1972 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 54-100. They scored 461 runs and belted 56 home runs to go along with a .217 batting average. Ted Ford led the team in home runs with 14. The offense was powered by Dick Billings, who led the team with 58 RBI and 119 hits. Dave Nelson had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 628 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. Rich Hand was the winningest pitcher, with 10 games won. Pete Broberg racked up 133 strkeouts to lead the team. Horacio Pina was the team's best fireman, with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Driscoll | 2B | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Toby Harrah | SS | 116 | 374 | 47 | 97 | 1 | 31 | 16 | .316 | .321 | .637 | .259 |
| Vic Harris | 2B | 61 | 186 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .192 | .177 | .369 | .140 |
| Frank Howard | 1B | 95 | 287 | 28 | 70 | 9 | 31 | 1 | .341 | .369 | .710 | .244 |
| Dalton Jones | 3B | 72 | 151 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | .207 | .252 | .459 | .159 |
| Ted Kubiak | 2B | 46 | 116 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .300 | .250 | .550 | .224 |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 26 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 | .220 | .402 | .146 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 46 | 147 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .247 | .218 | .465 | .197 |
| Don Mincher | 1B | 61 | 191 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 39 | 2 | .384 | .382 | .766 | .236 |
| Dave Nelson | 3B | 145 | 499 | 68 | 113 | 2 | 28 | 51 | .324 | .283 | .607 | .226 |
| Tom Ragland | 2B | 25 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .207 | .445 | .172 |
| Lenny Randle | 2B | 74 | 249 | 23 | 48 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .235 | .269 | .504 | .193 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | OF | 137 | 382 | 34 | 99 | 3 | 31 | 1 | .313 | .335 | .648 | .259 |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 22 | 65 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .246 | .489 | .185 |
| Ted Ford | OF | 129 | 429 | 43 | 101 | 14 | 50 | 4 | .297 | .382 | .679 | .235 |
| Tom Grieve | OF | 64 | 142 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .271 | .296 | .567 | .204 |
| Joe Lovitto | OF | 117 | 330 | 23 | 74 | 1 | 19 | 13 | .306 | .267 | .573 | .224 |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 98 | 294 | 40 | 74 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .361 | .289 | .650 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Billings | C | 133 | 469 | 41 | 119 | 5 | 58 | 1 | .296 | .322 | .618 | .254 |
| Bill Fahey | C | 39 | 119 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .250 | .210 | .460 | .168 |
| Hal King | C | 50 | 122 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .333 | .320 | .653 | .180 |
| Ken Suarez | C | 25 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .167 | .182 | .349 | .152 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5029 | 461 | 1092 | 56 | 424 | 126 | .286 | .290 | .576 | .217 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dick Bosman | 29 | 29 | 173.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 105 | 48 | 3.63 | 1.333 | |||
| Pete Broberg | 39 | 25 | 176.3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 1 | 133 | 85 | 4.29 | 1.350 | |||
| Casey Cox | 35 | 4 | 65.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 4.41 | 1.516 | |||
| Jan Dukes | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.86 | 2.609 | |||
| Bill Gogolewski | 36 | 21 | 150.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 2 | 95 | 58 | 4.24 | 1.287 | |||
| Rich Hand | 30 | 28 | 170.7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 109 | 103 | 3.32 | 1.418 | |||
| Rich Hinton | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2.38 | 1.504 | |||
| Gerry Janeski | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.84 | 1.417 | |||
| Steve Lawson | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2.81 | 1.438 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 66 | 0 | 99.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 9 | 51 | 29 | 2.62 | 1.244 | |||
| Jim Panther | 58 | 4 | 93.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 4.13 | 1.569 | |||
| Mike Paul | 49 | 20 | 161.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 108 | 52 | 2.17 | 1.243 | |||
| Horacio Pina | 60 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 15 | 60 | 43 | 3.20 | 1.368 | |||
| Jim Roland | 5 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8.10 | 2.727 | |||
| Jim Shellenback | 22 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 3.47 | 1.088 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 24 | 16 | 104.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 78 | 73 | 3.78 | 1.490 | |||
| Team Totals | 478 | 154 | 1374.7 | 54 | 100 | .351 | 34 | 868 | 613 | 3.54 | 1.361 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Nelson | 145 |
| At Bats | Dave Nelson | 499 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Nelson | 580 |
| Batting Average | Dick Billings | .254 |
| On-Base % | Dave Nelson | .324 |
| Slugging % | Dick Billings | .322 |
| OPS | Dick Billings | .618 |
| Runs | Dave Nelson | 68 |
| Hits | Dick Billings | 119 |
| Total Bases | Ted Ford | 164 |
| Doubles | Ted Ford | 19 |
| Triples | Toby Harrah and Dave Nelson | 3 |
| Home Runs | Ted Ford | 14 |
| RBI | Dick Billings | 58 |
| Walks | Dave Nelson | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Nelson | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Nelson | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Nelson | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Bosman | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dick Billings and Toby Harrah | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Howard | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rich Hand | 10 |
| Losses | Rich Hand | 14 |
| Saves | Horacio Pina | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Paul | .471 |
| ERA | Rich Hand | 3.32 |
| WHIP | Dick Bosman | 1.333 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Broberg | 176.3 |
| Games | Paul Lindblad | 66 |
| Games Started | Dick Bosman | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Broberg | 133 |
| Complete Games | Pete Broberg | 3 |
| Shutouts | Pete Broberg | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Broberg | 760 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pete Broberg | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Bosman | 183 |
| Walks Allowed | Rich Hand | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Broberg | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Bosman | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Dick Bosman | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Pete Broberg | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Pete Broberg | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Bosman | 16 |
