1974 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 83-76. They scored 690 runs and belted 99 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Burroughs, who led the team with 25 home runs, 118 RBI, and 167 hits.
The team allowed 698 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Fergie Jenkins led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 225 strikeouts. Steve Foucault led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Brown | 3B | 54 | 76 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .279 | .224 | .503 | .197 |
| Leo Cardenas | 3B | 34 | 92 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .287 | .304 | .591 | .272 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3B | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Fregosi | 1B | 78 | 230 | 31 | 60 | 12 | 34 | 0 | .324 | .439 | .763 | .261 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 131 | 415 | 57 | 134 | 4 | 66 | 0 | .395 | .424 | .819 | .323 |
| Toby Harrah | SS | 161 | 573 | 79 | 149 | 21 | 74 | 15 | .319 | .417 | .736 | .260 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 13 | 44 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .283 | .341 | .624 | .250 |
| Pete Mackanin | SS | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .500 | .667 | .167 |
| Dave Nelson | 2B | 121 | 474 | 71 | 112 | 3 | 42 | 25 | .291 | .287 | .578 | .236 |
| Lenny Randle | 3B | 151 | 520 | 65 | 157 | 1 | 49 | 26 | .338 | .356 | .694 | .302 |
| Jim Spencer | 1B | 118 | 352 | 36 | 98 | 7 | 44 | 1 | .323 | .392 | .715 | .278 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Burroughs | OF | 152 | 554 | 84 | 167 | 25 | 118 | 2 | .397 | .504 | .901 | .301 |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 114 | 453 | 57 | 132 | 4 | 41 | 20 | .338 | .362 | .700 | .291 |
| Bob Jones | OF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Lovitto | OF | 113 | 283 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 26 | 6 | .285 | .297 | .582 | .223 |
| Cesar Tovar | OF | 138 | 562 | 78 | 164 | 4 | 58 | 13 | .354 | .377 | .731 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Billings | C | 16 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .258 | .572 | .226 |
| Bill Fahey | C | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Duke Sims | C | 39 | 106 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .280 | .292 | .572 | .208 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 132 | 368 | 45 | 91 | 3 | 36 | 2 | .354 | .323 | .677 | .247 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tom Grieve | DH | 84 | 259 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 32 | 0 | .311 | .429 | .740 | .255 |
| Dave Moates | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Robson | DH | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .412 | .308 | .720 | .231 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5449 | 690 | 1482 | 99 | 643 | 113 | .331 | .377 | .708 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lloyd Allen | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 6.55 | 1.909 | |||
| Jim Bibby | 41 | 41 | 264 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 0 | 149 | 113 | 4.74 | 1.394 | |||
| Pete Broberg | 12 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 8.07 | 1.448 | |||
| Jackie Brown | 35 | 26 | 216.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 134 | 74 | 3.57 | 1.352 | |||
| David Clyde | 28 | 21 | 117 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 52 | 47 | 4.38 | 1.504 | |||
| Steve Dunning | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19.29 | 2.609 | |||
| Steve Foucault | 69 | 0 | 144.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 12 | 106 | 40 | 2.24 | 1.130 | |||
| Bill Hands | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.93 | 1.000 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 37 | 27 | 186.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 98 | 48 | 3.95 | 1.339 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 41 | 41 | 328.3 | 25 | 12 | .676 | 0 | 225 | 45 | 2.82 | 1.008 | |||
| Jim Merritt | 26 | 1 | 32.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4.13 | 1.590 | |||
| Jim Shellenback | 11 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 5.84 | 1.700 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 18 | 0 | 31.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 4.88 | 1.757 | |||
| Jeff Terpko | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.29 | 1.429 | |||
| Stan Thomas | 12 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6.59 | 2.044 | |||
| Team Totals | 350 | 161 | 1433.7 | 83 | 76 | .522 | 12 | 871 | 449 | 3.84 | 1.306 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Toby Harrah | 161 |
| At Bats | Toby Harrah | 573 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jeff Burroughs | 662 |
| Batting Average | Lenny Randle | .302 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Burroughs | .397 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Burroughs | .504 |
| OPS | Jeff Burroughs | .901 |
| Runs | Jeff Burroughs | 84 |
| Hits | Jeff Burroughs | 167 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Burroughs | 279 |
| Doubles | Jeff Burroughs | 33 |
| Triples | Mike Hargrove and Cesar Tovar | 6 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Burroughs | 25 |
| RBI | Jeff Burroughs | 118 |
| Walks | Jeff Burroughs | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Burroughs | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | Lenny Randle | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Lenny Randle | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Sundberg | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Burroughs | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jeff Burroughs, Alex Johnson, and Dave Nelson | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fergie Jenkins | 25 |
| Losses | Jim Bibby | 19 |
| Saves | Steve Foucault | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Fergie Jenkins | .676 |
| ERA | Fergie Jenkins | 2.82 |
| WHIP | Fergie Jenkins | 1.008 |
| Innings Pitched | Fergie Jenkins | 328.3 |
| Games | Steve Foucault | 69 |
| Games Started | Jim Bibby and Fergie Jenkins | 41 |
| Strikeouts | Fergie Jenkins | 225 |
| Complete Games | Fergie Jenkins | 29 |
| Shutouts | Fergie Jenkins | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Fergie Jenkins | 1305 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Bibby | 139 |
| Hits Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 286 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Bibby | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 27 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 56 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Bibby | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Bibby | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bibby | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jackie Brown | 23 |
