| 1986 Texas Rangers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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The1986 Texas Rangers season was the 26th of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 15th inArlington as the Rangers, and the 15th season atArlington Stadium. The Rangers finished second in theAmerican League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
Michael Stone was President of the Rangers and promotedTom Grieve to General Manager.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 50–32 | 42–38 |
| Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | 45–36 | 31–50 |
| Oakland Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | 47–36 | 29–50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 71 | 91 | .438 | 21 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 25 | 41–41 | 26–54 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 1–12 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| California | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–9 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 3–10–1 |
| Detroit | 12–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 10–3 | 3–10 | 8–4 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 3–10 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 |
| Toronto | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3–1 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — |
| 1986 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | 314 | 83 | .264 | 13 | 46 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 156 | 551 | 160 | .290 | 23 | 90 |
| 2B | Toby Harrah | 95 | 289 | 63 | .218 | 7 | 41 |
| SS | Scott Fletcher | 147 | 530 | 159 | .300 | 3 | 50 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 153 | 461 | 112 | .243 | 18 | 54 |
| LF | Gary Ward | 105 | 380 | 120 | .316 | 5 | 51 |
| CF | Oddibe McDowell | 154 | 572 | 152 | .266 | 18 | 49 |
| RF | Pete Incaviglia | 153 | 540 | 135 | .250 | 30 | 88 |
| DH | Larry Parrish | 129 | 464 | 128 | .276 | 28 | 94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubén Sierra | 113 | 382 | 101 | .264 | 16 | 55 |
| Curt Wilkerson | 110 | 236 | 56 | .237 | 0 | 15 |
| Tom Paciorek | 88 | 213 | 61 | .286 | 4 | 22 |
| Darrell Porter | 68 | 155 | 41 | .265 | 12 | 29 |
| Geno Petralli | 69 | 137 | 35 | .255 | 2 | 18 |
| George Wright | 49 | 106 | 23 | .217 | 2 | 7 |
| Orlando Mercado | 46 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Stanley | 15 | 30 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Browne | 12 | 24 | 10 | .417 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Jones | 13 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 8 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Brower | 21 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 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 | 33 | 230.1 | 17 | 10 | 3.79 | 146 |
| Ed Correa | 32 | 202.0 | 12 | 14 | 4.23 | 189 |
| José Guzmán | 29 | 172.0 | 9 | 15 | 4.54 | 87 |
| Bobby Witt | 31 | 158.0 | 11 | 9 | 5.48 | 174 |
| Mike Mason | 27 | 135.0 | 7 | 3 | 4.33 | 85 |
| Kevin Brown | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Mahler | 29 | 63.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.14 | 28 |
| Mike Loynd | 9 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.36 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg A. Harris | 73 | 111.0 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 2.83 | 95 |
| Mitch Williams | 80 | 98.0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3.58 | 90 |
| Dale Mohorcic | 58 | 79.0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2.51 | 29 |
| Jeff Russell | 37 | 82.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.40 | 54 |
| Ricky Wright | 21 | 39.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.03 | 23 |
| Dwayne Henry | 19 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 17 |
| Dave Rozema | 6 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 3 |
| Ron Meridith | 5 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |