1988 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Owners | Eddie Chiles | |
General managers | Tom Grieve | |
Managers | Bobby Valentine | |
Television | KTVT (Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby) HSE (Bob Carpenter, Norm Hitzges, Merle Harmon) | |
Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 54–27 | 50–31 |
Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 13 | 47–34 | 44–37 |
Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 19½ | 44–36 | 40–41 |
California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 32½ | 40–41 | 31–49 |
Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 33½ | 38–43 | 32–48 |
Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 35½ | 37–44 | 31–49 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
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Opponent | Total | Home | Away | RS | RA | |
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California Angels | 5–8 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 45 | 50 | |
Chicago White Sox | 5–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 63 | 62 | |
Kansas City Royals | 6–7 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 65 | 83 | |
Minnesota Twins | 6–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 48 | 70 | |
Oakland Athletics | 5–8 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 52 | 64 | |
Seattle Mariners | 7–6 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 52 | 42 | |
Texas Rangers | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 34–44 | 17–22 | 17–22 | 325 | 371 | |
American League East | ||||||
Baltimore Orioles | 6–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 59 | 49 | |
Boston Red Sox | 4–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 37 | 60 | |
Cleveland Indians | 6–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 43 | 39 | |
Detroit Tigers | 4–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 30 | 38 | |
Milwaukee Brewers | 4–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 37 | 50 | |
New York Yankees | 6–5 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 47 | 63 | |
Toronto Blue Jays | 6–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 59 | 65 | |
Total | 36–47 | 21–21 | 15–26 | 312 | 364 |
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April: 8–13 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–6)
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May: 17–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 6–6)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 4–7; Away: 6–8)
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July: 9–18 (Home: 4–9; Away: 5–9)
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August: 14–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7)
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September: 9–17 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–9)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
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 | Geno Petralli | 129 | 351 | 99 | .282 | 7 | 36 |
1B | Pete O'Brien | 156 | 547 | 149 | .272 | 16 | 71 |
2B | Curt Wilkerson | 117 | 338 | 99 | .293 | 0 | 28 |
SS | Scott Fletcher | 140 | 515 | 142 | .276 | 0 | 47 |
3B | Steve Buechele | 155 | 503 | 126 | .250 | 16 | 58 |
LF | Pete Incaviglia | 116 | 418 | 104 | .249 | 22 | 54 |
CF | Oddibe McDowell | 120 | 437 | 108 | .247 | 6 | 37 |
RF | Rubén Sierra | 156 | 615 | 156 | .254 | 23 | 91 |
DH | Larry Parrish | 68 | 248 | 47 | .190 | 7 | 26 |
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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Cecil Espy | 123 | 347 | 86 | .248 | 2 | 39 |
Mike Stanley | 94 | 249 | 57 | .229 | 3 | 27 |
Jerry Browne | 73 | 214 | 49 | .229 | 1 | 17 |
Bob Brower | 82 | 201 | 45 | .224 | 1 | 11 |
Jeff Kunkel | 55 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 2 | 15 |
Jim Sundberg | 38 | 91 | 26 | .286 | 4 | 13 |
Barbaro Garbey | 30 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 5 |
Jim Steels | 36 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 0 | 5 |
Chad Kreuter | 16 | 51 | 14 | .275 | 1 | 5 |
Steve Kemp | 16 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
Kevin Reimer | 12 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 2 |
Larry See | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 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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Charlie Hough | 34 | 252.0 | 15 | 16 | 3.32 | 174 |
José Guzmán | 30 | 206.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.70 | 157 |
Paul Kilgus | 32 | 203.1 | 12 | 15 | 4.16 | 88 |
Jeff Russell | 34 | 188.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.82 | 88 |
Bobby Witt | 22 | 174.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.92 | 148 |
Ray Hayward | 12 | 62.2 | 4 | 6 | 5.46 | 37 |
Kevin Brown | 4 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 12 |
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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Mike Jeffcoat | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 11.70 | 5 |
Scott May | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 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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Mitch Williams | 67 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 4.63 | 61 |
Dale Mohorcic | 43 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4.85 | 25 |
Craig McMurtry | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 35 |
Ed Vande Berg | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.14 | 18 |
José Cecena | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.71 | 10 |
Guy Hoffman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.24 | 9 |
Dwayne Henry | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.71 | 10 |
DeWayne Vaughn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.63 | 8 |
Cecilio Guante | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 4 |
Tony Fossas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 |
Steve Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 1 |
Jeff Kunkel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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