1973 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 57-105. They scored 619 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Burroughs, who led the team with 30 home runs and 85 RBI. Alex Johnson led the team with 179 hits for a .287 average. Dave Nelson had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 844 runs and had a team ERA of 4.64. Jim Bibby led the pitching staff with 9 wins and 155 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Epstein | 1B | 27 | 85 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .317 | .259 | .576 | .188 |
| Jim Fregosi | 3B | 45 | 157 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .318 | .446 | .764 | .268 |
| Toby Harrah | SS | 118 | 461 | 64 | 120 | 10 | 50 | 10 | .328 | .364 | .692 | .260 |
| Joe Lovitto | 3B | 26 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .159 | .383 | .136 |
| Pete Mackanin | SS | 44 | 90 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .146 | .122 | .268 | .100 |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 21 | 77 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .412 | .532 | .944 | .351 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 92 | 238 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .273 | .290 | .563 | .206 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 142 | 576 | 71 | 165 | 7 | 48 | 43 | .325 | .378 | .703 | .286 |
| Lenny Randle | 2B | 10 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .414 | .621 | .207 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 102 | 352 | 35 | 94 | 4 | 43 | 0 | .332 | .352 | .684 | .267 |
| Bill Sudakis | 3B | 82 | 235 | 32 | 60 | 15 | 43 | 0 | .320 | .494 | .814 | .255 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Biittner | OF | 83 | 258 | 19 | 65 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .307 | .310 | .617 | .252 |
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 151 | 526 | 71 | 147 | 30 | 85 | 0 | .355 | .487 | .842 | .279 |
| Rico Carty | OF | 86 | 306 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 33 | 2 | .311 | .301 | .612 | .232 |
| Tom Grieve | OF | 66 | 123 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 1 | .348 | .528 | .876 | .309 |
| Vic Harris | OF | 152 | 555 | 71 | 138 | 8 | 44 | 13 | .317 | .342 | .659 | .249 |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 100 | 172 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 5 | .356 | .262 | .618 | .238 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Billings | C | 81 | 280 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .237 | .250 | .487 | .179 |
| Rick Stelmaszek | C | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Ken Suarez | C | 93 | 278 | 25 | 69 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .334 | .299 | .633 | .248 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Don Castle | DH | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .385 | .742 | .308 |
| Alex Johnson | DH | 158 | 624 | 62 | 179 | 8 | 68 | 10 | .322 | .377 | .699 | .287 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5488 | 619 | 1397 | 110 | 574 | 91 | .315 | .361 | .676 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lloyd Allen | 23 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 25 | 39 | 9.22 | 2.366 | |||
| Jim Bibby | 26 | 23 | 180.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 155 | 106 | 3.24 | 1.259 | |||
| Dick Bosman | 7 | 7 | 40.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 4.24 | 1.464 | |||
| Pete Broberg | 22 | 20 | 118.7 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 57 | 66 | 5.61 | 1.651 | |||
| Jackie Brown | 25 | 3 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 3.91 | 1.604 | |||
| David Clyde | 18 | 18 | 93.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 74 | 54 | 5.01 | 1.715 | |||
| Steve Dunning | 23 | 12 | 94.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 5.34 | 1.622 | |||
| Don Durham | 15 | 4 | 40.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 7.59 | 1.787 | |||
| Steve Foucault | 32 | 0 | 55.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 3.88 | 1.526 | |||
| Bill Gogolewski | 49 | 1 | 123.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 77 | 48 | 4.22 | 1.512 | |||
| Rich Hand | 8 | 7 | 41.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 5.40 | 1.631 | |||
| Rick Henninger | 6 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2.74 | 1.478 | |||
| Charlie Hudson | 25 | 4 | 62.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 4.62 | 1.445 | |||
| Jim Kremmel | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 35 | 19 | 160 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 1 | 65 | 34 | 4.05 | 1.406 | |||
| Mike Paul | 36 | 10 | 87.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | 49 | 36 | 4.95 | 1.604 | |||
| Jim Shellenback | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 25 | 20 | 119.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 2 | 76 | 37 | 3.99 | 1.312 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 21 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 1 | 42 | 44 | 4.76 | 1.629 | |||
| Rick Waits | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 403 | 162 | 1430 | 57 | 105 | .352 | 27 | 831 | 680 | 4.64 | 1.534 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Alex Johnson | 158 |
| At Bats | Alex Johnson | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Alex Johnson | 663 |
| Batting Average | Alex Johnson | .287 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Burroughs | .355 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Burroughs | .487 |
| OPS | Jeff Burroughs | .842 |
| Runs | Jeff Burroughs, Vic Harris, and Dave Nelson | 71 |
| Hits | Alex Johnson | 179 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Burroughs | 256 |
| Doubles | Alex Johnson | 26 |
| Triples | Vic Harris | 7 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Burroughs | 30 |
| RBI | Jeff Burroughs | 85 |
| Walks | Jeff Burroughs | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Burroughs | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Nelson | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Nelson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dave Nelson | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Burroughs | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Alex Johnson | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Bibby | 9 |
| Losses | Jim Merritt | 13 |
| Saves | Steve Foucault | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Bibby | .474 |
| ERA | Jim Bibby | 3.24 |
| WHIP | Jim Bibby | 1.259 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Bibby | 180.3 |
| Games | Bill Gogolewski | 49 |
| Games Started | Jim Bibby | 23 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bibby | 155 |
| Complete Games | Jim Bibby | 11 |
| Shutouts | Jim Bibby | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Bibby | 753 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pete Broberg | 74 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Merritt | 191 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bibby | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Merritt | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Pete Broberg | 29 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Dunning, Rich Hand, and Jim Merritt | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Bibby | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bibby | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Bibby and Jim Merritt | 14 |
