1987 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 75-87. They scored 823 runs and belted 194 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Larry Parrish provided the power for the team with 32 homers. Ruben Sierra was the best run producer with 109 RBI. Scott Fletcher and Ruben Sierra were tied for the team lead in hits with 169.
The team allowed 849 runs and had a team ERA of 4.63. Charlie Hough led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 223 strikeouts. Dale Mohorcic was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Browne | 2B | 132 | 454 | 63 | 123 | 1 | 38 | 27 | .358 | .339 | .697 | .271 |
| Steve Buechele | 3B | 136 | 363 | 45 | 86 | 13 | 50 | 2 | .290 | .399 | .689 | .237 |
| Scott Fletcher | SS | 156 | 588 | 82 | 169 | 5 | 63 | 13 | .358 | .374 | .732 | .287 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 2B | 15 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .313 | .555 | .219 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1B | 159 | 569 | 84 | 163 | 23 | 88 | 0 | .348 | .457 | .805 | .286 |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 45 | 117 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .351 | .368 | .719 | .274 |
| Greg Tabor | 2B | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .222 | .333 | .111 |
| Curt Wilkerson | SS | 85 | 138 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 6 | .308 | .391 | .699 | .268 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Brower | OF | 127 | 303 | 63 | 79 | 14 | 46 | 15 | .338 | .452 | .790 | .261 |
| Cecil Espy | OF | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 139 | 509 | 85 | 138 | 27 | 80 | 9 | .332 | .497 | .829 | .271 |
| Oddibe McDowell | OF | 128 | 407 | 65 | 98 | 14 | 52 | 24 | .324 | .428 | .752 | .241 |
| Dave Meier | OF | 13 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .286 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 27 | 60 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .302 | .483 | .785 | .283 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 158 | 643 | 97 | 169 | 30 | 109 | 16 | .302 | .470 | .772 | .263 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Geno Petralli | C | 101 | 202 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .388 | .480 | .868 | .302 |
| Don Slaught | C | 95 | 237 | 25 | 53 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .298 | .405 | .703 | .224 |
| Mike Stanley | C | 78 | 216 | 34 | 59 | 6 | 37 | 3 | .361 | .403 | .764 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Larry Parrish | DH | 152 | 557 | 79 | 149 | 32 | 100 | 3 | .328 | .483 | .811 | .268 |
| Darrell Porter | DH | 85 | 130 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .387 | .423 | .810 | .238 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5564 | 823 | 1478 | 194 | 772 | 120 | .331 | .430 | .761 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Anderson | 8 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9.53 | 2.212 | |||
| Ed Correa | 15 | 15 | 70 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 7.59 | 1.929 | |||
| Keith Creel | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.66 | 1.753 | |||
| Jose Guzman | 37 | 30 | 208.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 143 | 82 | 4.67 | 1.335 | |||
| Greg Harris | 42 | 19 | 140.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 106 | 56 | 4.86 | 1.514 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9.00 | 2.100 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 40 | 40 | 285.3 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 0 | 223 | 124 | 3.79 | 1.269 | |||
| Steve Howe | 24 | 0 | 31.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4.31 | 1.310 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12.86 | 2.143 | |||
| Paul Kilgus | 25 | 12 | 89.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 42 | 31 | 4.13 | 1.411 | |||
| Mike Loynd | 26 | 8 | 69.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 48 | 38 | 6.10 | 1.732 | |||
| Bob Malloy | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6.55 | 1.455 | |||
| Mike Mason | 8 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 5.59 | 2.034 | |||
| Ron Meridith | 11 | 0 | 20.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6.10 | 1.787 | |||
| Gary Mielke | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Dale Mohorcic | 74 | 0 | 99.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 16 | 48 | 19 | 2.99 | 1.078 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 52 | 2 | 97.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 56 | 52 | 4.44 | 1.655 | |||
| Mitch Williams | 85 | 1 | 108.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | 129 | 94 | 3.23 | 1.444 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 26 | 25 | 143 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 160 | 140 | 4.91 | 1.776 | |||
| Team Totals | 491 | 162 | 1444.2 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 | 1103 | 760 | 4.63 | 1.487 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete O'Brien | 159 |
| At Bats | Ruben Sierra | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ruben Sierra | 696 |
| Batting Average | Scott Fletcher | .287 |
| On-Base % | Jerry Browne and Scott Fletcher | .358 |
| Slugging % | Pete Incaviglia | .497 |
| OPS | Pete Incaviglia | .829 |
| Runs | Ruben Sierra | 97 |
| Hits | Scott Fletcher and Ruben Sierra | 169 |
| Total Bases | Ruben Sierra | 302 |
| Doubles | Ruben Sierra | 35 |
| Triples | Jerry Browne | 6 |
| Home Runs | Larry Parrish | 32 |
| RBI | Ruben Sierra | 109 |
| Walks | Jerry Browne and Scott Fletcher | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Incaviglia | 168 |
| Stolen Bases | Jerry Browne | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Jerry Browne | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Scott Fletcher | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ruben Sierra | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ruben Sierra | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Hough | 18 |
| Losses | Jose Guzman | 14 |
| Saves | Dale Mohorcic | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Hough | .581 |
| ERA | Charlie Hough | 3.79 |
| WHIP | Charlie Hough | 1.269 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Hough | 285.3 |
| Games | Mitch Williams | 85 |
| Games Started | Charlie Hough | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Hough | 223 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Hough | 13 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Hough | 1231 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Hough | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Hough | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobby Witt | 140 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charlie Hough | 36 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charlie Hough | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Charlie Hough | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Charlie Hough | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 19 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jose Guzman | 23 |
