1976 Texas Rangers season

1976 Texas Rangers
1976 Texas Rangers
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Arlington Stadium
City	Arlington, Texas
Owners	Bradford G. Corbett
General managers	Dan O'Brien Sr.
Managers	Frank Lucchesi
Television	KXAS-TV; (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff)
Radio	WBAP; (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill)

The 1976 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing fourth 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]

1976 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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	—

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]

1976 Texas Rangers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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	140	448	102	.228	3	34
1B	Mike Hargrove	151	541	155	.287	7	58
2B	Lenny Randle	142	539	121	.224	1	51
3B	Roy Howell	140	491	124	.253	8	53
SS	Toby Harrah	155	584	152	.260	15	67
LF	Gene Clines	116	446	123	.276	0	38
CF	Juan Beníquez	145	478	122	.255	0	33
RF	Jeff Burroughs	158	604	143	.237	18	86
DH	Tom Grieve	149	546	139	.255	20	81

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
Danny Thompson	64	196	42	.214	1	13
Dave Moates	85	137	33	.241	0	13
Jim Fregosi	58	133	31	.233	2	12
Roy Smalley	41	129	29	.225	1	8
Joe Lahoud	38	89	20	.225	1	5
Bill Fahey	38	80	20	.250	1	9
Mike Cubbage	14	32	7	.219	0	0
John Ellis	11	31	13	.419	1	8
Ken Pape	21	23	5	.217	1	4
Doug Ault	9	20	6	.300	0	0
Greg Pryor	5	8	3	.375	0	1

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Gaylord Perry	32	250.1	15	14	3.24	143
Nelson Briles	32	210.0	11	9	3.26	98
Bert Blyleven	24	202.1	9	11	2.76	144
Jim Umbarger	30	197.1	10	12	3.15	105
Tommy Boggs	13	90.1	1	7	3.49	36
Bill Singer	10	64.2	4	1	3.48	34
Len Barker	2	15.0	1	0	2.40	7

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Hargan	35	124.1	8	8	3.62	63
Steve Barr	20	67.2	2	6	5.59	27
Fritz Peterson	4	15.0	1	0	3.60	4

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Hoerner	41	0	4	8	5.14	15
Steve Foucault	46	8	8	5	3.33	41
Jeff Terpko	32	3	3	0	2.39	24
Mike Bacsik	23	3	2	0	4.25	21
Craig Skok	9	0	1	0	12.60	5
Stan Perzanowski	5	0	0	0	10.03	6

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers

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.