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margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1977_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1977 Texas Rangers season">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_seasons" title="List of Texas Rangers seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1979_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1979 Texas Rangers season">1979</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1978 <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> season</b> involved the Rangers finishing second in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">American League West</a> with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 25, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Gorman Thomas</a> was sent to the Rangers by the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> to complete an earlier deal (the Brewers sent a player to be named later to the Rangers for <a href="/wiki/Ed_Kirkpatrick" title="Ed Kirkpatrick">Ed Kirkpatrick</a>) made on August 20.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 9, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(pitcher)" title="Mike Marshall (pitcher)">Mike Marshall</a> was granted free agency. <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Richie Zisk</a> signed a 10-year, $2.75 million contract as a free agent. <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 10, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Darold_Knowles" title="Darold Knowles">Darold Knowles</a> was purchased from the Rangers by the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 11, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Medich" title="Doc Medich">Doc Medich</a> signed as a free agent. <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 8, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a> was traded by the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Devine" title="Adrian Devine">Adrian Devine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Boggs" title="Tommy Boggs">Tommy Boggs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Miller_(outfielder)" title="Eddie Miller (outfielder)">Eddie Miller</a>, were traded by the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Grieve" title="Tom Grieve">Tom Grieve</a> and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> as part of a 4-team trade. <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Al Oliver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Norman" title="Nelson Norman">Nelson Norman</a> were traded by the Pirates to the Rangers, and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Jon Matlack</a> was traded by the Mets to the Rangers. <a href="/wiki/John_Milner" title="John Milner">John Milner</a> was traded by the Mets to the Pirates. <a href="/wiki/Willie_Monta%C3%B1ez" title="Willie Montañez">Willie Montañez</a> was traded by the Braves to the Mets. The Rangers completed the deal by sending <a href="/wiki/Ken_Henderson" title="Ken Henderson">Ken Henderson</a> to the Mets on March 15, 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 14, 1977: <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Ferguson Jenkins</a> was traded by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> to the Rangers for <a href="/wiki/John_Poloni" title="John Poloni">John Poloni</a> and cash.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 21, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a> signed as a free agent. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 25, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">Gaylord Perry</a> was traded by the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dave_Tomlin" title="Dave Tomlin">Dave Tomlin</a> and $125,000.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 8, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Gorman Thomas</a> was sold back to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>February 28, 1978: <a href="/wiki/David_Clyde" title="David Clyde">David Clyde</a> and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Horton_(baseball)" title="Willie Horton (baseball)">Willie Horton</a> were traded by the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> for <a href="/wiki/Tom_Buskey" title="Tom Buskey">Tom Buskey</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Lowenstein" title="John Lowenstein">John Lowenstein</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 1, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Brown_(baseball)" title="Jackie Brown (baseball)">Jackie Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Torres" title="Rusty Torres">Rusty Torres</a> were signed as free agents.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>March 28, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mercer" title="Mark Mercer">Mark Mercer</a> signed as a free agent. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Tomlin" title="Dave Tomlin">Dave Tomlin</a> was sold to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 1, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Buskey" title="Tom Buskey">Tom Buskey</a> was released as a free agent.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 2, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hughes_(1970s_pitcher)" title="Jim Hughes (1970s pitcher)">Jim Hughes</a> signed as a free agent.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular 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<td>35‍–‍45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_California_Angels_season" title="1978 California Angels season">California Angels</a> </td> <td>87</td> <td>75 </td> <td>.537 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>50‍–‍31 </td> <td>37‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1978 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td>73</td> <td>89 </td> <td>.451 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>38‍–‍43 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1978 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>90 </td> <td>.441 </td> <td>20½ </td> <td>38‍–‍42 </td> <td>33‍–‍48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1978 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>69</td> <td>93 </td> <td>.426 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>38‍–‍42 </td> <td>31‍–‍51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1978 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td>56</td> <td>104 </td> <td>.350 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>32‍–‍49 </td> <td>24‍–‍55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="15"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1978 American League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1978_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1978 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1978_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1978 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1978_AL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1978 AL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[12]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[13]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1978-schedule-scores.shtml">[14]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:black;color:#F87217;width=35">BAL </th> <th style="background:#ba313c;color:#0d2b56;width=35">BOS </th> <th style="background:#CE2029;color:#333366;width=35">CAL </th> <th style="background:black;color:white;width=35">CWS </th> <th style="background:#990000;color:#023456;width=35">CLE </th> <th style="background:#036;color:#bd5d29;width=35">DET </th> <th style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;width=35">KC </th> <th style="background:#00285D;color:#9ECEEE;width=35">MIL </th> <th style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;width=35">MIN </th> <th style="background:#1c2841;color:white;width=35">NYY </th> <th style="background:#003831;color:#FFD800;width=35">OAK </th> <th style="background:#3355AA;color:gold;width=35">SEA </th> <th style="background:red;color:#003366;width=35">TEX </th> <th style="background:#005ac0;color:white;width=35">TOR </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1978 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>8–1</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>11–0</td> <td>9–1</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>8–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1978 Boston Red Sox season">Boston</a> </td> <td>8–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>9–2</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>12–3</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>9–2</td> <td>7–9</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>11–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_California_Angels_season" title="1978 California Angels season">California</a> </td> <td>6–4</td> <td>2–9</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4–7</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>12–3</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>7–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1978 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>1–8</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>2–9</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>4–7</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>1–9</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>11–4</td> <td>4–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1978 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td>6–9</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>8–1</td> <td>1–9</td> <td>10–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1978 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit</a> </td> <td>8–7</td> <td>3–12</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>9–2</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>4–11</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>9–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1978 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City</a> </td> <td>8–2</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>12–3</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>5–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1978 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>8–7</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–7</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>9–1</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>12–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1978 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota</a> </td> <td>5–5</td> <td>2–9</td> <td>3–12</td> <td>7–8</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">New York</a> </td> <td>9–6</td> <td>9–7</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>9–1</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>11–4</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–2</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>11–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1978 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland</a> </td> <td>0–11</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>5–10</td> <td>1–9</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>13–2</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>7–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1978 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1–9</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>1–8</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>3–12</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>5–6</td> <td>2–13</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–12</td> <td>8–2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Texas</a> </td> <td>4–7</td> <td>7–3</td> <td>10–5</td> <td>4–11</td> <td>9–1</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>8–7</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>9–6</td> <td>12–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>4–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1978 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto</a> </td> <td>7–8</td> <td>4–11</td> <td>3–7</td> <td>6–4</td> <td>4–10</td> <td>6–9</td> <td>5–5</td> <td>3–12</td> <td>4–6</td> <td>4–11</td> <td>4–7</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 18, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Cleveland" title="Reggie Cleveland">Reggie Cleveland</a> was purchased from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 16, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby Bonds</a> was traded to the Rangers by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> for <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Torres" title="Rusty Torres">Rusty Torres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 17, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Dave_May" title="Dave May">Dave May</a> was sold to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 6, 1978: <a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 Major League Baseball Draft">1978 Major League Baseball Draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Tolleson" title="Wayne Tolleson">Wayne Tolleson</a> was drafted by the Rangers in the 8th round.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_O%27Brien" title="Charlie O'Brien">Charlie O'Brien</a> was drafted by the Rangers in the 14th round, but did not sign.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardt" title="Mike Richardt">Mike Richardt</a> was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the Secondary Phase.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>August 1, 1978: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a> was sold to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 31, 1978 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Grubb" title="Johnny Grubb">Johnny Grubb</a> was traded to the Rangers by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> for players to be named later. