1974 Texas Rangers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1974 American League West Arlington Stadium Arlington, Texas 84 76 y 2nd Bob Short, Bradford G. Corbett, Amon Carter, Jr., Ray Nasher Dan O'Brien Sr. Billy Martin WBAP-TV(Dick Risenhoover, Jimmy Piersall, Burt Hawkins) WBAP(Dick Risenhoover, Bill Mercer) The 1974 Texas Rangers season was the 14th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 3rd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 3rd season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished second in the American League West with a record of 84 wins and 76 losses (two rained-out games were never completed). It would be only the second time in franchise history (to that point) that the club finished over .500 and the first since the club relocated to Arlington, Texas. The club became the first (and, to date, only) team to finish over .500 after two consecutive 100-loss seasons. Offseason October 25, 1973: Bill Madlock and Vic Harris were traded by the Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for Ferguson Jenkins.Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference Regular season During the season, Ferguson Jenkins won 25 games for the Rangers, which was Jenkins' personal best for a season and remains the Rangers franchise record for wins by a pitcher in one season. He would also be the third pitcher in the history of the American League to win 25 games in the 20th century and not win the Cy Young Award.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Ten Cent Beer Night Ten Cent Beer Night On June 4, in one of the most remarkably ill-conceived promotions in Major League Baseball history, fans at Cleveland Municipal Stadium for a Cleveland Indians vs. Texas Rangers game were served as many beers as they wanted for just 10¢ each. After numerous instances of drunken fans throwing debris or running onto the field—"streaking" in many instances—the situation boiled over in the 9th inning when a fan ran onto the field and snatched Rangers outfielder Jeff Burroughs' cap and glove. Burroughs' teammates charged out to his aid, followed by hundreds of rioting Cleveland fans who poured out onto the field. Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions April 25, 1974: Mike Kekich was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft Tommy Boggs was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (2nd pick).Tommy Boggs page at Baseball Reference Gary Gray was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round.Gary Gray page at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 30 Lloyd Allen 22 Jim Bibby 40 Pete Broberg 28 Jackie Brown 32 David Clyde 24 Steve Dunning 29 Steve Foucault 34 Bill Hands 26 Steve Hargan 31 Ferguson Jenkins 16 Jim Merritt 25 Jim Shellenback 36 Don Stanhouse 46 Jeff Terpko 23 Stan Thomas Catchers  8 Dick Billings 14 Bill Fahey  2 Duke Sims 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders 18 Larry Brown 19 Leo Cárdenas  4 Mike Cubbage 17 Jim Fregosi 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 27 Roy Howell 24 Pete Mackanin  5 Dave Nelson  7 Lenny Randle 38 Tom Robson  3 Jim Spencer Outfielders 20 Jeff Burroughs  6 Tom Grieve 15 Alex Johnson  8 Bobby Jones  9 Joe Lovitto 12 César Tovar Other batters 30 Dave Moates Manager  1 Billy Martin Coaches 45 Merl Combs 41 Art Fowler 44 Frank Lucchesi 42 Jackie Moore 43 Charlie Silvera Player stats Batting = Indicates team leader Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jim Sundberg 132 368 91 .247 3 36 1B Mike Hargrove 131 415 134 .323 4 66 2B Dave Nelson 121 474 112 .236 3 42 3B Lenny Randle 151 520 157 .302 1 49 SS Toby Harrah 161 573 149 .260 21 74 LF Alex Johnson 114 453 132 .291 4 41 CF Joe Lovitto 113 283 63 .223 2 26 RF Jeff Burroughs 152 554 167 .301 25 118 DH Jim Spencer 118 352 98 .278 7 74 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI César Tovar 138 562 164 .292 4 58 Tom Grieve 84 259 66 .255 9 32 Jim Fregosi 78 230 60 .261 12 34 Duke Sims 39 106 22 .208 3 6 Leo Cárdenas 34 92 25 .272 0 7 Larry Brown Larry Brown (infielder) 54 76 15 .197 0 5 Roy Howell 13 44 11 .250 1 3 Dick Billings 16 31 7 .226 0 0 Bill Fahey 6 16 4 .250 0 0 Mike Cubbage 9 15 0 .000 0 0 Tom Robson 6 13 3 .231 0 2 Pete Mackanin 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (outfielder) 2 5 0 .000 0 0 Dave Moates 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ferguson Jenkins 41 328.1 25 12 2.82 225 Jim Bibby 41 264.0 19 19 4.74 149 Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (baseball) 35 216.2 13 12 3.57 134 Steve Hargan 37 186.2 12 9 3.95 98 David Clyde 28 117.0 3 9 4.38 52 Bill Hands 2 14.0 2 0 1.93 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Pete Broberg 12 29.0 0 4 8.07 15 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Steve Foucault 69 8 9 12 2.24 106 Jim Merritt baseball 26 0 0 0 4.13 18 Don Stanhouse 18 1 1 0 4.88 26 Lloyd Allen 14 0 1 0 6.55 18 Stan Thomas Stan Thomas (baseball) 12 0 0 0 6.59 8 Jim Shellenback 11 0 0 0 5.84 14 Jeff Terpko 3 0 0 0 1.29 3 Steve Dunning 1 0 0 0 19.29 1 Awards and honors Jeff Burroughs, AL MVP Mike Hargrove, AL Rookie of the Year Ferguson Jenkins, Comeback Player of The Year Billy Martin, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year All-Stars 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jeff Burroughs, left field, starter Jim Sundberg, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Spokane Indians Pacific Coast League Del Wilber AA Pittsfield Rangers Eastern League Joe Klein A Gastonia Rangers Western Carolinas League Rich Donnelly Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Bill Haywood LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane, Gastonia Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 1974 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1974 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Texas Rang