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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Texas Rangers
| season = 1977
| misc =
| league = American League
| division = [[American League West|West]]
| ballpark = [[Arlington Stadium]]
| city = [[Arlington, Texas]]
| owners = [[Bradford G. Corbett]]
| general_managers = [[Dan O'Brien Sr.]] / [[Eddie Robinson (baseball)|Eddie Robinson]]
| managers = [[Frank Lucchesi]], [[Eddie Stanky]], [[Connie Ryan]], [[Billy Hunter (baseball)|Billy Hunter]]
| television = [[KXAS-TV]]<br>([[Dick Risenhoover]], [[Tom Vandergriff]])
| radio = [[WBAP (AM)|WBAP]]<br>([[Dick Risenhoover]], Bill Merrill)
|}}
The '''1977 [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] season''' involved the Rangers finishing second in the [[American League West]] with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. The 1977 Rangers were notable for having an American League record four managers in the same season. [[Frank Lucchesi]] began the season as the manager but team's board of directors decide to make a change after the Rangers entered June with a .500 record. Former Major League player and manager [[Eddie Stanky]] was introduced as the new manager on June 17 but changed his mind after one game and returned to his home in Alabama. Bench coach [[Connie Ryan]] served as the interim manager for six games before [[Billy Hunter (baseball)|Billy Hunter]] was hired and led the team to a 60-33 record for the rest of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title='Won' and done: Remembering Eddie Stanky |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/eddie-stanky-one-game-manager-for-rangers |website=MLB.com |access-date=3 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Offseason ==
On December 10, 1976, [[shortstop]] [[Danny Thompson (baseball)|Danny Thompson]] died of leukemia. Thompson had played in 64 games for the Rangers in 1976.

=== Notable transactions ===
* November 17, 1976: [[Bert Campaneris]] was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* November 23, 1976: [[Doyle Alexander]] was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* December 9, 1976: [[Jeff Burroughs]] was traded by the Rangers to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[Carl Morton]], [[Adrian Devine]], [[Ken Henderson]], [[Dave May]], [[Roger Moret]], and $250,000.<ref name=morton>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mortoca01.shtml Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* December 15, 1976: [[Dave Criscione]] was traded by the Rangers to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] for [[Bob Babcock (baseball)|Bob Babcock]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/criscda01.shtml Dave Criscione page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* January 11, 1977: [[Dave Righetti]] was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the [[1977 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/righeda01.shtml Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* February 2, 1977: [[Fritz Peterson]] was released by the Rangers.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/peterfr01.shtml Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* February 5, 1977: The Rangers traded a player to be named later and cash to the [[Chicago Cubs]] for [[Darold Knowles]]. The Rangers completed the deal by sending [[Gene Clines]] to the Cubs on February 15.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* February 17, 1977: [[Brian Doyle (baseball)|Brian Doyle]], [[Greg Pryor]] and cash were traded by the Rangers to the [[New York Yankees]] for [[Sandy Alomar Sr.]]<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19770218&id=efBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=se0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3931,1097599&hl=en Alomar traded to Rangers]</ref>

== Regular season ==
For one June day in 1977, [[Eddie Stanky]] was drawn back into the major leagues as [[manager (baseball)|manager]] of the Rangers.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19770623&id=dLosAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3850,4390544&hl=en Eddie Stanky named new Ranger manager]</ref> After that day, he abruptly quit and left for Alabama, saying only that he was homesick.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/07/sports/eddie-stanky-83-spark-plug-on-3-pennant-winning-teams.html | work=The New York Times | title=Eddie Stanky, 83, Spark Plug On 3 Pennant-Winning Teams | first=Joseph | last=Durso | date=June 7, 1999 | access-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref>

=== Season standings ===
{{1977 AL West standings}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1977 AL Record vs. opponents|team=TEX}}

=== Opening Day starters ===
* [[Juan Beníquez]]
* [[Bert Blyleven]]
* [[Bert Campaneris]]
* [[Tom Grieve]]
* [[Mike Hargrove]]
* [[Toby Harrah]]
* [[Ken Henderson]]
* [[Jim Sundberg]]
* [[Claudell Washington]]
* [[Bump Wills]]

