| 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.
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 | — | |
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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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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