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cuellar" title="Bobby Cuellar">Bobby Cuellar</a> and Dave Rivera (minor leaguer) were sent to Cleveland on October 3 to complete the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: red; color: #003366; text-align: center;">1978 Texas Rangers roster </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #003366; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Len Barker</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Cleveland" title="Reggie Cleveland">Reggie Cleveland</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Comer_(baseball)" title="Steve Comer (baseball)">Steve Comer</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Darwin" title="Danny Darwin">Danny Darwin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Dock_Ellis" title="Dock Ellis">Dock Ellis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Ferguson Jenkins</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">32</span> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Jon Matlack</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Doc_Medich" title="Doc Medich">Doc Medich</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mirabella" title="Paul Mirabella">Paul Mirabella</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Moret" title="Roger Moret">Roger Moret</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Umbarger" title="Jim Umbarger">Jim Umbarger</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Ellis_(baseball)" title="John Ellis (baseball)">John Ellis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Mahlberg" title="Greg Mahlberg">Greg Mahlberg</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sundberg" title="Jim Sundberg">Jim Sundberg</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Sr." title="Sandy Alomar Sr.">Sandy Alomar Sr.</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Bevacqua" title="Kurt Bevacqua">Kurt Bevacqua</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Mike Hargrove</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Toby_Harrah" title="Toby Harrah">Toby Harrah</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Lowenstein" title="John Lowenstein">John Lowenstein</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mason_(baseball)" title="Jim Mason (baseball)">Jim Mason</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Norman" title="Nelson Norman">Nelson Norman</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Pat Putnam</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/La_Rue_Washington" title="La Rue Washington">La Rue Washington</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Bump_Wills" title="Bump Wills">Bump Wills</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ben%C3%ADquez" title="Juan Beníquez">Juan Beníquez</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby Bonds</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Grubb" title="Johnny Grubb">Johnny Grubb</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 0</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Al Oliver</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Sample" title="Billy Sample">Billy Sample</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Bobby Thompson (baseball)">Bobby Thompson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Richie Zisk</a></li></ul> <p><b>Other batters</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Gray_(baseball)" title="Gary Gray (baseball)">Gary Gray</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Corrales" title="Pat Corrales">Pat Corrales</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hunter_(baseball)" title="Billy Hunter (baseball)">Billy Hunter</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Corrales" title="Pat Corrales">Pat Corrales</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Sid_Hudson" title="Sid Hudson">Sid Hudson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Koenig" title="Fred Koenig">Fred Koenig</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Connie_Ryan" title="Connie Ryan">Connie Ryan</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">40</span> <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Schaffer" title="Jimmie Schaffer">Jimmie Schaffer</a></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sundberg, Jim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sundberg" title="Jim Sundberg">Jim Sundberg</a></span></span></span></td> <td>149</td> <td>518</td> <td>144</td> <td>.278</td> <td>6</td> <td>58 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Mike Hargrove</a></td> <td>146</td> <td>494</td> <td>124</td> <td>.251</td> <td>7</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bump_Wills" title="Bump Wills">Bump Wills</a></td> <td>157</td> <td>539</td> <td>135</td> <td>.250</td> <td>9</td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Bert Campaneris</a></td> <td>98</td> <td>269</td> <td>50</td> <td>.186</td> <td>1</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toby_Harrah" title="Toby Harrah">Toby Harrah</a></td> <td>139</td> <td>450</td> <td>103</td> <td>.229</td> <td>12</td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Oliver, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Oliver" title="Al Oliver">Al Oliver</a></span></span></span></td> <td>133</td> <td>525</td> <td>170</td> <td>.324</td> <td>14</td> <td>89 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ben%C3%ADquez" title="Juan Beníquez">Juan Beníquez</a></td> <td>127</td> <td>473</td> <td>123</td> <td>.260</td> <td>11</td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby Bonds</a></td> <td>130</td> <td>475</td> <td>126</td> <td>.265</td> <td>29</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>DH</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Richie Zisk</a></td> <td>140</td> <td>511</td> <td>134</td> <td>.262</td> <td>22</td> <td>85 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other 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John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Lowenstein" title="John Lowenstein">John Lowenstein</a></span></span></span></td> <td>77</td> <td>176</td> <td>39</td> <td>.222</td> <td>5</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Bobby Thompson (baseball)">Bobby Thompson</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>120</td> <td>27</td> <td>.225</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Mason_(baseball)" title="Jim Mason (baseball)">Jim Mason</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>105</td> <td>20</td> <td>.190</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a></td> <td>96</td> <td>97</td> <td>19</td> <td>.196</td> <td>1</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ellis_(baseball)" title="John Ellis (baseball)">John Ellis</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>94</td> <td>23</td> <td>.245</td> <td>3</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Gray, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gray_(baseball)" title="Gary Gray (baseball)">Gary Gray</a></span></span></span></td> <td>17</td> <td>50</td> <td>12</td> <td>.240</td> <td>2</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Pat Putnam</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>46</td> <td>7</td> <td>.152</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Claudell_Washington" title="Claudell Washington">Claudell Washington</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>42</td> <td>7</td> <td>.167</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Norman, Nelson"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Norman" title="Nelson Norman">Nelson Norman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>23</td> <td>34</td> <td>9</td> <td>.265</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Grubb" title="Johnny Grubb">Johnny Grubb</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>33</td> <td>13</td> <td>.394</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Sr." title="Sandy Alomar Sr.">Sandy Alomar Sr.