1978 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. / Eddie Robinson | |
Managers | Billy Hunter, Pat Corrales | |
Television | KXAS-TV (Jon Miller, Frank Glieber) | |
Radio | WBAP (Jon Miller, Bill Merrill) | |
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The 1978 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 56–25 | 36–45 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 52–30 | 35–45 |
California Angels | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 20½ | 38–42 | 33–48 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 23 | 38–42 | 31–51 |
Seattle Mariners | 56 | 104 | 0.350 | 35 | 32–49 | 24–55 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–8 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 11–0 | 9–1 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Boston | 8–7 | — | 9–2 | 7–3 | 7–8 | 12–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–2 | 7–9 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 3–7 | 11–4 |
California | 6–4 | 2–9 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 12–3 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 |
Chicago | 1–8 | 3–7 | 7–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–9 | 8–7 | 4–7 | 8–7 | 1–9 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 11–4 | 4–6 |
Cleveland | 6–9 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 5–10 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 1–9 | 10–4 |
Detroit | 8–7 | 3–12 | 7–4 | 9–2 | 10–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
Kansas City | 8–2 | 6–4 | 6–9 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 12–3 | 7–8 | 5–5 |
Milwaukee | 8–7 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 7–4 | 10–5 | 8–7 | 4–6 | — | 4–7 | 10–5 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
Minnesota | 5–5 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 7–4 | — | 3–7 | 9–6 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–4 |
New York | 9–6 | 9–7 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 6–5 | 6–4 | 11–4 |
Oakland | 0–11 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 5–10 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 2–8 | — | 13–2 | 6–9 | 7–4 |
Seattle | 1–9 | 3–7 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 1–8 | 2–8 | 3–12 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 2–13 | — | 3–12 | 8–2 |
Texas | 4–7 | 7–3 | 10–5 | 4–11 | 9–1 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 12–3 | — | 4–7 |
Toronto | 7–8 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–10 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 2–8 | 7–4 | — |
1978 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
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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 | 149 | 518 | 144 | .278 | 6 | 58 |
1B | Mike Hargrove | 146 | 494 | 124 | .251 | 7 | 40 |
2B | Bump Wills | 157 | 539 | 135 | .250 | 9 | 57 |
SS | Bert Campaneris | 98 | 269 | 50 | .186 | 1 | 17 |
3B | Toby Harrah | 139 | 450 | 103 | .229 | 12 | 59 |
LF | Al Oliver | 133 | 525 | 170 | .324 | 14 | 89 |
CF | Juan Beníquez | 127 | 473 | 123 | .260 | 11 | 50 |
RF | Bobby Bonds | 130 | 475 | 126 | .265 | 29 | 82 |
DH | Richie Zisk | 140 | 511 | 134 | .262 | 22 | 85 |
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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Kurt Bevacqua | 90 | 248 | 55 | .222 | 6 | 30 |
John Lowenstein | 77 | 176 | 39 | .222 | 5 | 21 |
Bobby Thompson | 64 | 120 | 27 | .225 | 2 | 12 |
Jim Mason | 55 | 105 | 20 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Jorgensen | 96 | 97 | 19 | .196 | 1 | 9 |
John Ellis | 34 | 94 | 23 | .245 | 3 | 17 |
Gary Gray | 17 | 50 | 12 | .240 | 2 | 6 |
Pat Putnam | 20 | 46 | 7 | .152 | 1 | 2 |
Claudell Washington | 12 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Nelson Norman | 23 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 0 | 1 |
Johnny Grubb | 12 | 33 | 13 | .394 | 1 | 6 |
Sandy Alomar Sr. | 24 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 1 |
Billy Sample | 8 | 15 | 7 | .467 | 0 | 3 |
La Rue Washington | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Mahlberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Jon Matlack | 35 | 270.0 | 15 | 13 | 2.27 | 157 |
Ferguson Jenkins | 34 | 249.0 | 18 | 8 | 3.04 | 157 |
Doyle Alexander | 31 | 191.0 | 9 | 10 | 3.86 | 81 |
Doc Medich | 28 | 171.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.74 | 71 |
Doc Ellis | 22 | 141.1 | 9 | 7 | 4.20 | 45 |
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 | 30 | 117.1 | 11 | 5 | 2.30 | 65 |
Jim Umbarger | 32 | 97.2 | 5 | 8 | 4.88 | 60 |
Paul Mirabella | 10 | 28.0 | 3 | 2 | 5.79 | 23 |
Roger Moret | 7 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 5 |
Danny Darwin | 3 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 |
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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Reggie Cleveland | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.09 | 46 |
Len Barker | 29 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.82 | 33 |
Paul Lindblad | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.63 | 25 |
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