1979 Texas Rangers Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Steve Comer1712.5863.6836360610242.32301149924844868071021
Fergie Jenkins1614.5334.07373701030259.0252127117408161643041089
Jim Kern135.7221.57710570029143.09935255626136205578
Doc Medich107.5884.1729191410149.01567869949358404647
Jon Matlack54.5564.131313020085.0984339915135101355
Doyle Alexander57.4174.4523183000113.31146556369350104508
Sparky Lyle58.3853.1367053001395.0783733928648002384
Danny Darwin44.5004.04206410078.0503635530258510313
Ed Farmer201.0004.36112500033.0302116219225203144
John Henry Johnson26.2504.921712110082.37950451236346113357
Larry McCall101.0002.162110008.3722030300035
Dave Rajsich13.2503.52273800053.7562521718032000229
Brian Allard13.2504.3274120033.3361716413214000141
Dock Ellis15.1675.98109000046.7643431516210002215
Bob Babcock0010.134010005.3776170600131
Jerry Don Gleaton01.0006.525210009.71577020210145
Totals8379.5123.86379162136265421437.0137169861713553240773282376092

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Buddy Bell1627206708920042318101543045.299.327.451.7783021637104
Al Oliver136538492691592841276453434.323.367.470.836231144178
Bump Wills1466175439014821354635115358.273.340.350.6901901241434
Jim Sundberg15056149550136234564335151.275.345.368.713182175555
Richie Zisk144563503691322111864115775.262.336.416.752209150124
Pat Putnam139465426571181921864162350.277.319.458.777195126466
Billy Sample1283773256095212535863728.292.365.415.781135621031
John Ellis11133731633901201261221555.285.318.437.75413832041
Johnny Grubb10232828942791401037243444.273.350.426.77512361223
Nelson Norman147383343367693021411941.222.260.265.52691501830
Mickey Rivers5826324735749362572918.300.323.433.75610721330
Oscar Gamble64201161275460832213715.335.458.522.97984610211
Willie Montanez3815414419466082401814.319.357.528.8857641011
Eric Soderholm6316514715406041900129.272.325.395.7205851230
Mike Jorgensen90177157213570616021429.223.293.382.6756032311
Larvell Blanks6813812013245011500119.200.259.267.5263210340
Dave Roberts44938412222131410717.262.319.417.7353530200
Gary Gray16444241000011128.238.273.238.5111020000
LaRue Washington2522185500022140.278.409.278.687500000
Dave Chalk9980200000000.250.250.250.500210100
Greg Mahlberg721172200110024.118.211.294.505520200
Gary Holle5760110000010.167.286.333.619200000
Bert Campaneris81092100001013.111.200.111.311100000
Bob Babcock4000000000000000000
Brian Allard7000000000000000000
Dave Rajsich27000000000000000000
Steve Comer36000000000000000000
Danny Darwin20000000000000000000
Dock Ellis10000000000000000000
Fergie Jenkins37000000000000000000
John Henry Johnson17000000000000000000
Jerry Don Gleaton5000000000000000000
Jim Kern71000000000000000000
Sparky Lyle67000000000000000000
Jon Matlack13000000000000000000
Larry McCall2000000000000000000
Doc Medich29000000000000000000
Ed Farmer11000000000000000000
Doyle Alexander23000000000000000000
Totals2239619355627501549252261407187951461607.278.334.409.743227313533785949


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Pat Putnam1B9689771.383262565.9941.4319.3130000
Mike Jorgensen1B6023277.728730428.9881.2755.2830000
John Ellis1B3028185.021611517.97811.0437.5670000
Willie Montanez1B1919170.019116114.9951.9591.8950000
Eric Soderholm1B2214.09110.9096.4295.0000000
Dave Roberts1B6011.090011.0007.3641.5000000
Gary Holle1B118.0110011.00012.37511.0000000
Bump Wills2B1461431269.03374682095.9765.7095.5140000
Larvell Blanks2B1612106.02625061.0004.3303.1880000
Dave Roberts2B8758.01523091.0005.8974.7500000
Nelson Norman2B102.00000.000.0000000
Dave Chalk2B102.010001.0004.5001.0000000
Buddy Bell3B1471441232.01123641522.9693.4773.2380000
Eric Soderholm3B3718203.0204845.9443.0151.8380000
LaRue Washington3B101.001001.0009.0001.0000000
Dave Roberts3B101.001001.0009.0001.0000000
Jim SundbergC1501441271.075475414.9955.8705.52780765341.1
Dave RobertsC141089.045510.9805.0563.571004450.0
Greg MahlbergC7549.0221001.0004.2243.28600600.0
John EllisC7328.0161011.0005.4642.429004120.0
Richie ZiskOF1341321136.32341076.9721.9331.8210000
Al OliverOF119115988.3260972.9752.4502.2610000
Billy SampleOF10379728.71737011.0002.2231.7480000
Johnny GrubbOF8264587.7135824.9862.1901.7440000
Mickey RiversOF5755484.3153431.9812.9172.7540000
Oscar GambleOF2118152.0412021.0002.5462.0480000
Mike JorgensenOF2011117.7331001.0002.6011.7000000
Dave RobertsOF11760.0131001.0002.1001.2730000
LaRue WashingtonOF13556.0160001.0002.5711.2310000
Fergie JenkinsP3737259.0255035.9622.6062.0270000
Steve ComerP3636242.3193840.9342.1171.5830000
Doc MedichP2919149.063320.9512.3561.3450000
Jim KernP710143.091671.7811.573.3520000
Doyle AlexanderP2318113.31223011.0002.7791.5220000
Sparky LyleP67095.021120.8671.232.1940000
Jon MatlackP131385.031621.9052.0121.4620000
John Henry JohnsonP171282.3111011.0001.312.7060000
Danny DarwinP20678.026001.000.923.4000000
Dave RajsichP27353.7113001.0002.348.5190000
Dock EllisP10946.72810.9091.9291.0000000
Brian AllardP7433.335001.0002.1601.1430000
Ed FarmerP11233.024001.0001.636.5450000
Jerry Don GleatonP529.704001.0003.724.8000000
Larry McCallP218.301011.0001.080.5000000
Bob BabcockP405.301001.0001.688.2500000
Nelson NormanSS1421151015.01773022464.9524.2473.3730000
Larvell BlanksSS4927202.03965316.9724.6342.1220000
Buddy BellSS3317184.0356529.9804.8913.0300000
Bert CampanerisSS8331.0121315.9627.2583.1250000
Dave ChalkSS304.003001.0006.7501.0000000
Totals1924145812932.043111862130398.9794.2963.20880905839.2




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