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1980 Texas Rangers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979/1981)
76-85, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 756 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-80
Managed by Pat Corrales

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,198,175 (9th of 14)
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Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1979/1981) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

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 Larry McCall, Gary Gray, and Mike Bucci (minors) 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 (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Billy Taylor in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed March 24, 1980.

Drafted Al Newman in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Daryl Smith in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft.

February 15, 1980

Traded Willie Montanez to the San Diego Padres. Received Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford, and Joe Carroll (minors).

March 31, 1980

Released David Clyde.

Traded La Rue Washington and Chris Smith 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 (Secondary Phase).

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 (Secondary Phase).

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 Pepe Frias to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Dennis Lewallyn and cash.

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.

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 Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton, Brian Allard, and Steve Finch (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts, and Willie Horton.

December 15, 1980

Released Jay Pettibone.

Traded Greg Mahlberg and Danny Walton to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Don Werner and Greg Hughes (minors).

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.

Drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft, 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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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