 at California Angels 0 | L | 15-11 | 11-15 | 26-26 | ||
| June 6, 1986 | California Angels 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 15-11 | 11-16 | 26-27 | ||
| June 7, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 15-11 | 12-16 | 27-27 | ||
| June 8, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 15-11 | 12-17 | 27-28 | ||
| June 9, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 15-11 | 13-17 | 28-28 | ||
| June 10, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 15-11 | 13-18 | 28-29 | ||
| June 11, 1986 | California Angels 12 at Chicago White Sox 11 | W | 15-11 | 14-18 | 29-29 | ||
| June 12, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 3 | W | 16-11 | 14-18 | 30-29 | ||
| June 13, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 2 | L | 16-12 | 14-18 | 30-30 | ||
| June 14, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 6 | W | 17-12 | 14-18 | 31-30 | ||
| June 15, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 5 | L | 17-13 | 14-18 | 31-31 | ||
| June 16, 1986 | Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 2 | W | 18-13 | 14-18 | 32-31 | ||
| June 17, 1986 | Texas Rangers 0 at California Angels 4 | W | 19-13 | 14-18 | 33-31 | ||
| June 18, 1986 | Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 5 | W | 20-13 | 14-18 | 34-31 | ||
| June 20, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 20-13 | 15-18 | 35-31 | ||
| June 21, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 20-13 | 16-18 | 36-31 | ||
| June 22, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 20-13 | 16-19 | 36-32 | ||
| June 23, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 20-13 | 17-19 | 37-32 | ||
| June 24, 1986 | California Angels 12 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 20-13 | 18-19 | 38-32 | ||
| June 25, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 20-13 | 19-19 | 39-32 | ||
| June 27, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 6 at California Angels 3 | L | 20-14 | 19-19 | 39-33 | ||
| June 28, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 9 | W | 21-14 | 19-19 | 40-33 | ||
| June 29, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 6 at California Angels 4 | L | 21-15 | 19-19 | 40-34 | ||
| June 30, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 4 at California Angels 3 | L | 21-16 | 19-19 | 40-35 | ||
| July 1, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 5 at California Angels 3 | L | 21-17 | 19-19 | 40-36 | ||
| July 2, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 22-17 | 19-19 | 41-36 | ||
| July 4, 1986 | California Angels 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 | W | 22-17 | 20-19 | 42-36 | ||
| July 5, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 | L | 22-17 | 20-20 | 42-37 | ||
| July 6, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 22-17 | 21-20 | 43-37 | ||
| July 7, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 22-17 | 22-20 | 44-37 | ||
| July 8, 1986 | California Angels 14 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 22-17 | 23-20 | 45-37 | ||
| July 9, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 22-17 | 24-20 | 46-37 | ||
| July 10, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 22-17 | 24-21 | 46-38 | ||
| July 11, 1986 | California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 22-17 | 25-21 | 47-38 | ||
| July 12, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 22-17 | 25-22 | 47-39 | ||
| July 13, 1986 | California Angels 12 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 22-17 | 26-22 | 48-39 | ||
| July 17, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 8 at California Angels 5 | L | 22-18 | 26-22 | 48-40 | ||
| July 18, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at California Angels 0 | L | 22-19 | 26-22 | 48-41 | ||
| July 19, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 9 | W | 23-19 | 26-22 | 49-41 | ||
| July 20, 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at California Angels 3 | L | 23-20 | 26-22 | 49-42 | ||
| July 21, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at California Angels 3 | L | 23-21 | 26-22 | 49-43 | ||
| July 22, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at California Angels 2 | L | 23-22 | 26-22 | 49-44 | ||
| July 23, 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at California Angels 3 | W | 24-22 | 26-22 | 50-44 | ||
| July 25, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 8 at California Angels 1 | L | 24-23 | 26-22 | 50-45 | ||
| July 26, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 1 at California Angels 4 | W | 25-23 | 26-22 | 51-45 | ||
| July 27, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 3 | W | 26-23 | 26-22 | 52-45 | ||
| July 28, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 26-23 | 27-22 | 53-45 | ||
| July 29, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 26-23 | 27-23 | 53-46 | ||
| July 30, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 26-23 | 28-23 | 54-46 | ||
| July 31, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Oakland Athletics 5 | W | 26-23 | 29-23 | 55-46 | ||
| August 1, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 26-23 | 30-23 | 56-46 | ||
| August 2, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 7 | L | 26-23 | 30-24 | 56-47 | ||
| August 3, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 6 | L | 26-23 | 30-25 | 56-48 | ||
| August 4, 1986 | California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 26-23 | 30-26 | 56-49 | ||
| August 5, 1986 | California Angels 13 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 26-23 | 31-26 | 57-49 | ||
| August 6, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 26-23 | 31-27 | 57-50 | ||
| August 7, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 27-23 | 31-27 | 58-50 | ||
| August 8, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 4 at California Angels 6 | W | 28-23 | 31-27 | 59-50 | ||
| August 9, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 0 at California Angels 5 | W | 29-23 | 31-27 | 60-50 | ||
| August 10, 1986 | Seattle Mariners 0 at California Angels 4 | W | 30-23 | 31-27 | 61-50 | ||
