1978 Texas Rangers season

1978 Texas Rangers
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkArlington Stadium
CityArlington, Texas
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersBradford G. Corbett
General managersDan O'Brien Sr. / Eddie Robinson
ManagersBilly Hunter, Pat Corrales
TelevisionKXAS-TV
(Jon Miller, Frank Glieber)
RadioWBAP
(Jon Miller, Bill Merrill)

The 1978 Texas Rangers season was the 18th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 7th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 7th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Kansas City Royals9270.568—56‍–‍2536‍–‍45
Texas Rangers8775.537552‍–‍3035‍–‍45
California Angels8775.537550‍–‍3137‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins7389.4511938‍–‍4335‍–‍46
Chicago White Sox7190.44120½38‍–‍4233‍–‍48
Oakland Athletics6993.4262338‍–‍4231‍–‍51
Seattle Mariners56104.3503532‍–‍4924‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1978 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore—7–84–68–19–67–82–87–85–56–911–09–17–48–7
Boston8–7—9–27–37–812–34–610–59–27–95–57–33–711–4
California6–42–9—8–76–44–79–65–512–35–59–69–65–107–3
Chicago1–83–77–8—8–22–98–74–78–71–97–87–811–44–6
Cleveland6–98–74–62–8—5–105–65–105–56–94–68–11–910–4
Detroit8–73–127–49–210–5—4–67–84–64–116–48–27–39–6
Kansas City8–26–46–97–86–56–4—6–47–86–510–512–37–85–5
Milwaukee8–75–105–57–410–58–74–6—4–710–59–15–56–412–3
Minnesota5–52–93–127–85–56–48–77–4—3–79–66–96–96–4
New York9–69–75–59–19–611–45–65–107–3—8–26–56–411–4
Oakland0–115–56–98–76–44–65–101–96–92–8—13–26–97–4
Seattle1–93–76–98–71–82–83–125–59–65–62–13—3–128–2
Texas4–77–310–54–119–13–78–74–69–64–69–612–3—4–7
Toronto7–84–113–76–44–106–95–53–124–64–114–72–87–4—


Notable transactions

Roster

1978 Texas Rangers roster
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CJim Sundberg149518144.278658
1BMike Hargrove146494124.251740
2BBump Wills157539135.250957
SSBert Campaneris9826950.186117
3BToby Harrah139450103.2291259
LFAl Oliver133525170.3241489
CFJuan Beníquez127473123.2601150
RFBobby Bonds130475126.2652982
DHRichie Zisk140511134.2622285

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Kurt Bevacqua9024855.222630
John Lowenstein7717639.222521
Bobby Thompson6412027.225212
Jim Mason5510520.19003
Mike Jorgensen969719.19619
John Ellis349423.245317
Gary Gray175012.24026
Pat Putnam20467.15212
Claudell Washington12427.16702
Nelson Norman23349.26501
Johnny Grubb123313.39416
Sandy Alomar Sr.24296.20701
Billy Sample8157.46703
La Rue Washington330.00000
Greg Mahlberg110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jon Matlack35270.015132.27157
Ferguson Jenkins34249.01883.04157
Doyle Alexander31191.09103.8681
Doc Medich28171.0983.7471
Doc Ellis22141.1974.2045

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Steve Comer30117.11152.3065
Jim Umbarger3297.2584.8860
Paul Mirabella1028.0325.7923
Roger Moret714.2014.915
Danny Darwin38.2104.158

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Reggie Cleveland5357123.0946
Len Barker291544.8233
Paul Lindblad181123.6325

Awards and honors

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAATucson TorosPacific Coast LeagueRich Donnelly
AATulsa DrillersTexas LeagueMarty Martínez
AAsheville TouristsWestern Carolinas LeagueWayne Terwilliger
RookieGCL RangersGulf Coast LeagueJoe Klein

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers

Notes

  1. ^ Gorman Thomas page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Richie Zisk page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Doc Medich page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Ferguson Jenkins page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Mike Jorgensen page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Gorman Thomas page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ David Clyde page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ 1978 Transactions page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ 1978 Transactions page at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ 1978 Transactions page at Baseball Reference
  15. ^ 1978 Transactions page at Baseball Reference
  16. ^ Reggie Cleveland page at Baseball Reference
  17. ^ Bobby Bonds page at Baseball Reference
  18. ^ Dave May page at Baseball Reference
  19. ^ Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference
  20. ^ Charlie O'Brien page at Baseball Reference
  21. ^ Mike Richardt page at Baseball Reference
  22. ^ Paul Lindblad page at Baseball Reference
  23. ^ Johnny Grubb page at Baseball Reference

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.
  • 1978 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1978 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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