1976 Texas Rangers season

1976 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bradford G. Corbett
General manager(s)	Dan O'Brien, Sr.
Manager(s)	Frank Lucchesi
Local television	KXAS-TV (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff)
Local radio	WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill)
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The 1976 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason

November 12, 1975: Dave Nelson was traded by the Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Nelson Briles.^[1]
December 9, 1975: Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for John Ellis.^[2]
March 12, 1976: Mike Kekich was released by the Rangers.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1976 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

May 10, 1976: Danny Darwin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Rangers.^[4]
May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the California Angels.^[5]
May 28, 1976: Stan Perzanowski and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Fritz Peterson.^[6]
June 1, 1976: Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and $250,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.^[7]
June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft
- Billy Sample was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round.^[8]
- Andre Robertson was drafted by the Rangers in the 12th round, but did not sign.^[9]

Roster

1976 Texas Rangers

Roster

Pitchers

25 Mike Bacsik

39 Len Barker

35 Steve Barr

28 Bert Blyleven

38 Tommy Boggs

34 Nelson Briles

29 Steve Foucault

26 Steve Hargan

43 Joe Hoerner

36 Gaylord Perry

18 Stan Perzanowski

19 Fritz Peterson

48 Bill Singer

33 Craig Skok

46 Jeff Terpko

40 Jim Umbarger

Catchers

9 John Ellis

14 Bill Fahey

10 Jim Sundberg

Infielders

22 Doug Ault

4 Mike Cubbage

17 Jim Fregosi

21 Mike Hargrove

11 Toby Harrah

13 Roy Howell

5 Ken Pape

15 Greg Pryor

7 Lenny Randle

15 Roy Smalley

4 Danny Thompson

Outfielders

12 Juan Beníquez

20 Jeff Burroughs

16 Gene Clines

6 Tom Grieve

3 Joe Lahoud

30 Dave Moates

Manager

44 Frank Lucchesi

Coaches

45 Pat Corrales

47 Dick Gernert

54 Sid Hudson

42 Jackie Moore

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
CF	Beníquez, JuanJuan Beníquez	145	478	122	.255	0	33

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
Thompson, DannyDanny Thompson	64	196	42	.214	1	13
Moates, DaveDave Moates	85	137	33	.241	0	13
Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley	41	129	29	.225	1	8
Cubbage, MikeMike Cubbage	14	32	7	.219	0	0
Ellis, JohnJohn Ellis	11	31	13	.419	1	8
Ault, DougDoug Ault	9	20	6	.300	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
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles	32	210	11	9	3.26	98
Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven	24	202.1	9	11	2.76	144
Boggs, TommyTommy Boggs	13	90.1	1	7	3.49	36
Singer, BillBill Singer	10	64.2	4	1	3.48	34
Barker, LenLen Barker	2	15	1	0	2.40	7

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
Hargan, SteveSteve Hargan	35	124.1	8	8	3.62	63
Barr, SteveSteve Barr	20	67.2	2	6	5.59	27
Peterson, FritzFritz Peterson	4	15	1	0	3.60	4

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
Foucault, SteveSteve Foucault	46	8	8	5	3.33	41
Bacsik, MikeMike Bacsik	23	3	2	0	4.25	21
Perzanowski, StanStan Perzanowski	5	0	0	0	10.03	6

Awards and honors

Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1976

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Rich Donnelly
AA	San Antonio Brewers	Texas League	Marty Martínez
A	Asheville Tourists	Western Carolinas League	Wayne Terwilliger
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Klein

Notes

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

1976 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1976 All-Star Game 1976 World Series

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

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Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

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Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

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