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1981 Texas Rangers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 33-22, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 24-26, Finished 3rd
Overall: 57-48, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 452 runs, Allowed 389 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-45
Managed by Don Zimmer

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 850,076 (10th of 14)
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Batting - 94, Pitching - 94
  (one-year): Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / 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 4, 1980

Dave Roberts granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1980

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.

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 (Standings)

Released Willie Horton.

April 17, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Bobby Bonds as a free agent.

May 25, 1981 (Standings)

Released Ed Figueroa.

June 4, 1981 (Standings)

Sold Bobby Bonds to the Chicago Cubs.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Ron Darling in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Al Lachowicz in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Oddibe McDowell in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Barry Jones in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Kevin Buckley in the 17th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Glen Cook in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

June 10, 1981 (Standings)

Released Adrian Devine.

August 12, 1981 (Standings)

Selected Tom Poquette off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.

August 18, 1981 (Standings)

Released Larry Cox.

August 25, 1981 (Standings)

Sold Dennis Lewallyn to the Cleveland Indians.

September 8, 1981 (Standings)

Purchased Bob Lacey from the Cleveland Indians.

October 20, 1981

Traded Dave Rajsich to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ramon Aviles.

November 13, 1981

Fergie Jenkins granted Free Agency.

Tom Poquette granted Free Agency.

December 11, 1981

Traded Jim Kern to the New York Mets. Received Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano.

January 6, 1982

Signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Jody Reed in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Scott Bailes in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 15, 1982

Signed Lamar Johnson as a free agent.

February 2, 1982

Signed Jim Gideon as a free agent.

February 18, 1982

Released Tony Fossas.

February 19, 1982

Traded Rick Lisi to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later. The Baltimore Orioles sent Steve Luebber (February 23, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

March 26, 1982

Traded Bump Wills to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Paul Mirabella, and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Paul Semall (minors) (April 21, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

Released Bob Lacey.

March 30, 1982

Released John Ellis.

March 31, 1982

Traded Al Oliver to the Montreal Expos. Received Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler.

April 1, 1982

Traded Nelson Norman to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Victor Cruz.

Traded Ron Darling and Walt Terrell to the New York Mets. Received Lee Mazzilli.


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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