1980 Texas Rangers
76 - 85
1979 / 1981 (Organization)
4th place in the AL West (20.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		39 - 41 (.488)
37 - 44 (.457)		 -4.3 wins
-0.1 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 756 / 723 ( +33 )
Allowed/Expected: 752 / 721 ( -31 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 80 (-5)
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Attendance: 1,198,175 Avg Att: 14,977 (0.77)
Att Rank: 9 / 14 Lg Avg: 19,338
       
Park Factor: 0.99    
HR Factor: 0.96 R/L HR: 0.95 / 0.97
Notes:


Formation
Filters
Home Grown
Positions
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via
1 Jim Sundberg
C
29.1
3.6
17.5
4.2
7
Y
1
10
1973
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 2)
2 John Ellis
1B
31.9
-1.0
1.3
-1.8
5
N
12
9
1975
 Trade CLE AL
3 Bump Wills
2B
27.9
2.2
16.2
2.8
4
Y
1
9
1975
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 6)
4 Pat Putnam
1B
26.6
-0.3
8.0
0.5
4
Y
6
3
1975
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 23)
5 Danny Darwin
RP
24.7
3.5
12.4
6.6
3
Y
5
10
1976
 Free Agency (Amateur)
6 Bill Sample
RF
25.2
0.2
3.9
-0.3
3
Y
6
8
1976
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 10
7 Steve Comer
SP
26.5
-1.2
0.0
-1.3
3
Y
7
10
1976
 Free Agency (Amateur)
8 Richie Zisk
DH
31.4
0.6
11.0
3.7
3
N
11
9
1977
 Free Agency
9 Doc Medich
SP
31.6
2.5
10.7
4.3
3
N
11
11
1977
 Free Agency
10 Al Oliver
LF
33.7
3.4
21.3
9.2
3
N
12
8
1977
 Trade PIT NL
11 Jon Matlack
SP
30.5
4.4
12.9
5.6
3
N
12
8
1977
 Trade NYN NL
12 Nelson Norman
SS
22.1
-0.0
0.4
-0.4
3
N
12
8
1977
 Trade PIT NL
13 Fergie Jenkins
SP
37.6
3.6
11.4
5.2
3
N
12
14
1977
 Trade BOS AL
14 Johnny Grubb
RF
31.9
0.3
7.6
2.2
3
N
8
31
1978
 Trade CLE AL
15 Brian Allard
SP
22.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
2
Y
6
8
1976
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 4
16 Bob Babcock
RP
30.9
0.1
0.8
-0.5
2
N
12
15
1976
 Trade BAL AL
17 Jim Kern
RP
31.3
-0.4
1.6
-1.8
2
N
10
3
1978
 Trade CLE AL
18 Dave Roberts
3B
29.4
0.1
3.9
-1.3
2
N
10
25
1978
 Trade SDN NL
19 Sparky Lyle
RP
35.9
-0.0
3.4
-1.1
2
N
11
10
1978
 Trade NYA AL
20 Dave Rajsich
RP
28.8
-0.6
0.4
-2.1
2
N
11
10
1978
 Trade NYA AL
21 Buddy Bell
3B
28.8
6.5
21.8
11.7
2
N
12
8
1978
 Trade CLE AL
22 Jerry Don Gleaton
RP
22.8
0.1
0.6
0.2
2
Y
6
5
1979
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 17)
23 John Henry Johnson
RP
23.9
1.5
4.8
2.7
2
N
6
15
1979
 Trade OAK AL
24 Mickey Rivers
CF
31.7
3.4
20.4
7.7
2
N
7
30
1979
 Trade NYA AL
25 John Butcher
SP
23.3
0.2
1.7
0.6
1
Y
6
7
1977
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 18)
26 Odie Davis
SS
24.9
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
1
Y
6
7
1977
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 7
