1976 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 616 runs and belted 80 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. Tom Grieve provided the power for the team with 20 homers. Jeff Burroughs was the best run producer with 86 RBI. Mike Hargrove led the team with 155 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 652 runs and had a team ERA of 3.47. Gaylord Perry was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Bert Blyleven led the team with 144 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Ault | 1B | 9 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .350 | .683 | .300 |
| Jim Fregosi | 1B | 58 | 133 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .342 | .331 | .673 | .233 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 151 | 541 | 80 | 155 | 7 | 58 | 2 | .397 | .384 | .781 | .287 |
| Toby Harrah | SS | 155 | 584 | 64 | 152 | 15 | 67 | 8 | .360 | .377 | .737 | .260 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 140 | 491 | 55 | 124 | 8 | 53 | 1 | .295 | .367 | .662 | .253 |
| Ken Pape | SS | 21 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .357 | .391 | .748 | .217 |
| Greg Pryor | 2B | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| Lenny Randle | 2B | 142 | 539 | 53 | 121 | 1 | 51 | 30 | .286 | .273 | .559 | .224 |
| Roy Smalley | 2B | 41 | 129 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .363 | .264 | .627 | .225 |
| Danny Thompson | 3B | 64 | 196 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .264 | .245 | .509 | .214 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 145 | 478 | 49 | 122 | 0 | 33 | 17 | .315 | .301 | .616 | .255 |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 158 | 604 | 71 | 143 | 18 | 86 | 0 | .315 | .369 | .684 | .237 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 116 | 446 | 52 | 123 | 0 | 38 | 11 | .304 | .316 | .620 | .276 |
| Dave Moates | OF | 85 | 137 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .293 | .307 | .600 | .241 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Ellis | C | 11 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .419 | .581 | 1.000 | .419 |
| Bill Fahey | C | 38 | 80 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .348 | .313 | .661 | .250 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 140 | 448 | 33 | 102 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .285 | .310 | .595 | .228 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mike Cubbage | DH | 14 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .219 | .578 | .219 |
| Tom Grieve | DH | 149 | 546 | 57 | 139 | 20 | 81 | 4 | .301 | .418 | .719 | .255 |
| Joe Lahoud | DH | 38 | 89 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .303 | .315 | .618 | .225 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5555 | 616 | 1390 | 80 | 574 | 87 | .317 | .341 | .658 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Bacsik | 23 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 4.25 | 1.673 | |||
| Len Barker | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2.40 | 0.867 | |||
| Steve Barr | 20 | 10 | 67.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 27 | 44 | 5.59 | 1.684 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 24 | 24 | 202.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 144 | 46 | 2.76 | 1.127 | |||
| Tommy Boggs | 13 | 13 | 90.3 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 3.49 | 1.340 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 32 | 31 | 210 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 98 | 47 | 3.26 | 1.290 | |||
| Steve Foucault | 46 | 0 | 75.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 3.33 | 1.229 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 35 | 8 | 124.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 3.62 | 1.327 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 32 | 32 | 250.3 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 143 | 52 | 3.24 | 1.135 | |||
| Stan Perzanowski | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.03 | 2.051 | |||
| Fritz Peterson | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3.60 | 1.867 | |||
| Bill Singer | 10 | 10 | 64.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 3.48 | 1.283 | |||
| Craig Skok | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12.60 | 3.200 | |||
| Jeff Terpko | 32 | 0 | 52.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 2.39 | 1.347 | |||
| Jim Umbarger | 30 | 30 | 197.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 105 | 54 | 3.15 | 1.328 | |||
| Team Totals | 358 | 162 | 1472 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | 773 | 461 | 3.47 | 1.308 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Burroughs | 158 |
| At Bats | Jeff Burroughs | 604 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Toby Harrah | 688 |
| Batting Average | Mike Hargrove | .287 |
| On-Base % | Mike Hargrove | .397 |
| Slugging % | Tom Grieve | .418 |
| OPS | Mike Hargrove | .781 |
| Runs | Mike Hargrove | 80 |
| Hits | Mike Hargrove | 155 |
| Total Bases | Tom Grieve | 228 |
| Doubles | Mike Hargrove | 30 |
| Triples | Lenny Randle | 6 |
| Home Runs | Tom Grieve | 20 |
| RBI | Jeff Burroughs | 86 |
| Walks | Mike Hargrove | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Grieve | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Lenny Randle | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | Lenny Randle | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene Clines | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tom Grieve | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jeff Burroughs | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gaylord Perry | 15 |
| Losses | Gaylord Perry | 14 |
| Saves | Joe Hoerner | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Nelson Briles | .550 |
| ERA | Bert Blyleven | 2.76 |
| WHIP | Bert Blyleven | 1.127 |
| Innings Pitched | Gaylord Perry | 250.3 |
| Games | Steve Foucault | 46 |
| Games Started | Gaylord Perry | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bert Blyleven | 144 |
| Complete Games | Gaylord Perry | 21 |
| Shutouts | Bert Blyleven | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Gaylord Perry | 1005 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gaylord Perry | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Gaylord Perry | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Umbarger | 54 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nelson Briles | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jim Umbarger | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Nelson Briles | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Hargan | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bert Blyleven | 24 |
