| 1987 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Owners | Eddie Chiles | |||
| General managers | Tom Grieve | |||
| Managers | Bobby Valentine | |||
| Television | KTVT (Bob Carpenter,Steve Busby) HSE (Bob Carpenter,Norm Hitzges,Merle Harmon) | |||
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel,Mark Holtz ) | |||
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The1987 Texas Rangers season was the 27th of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 16th inArlington as the Rangers, and the 16th season atArlington Stadium. The Rangers finished sixth in theAmerican League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
Rubén Sierra set the Rangers' club record for extra base hits (69) in one season. He became the youngest player in the American League to get 100 RBIs in a season sinceAl Kaline in 1956.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
| 1987 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | 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 | Don Slaught | 95 | 237 | 53 | .224 | 8 | 16 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 159 | 569 | 163 | .286 | 23 | 88 |
| 2B | Jerry Browne | 132 | 454 | 123 | .271 | 1 | 38 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 136 | 363 | 86 | .237 | 13 | 50 |
| SS | Scott Fletcher | 156 | 588 | 169 | .287 | 5 | 63 |
| LF | Pete Incaviglia | 139 | 509 | 138 | .271 | 27 | 80 |
| CF | Oddibe McDowell | 128 | 407 | 98 | .241 | 14 | 52 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 158 | 643 | 169 | .263 | 30 | 109 |
| DH | Larry Parrish | 152 | 557 | 149 | .268 | 32 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brower | 127 | 303 | 79 | .261 | 14 | 46 |
| Mike Stanley | 78 | 216 | 59 | .273 | 6 | 37 |
| Geno Petralli | 101 | 202 | 61 | .302 | 7 | 31 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 85 | 138 | 37 | .268 | 2 | 14 |
| Darrell Porter | 85 | 130 | 31 | .238 | 7 | 21 |
| Tom O'Malley | 45 | 117 | 32 | .274 | 1 | 12 |
| Tom Paciorek | 27 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 3 | 12 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 15 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Meier | 13 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Tabor | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Espy | 14 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hough | 40 | 285.1 | 18 | 13 | 3.79 | 223 |
| José Guzmán | 37 | 208.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 | 143 |
| Bobby Witt | 26 | 143.0 | 8 | 10 | 4.91 | 160 |
| Ed Correa | 15 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 7.59 | 61 |
| Bob Malloy | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 8 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.86 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg A. Harris | 42 | 140.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.86 | 106 |
| Paul Kilgus | 25 | 89.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.13 | 42 |
| Mike Loynd | 26 | 69.1 | 1 | 5 | 6.10 | 48 |
| Mike Mason | 8 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.59 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Mohorcic | 74 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2.99 | 48 |
| Mitch Williams | 85 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3.23 | 129 |
| Jeff Russell | 52 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.44 | 56 |
| Steve Howe | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.31 | 19 |
| Ron Meridith | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 17 |
| Scott Anderson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 6 |
| Keith Creel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 5 |
| Dwayne Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Gary Mielke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |