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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1979 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
Offseason
- October 3, 1978: Len Barker and Bobby Bonds were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Larvell Blanks and Jim Kern.[1] Bobby Cuellar and Dave Rivera were sent to Cleveland to complete the August 31, 1978 trade for Johnny Grubb.[2]
- October 24, 1978: Sandy Alomar Sr. was released by the Rangers.[3]
- October 25, 1978: Mike Hargrove, Kurt Bevacqua, and Bill Fahey were traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000.[4]
- November 10, 1978: Dave Righetti, Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella, and Greg Jemison (minors) were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and cash.[5]
- December 8, 1978: Jim Mason was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Hart.[6]
Regular season
- June 24, 1979: Rickey Henderson made his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics in a game against the Rangers. Henderson had 4 at bats with 2 hits, and 1 stolen base.[7]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1979 AL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 4, 1979: Bert Campaneris was traded by the Rangers to the California Angels for Dave Chalk.[8]
- June 15, 1979: Dock Ellis was traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets for Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert.[9]
- June 15, 1979: Eric Soderholm was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Texas Rangers for Ed Farmer and Gary Holle.[10]
- August 1, 1979: Oscar Gamble, Amos Lewis (minors) and players to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Mickey Rivers and players to be named later. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Ray Fontenot and Gene Nelson to the Yankees on October 8. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Bob Polinsky (minors), Neal Mersch (minors), and Mark Softy (minors) to the Rangers on October 8.[4]
Roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jim Sundberg | 150 | 495 | 136 | .275 | 5 | 64 |
| 1B | Pat Putnam | 139 | 426 | 118 | .277 | 18 | 64 |
| 2B | Bump Wills | 146 | 543 | 148 | .273 | 5 | 46 |
| SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 147 | 343 | 76 | .222 | 0 | 21 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 162 | 670 | 200 | .299 | 18 | 101 |
| LF | Шаблон:Sortname | 128 | 325 | 95 | .292 | 5 | 35 |
| CF | Al Oliver | 136 | 492 | 159 | .323 | 12 | 76 |
| RF | Richie Zisk | 144 | 503 | 132 | .262 | 18 | 64 |
| DH | John Ellis | 111 | 316 | 90 | .285 | 12 | 61 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | 102 | 289 | 79 | .273 | 10 | 37 |
| Mickey Rivers | 58 | 247 | 74 | .300 | 6 | 25 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 64 | 161 | 54 | .335 | 8 | 32 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 90 | 157 | 35 | .223 | 6 | 16 |
| Eric Soderholm | 63 | 147 | 40 | .272 | 4 | 19 |
| Willie Montañez | 38 | 144 | 46 | .319 | 8 | 24 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 68 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 1 | 15 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 44 | 84 | 22 | .262 | 3 | 14 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 16 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 1 |
| LaRue Washington | 25 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Mahlberg | 7 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Campaneris | 8 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | 9 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Holle | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Jenkins | 37 | 259.0 | 16 | 14 | 4.07 | 164 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 36 | 242.1 | 17 | 12 | 3.68 | 86 |
| Doc Medich | 29 | 149.0 | 10 | 7 | 4.17 | 58 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 23 | 113.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.45 | 50 |
| Jon Matlack | 13 | 85.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.13 | 35 |
| John Henry Johnson | 17 | 82.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.92 | 46 |
| Dock Ellis | 10 | 46.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.98 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Darwin | 20 | 78.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.04 | 58 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 33.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.32 | 14 |
| Ed Farmer | 11 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.36 | 25 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 5 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 2 |
| Larry McCall | 2 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.16 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 71 | 13 | 5 | 29 | 1.57 | 136 |
| Sparky Lyle | 67 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3.13 | 48 |
| Dave Rajsich | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.52 | 32 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 6 |
Awards and honors
- Jim Kern, Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
- Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove
- Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove
All-Stars
Farm system
Notes
References
- 1979 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Шаблон:Cite book
Шаблон:1979 MLB season by team Шаблон:Texas Rangers
- ↑ Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnny Grubb page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sandy Alomar page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
