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1980 Texas Rangers Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
76-85, Finished 4th in AL West
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Scored 756 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-80
Manager: Pat Corrales (76-85)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,198,175 (9th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
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1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Brian Allard 22 R R 6' 1" 175 Jan 3, 1958 2 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tucker Ashford 25 R R 6' 1" 195 Dec 4, 1954 4 15 11 15 14 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Babcock 30 R R 6' 5" 210 Aug 25, 1949 2 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buddy Bell 28 R R 6' 2" 185 Aug 27, 1951 9 129 120 129 120 0 0 0 0 120 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 All-Star
John Butcher 23 R R 6' 4" 190 Mar 8, 1957 1st 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Clay 26 R R 6' 3" 195 Apr 6, 1954 4 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Comer 26 B R 6' 3" 205 Jan 13, 1954 3 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Darwin 24 R R 6' 3" 190 Oct 25, 1955 3 53 0 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odie Davis 24 R R 6' 1" 178 Aug 13, 1955 1st 17 1 17 14 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Adrian Devine 28 R R 6' 4" 205 Dec 2, 1951 7 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Ellis 31 R R 225 Aug 21, 1948 12 73 52 73 42 0 3 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0
Ed Figueroa 31 R R 6' 1" 190 Oct 14, 1948 7 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pepe Frias 31 R R 5' 10" 159 Jul 14, 1948 8 116 76 116 115 0 0 0 2 7 106 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
Jerry Don Gleaton 22 L L 6' 3" 210 Sep 14, 1957 2 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Grubb 31 L R 6' 3" 188 Aug 4, 1948 9 110 71 110 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 62 77 2 36 1
Bud Harrelson 36 B R 5' 11" 160 Jun 6, 1944 16 87 77 87 87 0 0 0 2 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mike Hart 28 B R 6' 3" 185 Dec 20, 1951 1st 5 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2
Charlie Hough 32 R R 6' 2" 190 Jan 5, 1948 11 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fergie Jenkins HOF 37 R R 6' 5" 210 Dec 13, 1942 16 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Henry Johnson 23 L L 6' 2" 190 Aug 21, 1956 3 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don Kainer 24 R R 6' 3" 205 Sep 3, 1955 1st 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Kern 31 R R 6' 5" 205 Mar 15, 1949 7 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Lewallyn 26 R R 6' 4" 200 Aug 11, 1953 6 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sparky Lyle 35 L L 6' 1" 192 Jul 22, 1944 14 49 0 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Matlack 30 L L 6' 3" 205 Jan 19, 1950 10 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doc Medich 31 R R 6' 5" 227 Dec 9, 1948 9 35 0 1 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nelson Norman 22 B R 6' 2" 160 May 23, 1958 3 17 12 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jim Norris 31 L L 5' 10" 175 Dec 20, 1948 4 119 29 119 88 0 0 10 0 0 0 7 21 58 82 0 45 15
Al Oliver 33 L L 6' 0" 195 Oct 14, 1946 13 163 159 163 157 0 0 1 0 0 0 141 0 16 157 4 4 0 All-Star
Gaylord Perry HOF 41 R R 6' 4" 215 Sep 15, 1938 19 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Putnam 26 L R 6' 1" 214 Dec 3, 1953 4 147 102 147 138 0 0 137 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4
Dave Rajsich 28 L L 6' 5" 175 Sep 28, 1951 3 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Richardt 22 R R 6' 0" 170 May 24, 1958 1st 22 20 22 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mickey Rivers 31 L L 5' 10" 165 Oct 31, 1948 11 147 141 147 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141 3 4 1
Dave Roberts 29 R R 6' 3" 215 Feb 17, 1951 8 101 50 101 96 0 22 4 4 37 33 0 0 5 5 0 14 8
Bill Sample 25 R R 5' 9" 175 Apr 2, 1955 3 99 53 99 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 19 40 72 1 30 10
Rusty Staub 36 L R 6' 2" 200 Apr 1, 1944 18 109 91 109 42 0 0 30 0 0 0 3 0 11 14 55 18 0
Jim Sundberg 29 R R 6' 0" 195 May 18, 1951 7 151 145 151 151 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Danny Walton 32 R R 6' 0" 200 Jul 14, 1947 9 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Bump Wills 27 B R 5' 9" 177 Jul 27, 1952 4 146 144 146 144 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Richie Zisk 31 R R 6' 1" 208 Feb 6, 1949 10 135 111 135 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 37 77 23 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played