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(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 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 8, 1979
Traded players to be named later, Amos Lewis (minors) and Oscar Gamble to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and Mickey Rivers. The Texas Rangers sent Ray Fontenot (October 8, 1979) and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade. The New York Yankees sent Bob Polinsky (minors) (October 8, 1979), Neal Mersch (minors) (October 8, 1979) and Mark Softy (minors) (October 8, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
October 23, 1979
Traded players to be named later to the New York Mets. Received Willie Montanez. The Texas Rangers sent Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike Jorgensen (October 23, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
November 5, 1979
Sold Domingo Ramos to the Toronto Blue Jays.
November 14, 1979
Traded Eric Soderholm to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and cash. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 6, 1979
Traded Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000 to the Atlanta Braves. Received Adrian Devine and Pepe Frias.
January 4, 1980
Traded Mike Bucci (minors), Gary Gray and Larry McCall to the Cleveland Indians. Received David Clyde and Jim Norris.
January 11, 1980
Drafted Tom Dunbar in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary).
Drafted Billy Taylor in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January). Player signed March 24, 1980.
Drafted Al Newman in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Daryl Smith in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January).
February 15, 1980
Traded Willie Montanez to the San Diego Padres. Received Joe Carroll (minors), Tucker Ashford and Gaylord Perry.
March 31, 1980
Released David Clyde.
Traded Chris Smith and La Rue Washington to the Montreal Expos. Received Rusty Staub.
April 6, 1980 (Standings)
Signed Danny Walton as a free agent.
May 7, 1980 (Standings)
Signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent.
June 3, 1980 (Standings)
Drafted Mike Mason in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Dwayne Henry in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1980.
Drafted Tom Henke in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft (June Secondary).
Drafted Curtis Wilkerson in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Drafted Walt Terrell in the 33rd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
July 11, 1980 (Standings)
Purchased Charlie Hough from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
July 19, 1980 (Standings)
Purchased Rick Auerbach from the Cincinnati Reds.
July 28, 1980 (Standings)
Purchased Ed Figueroa from the New York Yankees.
August 14, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Gaylord Perry to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and Ken Clay. The New York Yankees sent Marvin Thompson (minors) (October 1, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
September 13, 1980 (Standings)
Traded Sparky Lyle to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
Traded Pepe Frias to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Dennis Lewallyn and cash.
October 22, 1980
Ed Figueroa granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1980
Rusty Staub granted Free Agency.
October 24, 1980
Traded Tucker Ashford and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Roger Holt.
October 25, 1980
Bud Harrelson granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1980
Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.
December 10, 1980
Traded Kevin Saucier to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mark Wagner.
December 12, 1980
Traded Steve Finch (minors), Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk to the Seattle Mariners. Received Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts.
December 15, 1980
Released Jay Pettibone.
Traded Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner.
December 18, 1980
Signed Bob Jones as a free agent.
Signed Bill Stein as a free agent.
1981
Released Jim Umbarger.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Greg Tabor in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
Drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
February 10, 1981
Signed Jose Guzman as an amateur free agent.
March 1, 1981
Signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.
April 1, 1981
Released Willie Horton.
