1985 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 62-99. They scored 617 runs and belted 129 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Pete O'Brien, who led the team with 22 home runs and 92 RBI. Gary Ward led the team with 170 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 785 runs and had a team ERA of 4.56. Charlie Hough led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 141 strikeouts. Greg Harris led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 84 | 313 | 33 | 74 | 4 | 32 | 3 | .308 | .335 | .643 | .236 |
| Steve Buechele | 3B | 69 | 219 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 21 | 3 | .271 | .356 | .627 | .219 |
| Toby Harrah | 2B | 126 | 396 | 65 | 107 | 9 | 44 | 11 | .432 | .389 | .821 | .270 |
| Jeff Kunkel | SS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1B | 159 | 573 | 69 | 153 | 22 | 92 | 5 | .342 | .452 | .794 | .267 |
| Bill Stein | 3B | 44 | 79 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .272 | .354 | .626 | .253 |
| Wayne Tolleson | SS | 123 | 323 | 45 | 101 | 1 | 18 | 21 | .353 | .381 | .734 | .313 |
| Curt Wilkerson | SS | 129 | 360 | 35 | 88 | 0 | 22 | 14 | .293 | .308 | .601 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Nick Capra | OF | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Bob Jones | OF | 83 | 134 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .284 | .351 | .635 | .224 |
| Oddibe McDowell | OF | 111 | 406 | 63 | 97 | 18 | 42 | 25 | .304 | .431 | .735 | .239 |
| Larry Parrish | OF | 94 | 346 | 44 | 86 | 17 | 51 | 0 | .314 | .434 | .748 | .249 |
| Ellis Valentine | OF | 11 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .395 | .645 | .211 |
| Duane Walker | OF | 53 | 132 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 2 | .264 | .303 | .567 | .174 |
| Gary Ward | OF | 154 | 593 | 77 | 170 | 15 | 70 | 26 | .329 | .433 | .762 | .287 |
| George Wright | OF | 109 | 363 | 21 | 69 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .241 | .242 | .483 | .190 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Brummer | C | 49 | 108 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .355 | .315 | .670 | .278 |
| Geno Petralli | C | 42 | 100 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .319 | .290 | .609 | .270 |
| Luis Pujols | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Don Slaught | C | 102 | 343 | 34 | 96 | 8 | 35 | 5 | .331 | .423 | .754 | .280 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Alan Bannister | DH | 57 | 122 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .338 | .336 | .674 | .262 |
| Tom Dunbar | DH | 45 | 104 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .291 | .269 | .560 | .202 |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | 82 | 296 | 31 | 76 | 12 | 56 | 0 | .330 | .443 | .773 | .257 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5361 | 617 | 1359 | 129 | 578 | 130 | .320 | .381 | .701 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Boggs | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11.57 | 2.143 | |||
| Glen Cook | 9 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 9.45 | 1.775 | |||
| Jose Guzman | 5 | 5 | 32.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 2.76 | 1.254 | |||
| Greg Harris | 58 | 0 | 113 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 11 | 111 | 43 | 2.47 | 1.035 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 16 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 2.57 | 1.095 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 29 | 20 | 124 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 5.23 | 1.524 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 34 | 34 | 250.3 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 141 | 83 | 3.31 | 1.123 | |||
| Mike Mason | 38 | 30 | 179 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | 92 | 73 | 4.83 | 1.592 | |||
| Dale Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Dickie Noles | 28 | 13 | 110.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 59 | 33 | 5.06 | 1.469 | |||
| Dave Rozema | 34 | 4 | 88 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 4.19 | 1.386 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 13 | 13 | 62 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 7.55 | 1.806 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 51 | 4 | 85.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 3.15 | 1.202 | |||
| Bob Sebra | 7 | 4 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7.52 | 1.970 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 42 | 5 | 81.3 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 4 | 64 | 37 | 5.42 | 1.513 | |||
| Rich Surhoff | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7.56 | 1.807 | |||
| Frank Tanana | 13 | 13 | 77.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 5.91 | 1.441 | |||
| Chris Welsh | 25 | 6 | 76.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 4.13 | 1.651 | |||
| Matt Williams | 6 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 2.42 | 1.154 | |||
| Ricky Wright | 5 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4.70 | 1.299 | |||
| Team Totals | 425 | 161 | 1411.6 | 62 | 99 | .385 | 33 | 863 | 501 | 4.56 | 1.403 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete O'Brien | 159 |
| At Bats | Gary Ward | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete O'Brien | 655 |
| Batting Average | Gary Ward | .287 |
| On-Base % | Toby Harrah | .432 |
| Slugging % | Pete O'Brien | .452 |
| OPS | Toby Harrah | .821 |
| Runs | Gary Ward | 77 |
| Hits | Gary Ward | 170 |
| Total Bases | Pete O'Brien | 259 |
| Doubles | Pete O'Brien | 34 |
| Triples | Gary Ward | 7 |
| Home Runs | Pete O'Brien | 22 |
| RBI | Pete O'Brien | 92 |
| Walks | Toby Harrah | 113 |
| Strikeouts | Gary Ward | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Gary Ward | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Wayne Tolleson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wayne Tolleson | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Pete O'Brien | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gary Ward | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Hough | 14 |
| Losses | Charlie Hough | 16 |
| Saves | Greg Harris | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave J. Schmidt | .538 |
| ERA | Charlie Hough | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Charlie Hough | 1.123 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Hough | 250.3 |
| Games | Greg Harris | 58 |
| Games Started | Charlie Hough | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Hough | 141 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Hough | 14 |
| Shutouts | Charlie Hough, Mike Mason, and Dave J. Schmidt | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Hough | 1018 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Mason | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Mason | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Hough | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charlie Hough | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charlie Hough | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Mason | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Charlie Hough | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Charlie Hough | 20 |