27 Don Kainer
SP
24.8
0.5
1.6
0.9
1
Y
6
7
1977
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 13
28 Mike Richardt
2B
22.1
-0.3
0.7
-0.9
1
Y
6
6
1978
 Draft (Amateur) - Round 1 (Pick 10)
29 Mike Hart
CF
28.5
-0.1
0.1
-0.0
1
N
12
8
1978
 Trade MON NL
30 Adrian Devine
RP
28.6
-0.4
0.3
-1.3
1
N
12
6
1979
 Trade ATL NL
31 Pepe Frias
SS
32.0
-1.9
1.6
-4.2
1
N
12
6
1979
 Trade ATL NL
32 Jim Norris
RF
31.5
-1.4
0.9
-2.7
1
N
1
4
1980
 Trade CLE AL
33 Gaylord Perry
SP
41.8
2.5
8.5
3.7
1
N
2
15
1980
 Trade SDN NL
34 Tucker Ashford
3B
25.6
-0.4
0.4
-0.3
1
N
2
15
1980
 Trade SDN NL
35 Rusty Staub
DH
36.3
1.3
10.1
4.3
1
N
3
31
1980
 Trade MON NL
36 Danny Walton
DH
33.0
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1
N
4
6
1980
 Free Agency
37 Bud Harrelson
SS
36.1
0.7
5.2
-0.1
1
N
5
7
1980
 Free Agency
38 Charlie Hough
RP
32.5
0.6
2.9
0.1
1
N
7
11
1980
 Purchased LAN NL
39 Ed Figueroa
SP
31.7
-0.3
0.0
-1.2
1
N
7
28
1980
 Purchased NYA AL
40 Ken Clay
SP
26.2
0.5
1.5
0.1
1
N
8
14
1980
 Trade NYA AL
41 Dennis Lewallyn
RP
26.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
1
N
9
13
1980
 Trade LAN NL
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Player Pos Hometown
Brian Allard SP Henry, IL (US)
Tucker Ashford 3B Memphis, TN (USA)
Bob Babcock RP New Castle, PA (USA)
Buddy Bell 3B Cincinnati, OH (US)
John Butcher SP Glendale, CA (USA)
Ken Clay SP Lynchburg, VA (US)
Steve Comer SP Minnetonka, MN (US)
Danny Darwin RP Bonham, TX (US)
Odie Davis SS San Antonio, TX (USA)
Adrian Devine RP Galveston, TX (US)
John Ellis 1B New London, CT (US)
Ed Figueroa SP Ciales (P.R.)
Pepe Frias SS San Pedro de Macoris (D.R.)
Jerry Don Gleaton RP Brownwood, TX (US)
Johnny Grubb RF Richmond, VA (US)
Bud Harrelson SS Hayward, CA (US)
Mike Hart CF Kalamazoo, MI (USA)
Charlie Hough RP Hialeah, FL (US)
Fergie Jenkins SP Chatham, ON (CA)
John Henry Johnson RP Sonoma, CA (US)
Don Kainer SP Houston, TX (US)
Jim Kern RP Midland, MI (US)
Dennis Lewallyn RP Pensacola, FL (US)
Sparky Lyle RP Reynoldsville-Sykesville, PA (US)
Jon Matlack SP West Chester, PA (US)
Doc Medich SP Aliquippa, PA (US)
Nelson Norman SS San Pedro de Macoris (D.R.)
Jim Norris RF Seaford, NY (US)
Al Oliver LF Portsmouth, OH (US)
Gaylord Perry SP Williamston, NC (US)
Pat Putnam 1B Fort Myers, FL (US)
Dave Rajsich RP Youngstown, OH (USA)
Mike Richardt 2B Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Mickey Rivers CF Miami, FL (US)
Dave Roberts 3B Lebanon, OR (USA)
Bill Sample RF Roanoke, VA (US)
Rusty Staub DH New Orleans, LA (US)
Jim Sundberg C Galesburg, IL (US)
Danny Walton DH La Puente, CA (US)
Bump Wills 2B Spokane Valley, WA (US)
Richie Zisk DH Parsippany, NJ (US)

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