1981 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 57-48. They scored 452 runs and belted 49 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Buddy Bell, who led the team with 10 home runs and 64 RBI. Al Oliver led the team with 130 hits for a .309 average.
The team allowed 389 runs and had a team ERA of 3.40. Rick Honeycutt led the team with 11 wins. Danny Darwin struck out 98 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 97 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 64 | 3 | .364 | .428 | .792 | .294 |
| John Ellis | 1B | 23 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .219 | .241 | .460 | .138 |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 88 | 229 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 2 | .254 | .266 | .520 | .231 |
| Nelson Norman | SS | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .308 | .575 | .231 |
| Pat Putnam | 1B | 95 | 297 | 33 | 79 | 8 | 35 | 4 | .304 | .418 | .722 | .266 |
| Bill Stein | 1B | 53 | 115 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .360 | .435 | .795 | .330 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 3B | 14 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .167 | .367 | .167 |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 50 | 85 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .323 | .365 | .688 | .259 |
| Bump Wills | 2B | 102 | 410 | 51 | 103 | 2 | 41 | 12 | .304 | .307 | .611 | .251 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dan Duran | OF | 13 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .250 | .544 | .250 |
| Johnny Grubb | OF | 67 | 199 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .316 | .332 | .648 | .231 |
| Bob Jones | OF | 10 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .559 | .845 | .265 |
| Rick Lisi | OF | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .450 | .313 | .763 | .313 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 30 | 64 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .225 | .172 | .397 | .156 |
| Mickey Rivers | OF | 99 | 399 | 62 | 114 | 3 | 26 | 9 | .327 | .371 | .698 | .286 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 72 | 233 | 26 | 65 | 4 | 31 | 3 | .345 | .421 | .766 | .279 |
| Billy Sample | OF | 66 | 230 | 36 | 65 | 3 | 25 | 4 | .346 | .391 | .737 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Larry Cox | C | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .308 | .539 | .231 |
| Bob Johnson | C | 6 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .316 | .611 | .927 | .278 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 102 | 339 | 42 | 94 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .369 | .366 | .735 | .277 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Oliver | DH | 102 | 421 | 53 | 130 | 4 | 55 | 3 | .348 | .411 | .759 | .309 |
| Don Werner | DH | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3581 | 452 | 968 | 49 | 418 | 46 | .323 | .369 | .693 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Babcock | 16 | 0 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2.20 | 1.289 | |||
| John Butcher | 5 | 3 | 27.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1.63 | 0.939 | |||
| Steve Comer | 36 | 1 | 77.3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 2.56 | 1.307 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 22 | 22 | 146 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 98 | 57 | 3.64 | 1.178 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 20 | 20 | 127.7 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 3.31 | 1.073 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 21 | 5 | 82 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 69 | 31 | 2.96 | 1.122 | |||
| Fergie Jenkins | 19 | 16 | 106 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 63 | 40 | 4.50 | 1.528 | |||
| John Henry Johnson | 24 | 0 | 23.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.66 | 1.055 | |||
| Jim Kern | 23 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2.70 | 1.433 | |||
| Bob Lacey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 17 | 16 | 104.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 4.14 | 1.361 | |||
| Doc Medich | 20 | 20 | 143.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 65 | 33 | 3.08 | 1.179 | |||
| Mark Mercer | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4.70 | 1.818 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 14 | 1 | 31.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3.13 | 1.325 | |||
| Len Whitehouse | 2 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16.20 | 3.030 | |||
| Team Totals | 247 | 105 | 940.4 | 57 | 48 | .543 | 18 | 488 | 322 | 3.40 | 1.247 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Al Oliver, Jim Sundberg, and Bump Wills | 102 |
| At Bats | Al Oliver | 421 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bump Wills | 454 |
| Batting Average | Al Oliver | .309 |
| On-Base % | Jim Sundberg | .369 |
| Slugging % | Buddy Bell | .428 |
| OPS | Buddy Bell | .792 |
| Runs | Mickey Rivers | 62 |
| Hits | Al Oliver | 130 |
| Total Bases | Al Oliver | 173 |
| Doubles | Al Oliver | 29 |
| Triples | Pat Putnam, Mickey Rivers, Leon Roberts, Jim Sundberg, and Bump Wills | 2 |
| Home Runs | Buddy Bell | 10 |
| RBI | Buddy Bell | 64 |
| Walks | Jim Sundberg | 50 |
| Strikeouts | Bump Wills | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Bump Wills | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bump Wills | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mario Mendoza | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Buddy Bell | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Al Oliver | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Honeycutt | 11 |
| Losses | Danny Darwin | 9 |
| Saves | Steve Comer and Jim Kern | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Honeycutt | .647 |
| ERA | Doc Medich | 3.08 |
| WHIP | Rick Honeycutt | 1.073 |
| Innings Pitched | Danny Darwin | 146 |
| Games | Steve Comer | 36 |
| Games Started | Danny Darwin | 22 |
| Strikeouts | Danny Darwin | 98 |
| Complete Games | Rick Honeycutt | 8 |
| Shutouts | Doc Medich | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Danny Darwin | 601 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Danny Darwin | 59 |
| Hits Allowed | Doc Medich | 136 |
| Walks Allowed | Danny Darwin | 57 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fergie Jenkins | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | Danny Darwin | 23 |
| Triples Allowed | Danny Darwin | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Charlie Hough | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Danny Darwin | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Honeycutt | 18 |
