1976 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Owners | Bradford G. Corbett | |
General managers | Dan O'Brien Sr. | |
Managers | Frank Lucchesi | |
Television | KXAS-TV (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff) | |
Radio | WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill) | |
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The 1976 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
Offseason
- November 12, 1975: Dave Nelson was traded by the Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Nelson Briles.[1]
- December 9, 1975: Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for John Ellis.[2]
- March 12, 1976: Mike Kekich was released by the Rangers.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Oakland Athletics | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 2½ | 51–30 | 36–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 5 | 44–37 | 41–40 |
Texas Rangers | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 39–42 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 38–43 | 38–43 |
Chicago White Sox | 64 | 97 | 0.398 | 25½ | 35–45 | 29–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
Baltimore | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |
Boston | 11–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 3–9 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 3–9 | |
California | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |
Chicago | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 1–11 | 8–9 | 7–11 | |
Cleveland | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 6–12 | 6–6 | 11–6 | 9–3 | 4–12 | 4–8 | 7–5 | |
Detroit | 6–12 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | — | 4–8 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 9–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | |
Milwaukee | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–11 | 6–12 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 10–2 | |
Minnesota | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 8–4 | — | 2–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | |
New York | 5–13 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 12–4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | |
Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | |
Texas | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 10, 1976: Danny Darwin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Rangers.[4]
- May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the California Angels.[5]
- May 28, 1976: Stan Perzanowski and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Fritz Peterson.[6]
- June 1, 1976: Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and $250,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.[7]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft
- Billy Sample was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round.[8]
- Andre Robertson was drafted by the Rangers in the 12th round, but did not sign.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; 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 |
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C | Jim Sundberg | 140 | 448 | 102 | .228 | 3 | 34 |
1B | Mike Hargrove | 151 | 541 | 155 | .287 | 7 | 58 |
2B | Lenny Randle | 142 | 539 | 121 | .224 | 1 | 51 |
3B | Roy Howell | 140 | 491 | 124 | .253 | 8 | 53 |
SS | Toby Harrah | 155 | 584 | 152 | .260 | 15 | 67 |
LF | Gene Clines | 116 | 446 | 123 | .276 | 0 | 38 |
CF | Juan Beníquez | 145 | 478 | 122 | .255 | 0 | 33 |
RF | Jeff Burroughs | 158 | 604 | 143 | .237 | 18 | 86 |
DH | Tom Grieve | 149 | 546 | 139 | .255 | 20 | 81 |
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 |
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Danny Thompson | 64 | 196 | 42 | .214 | 1 | 13 |
Dave Moates | 85 | 137 | 33 | .241 | 0 | 13 |
Jim Fregosi | 58 | 133 | 31 | .233 | 2 | 12 |
Roy Smalley | 41 | 129 | 29 | .225 | 1 | 8 |
Joe Lahoud | 38 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 1 | 5 |
Bill Fahey | 38 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 1 | 9 |
Mike Cubbage | 14 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 0 |
John Ellis | 11 | 31 | 13 | .419 | 1 | 8 |
Ken Pape | 21 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 1 | 4 |
Doug Ault | 9 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Pryor | 5 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
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 |
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Gaylord Perry | 32 | 250.1 | 15 | 14 | 3.24 | 143 |
Nelson Briles | 32 | 210.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.26 | 98 |
Bert Blyleven | 24 | 202.1 | 9 | 11 | 2.76 | 144 |
Jim Umbarger | 30 | 197.1 | 10 | 12 | 3.15 | 105 |
Tommy Boggs | 13 | 90.1 | 1 | 7 | 3.49 | 36 |
Bill Singer | 10 | 64.2 | 4 | 1 | 3.48 | 34 |
Len Barker | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 | 7 |
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 |
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Steve Hargan | 35 | 124.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.62 | 63 |
Steve Barr | 20 | 67.2 | 2 | 6 | 5.59 | 27 |
Fritz Peterson | 4 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 4 |
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 |
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Joe Hoerner | 41 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5.14 | 15 |
Steve Foucault | 46 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3.33 | 41 |
Jeff Terpko | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.39 | 24 |
Mike Bacsik | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 21 |
Craig Skok | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.60 | 5 |
Stan Perzanowski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.03 | 6 |
Awards and honors
- Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1976
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers
Notes
- ↑ Royals trade Briles to Texas
- ↑ Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Danny Darwin page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bobby Jones page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Billy Sample page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Andre Robertson page at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
External links
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