1992 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1992 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 682 runs and belted 159 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Juan Gonzalez, who led the team with 43 home runs and 109 RBI. Rafael Palmeiro led the team with 163 hits for a .268 average.
The team allowed 753 runs and had a team ERA of 4.10. Leading the team in wins was Kevin Brown, with 21. Jose Guzman racked up 179 strkeouts to lead the team. Jeff Russell was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Cris Colon | SS | 14 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .167 | .356 | .167 |
| Mario Diaz | SS | 19 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .258 | .508 | .226 |
| Jeff Frye | 2B | 67 | 199 | 24 | 51 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .320 | .327 | .647 | .256 |
| Jeff Huson | SS | 123 | 318 | 49 | 83 | 4 | 24 | 18 | .342 | .362 | .704 | .261 |
| Rob Maurer | 1B | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Al Newman | 2B | 116 | 246 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .317 | .240 | .557 | .220 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | 159 | 608 | 84 | 163 | 22 | 85 | 2 | .352 | .434 | .786 | .268 |
| Dean Palmer | 3B | 152 | 541 | 74 | 124 | 26 | 72 | 10 | .311 | .420 | .731 | .229 |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 95 | 275 | 30 | 68 | 4 | 37 | 12 | .293 | .367 | .660 | .247 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| John Cangelosi | OF | 73 | 85 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .330 | .247 | .577 | .188 |
| Jose Canseco | OF | 22 | 73 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .385 | .452 | .837 | .233 |
| Jack Daugherty | OF | 59 | 127 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .295 | .276 | .571 | .205 |
| Monty Fariss | OF | 67 | 166 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .297 | .325 | .622 | .217 |
| Juan Gonzalez | OF | 155 | 584 | 77 | 152 | 43 | 109 | 0 | .304 | .529 | .833 | .260 |
| Donald Harris | OF | 24 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .212 | .394 | .182 |
| David Hulse | OF | 32 | 92 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .326 | .348 | .674 | .304 |
| Dan Peltier | OF | 12 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Kevin Reimer | OF | 148 | 494 | 56 | 132 | 16 | 58 | 2 | .336 | .437 | .773 | .267 |
| Ruben Sierra | OF | 124 | 500 | 66 | 139 | 14 | 70 | 12 | .315 | .446 | .761 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Doug Davis | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Russ McGinnis | C | 14 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .306 | .364 | .670 | .242 |
| Geno Petralli | C | 94 | 192 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .274 | .276 | .550 | .198 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 123 | 420 | 39 | 109 | 8 | 37 | 0 | .300 | .360 | .660 | .260 |
| John Russell | C | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .100 | .331 | .100 |
| Ray Stephens | C | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .154 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Brian Downing | DH | 107 | 320 | 53 | 89 | 10 | 39 | 1 | .407 | .428 | .835 | .278 |
| Julio Franco | DH | 35 | 107 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .328 | .355 | .683 | .234 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5537 | 682 | 1387 | 159 | 646 | 81 | .319 | .393 | .712 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerald Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.529 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 36 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 6.32 | 1.622 | |||
| Brian Bohanon | 18 | 7 | 45.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 6.31 | 1.794 | |||
| Kevin Brown | 35 | 35 | 265.7 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0 | 173 | 76 | 3.32 | 1.272 | |||
| Todd Burns | 35 | 10 | 103 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 3.84 | 1.252 | |||
| Mike Campbell | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.82 | 1.351 | |||
| Don Carman | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.739 | |||
| Scott Chiamparino | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3.55 | 1.186 | |||
| Steve Fireovid | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.05 | 2.090 | |||
| Jose Guzman | 33 | 33 | 224 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 179 | 73 | 3.66 | 1.348 | |||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 6 | 3 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7.32 | 1.675 | |||
| Danny Leon | 15 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5.89 | 1.530 | |||
| Barry Manuel | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.76 | 1.228 | |||
| Terry Mathews | 40 | 0 | 42.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 5.95 | 1.868 | |||
| Lance McCullers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.40 | 1.800 | |||
| Ed Nunez | 39 | 0 | 45.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 5.52 | 1.466 | |||
| Roger Pavlik | 13 | 12 | 62 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 4.21 | 1.613 | |||
| Jeff Robinson | 16 | 4 | 45.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 5.72 | 1.554 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 81 | 0 | 78.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 70 | 26 | 3.09 | 1.347 | |||
| Wayne Rosenthal | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 | 1.915 | |||
| Jeff Russell | 51 | 0 | 56.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 28 | 43 | 22 | 1.91 | 1.287 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 27 | 27 | 157.3 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 157 | 69 | 3.72 | 1.316 | |||
| Dan Smith | 4 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.02 | 1.818 | |||
| Matt Whiteside | 20 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1.93 | 1.321 | |||
| Bobby Witt | 25 | 25 | 161.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 100 | 95 | 4.46 | 1.531 | |||
| Team Totals | 521 | 162 | 1460.5 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 42 | 1034 | 598 | 4.10 | 1.417 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rafael Palmeiro | 159 |
| At Bats | Rafael Palmeiro | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rafael Palmeiro | 701 |
| Batting Average | Ruben Sierra | .278 |
| On-Base % | Rafael Palmeiro | .352 |
| Slugging % | Juan Gonzalez | .529 |
| OPS | Juan Gonzalez | .833 |
| Runs | Rafael Palmeiro | 84 |
| Hits | Rafael Palmeiro | 163 |
| Total Bases | Juan Gonzalez | 309 |
| Doubles | Kevin Reimer | 32 |
| Triples | Ruben Sierra | 6 |
| Home Runs | Juan Gonzalez | 43 |
| RBI | Juan Gonzalez | 109 |
| Walks | Rafael Palmeiro | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Dean Palmer | 154 |
| Stolen Bases | Jeff Huson | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Jeff Huson and Al Newman | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jeff Frye | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Juan Gonzalez and Ruben Sierra | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Juan Gonzalez | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Brown | 21 |
| Losses | Bobby Witt | 13 |
| Saves | Jeff Russell | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Kevin Brown | .656 |
| ERA | Kevin Brown | 3.32 |
| WHIP | Kevin Brown | 1.272 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Brown | 265.7 |
| Games | Kenny Rogers | 81 |
| Games Started | Kevin Brown | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Guzman | 179 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Brown | 11 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Brown | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Brown | 1108 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kevin Brown | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Brown | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobby Witt | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Guzman | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jose Guzman | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Jose Guzman and Roger Pavlik | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Roger Pavlik and Nolan Ryan | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nolan Ryan | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Brown | 29 |