</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>29</td> <td>6</td> <td>.207</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sample" title="Billy Sample">Billy Sample</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>.467</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Rue_Washington" title="La Rue Washington">La Rue Washington</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Mahlberg" title="Greg Mahlberg">Greg Mahlberg</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Matlack, Jon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Jon Matlack</a></span></span></span></td> <td>35</td> <td>270.0</td> <td>15</td> <td>13</td> <td>2.27</td> <td>157 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Ferguson Jenkins</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>249.0</td> <td>18</td> <td>8</td> <td>3.04</td> <td>157 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Alexander, Doyle"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doyle_Alexander" title="Doyle Alexander">Doyle Alexander</a></span></span></span></td> <td>31</td> <td>191.0</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>3.86</td> <td>81 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doc_Medich" title="Doc Medich">Doc Medich</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>171.0</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>3.74</td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doc_Ellis" class="mw-redirect" title="Doc Ellis">Doc Ellis</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>141.1</td> <td>9</td> <td>7</td> <td>4.20</td> <td>45 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Comer_(baseball)" title="Steve Comer (baseball)">Steve Comer</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>117.1</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>2.30</td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Umbarger" title="Jim Umbarger">Jim Umbarger</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>97.2</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>4.88</td> <td>60 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Mirabella" title="Paul Mirabella">Paul Mirabella</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>28.0</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5.79</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Moret" title="Roger Moret">Roger Moret</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>14.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4.91</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Darwin" title="Danny Darwin">Danny Darwin</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.15</td> <td>8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span 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class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Len Barker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>29</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>4.82</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3.63</td> <td>25 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Texas_Rangers_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sundberg" title="Jim Sundberg">Jim Sundberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Glove">Gold Glove</a>, catcher</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Stars">All-Stars</h3><span 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<td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Marty Martínez">Marty Martínez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Single-A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-A (baseball)">A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Carolinas_League" title="Western Carolinas League">Western Carolinas League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Terwilliger" title="Wayne Terwilliger">Wayne Terwilliger</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rookie_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie League">Rookie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Rangers" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast Rangers">GCL Rangers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klein_(baseball_executive)" title="Joe Klein (baseball executive)">Joe Klein</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers</small> 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Kennedy Memorial Stadium">RFK Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Stadium" title="Arlington Stadium">Arlington Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Stadium" title="Choctaw Stadium">Choctaw Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Globe_Life_Field" title="Globe Life Field">Globe Life Field</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;"><i>Spring training</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pompano_Beach_Municipal_Stadium" title="Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium">Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Sports_Park" title="Charlotte Sports Park">Ranger Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Stadium" title="Surprise Stadium">Surprise Stadium</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots#Rangers_Captain_(Texas_Rangers)" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Captain (mascot)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night" title="Ten Cent Beer Night">Ten Cent Beer Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers%27_perfect_game" title="Kenny Rogers' perfect game">Kenny Rogers' perfect game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Freese%27s_2011_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="David Freese's 2011 World Series home run">Game 6 of the 2011 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 American League Wild Card Game">2012 AL Wild Card Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game">2013 AL Wild Card tie-breaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015 ALDS Game 5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bat_flip" title="Bat flip">José Bautista's bat flip</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_College_Baseball_Showdown" title="State Farm College Baseball Showdown">State Farm College Baseball Showdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_(Creed_song)" title="Higher (Creed song)">"Higher" (Creed song)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Houston Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angels%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Angels–Rangers rivalry">Los Angeles Angels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(businessman)" title="Ray Davis (businessman)">Ray Davis</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_R._Simpson" title="Bob R. Simpson">Bob R. Simpson</a></li> <li>Executive Vice President/General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Young_(pitcher)" title="Chris Young (pitcher)">Chris Young</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bochy" title="Bruce Bochy">Bruce Bochy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br /> Championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />championships (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 American League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 