2004 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 2004 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 89-73. They scored 860 runs and belted 227 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. The offense was powered by Mark Teixeira, who led the team with 38 home runs and 112 RBI. Michael Young led the team with 216 hits for a .313 average.
The team allowed 794 runs and had a team ERA of 4.54. Kenny Rogers led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 126 strikeouts. Francisco Cordero was the team's best fireman, with 49 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Manny Alexander | 2B | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .606 | .238 |
| Hank Blalock | 3B | 159 | 624 | 107 | 172 | 32 | 110 | 2 | .355 | .500 | .855 | .276 |
| Andy Fox | 2B | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 16 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .273 | .381 | .654 | .238 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 2B | 145 | 608 | 77 | 170 | 28 | 91 | 18 | .324 | .484 | .808 | .280 |
| Mark Teixeira | 1B | 145 | 545 | 101 | 153 | 38 | 112 | 4 | .370 | .560 | .930 | .281 |
| Michael Young | SS | 160 | 690 | 114 | 216 | 22 | 99 | 12 | .353 | .483 | .836 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chad Allen | OF | 20 | 58 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .262 | .345 | .607 | .241 |
| Jason Conti | OF | 22 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .236 | .486 | .182 |
| David Dellucci | OF | 107 | 331 | 59 | 80 | 17 | 61 | 9 | .342 | .441 | .783 | .242 |
| Brian Jordan | OF | 61 | 212 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .275 | .363 | .638 | .222 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 87 | 280 | 37 | 77 | 11 | 36 | 5 | .350 | .461 | .811 | .275 |
| Kevin Mench | OF | 125 | 438 | 69 | 122 | 26 | 71 | 0 | .335 | .539 | .874 | .279 |
| Ramon Nivar | OF | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .211 | .222 | .433 | .222 |
| Laynce Nix | OF | 115 | 371 | 58 | 92 | 14 | 46 | 1 | .293 | .437 | .730 | .248 |
| Eric Young | OF | 104 | 344 | 55 | 99 | 1 | 27 | 14 | .377 | .381 | .758 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Danny Ardoin | C | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .125 | .489 | .125 |
| Rod Barajas | C | 108 | 358 | 50 | 89 | 15 | 58 | 0 | .276 | .453 | .729 | .249 |
| Ken Huckaby | C | 8 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .160 |
| Gerald Laird | C | 49 | 147 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .287 | .286 | .573 | .224 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Brad Fullmer | DH | 76 | 258 | 41 | 60 | 11 | 33 | 1 | .310 | .442 | .752 | .233 |
| Herbert Perry | DH | 49 | 134 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .307 | .366 | .673 | .224 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5615 | 860 | 1492 | 227 | 825 | 69 | .328 | .457 | .785 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Almanzar | 67 | 0 | 72.7 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 3.72 | 1.169 | |||
| Michael Bacsik | 3 | 3 | 15.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4.60 | 1.083 | |||
| Joaquin Benoit | 28 | 15 | 103 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 95 | 31 | 5.68 | 1.398 | |||
| Nick Bierbrodt | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 5.82 | 1.941 | |||
| Doug Brocail | 43 | 0 | 52.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 4.13 | 1.415 | |||
| Mickey Callaway | 4 | 3 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7.94 | 2.212 | |||
| Francisco Cordero | 67 | 0 | 71.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 49 | 79 | 32 | 2.13 | 1.283 | |||
| R.A. Dickey | 25 | 15 | 104.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 57 | 33 | 5.61 | 1.620 | |||
| Juan Dominguez | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3.91 | 1.304 | |||
| Ryan Drese | 34 | 33 | 207.7 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 98 | 58 | 4.20 | 1.401 | |||
| Scott Erickson | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6.16 | 2.053 | |||
| Frank Francisco | 45 | 0 | 51.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 3.33 | 1.248 | |||
| Rosman Garcia | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.40 | 2.090 | |||
| Travis Hughes | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13.50 | 4.615 | |||
| Colby Lewis | 3 | 3 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 4.11 | 1.699 | |||
| Kameron Loe | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5.40 | 1.791 | |||
| Ron Mahay | 60 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 2.55 | 1.328 | |||
| Sam Narron | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13.50 | 3.333 | |||
| Jeff Nelson | 29 | 0 | 23.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 5.32 | 1.519 | |||
| Chan Ho Park | 16 | 16 | 95.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 63 | 33 | 5.46 | 1.442 | |||
| Jay Powell | 23 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 1.458 | |||
| Erasmo Ramirez | 34 | 0 | 35.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4.29 | 1.148 | |||
| Nick Regilio | 6 | 4 | 19.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 6.05 | 1.813 | |||
| Ricardo Rodriguez | 5 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2.03 | 1.498 | |||
| Kenny Rogers | 35 | 35 | 211.7 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 126 | 66 | 4.76 | 1.483 | |||
| Brian Shouse | 53 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 2.23 | 1.219 | |||
| Ryan Snare | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.121 | |||
| Michael Tejera | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.12 | 2.264 | |||
| John Wasdin | 15 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 6.78 | 1.631 | |||
| Chris Young | 7 | 7 | 36.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 4.71 | 1.267 | |||
| Team Totals | 630 | 162 | 1439.7 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 52 | 979 | 547 | 4.54 | 1.447 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Michael Young | 160 |
| At Bats | Michael Young | 690 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Michael Young | 739 |
| Batting Average | Michael Young | .313 |
| On-Base % | Mark Teixeira | .370 |
| Slugging % | Mark Teixeira | .560 |
| OPS | Mark Teixeira | .930 |
| Runs | Michael Young | 114 |
| Hits | Michael Young | 216 |
| Total Bases | Michael Young | 333 |
| Doubles | Hank Blalock | 38 |
| Triples | Michael Young | 9 |
| Home Runs | Mark Teixeira | 38 |
| RBI | Mark Teixeira | 112 |
| Walks | Hank Blalock | 75 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Blalock | 149 |
| Stolen Bases | Alfonso Soriano | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Eric Young | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rod Barajas | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hank Blalock | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Blalock | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kenny Rogers | 18 |
| Losses | Ryan Drese | 10 |
| Saves | Francisco Cordero | 49 |
| Won-Loss % | Kenny Rogers | .667 |
| ERA | Ryan Drese | 4.20 |
| WHIP | Ryan Drese | 1.401 |
| Innings Pitched | Kenny Rogers | 211.7 |
| Games | Carlos Almanzar and Francisco Cordero | 67 |
| Games Started | Kenny Rogers | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Kenny Rogers | 126 |
| Complete Games | Ryan Drese and Kenny Rogers | 2 |
| Shutouts | Ricardo Rodriguez and Kenny Rogers | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Kenny Rogers | 935 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 59 |
| Triples Allowed | Kenny Rogers | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | R.A. Dickey | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chan Ho Park | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ryan Drese | 26 |
