1988 California Angels season

The 1988 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses. The Angels closed out the year by losing twelve games in a row, longest in team history; when they lost on Opening Day the next year, it unofficially served as a thirteen-game streak. This record was broken 34 years later.

Offseason

 * September 23, 1987: Doug DeCinces was released by the California Angels.
 * October 30, 1987: Don Sutton was released by the California Angels.
 * December 1, 1987: Chili Davis signed as a free agent with the California Angels.
 * December 3, 1987: Greg Minton was signed as a free agent with the California Angels.

Opening Day starters

 * Bob Boone
 * Chili Davis
 * Brian Downing
 * Jack Howell
 * Wally Joyner
 * Kirk McCaskill
 * Mark McLemore
 * Johnny Ray
 * Dick Schofield
 * Devon White

Notable Transactions

 * May 9, 1988: Bill Buckner was released by the California Angels.
 * June 1, 1988: Jim Abbott was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed August 3, 1988.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts