1978 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 692 runs and belted 132 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. Bobby Bonds provided the power for the team with 29 homers. The offense was powered by Al Oliver, who led the team with 89 RBI and 170 hits. Bump Wills had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 632 runs and had a team ERA of 3.42. Fergie Jenkins led the team with 18 wins. Fergie Jenkins and Jon Matlack were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 157. Reggie Cleveland was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sandy Alomar | 1B | 24 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .241 | .474 | .207 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 90 | 248 | 21 | 55 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .271 | .343 | .614 | .222 |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | 98 | 269 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 17 | 22 | .245 | .238 | .483 | .186 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 146 | 494 | 63 | 124 | 7 | 40 | 2 | .388 | .346 | .734 | .251 |
| Toby Harrah | 3B | 139 | 450 | 56 | 103 | 12 | 59 | 31 | .349 | .360 | .709 | .229 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 96 | 97 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .319 | .258 | .577 | .196 |
| John Lowenstein | 3B | 77 | 176 | 28 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 16 | .363 | .386 | .749 | .222 |
| Jim Mason | SS | 55 | 105 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .229 | .456 | .190 |
| Nelson Norman | SS | 23 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .324 | .589 | .265 |
| LaRue Washington | 2B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bump Wills | 2B | 157 | 539 | 78 | 135 | 9 | 57 | 52 | .331 | .347 | .678 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Juan Beniquez | OF | 127 | 473 | 61 | 123 | 11 | 50 | 10 | .292 | .378 | .670 | .260 |
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 130 | 475 | 85 | 126 | 29 | 82 | 37 | .356 | .497 | .853 | .265 |
| Johnny Grubb | OF | 21 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .545 | .576 | 1.121 | .394 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 133 | 525 | 65 | 170 | 14 | 89 | 8 | .358 | .490 | .848 | .324 |
| Bobby Thompson | OF | 64 | 120 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 7 | .284 | .350 | .634 | .225 |
| Claudell Washington | OF | 12 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .186 | .167 | .353 | .167 |
| Richie Zisk | OF | 140 | 511 | 68 | 134 | 22 | 85 | 3 | .338 | .432 | .770 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Ellis | C | 34 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .282 | .383 | .665 | .245 |
| Greg Mahlberg | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 149 | 518 | 54 | 144 | 6 | 58 | 2 | .358 | .380 | .738 | .278 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gary Gray | DH | 17 | 50 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .255 | .380 | .635 | .240 |
| Pat Putnam | DH | 20 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .239 | .427 | .152 |
| Billy Sample | DH | 8 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 | .467 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5347 | 692 | 1353 | 132 | 650 | 196 | .327 | .381 | .708 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doyle Alexander | 31 | 28 | 191 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 81 | 71 | 3.86 | 1.408 | |||
| Len Barker | 29 | 0 | 52.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 4.82 | 1.759 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 53 | 0 | 75.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 12 | 46 | 23 | 3.09 | 1.162 | |||
| Steve Comer | 30 | 11 | 117.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 65 | 37 | 2.30 | 1.228 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.379 | |||
| Dock Ellis | 22 | 22 | 141.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 4.20 | 1.253 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 34 | 30 | 249 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 0 | 157 | 41 | 3.04 | 1.080 | |||
| Paul Lindblad | 18 | 0 | 39.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3.63 | 1.411 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 35 | 33 | 270 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 157 | 51 | 2.27 | 1.122 | |||
| Doc Medich | 28 | 22 | 171 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2 | 71 | 52 | 3.74 | 1.275 | |||
| Paul Mirabella | 10 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 5.79 | 1.679 | |||
| Roger Moret | 7 | 2 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.701 | |||
| Jim Umbarger | 32 | 9 | 97.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 60 | 36 | 4.88 | 1.556 | |||
| Team Totals | 332 | 162 | 1456.4 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 25 | 776 | 421 | 3.42 | 1.272 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bump Wills | 157 |
| At Bats | Bump Wills | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bump Wills | 619 |
| Batting Average | Al Oliver | .324 |
| On-Base % | Mike Hargrove | .388 |
| Slugging % | Bobby Bonds | .497 |
| OPS | Bobby Bonds | .853 |
| Runs | Bobby Bonds | 85 |
| Hits | Al Oliver | 170 |
| Total Bases | Al Oliver | 257 |
| Doubles | Al Oliver | 35 |
| Triples | Jim Sundberg | 6 |
| Home Runs | Bobby Bonds | 29 |
| RBI | Al Oliver | 89 |
| Walks | Mike Hargrove | 107 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Bonds | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | Bump Wills | 52 |
| Caught Stealing | Bobby Bonds | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bert Campaneris | 25 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Oliver | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Sundberg | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fergie Jenkins | 18 |
| Losses | Jon Matlack | 13 |
| Saves | Reggie Cleveland | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Fergie Jenkins | .692 |
| ERA | Jon Matlack | 2.27 |
| WHIP | Fergie Jenkins | 1.080 |
| Innings Pitched | Jon Matlack | 270 |
| Games | Reggie Cleveland | 53 |
| Games Started | Jon Matlack | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Fergie Jenkins and Jon Matlack | 157 |
| Complete Games | Jon Matlack | 18 |
| Shutouts | Fergie Jenkins | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jon Matlack | 1097 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Jon Matlack | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Doyle Alexander | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Jon Matlack | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jon Matlack | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Doc Medich | 19 |
