1991 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1991 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 829 runs and belted 177 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. Juan Gonzalez led the team in home runs with 27. Ruben Sierra knocked in 116 runs. Rafael Palmeiro and Ruben Sierra were tied for the team lead in hits with 203. Julio Franco had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 814 runs and had a team ERA of 4.47. Leading the team in wins was Jose Guzman, with 13. Nolan Ryan racked up 203 strkeouts to lead the team. Jeff Russell was the team's best fireman, with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Buechele | 3B | 121 | 416 | 58 | 111 | 18 | 66 | 0 | .335 | .447 | .782 | .267 |
| Mario Diaz | SS | 96 | 182 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .318 | .319 | .637 | .264 |
| Julio Franco | 2B | 146 | 589 | 108 | 201 | 15 | 78 | 36 | .408 | .474 | .882 | .341 |
| Gary Green | SS | 8 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .200 | .390 | .150 |
| Jose Hernandez | SS | 45 | 98 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .208 | .224 | .432 | .184 |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 119 | 268 | 36 | 57 | 2 | 26 | 8 | .312 | .287 | .599 | .213 |
| Rob Maurer | 1B | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .125 | .336 | .063 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 159 | 631 | 115 | 203 | 26 | 88 | 4 | .389 | .532 | .921 | .322 |
| Dean Palmer | 3B | 81 | 268 | 38 | 50 | 15 | 37 | 0 | .281 | .403 | .684 | .187 |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 24 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .184 | .114 | .298 | .091 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Nick Capra | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Jack Daugherty | OF | 58 | 144 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .270 | .264 | .534 | .194 |
| Monty Fariss | OF | 19 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .395 | .387 | .782 | .258 |
| Juan Gonzalez | OF | 142 | 545 | 78 | 144 | 27 | 102 | 4 | .321 | .479 | .800 | .264 |
| Donald Harris | OF | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 | .375 |
| Gary Pettis | OF | 137 | 282 | 37 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 29 | .341 | .277 | .618 | .216 |
| Kevin Reimer | OF | 136 | 394 | 46 | 106 | 20 | 69 | 0 | .332 | .477 | .809 | .269 |
| John Russell | OF | 22 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .138 | .111 | .249 | .111 |
| Tony Scruggs | OF | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 161 | 661 | 110 | 203 | 25 | 116 | 16 | .357 | .502 | .859 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chad Kreuter | C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mark Parent | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Geno Petralli | C | 87 | 199 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .339 | .352 | .691 | .271 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 88 | 280 | 24 | 74 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .276 | .354 | .630 | .264 |
| Mike Stanley | C | 95 | 181 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .372 | .381 | .753 | .249 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Brian Downing | DH | 123 | 407 | 76 | 113 | 17 | 49 | 1 | .377 | .455 | .832 | .278 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5703 | 829 | 1539 | 177 | 774 | 102 | .338 | .424 | .762 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerald Alexander | 30 | 9 | 89.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 50 | 48 | 5.24 | 1.579 | |||
| Brad Arnsberg | 9 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8.38 | 1.546 | |||
| John Barfield | 28 | 9 | 83.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 4.54 | 1.417 | |||
| Joe Bitker | 9 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6.75 | 1.701 | |||
| Brian Bohanon | 11 | 11 | 61.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 4.84 | 1.452 | |||
| Oil Can Boyd | 12 | 12 | 62 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 6.68 | 1.581 | |||
| Kevin Brown | 33 | 33 | 210.7 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 96 | 90 | 4.40 | 1.533 | |||
| Scott Chiamparino | 5 | 5 | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4.03 | 1.704 | |||
| Hector Fajardo | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5.68 | 1.526 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 44 | 0 | 40.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 3.57 | 1.216 | |||
| Jose Guzman | 25 | 25 | 169.7 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 125 | 84 | 3.08 | 1.391 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 70 | 0 | 79.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 4.63 | 1.619 | |||
| Barry Manuel | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1.12 | 0.813 | |||
| Terry Mathews | 34 | 2 | 57.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 3.61 | 1.257 | |||
| Eric Nolte | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 2.222 | |||
| Mark Petkovsek | 4 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14.46 | 2.688 | |||
| Jim Poole | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.50 | 2.167 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 63 | 9 | 109.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 73 | 61 | 5.42 | 1.659 | |||
| Wayne Rosenthal | 36 | 0 | 70.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 61 | 36 | 5.25 | 1.536 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 68 | 0 | 79.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 30 | 52 | 26 | 3.29 | 1.223 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 27 | 27 | 173 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 203 | 72 | 2.91 | 1.006 | |||
| Calvin Schiraldi | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11.57 | 2.128 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 17 | 16 | 88.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 82 | 74 | 6.09 | 1.781 | |||
| Team Totals | 548 | 162 | 1479 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 41 | 1022 | 662 | 4.47 | 1.452 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ruben Sierra | 161 |
| At Bats | Ruben Sierra | 661 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ruben Sierra | 726 |
| Batting Average | Julio Franco | .341 |
| On-Base % | Julio Franco | .408 |
| Slugging % | Rafael Palmeiro | .532 |
| OPS | Rafael Palmeiro | .921 |
| Runs | Rafael Palmeiro | 115 |
| Hits | Rafael Palmeiro and Ruben Sierra | 203 |
| Total Bases | Rafael Palmeiro | 336 |
| Doubles | Rafael Palmeiro | 49 |
| Triples | Gary Pettis and Ruben Sierra | 5 |
| Home Runs | Juan Gonzalez | 27 |
| RBI | Ruben Sierra | 116 |
| Walks | Rafael Palmeiro | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Juan Gonzalez | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Julio Franco | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Gary Pettis | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Steve Buechele | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ruben Sierra | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rafael Palmeiro and Ruben Sierra | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jose Guzman | 13 |
| Losses | Kevin Brown | 12 |
| Saves | Jeff Russell | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | Nolan Ryan | .667 |
| ERA | Nolan Ryan | 2.91 |
| WHIP | Nolan Ryan | 1.006 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Brown | 210.7 |
| Games | Mike Jeffcoat | 70 |
| Games Started | Kevin Brown | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 203 |
| Complete Games | Jose Guzman | 5 |
| Shutouts | Nolan Ryan | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Brown | 934 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Brown | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Brown | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Kevin Brown | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kevin Brown | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kevin Brown | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Jeffcoat | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Brown | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Brown | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Brown | 30 |
