1979 Texas Rangers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 83-79
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,519,672, Avg. 19,483
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Manager: Pat Corrales (83-79)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1979 Texas Rangers Statistics
1979 Texas Rangers Results

The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, finishing third in the AL's West Division.

The Rangers scored 750 runs and conceded 698 runs. Richie Zisk, Buddy Bell and Pat Putnam led Texas with 18 home runs apiece. Buddy Bell drove in 101 runs. Al Oliver topped hitters with significant playing time with a .323 average. Steve Comer paced the team with 17 wins, while Fergie Jenkins also added 15 or more wins also Jim Kern earned a 1.57 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Pat Corrales coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Doyle AlexanderPRRSeptember 4, 19506'3"190Cordova, AL USA
Brian AllardPRRJanuary 3, 19586'1"185Spring Valley, IL USA
Bob BabcockPRRAugust 25, 19496'5"210New Castle, PA USA
Buddy Bell3BRRAugust 27, 19516'1"180Pittsburgh, PA USA
Larvell BlanksSSRRJanuary 28, 19505'8"167Del Rio, TX USA
Bert CampanerisSSRRMarch 9, 19425'10"160Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
Dave ChalkSSRRAugust 30, 19505'10"175Del Rio, TX USA
Steve ComerPBRJanuary 13, 19546'3"195Minneapolis, MN USA
Danny DarwinPRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX USA
Dock EllisPBRMarch 11, 19456'3"205Los Angeles, CA USA
John Ellis1BRRAugust 21, 19486'2"225New London, CT USA
Ed FarmerPRROctober 18, 19496'5"200Evergreen Park, IL USA
Oscar GambleRFLRDecember 20, 19495'11"160Ramer, AL USA
Jerry Don GleatonPLLSeptember 14, 19576'3"205Brownwood, TX USA
Gary GrayPRRSeptember 21, 19526'0"187New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny GrubbOFLRAugust 4, 19486'3"175Richmond, VA USA
Gary Holle1BRLAugust 11, 19546'6"210Watervliet, NY USA
Fergie JenkinsPRRDecember 13, 19426'5"205Chatham, ON CAN
John Henry JohnsonPLLAugust 21, 19566'2"190Houston, TX USA
Mike Jorgensen1BLLAugust 16, 19486'0"195Passaic, NJ USA
Jim KernPRRMarch 15, 19496'5"185Gladwin, MI USA
Sparky LylePLLJuly 22, 19446'1"182Du Bois, PA USA
Greg MahlbergCRRAugust 8, 19525'10"180Milwaukee, WI USA
Jon MatlackPLLJanuary 19, 19506'3"205West Chester, PA USA
Larry McCallPLRSeptember 8, 19526'2"195Asheville, NC USA
Doc MedichPRRDecember 9, 19486'5"225Aliquippa, PA USA
Willie Montanez1BLLApril 1, 19486'0"170Catano, P.R.
Nelson NormanSSBRMay 23, 19586'2"160San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Al OliverCFLLOctober 14, 19466'0"195Portsmouth, OH USA
Pat Putnam1BLRDecember 3, 19536'0"205Bethel, VT USA
Dave RajsichPLLSeptember 28, 19516'5"175Youngstown, OH USA
Mickey RiversCFLLOctober 30, 19485'10"165Miami, FL USA
Dave RobertsOFRRFebruary 17, 19516'3"215Lebanon, OR USA
Billy SampleLFRRApril 2, 19555'9"175Roanoke, VA USA
Eric Soderholm3BRRSeptember 24, 19485'11"187Cortland, NY USA
Jim SundbergCRRMay 18, 19516'0"190Galesburg, IL USA
LaRue WashingtonCFRRSeptember 7, 19536'0"170Long Beach, CA USA
Bump Wills2BBRJuly 27, 19525'9"172Washington, DC USA
Richie ZiskRFRRFebruary 6, 19496'1"200Brooklyn, NY USA



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