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1978 Texas Rangers Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 87-75-0, Finished 2nd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Billy Hunter (86-75) and Pat Corrales (1-0)

General Manager: Eddie Robinson (Co-General Manager)

Farm Director: Hal Keller

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium

Attendance: 1,447,963 (9th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96

Pythagorean W-L: 88-74, 692 Runs, 632 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Doyle Alexander	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 4, 1950	8	31	28	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	$150,000
Sandy Alomar	34	pr PR	B	R	5' 9"	140	Oct 19, 1943	15	24	8	24	19	0	0	9	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	-0.3
Len Barker	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Jul 7, 1955	3	29	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Juan Beníquez	28	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	150	May 13, 1950	7	127	124	127	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	0	126	0	2	0	-0.1
Kurt Bevacqua	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 23, 1947	8	90	65	90	61	0	0	1	13	49	0	0	0	0	0	16	20	1	-0.8
Bobby Bonds	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 15, 1946	11	130	128	130	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	111	111	18	2	0	4.0
Bert Campaneris	36	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 9, 1942	15	98	87	98	89	0	0	0	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	5	2	8	-0.6	$190,000
Reggie Cleveland	30	ca CA	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 23, 1948	10	53	0	1	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Steve Comer	24	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 13, 1954	1st	30	11	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Danny Darwin	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Oct 25, 1955	1st	3	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dock Ellis	33	us US	B	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 11, 1945	11	22	22	1	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
John Ellis	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	225	Aug 21, 1948	10	34	24	34	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0.0
Gary Gray	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Sep 21, 1952	2	17	11	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6	0	0.0
Johnny Grubb	29	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Aug 4, 1948	7	21	9	21	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	5	13	3	8	1	0.9
Mike Hargrove	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 26, 1949	5	146	143	146	140	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1.4
Toby Harrah	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 26, 1948	9	139	132	139	137	0	0	0	0	91	49	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3.8
Fergie Jenkins HOF	35	ca CA	R	R	6' 5"	205	Dec 13, 1942	14	34	30	1	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
Mike Jorgensen	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Aug 16, 1948	10	96	20	96	86	0	0	78	0	0	0	2	4	4	9	1	4	39	-0.3
Paul Lindblad	36	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Aug 9, 1941	14	18	0	1	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
John Lowenstein	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Jan 27, 1947	9	77	43	77	41	0	0	0	0	25	0	14	0	2	16	21	25	1	0.8
Greg Mahlberg	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Aug 8, 1952	1st	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jim Mason	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Aug 14, 1950	8	55	31	55	54	0	0	0	1	11	42	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	-0.2
Jon Matlack	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Jan 19, 1950	8	35	33	0	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Doc Medich	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Dec 9, 1948	7	28	22	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$250,000
Paul Mirabella	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Mar 20, 1954	1st	10	4	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Roger Moret	28	pr PR	B	L	6' 4"	170	Sep 16, 1949	9	7	2	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Nelson Norman	20	do DO	B	R	6' 2"	160	May 23, 1958	1st	23	10	23	23	0	0	0	0	6	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.6
Al Oliver	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 14, 1946	11	133	133	133	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	8	0	107	26	0	0	3.6
Pat Putnam	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	205	Dec 3, 1953	2	20	11	20	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7	0	-0.5
Billy Sample	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 2, 1955	1st	8	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	4	0	0.1
Jim Sundberg	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 18, 1951	5	149	146	149	148	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.4		All-Star
Bobby Thompson	24	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 3, 1953	1st	64	32	64	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	37	9	52	5	1	18	0.5
Jim Umbarger	25	us US	L	L	6' 6"	200	Feb 17, 1953	4	32	9	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Claudell Washington	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Aug 31, 1954	5	12	11	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	7	4	1	0	-1.0
LaRue Washington	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 7, 1953	1st	3	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Bump Wills	25	us US	B	R	5' 9"	172	Jul 27, 1952	2	157	148	157	156	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3.5
Richie Zisk	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 6, 1949	8	140	138	140	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	42	90	49	1	0	1.4	$312,500	All-Star
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Billy Hunter	50	us US	Jun 4, 1928	Manager	Apr 8	Sep 30
Pat Corrales	37	us US	Mar 20, 1941	Manager	Oct 1	Oct 1
Sid Hudson	63	us US	Jan 3, 1915		Apr 8	Oct 1
Connie Ryan	58	us US	Feb 27, 1920		Apr 8	Oct 1
Jimmie Schaffer	42	us US	Apr 5, 1936		Apr 8	Oct 1
Pat Corrales	37	us US	Mar 20, 1941	Coach	Apr 8	Sep 30
Fred Koenig	47	us US	Apr 27, 1931	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 1
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date