1988 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 70-91. They scored 637 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Ruben Sierra, who led the team with 23 home runs, 91 RBI, and 156 hits.
The team allowed 735 runs and had a team ERA of 4.07. Charlie Hough led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 174 strikeouts. Mitch Williams led the team with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Browne | 2B | 73 | 214 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 17 | 7 | .308 | .304 | .612 | .229 |
| Steve Buechele | 3B | 155 | 503 | 68 | 126 | 16 | 58 | 2 | .342 | .404 | .746 | .250 |
| Scott Fletcher | SS | 140 | 515 | 59 | 142 | 0 | 47 | 8 | .364 | .328 | .692 | .276 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 2B | 55 | 154 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .607 | .227 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1B | 156 | 547 | 57 | 149 | 16 | 71 | 1 | .352 | .408 | .760 | .272 |
| Curt Wilkerson | 2B | 117 | 338 | 41 | 99 | 0 | 28 | 9 | .345 | .358 | .703 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Brower | OF | 82 | 201 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 10 | .316 | .274 | .590 | .224 |
| Cecil Espy | OF | 123 | 347 | 46 | 86 | 2 | 39 | 33 | .288 | .349 | .637 | .248 |
| Barbaro Garbey | OF | 30 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .239 | .226 | .465 | .194 |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 116 | 418 | 59 | 104 | 22 | 54 | 6 | .321 | .467 | .788 | .249 |
| Oddibe McDowell | OF | 120 | 437 | 55 | 108 | 6 | 37 | 33 | .311 | .355 | .666 | .247 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 156 | 615 | 77 | 156 | 23 | 91 | 18 | .301 | .424 | .725 | .254 |
| Jim Steels | OF | 36 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .185 | .208 | .393 | .189 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chad Kreuter | C | 16 | 51 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .362 | .412 | .774 | .275 |
| Geno Petralli | C | 129 | 351 | 35 | 99 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .356 | .393 | .749 | .282 |
| Mike Stanley | C | 94 | 249 | 21 | 57 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .323 | .297 | .620 | .229 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 38 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .323 | .462 | .785 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Steve Kemp | DH | 16 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .222 | .478 | .222 |
| Larry Parrish | DH | 68 | 248 | 22 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .253 | .319 | .572 | .190 |
| Kevin Reimer | DH | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .115 | .240 | .355 | .120 |
| Larry See | DH | 13 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .130 | .297 | .130 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5479 | 637 | 1378 | 112 | 589 | 130 | .318 | .368 | .686 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Brown | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4.24 | 1.760 | |||
| Jose Cecena | 22 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4.78 | 1.635 | |||
| Tony Fossas | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 2.281 | |||
| Cecilio Guante | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.93 | 2.553 | |||
| Jose Guzman | 30 | 30 | 206.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 157 | 82 | 3.70 | 1.268 | |||
| Ray Hayward | 12 | 12 | 62.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 5.46 | 1.563 | |||
| Dwayne Henry | 11 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8.71 | 2.330 | |||
| Guy Hoffman | 11 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5.24 | 1.345 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 34 | 34 | 252 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0 | 174 | 126 | 3.32 | 1.302 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11.70 | 2.400 | |||
| Paul Kilgus | 32 | 32 | 203.3 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 0 | 88 | 71 | 4.16 | 1.284 | |||
| Jeff Kunkel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Scott May | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8.59 | 1.644 | |||
| Craig McMurtry | 32 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 2.25 | 1.017 | |||
| Dale Mohorcic | 43 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 4.85 | 1.577 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 34 | 24 | 188.7 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 88 | 66 | 3.82 | 1.320 | |||
| Ed Vande Berg | 26 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4.14 | 1.486 | |||
| DeWayne Vaughn | 8 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7.63 | 1.830 | |||
| Mitch Williams | 67 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 18 | 61 | 47 | 4.63 | 1.397 | |||
| Steve Wilson | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.87 | 1.429 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 22 | 22 | 174.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 148 | 101 | 3.92 | 1.348 | |||
| Team Totals | 412 | 161 | 1438.6 | 70 | 91 | .435 | 31 | 912 | 654 | 4.07 | 1.365 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete O'Brien and Ruben Sierra | 156 |
| At Bats | Ruben Sierra | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ruben Sierra | 668 |
| Batting Average | Scott Fletcher | .276 |
| On-Base % | Scott Fletcher | .364 |
| Slugging % | Ruben Sierra | .424 |
| OPS | Pete O'Brien | .760 |
| Runs | Ruben Sierra | 77 |
| Hits | Ruben Sierra | 156 |
| Total Bases | Ruben Sierra | 261 |
| Doubles | Ruben Sierra | 32 |
| Triples | Cecil Espy | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ruben Sierra | 23 |
| RBI | Ruben Sierra | 91 |
| Walks | Pete O'Brien | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Incaviglia | 153 |
| Stolen Bases | Cecil Espy and Oddibe McDowell | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Cecil Espy and Oddibe McDowell | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Scott Fletcher | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Pete O'Brien and Ruben Sierra | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ruben Sierra | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Hough | 15 |
| Losses | Charlie Hough | 16 |
| Saves | Mitch Williams | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Jeff Russell | .526 |
| ERA | Charlie Hough | 3.32 |
| WHIP | Jose Guzman | 1.268 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Hough | 252 |
| Games | Mitch Williams | 67 |
| Games Started | Charlie Hough | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Hough | 174 |
| Complete Games | Bobby Witt | 13 |
| Shutouts | Paul Kilgus | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Hough | 1067 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Paul Kilgus | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Hough | 202 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Hough | 126 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Guzman and Charlie Hough | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jose Guzman | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Bobby Witt | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Bobby Witt | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jose Guzman and Jeff Russell | 18 |
