1977 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 94-68. They scored 767 runs and belted 135 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Toby Harrah, who led the team with 27 home runs and 87 RBI. Mike Hargrove led the team with 160 hits for a .305 average.
The team allowed 657 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. Doyle Alexander was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Bert Blyleven struck out 182 batters to lead the team. Adrian Devine led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 150 | 552 | 77 | 140 | 5 | 46 | 27 | .314 | .341 | .655 | .254 |
| Jim Fregosi | 1B | 13 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .393 | .706 | .250 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 153 | 525 | 98 | 160 | 18 | 69 | 2 | .420 | .476 | .896 | .305 |
| Toby Harrah | 3B | 159 | 539 | 90 | 142 | 27 | 87 | 27 | .393 | .479 | .872 | .263 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 36 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .290 | .327 | .617 | .218 |
| Pat Putnam | 1B | 11 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .462 | .795 | .308 |
| Bump Wills | 2B | 152 | 541 | 87 | 155 | 9 | 62 | 28 | .361 | .410 | .771 | .287 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lew Beasley | OF | 25 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .257 | .250 | .507 | .219 |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 123 | 424 | 56 | 114 | 10 | 50 | 26 | .336 | .413 | .749 | .269 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | OF | 39 | 96 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .365 | .604 | .969 | .333 |
| Gary Gray | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Grieve | OF | 79 | 236 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .273 | .352 | .625 | .225 |
| Ken Henderson | OF | 75 | 244 | 23 | 63 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .317 | .377 | .694 | .258 |
| Roy Howell | OF | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .000 | .105 | .000 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 20 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .208 | .458 | .188 |
| Dave May | OF | 120 | 340 | 46 | 82 | 7 | 42 | 4 | .311 | .350 | .661 | .241 |
| Keith Smith | OF | 23 | 67 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .301 | .388 | .689 | .239 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 129 | 521 | 63 | 148 | 12 | 68 | 21 | .318 | .420 | .738 | .284 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Ellis | C | 49 | 119 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .283 | .395 | .678 | .235 |
| Bill Fahey | C | 37 | 68 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .232 | .279 | .511 | .221 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 149 | 453 | 61 | 132 | 6 | 65 | 2 | .365 | .389 | .754 | .291 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | DH | 69 | 83 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 4 | .333 | .337 | .670 | .265 |
| Willie Horton | DH | 139 | 519 | 55 | 150 | 15 | 75 | 2 | .337 | .432 | .769 | .289 |
| Eddie Miller | DH | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5541 | 767 | 1497 | 135 | 704 | 154 | .336 | .405 | .741 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 34 | 34 | 237 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 3.65 | 1.278 | |||
| Mike Bacsik | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.29 | 3.913 | |||
| Len Barker | 15 | 3 | 47.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 51 | 24 | 2.66 | 1.268 | |||
| Bert Blyleven | 30 | 30 | 234.7 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 182 | 69 | 2.72 | 1.065 | |||
| Tommy Boggs | 6 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 5.93 | 1.905 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 28 | 15 | 108.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 57 | 30 | 4.24 | 1.330 | |||
| Bobby Cuellar | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.35 | 0.896 | |||
| Adrian Devine | 56 | 2 | 105.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 15 | 67 | 31 | 3.58 | 1.258 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 23 | 22 | 167.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 90 | 42 | 2.90 | 1.195 | |||
| Steve Hargan | 6 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8.76 | 2.195 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 42 | 0 | 50.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 3.22 | 1.451 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 42 | 1 | 98.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 4.20 | 1.337 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 12 | 4 | 35.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4.04 | 1.541 | |||
| Roger Moret | 18 | 8 | 72.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 3.73 | 1.342 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 34 | 34 | 238 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 177 | 56 | 3.37 | 1.239 | |||
| John Poloni | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.43 | 1.286 | |||
| Jim Umbarger | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.54 | 1.385 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7.56 | 2.410 | |||
| Team Totals | 362 | 162 | 1472.2 | 94 | 68 | .580 | 31 | 864 | 471 | 3.56 | 1.279 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Toby Harrah | 159 |
| At Bats | Bert Campaneris | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Toby Harrah | 673 |
| Batting Average | Mike Hargrove | .305 |
| On-Base % | Mike Hargrove | .420 |
| Slugging % | Toby Harrah | .479 |
| OPS | Mike Hargrove | .896 |
| Runs | Mike Hargrove | 98 |
| Hits | Mike Hargrove | 160 |
| Total Bases | Toby Harrah | 258 |
| Doubles | Claudell Washington | 31 |
| Triples | Bert Campaneris | 7 |
| Home Runs | Toby Harrah | 27 |
| RBI | Toby Harrah | 87 |
| Walks | Toby Harrah | 109 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Horton | 117 |
| Stolen Bases | Bump Wills | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Bert Campaneris | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bert Campaneris | 40 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Horton | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Horton | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Doyle Alexander | 17 |
| Losses | Bert Blyleven and Gaylord Perry | 12 |
| Saves | Adrian Devine | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Adrian Devine | .647 |
| ERA | Bert Blyleven | 2.72 |
| WHIP | Bert Blyleven | 1.065 |
| Innings Pitched | Gaylord Perry | 238 |
| Games | Adrian Devine | 56 |
| Games Started | Doyle Alexander and Gaylord Perry | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bert Blyleven | 182 |
| Complete Games | Bert Blyleven | 15 |
| Shutouts | Bert Blyleven | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Doyle Alexander | 995 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Gaylord Perry | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Gaylord Perry | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Gaylord Perry | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Bert Blyleven | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bert Blyleven | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bert Blyleven | 20 |


