1975 Texas Rangers season

1975  Texas Rangers
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Arlington Stadium
City	Arlington, Texas
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Bradford G. Corbett
General managers	Dan O'Brien Sr.
Managers	Billy Martin, Frank Lucchesi
Television	KXAS-TV (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff)
Radio	WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill)
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The 1975 Texas Rangers season was the 15th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 4th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 4th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished third in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses. The team hit a major league-leading five grand slams. ^[1]

Offseason

• December 5, 1974: Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Willie Davis. ^[2]
• January 9, 1975: Bump Wills was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft. ^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	98	64	.605	—	54‍–‍27	44‍–‍37
Kansas City Royals	91	71	.562	7	51‍–‍30	40‍–‍41
Texas Rangers	79	83	.488	19	39‍–‍41	40‍–‍42
Minnesota Twins	76	83	.478	20½	39‍–‍43	37‍–‍40
Chicago White Sox	75	86	.466	22½	42‍–‍39	33‍–‍47
California Angels	72	89	.447	25½	35‍–‍46	37‍–‍43

Record vs. opponents

1975 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	9–9	6–6	7–4	10–8	12–4	7–5	14–4	6–6	8–10	4–8	7–5
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	8–4	7–11	13–5	7–5	10–8	10–2	11–5	6–6	8–4
California	6–6	6–6	—	9–9	3–9	6–5	4–14	7–5	8–10	7–5	7–11	9–9
Chicago	4–7	4–8	9–9	—	7–5	5–7	9–9	8–4	9–9	6–6	9–9	5–13
Cleveland	8–10	11–7	9–3	5–7	—	12–6	6–6	9–9	3–6	9–9	2–10	5–7
Detroit	4–12	5–13	5–6	7–5	6–12	—	6–6	7–11	4–8	6–12	6–6	1–11
Kansas City	5–7	5–7	14–4	9–9	6–6	6–6	—	7–5	11–7	7–5	11–7	14–4
Milwaukee	4–14	8–10	5–7	4–8	9–9	11–7	5–7	—	2–10	9–9	5–7	6–6
Minnesota	6–6	2–10	10–8	9–9	6–3	8–4	7–11	10–2	—	4–8	6–12	8–10
New York	10–8	5–11	5–7	6–6	9–9	12–6	5–7	9–9	8–4	—	6–6	8–4
Oakland	8–4	6–6	11–7	9–9	10–2	6–6	11–7	7–5	12–6	6–6	—	12–6
Texas	5–7	4–8	9–9	13–5	7–5	11–1	4–14	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1975: Willie Davis was traded by the Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore. ^[4]
• June 13, 1975: Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Gaylord Perry. ^[5]
• June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased from the Rangers by the New York Yankees. ^[4]

Roster

1975 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 34 Mike Bacsik 22 Jim Bibby 28 Jackie Brown 32 David Clyde 29 Steve Foucault 39 Jim Gideon 49 Bill Hands 26 Steve Hargan 31 Ferguson Jenkins 18 Mike Kekich 16 Jim Merritt 28 Tommy Moore 36 Gaylord Perry 18 Stan Perzanowski 23 Stan Thomas 40 Jim Umbarger 25,38 Clyde Wright		Catchers 14 Bill Fahey 35 Ron Pruitt 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders  3 Ed Brinkman 19 Leo Cárdenas  4 Mike Cubbage 17 Jim Fregosi 11 Toby Harrah 13,27 Roy Howell  5 Dave Nelson 7,33 Lenny Randle 25 Tom Robson 15 Roy Smalley 3,9 Jim Spencer		Outfielders 20 Jeff Burroughs  3 Willie Davis  6 Tom Grieve 21 Mike Hargrove  8 Bobby Jones  2 Joe Lovitto 30 Dave Moates 12 César Tovar		Manager 44 Frank Lucchesi  1 Billy Martin Coaches 45 Merl Combs 41 Art Fowler 47 Dick Gernert 54 Sid Hudson 44 Frank Lucchesi 42 Jackie Moore 43 Charlie Silvera

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
C	Jim Sundberg	155	472	94	.199	6	36
1B	Jim Spencer	132	403	107	.266	11	47
2B	Lenny Randle	156	601	166	.276	4	57
SS	Toby Harrah	151	522	153	.293	20	93
3B	Roy Howell	125	383	96	.251	10	51
LF	Mike Hargrove	145	519	157	.303	11	62
CF	Dave Moates	54	175	48	.274	3	14
RF	Jeff Burroughs	152	585	132	.226	29	94
DH	César Tovar	102	427	110	.258	3	28

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
Tom Grieve	118	369	102	.276	14	61
Roy Smalley	78	250	57	.228	3	33
Jim Fregosi	77	191	50	.262	7	33
Willie Davis	42	169	42	.249	5	17
Mike Cubbage	58	143	32	.224	4	21
Joe Lovitto	50	106	22	.208	1	8
Leo Cárdenas	55	102	24	.235	1	5
Dave Nelson	28	80	17	.213	2	10
Bill Fahey	21	37	11	.297	0	3
Tom Robson	17	35	7	.200	0	2
Ron Pruitt	14	17	3	.176	0	0
Bobby Jones	9	11	1	.091	0	0
Ed Brinkman	1	2	0	.000	0	0

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
Ferguson Jenkins	37	270.0	17	18	3.93	157
Steve Hargan	33	189.1	9	10	3.80	93
Gaylord Perry	22	184.0	12	8	3.03	148
Bill Hands	18	109.2	6	7	4.02	67
Jim Bibby	12	68.1	2	6	5.00	31
Stan Perzanowski	12	66.0	3	3	3.00	26
David Clyde	1	7.0	0	1	2.57	2
Jim Gideon	1	5.2	0	0	7.94	2

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
Jim Umbarger	56	131.0	8	7	4.12	50
Clyde Wright	25	93.1	4	6	4.44	32
Jackie Brown	17	70.1	5	5	4.22	35
Mike Bacsik	7	26.2	1	2	3.71	13

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
Steve Foucault	59	8	4	10	4.12	56
Stan Thomas	46	4	4	3	3.10	46
Mike Kekich	23	0	0	2	3.73	19
Tommy Moore	12	0	2	0	8.14	15
Jim Merritt	5	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Del Wilber
AA	Pittsfield Rangers	Eastern League	Jackie Moore and Marty Martínez
A	Lynchburg Rangers	Carolina League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Anderson Rangers	Western Carolinas League	Rich Donnelly
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Klein

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers

Notes

1. "Team Batting Event Finder: 1975, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
2. Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
3. Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
4. Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference
5. Gaylord Perry 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

• 1975 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com