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1986 Texas Rangers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985/1987)
87-75, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 771 runs, Allowed 743 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Bobby Valentine

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,692,002 (8th of 14)
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Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1985/1987) / 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 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 14, 1985

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.

November 25, 1985

Traded Wayne Tolleson and Dave Schmidt 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.

May 6, 1986 (Standings)

Released Dave Rozema.

May 30, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Juan Gonzalez as an amateur free agent.

June 2, 1986 (Standings)

Drafted Kevin Brown in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed July 17, 1986.

Drafted Roger Pavlik in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft.

Drafted Dean Palmer in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1986.

Drafted Rob Richie in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Loynd in the 7th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

Drafted John Barfield in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

Drafted Rey Sanchez in the 13th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1986.

Drafted Bob Malloy in the 19th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

Drafted Wayne Rosenthal in the 24th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

June 18, 1986 (Standings)

Sent George Wright to the Montreal Expos as part of a conditional deal.

July 26, 1986 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Bryan Dial (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ron Meridith. The Texas Rangers sent Rick Surhoff (July 28, 1986) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

September 1, 1986 (Standings)

Sold Mickey Mahler to the Toronto Blue Jays.

September 23, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Wilson Alvarez as an amateur free agent.

September 30, 1986 (Standings)

Traded Randy Kramer to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jeff Zaske.

October 6, 1986 (Standings)

Signed Cris Colon as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1986 (Standings)

Jeff Moronko granted Free Agency.

November 12, 1986

Toby Harrah granted Free Agency.

Darrell Porter granted Free Agency.

Gary Ward granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1986

Signed Alan Knicely as a free agent.

Signed Tom O'Malley as a free agent.

Signed Dave Rucker as a free agent.

December 5, 1986

Signed Darrell Porter as a free agent.

December 8, 1986

Drafted Cecil Espy from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1986 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1986

Drafted Jose Cecena from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1986 minor league draft.

Signed Keith Creel as a free agent.

Signed Dave Meier as a free agent.

December 16, 1986

Released Ricky Wright.

December 18, 1986

Signed Mike Jeffcoat as a free agent.

January 10, 1987

Signed Nick Capra as a free agent.

January 13, 1987

Signed Jose Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

February 17, 1987

Signed Ed Jurak as a free agent.

February 26, 1987

Signed Frank Pastore as a free agent.

March 4, 1987

Signed Steve Kemp as a free agent.

March 24, 1987

Traded Orlando Mercado to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ruben Guzman (minors).


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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