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| Owner(s) | Bradford G. Corbett | |
| Manager(s) | Pat Corrales | |
| Local television | KXAS-TV (Jon Miller, Frank Glieber, Eric Nadel) |
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| Local radio | WBAP (Jon Miller, Bill Merrill) |
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The 1979 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
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Offseason [edit]
- October 3, 1978: Len Barker and Bobby Bonds were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Larvell Blanks and Jim Kern.[1]
- October 24, 1978: Sandy Alomar was released by the Rangers.[2]
- October 25, 1978: Mike Hargrove, Kurt Bevacqua, and Bill Fahey were traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000.[3]
- November 10, 1978: Dave Righetti, Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella, and Greg Jemison (minors) were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and cash.[4]
- December 8, 1978: Jim Mason was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Hart.[5]
Regular season [edit]
- June 24, 1979: Rickey Henderson made his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics in a game against the Rangers. Henderson had 4 at bats with 2 hits, and 1 stolen base.[6]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| California Angels | 88 | 74 | -- | .543 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | 3 | .525 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 5 | .512 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 6 | .506 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | 14 | .456 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 21 | .414 |
| Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | 34 | .333 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- May 4, 1979: Bert Campaneris was traded by the Rangers to the California Angels for Dave Chalk.[7]
- June 15, 1979: Dock Ellis was traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets for Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert.[8]
- June 15, 1979: Eric Soderholm was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers for Ed Farmer and Gary Holle.[9]
- August 1, 1979: Oscar Gamble, Amos Lewis (minors) and players to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Mickey Rivers and players to be named later. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Ray Fontenot and Gene Nelson to the Yankees on October 8. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Bob Polinsky (minors), Neal Mersch (minors), and Mark Softy (minors) to the Rangers on October 8.[3]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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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| SS | Nelson Norman | 147 | 343 | 76 | .222 | 0 | 21 |
| LF | Billy Sample | 128 | 325 | 95 | .292 | 5 | 35 |
Other batters [edit]
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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| Oscar Gamble | 64 | 161 | 54 | .335 | 8 | 32 |
| Larvell Blanks | 68 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 1 | 15 |
| Dave Roberts | 44 | 84 | 22 | .262 | 3 | 14 |
| Gary Gray | 16 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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 Comer | 36 | 242.1 | 17 | 12 | 3.68 | 86 |
| Doyle Alexander | 23 | 113.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.45 | 50 |
Other pitchers [edit]
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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| Brian Allard | 7 | 33.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.32 | 14 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
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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| Jim Kern | 71 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 1.57 | 136 |
| Bob Babcock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 6 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Jim Kern, Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
- Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove
- Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove
All-Stars [edit]
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes [edit]
- ^ Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henderi01.shtml
- ^ Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/soderer01.shtml
References [edit]
- 1979 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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