1984 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1984 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 69-92. They scored 656 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Parrish, who led the team with 22 home runs, 101 RBI, and 175 hits.
The team allowed 714 runs and had a team ERA of 3.91. Charlie Hough led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 164 strikeouts. Dave J. Schmidt 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 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Anderson | SS | 39 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .106 | .282 | .106 |
| Alan Bannister | 2B | 47 | 112 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .407 | .384 | .791 | .295 |
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 148 | 553 | 88 | 174 | 11 | 83 | 2 | .382 | .458 | .840 | .315 |
| Dave Hostetler | 1B | 37 | 82 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .326 | .378 | .704 | .220 |
| Jeff Kunkel | SS | 50 | 142 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .218 | .324 | .542 | .204 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1B | 142 | 520 | 57 | 149 | 18 | 80 | 3 | .348 | .448 | .796 | .287 |
| Mike Richardt | 2B | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Bill Stein | 2B | 27 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .354 | .302 | .656 | .279 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 2B | 118 | 338 | 35 | 72 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .276 | .251 | .527 | .213 |
| Curt Wilkerson | SS | 153 | 484 | 47 | 120 | 1 | 26 | 12 | .282 | .279 | .561 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tom Dunbar | OF | 34 | 97 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .301 | .340 | .641 | .258 |
| Bob Jones | OF | 64 | 143 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .308 | .371 | .679 | .259 |
| Larry Parrish | OF | 156 | 613 | 72 | 175 | 22 | 101 | 2 | .336 | .465 | .801 | .285 |
| Billy Sample | OF | 130 | 489 | 67 | 121 | 5 | 33 | 18 | .286 | .327 | .613 | .247 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 155 | 602 | 97 | 171 | 21 | 79 | 7 | .343 | .447 | .790 | .284 |
| George Wright | OF | 101 | 383 | 40 | 93 | 9 | 48 | 0 | .273 | .384 | .657 | .243 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Marv Foley | C | 63 | 115 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .306 | .391 | .697 | .217 |
| Donnie Scott | C | 81 | 235 | 16 | 52 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .280 | .298 | .578 | .221 |
| Ned Yost | C | 80 | 242 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .201 | .273 | .474 | .182 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Buckley | DH | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .429 | .873 | .286 |
| Mickey Rivers | DH | 102 | 313 | 40 | 94 | 4 | 33 | 5 | .320 | .387 | .707 | .300 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5569 | 656 | 1452 | 120 | 618 | 81 | .310 | .377 | .687 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bibby | 8 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4.41 | 1.779 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 35 | 32 | 223.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 123 | 54 | 3.94 | 1.354 | |||
| Tom Henke | 25 | 0 | 28.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 6.35 | 1.979 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8.31 | 2.791 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 36 | 36 | 266 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 0 | 164 | 94 | 3.76 | 1.331 | |||
| Odell Jones | 33 | 0 | 59.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 3.64 | 1.433 | |||
| Mike Mason | 36 | 24 | 184.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 113 | 51 | 3.61 | 1.139 | |||
| Joey McLaughlin | 15 | 0 | 32.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4.41 | 1.407 | |||
| Dickie Noles | 18 | 6 | 57.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 39 | 30 | 5.15 | 1.560 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 43 | 0 | 70.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 12 | 46 | 20 | 2.56 | 1.266 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 32 | 27 | 192.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 0 | 119 | 87 | 4.73 | 1.456 | |||
| Frank Tanana | 35 | 35 | 246.3 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 141 | 81 | 3.25 | 1.279 | |||
| Dave Tobik | 24 | 0 | 42.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 3.61 | 1.442 | |||
| Ricky Wright | 8 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6.14 | 2.109 | |||
| Team Totals | 351 | 161 | 1438.5 | 69 | 92 | .429 | 21 | 863 | 518 | 3.91 | 1.363 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Larry Parrish | 156 |
| At Bats | Larry Parrish | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Larry Parrish | 664 |
| Batting Average | Buddy Bell | .315 |
| On-Base % | Buddy Bell | .382 |
| Slugging % | Larry Parrish | .465 |
| OPS | Buddy Bell | .840 |
| Runs | Gary Ward | 97 |
| Hits | Larry Parrish | 175 |
| Total Bases | Larry Parrish | 285 |
| Doubles | Larry Parrish | 42 |
| Triples | Gary Ward | 7 |
| Home Runs | Larry Parrish | 22 |
| RBI | Larry Parrish | 101 |
| Walks | Buddy Bell | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Parrish | 116 |
| Stolen Bases | Wayne Tolleson | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | Curt Wilkerson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Curt Wilkerson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Buddy Bell | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Ward | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Hough | 16 |
| Losses | Frank Tanana | 15 |
| Saves | Dave J. Schmidt | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Hough | .533 |
| ERA | Frank Tanana | 3.25 |
| WHIP | Mike Mason | 1.139 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Hough | 266 |
| Games | Dave J. Schmidt | 43 |
| Games Started | Charlie Hough | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Hough | 164 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Hough | 17 |
| Shutouts | Danny Darwin, Charlie Hough, and Frank Tanana | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Hough | 1133 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Hough | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Hough | 260 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Hough | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Frank Tanana | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charlie Hough | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Charlie Hough | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Charlie Hough, Dave Stewart, and Frank Tanana | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Charlie Hough | 22 |