=== Notable transactions ===
* April 1, 1977: Carl Morton was released by the Rangers.<ref name=morton />
* April 12, 1977: [[Steve Foucault]] was traded by the Rangers to the [[Detroit Tigers]] for [[Willie Horton (baseball)|Willie Horton]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* April 30, 1977: [[Mike Marshall (pitcher)|Mike Marshall]] was purchased by the Rangers from the [[Atlanta Braves]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 9, 1977: [[Roy Howell]] was traded by the Rangers to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] for [[Jim Mason (baseball)|Jim Mason]], [[Steve Hargan]] and $200,000.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 23, 1977: [[Dave Moates]] was purchased from the Rangers by the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moateda01.shtml Dave Moates page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 7, 1977: [[John Butcher (baseball)|John Butcher]] was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the [[1977 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 15, 1977: [[Dock Ellis]] was purchased by the Rangers from the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ellisdo01.shtml Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 15, 1977: [[Jim Fregosi]] was traded by the Rangers to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] for [[Ed Kirkpatrick]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fregoji01.shtml Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference]</ref>

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: red; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1977 Texas Rangers
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #003366; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Doyle Alexander]]}}
{{MLBplayer|48|[[Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher)|Mike Bacsik]]}}
{{MLBplayer|39|[[Len Barker]]}}
{{MLBplayer|28|[[Bert Blyleven]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Tommy Boggs]]}}
{{MLBplayer|34|[[Nelson Briles]]}}
{{MLBplayer|24,53|[[Bobby Cuellar]]}}
{{MLBplayer|35|[[Adrian Devine]]}}
{{MLBplayer|17|[[Dock Ellis]]}}
{{MLBplayer|26|[[Steve Hargan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Darold Knowles]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Paul Lindblad]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Mike Marshall (pitcher)|Mike Marshall]]}}
{{MLBplayer|29,42|[[Roger Moret]]}}
{{MLBplayer|36|[[Gaylord Perry]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[John Poloni]]}}
{{MLBplayer|40|[[Jim Umbarger]]}}
{{MLBplayer|24|[[Mike Wallace (baseball)|Mike Wallace]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;9|[[John Ellis (baseball)|John Ellis]]}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Bill Fahey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Jim Sundberg]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Sandy Alomar Sr.]]}}
{{MLBplayer|19|[[Bert Campaneris]]}}
{{MLBplayer|17|[[Jim Fregosi]]}}
{{MLBplayer|21|[[Mike Hargrove]]}}
{{MLBplayer|11|[[Toby Harrah]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[Jim Mason (baseball)|Jim Mason]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Pat Putnam]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;1|[[Bump Wills]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;7|[[Lew Beasley]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Juan Beníquez]]}}
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Kurt Bevacqua]]}}
{{MLBplayer|24|[[Gary Gray (baseball)|Gary Gray]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;6|[[Tom Grieve]]}}
{{MLBplayer|20|[[Ken Henderson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[Willie Horton (baseball)|Willie Horton]]}}
{{MLBplayer|13|[[Roy Howell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|18|[[Ed Kirkpatrick]]}}
{{MLBplayer|16|[[Dave May]]}}
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Eddie Miller (outfielder)|Eddie Miller]]}}
{{MLBplayer|26|[[Keith Smith (outfielder)|Keith Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer|15|[[Claudell Washington]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;5|[[Billy Hunter (baseball)|Billy Hunter]]}}
{{MLBplayer|44|[[Frank Lucchesi]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Connie Ryan]]}}
{{MLBplayer|41|[[Eddie Stanky]]}}
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|45|[[Pat Corrales]]}}
{{MLBplayer|54|[[Sid Hudson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|47|[[Fred Koenig]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Connie Ryan]]}}
|-
|}

== Player stats ==
{|
|-
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates team leader
|}

=== 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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || {{sortname|Jim|Sundberg}} || 149 || 453 || 132 || .291 || 6 || 65
|- align="center"
| 1B || {{sortname|Mike|Hargrove}} || 153 || 525 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|160 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|.305 || 18 || 69
|- align="center"
| 2B || {{sortname|Bump|Wills}} || 152 || 541 || 155 || .287 || 9 || 62
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Toby|Harrah}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|159 || 539 || 142 || .263 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|27 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|87
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|Bert|Campaneris}} || 150 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|552 || 140 || .254 || 5 || 46
|- align="center"
| LF || {{sortname|Claudell|Washington}} || 129 || 521 || 148 || .284 || 12 || 68
|- align="center"
| CF || {{sortname|Juan|Beníquez}} || 123 || 424 || 114 || .269 || 10 || 50
|- align="center"
| RF || {{sortname|Dave|May}} || 120 || 340 || 82 || .241 || 7 || 42
|- align="center"
| DH || {{sortname|Willie|Horton|Willie Horton (baseball)}} || 139 || 519 || 150 || .289 || 15 || 75
|}

