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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 / 1986)
62-99, Finished 7th in AL West
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Scored 617 runs, Allowed 785 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-98
Manager: Doug Rader (9-23) and Bobby Valentine (53-76)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,112,497 (12th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102; one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 110
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1984 / 1986 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1984
Mike Griffin granted Free Agency.
Dave Tobik granted Free Agency.
October 29, 1984
Released Joey McLaughlin.
November 7, 1984
Traded Dave Hostetler to the Montreal Expos. Received Chris Welsh.
November 26, 1984
Released Marv Foley.
December 3, 1984
Drafted Mitch Williams from the San Diego Padres in the 1984 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1984
Signed Cliff Johnson as a free agent.
December 10, 1984
Purchased Efrain Valdez from the San Diego Padres.
December 11, 1984
Traded players to be named later to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dickie Noles. The Texas Rangers sent Tim Henry (minors) (December 11, 1984) and Jorge Gomez (minors) (December 11, 1984) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
December 19, 1984
Signed Luis Pujols as a free agent.
December 20, 1984
Signed Burt Hooton as a free agent.
Odell Jones granted Free Agency.
December 27, 1984
Signed Dave Rozema as a free agent.
January 3, 1985
Drafted Rafael Bournigal in the 11th round of the 1985 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
January 18, 1985
As part of a 4-team trade, traded a player to be named later and Danny Darwin to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Don Slaught from the Kansas City Royals. In addition, the Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals; the New York Mets sent Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers; ; and the Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Nance (minors) (January 30, 1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.
January 24, 1985
The Toronto Blue Jays chose Tom Henke as a free agent compensation pick.
February 11, 1985
Signed Bill Earley as a free agent.
February 13, 1985
Purchased Greg Harris from the San Diego Padres.
February 27, 1985
Traded a player to be named later and Bill Sample to the New York Yankees. Received Toby Harrah. The Texas Rangers sent Eric Dersin (minors) (July 14, 1985) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
April 1, 1985 (Standings)
Released Jim Anderson.
Released Ned Yost.
April 4, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Glenn Brummer as a free agent.
Released Mickey Rivers.
Traded Kevin Buckley to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jeff Moronko (April 29, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
Traded Donnie Scott to the Seattle Mariners. Received Orlando Mercado.
April 6, 1985 (Standings)
Released Daryl Smith.
Returned Mitch Williams (earlier draft pick) to the San Diego Padres.
Traded Randy Asadoor to the San Diego Padres. Received Mitch Williams.
May, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Jim Anderson as a free agent. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
May 7, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Dale Murray as a free agent.
May 17, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Geno Petralli as a free agent.
May 19, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
June 3, 1985 (Standings)
Drafted Bobby Witt in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985.
Drafted Steve Wilson in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985.
Drafted Chad Kreuter in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1985.
Drafted Kevin Reimer in the 11th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1985.
Drafted Mike Stanley in the 16th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1985.
Drafted Gary Mielke in the 26th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Drafted John Hudek in the 30th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 20, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Frank Tanana to the Detroit Tigers. Received Duane James (minors).
July 10, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Ellis Valentine as a free agent.
July 19, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Buddy Bell to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later and Duane Walker. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jeff Russell (July 23, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
July 30, 1985 (Standings)
Signed Sammy Sosa as an amateur free agent.
August 28, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Cliff Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received players to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Matt Williams (August 29, 1985), Jeff Mays (minors) (August 29, 1985) and Greg Ferlenda (minors) (November 14, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
September 13, 1985 (Standings)
Traded Dave Stewart to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Rick Surhoff.
October 15, 1985 (Standings)
Nick Capra granted Free Agency.
Bill Earley granted Free Agency.
Tony Fossas granted Free Agency.
Dale Mohorcic granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1985
Traded Jim Anderson and Bob Sebra to the Montreal Expos. Received Pete Incaviglia.
November 9, 1985
Released Chris Welsh.
November 12, 1985
Alan Bannister granted Free Agency.
Bill Stein granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1985
Released Glenn Brummer.
November 25, 1985
Traded Dave Schmidt and Wayne Tolleson to the Chicago White Sox. Received a player to be named later, Ed Correa and Scott Fletcher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jose Mota (December 11, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
December 10, 1985
Signed Tom Paciorek as a free agent.
December 20, 1985
Released Dickie Noles.
Released Ellis Valentine.
Released Duane Walker.
January 16, 1986
Signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
January 17, 1986
Signed Duane Walker as a free agent.
January 28, 1986
Signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.
February 18, 1986
Signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
March 27, 1986
Released Burt Hooton.
Signed Dave Owen as a free agent.
Released Duane Walker.
