| 1980 Texas Rangers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 76–85 (.472) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owner | Eddie Chiles | |||
| General managers | Eddie Robinson | |||
| Managers | Pat Corrales | |||
| Television | KXAS-TV (Frank Glieber,Eric Nadel,Mel Proctor) | |||
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Bill Merrill,Mel Proctor) | |||
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The1980 Texas Rangers season was the 20th of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 9th inArlington as the Rangers, and the 9th season atArlington Stadium. The Rangers finished fourth in theAmerican League West with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 49–32 | 48–33 |
| Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | .478 | 19½ | 44–36 | 33–48 |
| Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | .472 | 20½ | 39–41 | 37–44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | .438 | 26 | 37–42 | 33–48 |
| California Angels | 65 | 95 | .406 | 31 | 30–51 | 35–44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 36–45 | 23–58 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
| New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
| 1980 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jim Sundberg | 151 | 505 | 138 | .273 | 10 | 63 |
| 1B | Pat Putnam | 147 | 410 | 108 | .263 | 13 | 55 |
| 2B | Bump Wills | 146 | 578 | 152 | .263 | 5 | 58 |
| SS | Pepe Frías | 116 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 0 | 10 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 129 | 490 | 161 | .329 | 17 | 83 |
| LF | Al Oliver | 163 | 656 | 209 | .319 | 19 | 117 |
| CF | Mickey Rivers | 147 | 630 | 210 | .333 | 7 | 60 |
| RF | Johnny Grubb | 110 | 274 | 76 | .277 | 9 | 32 |
| DH | Richie Zisk | 135 | 448 | 130 | .290 | 19 | 77 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Staub | 109 | 340 | 102 | .300 | 9 | 52 |
| Dave Roberts | 101 | 235 | 56 | .238 | 10 | 30 |
| Billy Sample | 99 | 204 | 53 | .260 | 4 | 19 |
| John Ellis | 73 | 182 | 43 | .236 | 1 | 23 |
| Bud Harrelson | 87 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 1 | 9 |
| Jim Norris | 119 | 174 | 43 | .247 | 0 | 16 |
| Mike Richardt | 22 | 71 | 16 | .225 | 0 | 8 |
| Tucker Ashford | 15 | 32 | 4 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Norman | 17 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Walton | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Odie Davis | 17 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hart | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Matlack | 35 | 234.2 | 10 | 10 | 3.68 | 142 |
| Doc Medich | 34 | 204.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.92 | 91 |
| Ferguson Jenkins | 29 | 198.0 | 12 | 12 | 3.77 | 129 |
| Gaylord Perry | 24 | 155.0 | 6 | 9 | 3.43 | 107 |
| Ken Clay | 8 | 43.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.60 | 17 |
| Steve Comer | 12 | 41.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.99 | 9 |
| Ed Figueroa | 8 | 39.2 | 0 | 7 | 5.90 | 9 |
| John Butcher | 6 | 35.1 | 3 | 3 | 4.08 | 27 |
| Don Kainer | 4 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Allard | 5 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.65 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Darwin | 53 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2.63 | 104 |
| Sparky Lyle | 49 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.69 | 43 |
| Jim Kern | 38 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4.83 | 40 |
| John Henry Johnson | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.33 | 44 |
| Dave Rajsich | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.96 | 35 |
| Charlie Hough | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.96 | 47 |
| Adrian Devine | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 8 |
| Bob Babcock | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.63 | 15 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
| Dennis Lewallyn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 1 |