==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ken|Henderson}} || 75 || 244 || 63 || .258 || 5 || 23
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Grieve}} || 79 || 236 || 53 || .225 || 7 || 30
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Ellis|John Ellis (baseball)}} || 49 || 119 || 28 || .235 || 4 || 15
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Kurt|Bevacqua}} || 39 || 96 || 32 || .333 || 5 || 28
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Sandy|Alomar Sr.}} || 69 || 83 || 22 || .265 || 1 || 11
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Fahey}} || 37 || 68 || 15 || .221 || 0 || 5
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Keith|Smith|Keith Smith (outfielder)}} || 23 || 67 || 16 || .239 || 2 || 6
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Mason|Jim Mason (baseball)}} || 36 || 55 || 12 || .218 || 1 || 7
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Kirkpatrick}} || 20 || 48 || 9 || .188 || 0 || 3
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Lew|Beasley}} || 25 || 32 || 7 || .219 || 0 || 3
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Fregosi}} || 13 || 28 || 7 || .250 || 1 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Pat|Putnam}} || 11 || 26 || 8 || .308 || 0 || 3
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Roy|Howell}} || 7 || 17 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Eddie|Miller|Eddie Miller (outfielder)}} || 17 || 6 || 2 || .333 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Gary|Gray|Gary Gray (baseball)}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
|}

=== Pitching ===

==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Gaylord|Perry}} || 34 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|238.0 || 15 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|12 || 3.37 || 177
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Doyle|Alexander}} || 34 || 237.0 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|17 || 11 || 3.65 || 82
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bert|Blyleven}} || 30 || 234.2 || 14 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|12 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|2.72 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|182
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dock|Ellis}} || 23 || 167.1 || 10 || 6 || 2.90 || 90
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tommy|Boggs}} || 6 || 27.1 || 0 || 3 || 5.93 || 15
|- align="center"
|}

==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Nelson|Briles}} || 28 || 108.1 || 6 || 4 || 4.24 || 57
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Roger|Moret}} || 18 || 72.1 || 3 || 3 || 3.73 || 39
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Len|Barker}} || 15 || 47.1 || 4 || 1 || 2.66 || 51
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Marshall|Mike Marshall (pitcher)}} || 12 || 35.2 || 2 || 2 || 4.04 || 18
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Umbarger}} || 3 || 13.0 || 1 || 1 || 5.54 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Poloni}} || 2 || 7.0 || 1 || 0 || 6.43 || 5
|}

==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Adrian|Devine}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|56 || 11 || 6 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|15 || 3.58 || 67
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Paul|Lindblad}} || 42 || 4 || 5 || 4 || 4.20 || 46
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Darold|Knowles}} || 42 || 5 || 2 || 4 || 3.22 || 14
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Steve|Hargan}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8.76 || 10
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Wallace|Mike Wallace (baseball)}} || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7.56 || 2
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobby|Cuellar}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1.35 || 3
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Bacsik|Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher)}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19.29 || 1
|}

== Awards and honors ==
*[[Jim Sundberg]], [[Gold Glove]], catcher, 1977
*[[Juan Beníquez]], Gold Glove, outfield, 1977

=== All-Stars ===
'''[[1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]'''
* [[Bert Campaneris]], reserve

=== Other team leaders ===
* Stolen bases – Bump Wills (28)
* Walks – Toby Harrah (109)

== Farm system ==
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level17=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team17=[[Tucson Toros]]|league17=[[Pacific Coast League]]|manager17=[[Rich Donnelly]]
|level18=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team18=[[Tulsa Drillers]]|league18=[[Texas League]]|manager18=[[Marty Martínez]]
|level19=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team19=[[Asheville Tourists]]|league19=[[Western Carolinas League]]|manager19=[[Wayne Terwilliger]]
|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Gulf Coast Rangers|GCL Rangers]]|league20=[[Gulf Coast League]]|manager20=[[Joe Klein (baseball executive)|Joe Klein]]
}}

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== References ==
*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=3rd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=2007| isbn=978-1-932391-17-6}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1977.shtml 1977 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference]
*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=TEX 1977 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

{{1977 MLB season by team}}
{{Texas Rangers}}

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