| August 11, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 2 at California Angels 0 | L | 30-24 | 31-27 | 61-51 | ||
| August 12, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 31-24 | 31-27 | 62-51 | ||
| August 13, 1986 | Minnesota Twins 6 at California Angels 2 | L | 31-25 | 31-27 | 62-52 | ||
| August 15, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 4 at California Angels 6 | W | 32-25 | 31-27 | 63-52 | ||
| August 16, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 2 at California Angels 5 | W | 33-25 | 31-27 | 64-52 | ||
| August 17, 1986 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 7 | W | 34-25 | 31-27 | 65-52 | ||
| August 19, 1986 | California Angels 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 34-25 | 32-27 | 66-52 | ||
| August 19, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 34-25 | 32-28 | 66-53 | ||
| August 20, 1986 | California Angels 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 34-25 | 32-29 | 66-54 | ||
| August 21, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 34-25 | 33-29 | 67-54 | ||
| August 22, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 34-25 | 33-30 | 67-55 | ||
| August 23, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 34-25 | 33-31 | 67-56 | ||
| August 24, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 34-25 | 34-31 | 68-56 | ||
| August 25, 1986 | California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 34-25 | 35-31 | 69-56 | ||
| August 26, 1986 | California Angels 2 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 34-25 | 36-31 | 70-56 | ||
| August 28, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 2 at California Angels 4 | W | 35-25 | 36-31 | 71-56 | ||
| August 29, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 12 at California Angels 13 | W | 36-25 | 36-31 | 72-56 | ||
| August 30, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 37-25 | 36-31 | 73-56 | ||
| August 31, 1986 | Detroit Tigers 3 at California Angels 5 | W | 38-25 | 36-31 | 74-56 | ||
| September 1, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at California Angels 3 | L | 38-26 | 36-31 | 74-57 | ||
| September 2, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at California Angels 10 | W | 39-26 | 36-31 | 75-57 | ||
| September 3, 1986 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at California Angels 5 | W | 40-26 | 36-31 | 76-57 | ||
| September 5, 1986 | New York Yankees 7 at California Angels 4 | L | 40-27 | 36-31 | 76-58 | ||
| September 6, 1986 | New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 9 | W | 41-27 | 36-31 | 77-58 | ||
| September 7, 1986 | New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 7 | W | 42-27 | 36-31 | 78-58 | ||
| September 9, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 42-27 | 37-31 | 79-58 | ||
| September 10, 1986 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 42-27 | 38-31 | 80-58 | ||
| September 12, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 42-27 | 38-32 | 80-59 | ||
| September 13, 1986 | California Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 42-27 | 39-32 | 81-59 | ||
| September 14, 1986 | California Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 42-27 | 39-33 | 81-60 | ||
| September 15, 1986 | California Angels 6 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 42-27 | 40-33 | 82-60 | ||
| September 16, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 6 | W | 43-27 | 40-33 | 83-60 | ||
| September 17, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 3 | W | 44-27 | 40-33 | 84-60 | ||
| September 18, 1986 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 18 | W | 45-27 | 40-33 | 85-60 | ||
| September 19, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 7 at California Angels 1 | L | 45-28 | 40-33 | 85-61 | ||
| September 20, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 7 at California Angels 8 | W | 46-28 | 40-33 | 86-61 | ||
| September 21, 1986 | Chicago White Sox 0 at California Angels 3 | W | 47-28 | 40-33 | 87-61 | ||
| September 22, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 7 at California Angels 0 | L | 47-29 | 40-33 | 87-62 | ||
| September 22, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 48-29 | 40-33 | 88-62 | ||
| September 23, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 5 at California Angels 2 | L | 48-30 | 40-33 | 88-63 | ||
| September 25, 1986 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 6 | W | 49-30 | 40-33 | 89-63 | ||
| September 26, 1986 | Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 8 | W | 50-30 | 40-33 | 90-63 | ||
| September 27, 1986 | Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 0 | L | 50-31 | 40-33 | 90-64 | ||
| September 28, 1986 | Texas Rangers 4 at California Angels 3 | L | 50-32 | 40-33 | 90-65 | ||
| September 29, 1986 | California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 50-32 | 40-34 | 90-66 | ||
| September 30, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 50-32 | 41-34 | 91-66 | ||
| October 1, 1986 | California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 50-32 | 41-35 | 91-67 | ||
| October 2, 1986 | California Angels 9 at Texas Rangers 10 | L | 50-32 | 41-36 | 91-68 | ||
| October 3, 1986 | California Angels 1 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 50-32 | 41-37 | 91-69 | ||
| October 4, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Texas Rangers 0 | W | 50-32 | 42-37 | 92-69 | ||
| October 5, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Texas Rangers 7 | L | 50-32 | 42-38 | 92-70 | ||
| October 7, 1986 | California Angels 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 8, 1986 | California Angels 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 10, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 5 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 11, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 12, 1986 | Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 6 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 14, 1986 | California Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 15, 1986 | California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