American League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 American League Championship Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />West Division titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1996 Texas Rangers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1998 Texas Rangers season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1999 Texas Rangers season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2015 Texas Rangers season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2016 Texas Rangers season">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card berths (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2012 Texas Rangers season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2023 Texas Rangers season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_(baseball)_broadcasters" title="List of Texas Rangers (baseball) broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southwest">Bally Sports Southwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD-FM" title="KRLD-FM">KRLD-FM</a> (English)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD_(AM)" title="KRLD (AM)">KRLD-AM</a> (Alternate)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFLC" title="KFLC">KFLC</a> (Spanish)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Texas Rangers minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Frisco_RoughRiders" title="Frisco RoughRiders">Frisco RoughRiders</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/Hub_City_Spartanburgers" title="Hub City Spartanburgers">Hub City Spartanburgers</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Hickory_Crawdads" title="Hickory Crawdads">Hickory Crawdads</a></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Rangers" title="Arizona Complex League Rangers">ACL Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Rangers" title="Dominican Summer League Rangers">DSL Rangers Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Rangers" title="Dominican Summer League Rangers">DSL Rangers Red</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;background-color: #003278 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C0111F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C0111F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(65)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (65)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1961_Washington_Senators_season" title="1961 Washington Senators season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Washington_Senators_season" title="1962 Washington Senators season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Senators_season" title="1963 Washington Senators season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Washington_Senators_season" title="1964 Washington Senators season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Washington_Senators_season" title="1965 Washington Senators season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Washington_Senators_season" title="1966 Washington Senators season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Washington_Senators_season" title="1967 Washington Senators season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Washington_Senators_season" title="1968 Washington Senators season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Washington_Senators_season" title="1969 Washington Senators season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Washington_Senators_season" title="1970 Washington Senators season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Washington_Senators_season" title="1971 Washington Senators season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1972 Texas Rangers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1973 Texas Rangers season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1974 Texas Rangers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1975 Texas Rangers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1976 Texas Rangers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1977 Texas Rangers season">1977</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1979 Texas Rangers season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1980 Texas Rangers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1981 Texas Rangers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1982 Texas Rangers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1983 Texas Rangers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1984 Texas Rangers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1985 Texas Rangers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1986 Texas Rangers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1987 Texas Rangers season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1988 Texas Rangers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1989 Texas Rangers season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1990 Texas Rangers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1991 Texas Rangers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1992 Texas Rangers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1993 Texas Rangers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1994 Texas Rangers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1995 Texas Rangers season">1995</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1996 Texas Rangers season">1996</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1997 Texas Rangers season">1997</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1998 Texas Rangers season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1999 Texas Rangers season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2000 Texas Rangers season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2001 Texas Rangers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2002 Texas Rangers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2003 Texas Rangers season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2004 Texas Rangers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2005 Texas Rangers season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2006 Texas Rangers season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2007 Texas Rangers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2008 Texas Rangers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2009 Texas Rangers season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">2010</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">2011</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2012 Texas Rangers season">2012</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2013 Texas Rangers season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2014 Texas Rangers season">2014</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2015 Texas Rangers season">2015</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2016_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2016 Texas Rangers season">2016</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2017 Texas Rangers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2018 Texas Rangers season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2019 Texas Rangers season">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; 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