1977 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1977 American League West Arlington Stadium Arlington, Texas 94 68 y 2nd Bradford G. Corbett Dan O'Brien Sr. / Eddie Robinson Frank Lucchesi, Eddie Stanky, Connie Ryan, Billy Hunter KXAS-TV(Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff) WBAP(Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill) The 1977 Texas Rangers season was the 17th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 6th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 6th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished second in the American League West with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. The 1977 Rangers were notable for having an American League record four managers in the same season. Frank Lucchesi began the season as the manager but team's board of directors decide to make a change after the Rangers entered June with a .500 record. Former Major League player and manager Eddie Stanky was introduced as the new manager on June 17 but changed his mind after one game and returned to his home in Alabama. Bench coach Connie Ryan served as the interim manager for six games before Billy Hunter was hired and led the team to a 60-33 record for the rest of the year.'Won' and done: Remembering Eddie Stanky https://www.mlb.com/news/eddie-stanky-one-game-manager-for-rangers MLB.com 3 November 2020 en Offseason On December 10, 1976, shortstop Danny Thompson died of leukemia. Thompson had played in 64 games for the Rangers in 1976. Notable transactions November 17, 1976: Bert Campaneris was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference November 23, 1976: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1976: Jeff Burroughs was traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for Carl Morton, Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, and $250,000.Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1976: Dave Criscione was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Babcock.Dave Criscione page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1977: Dave Righetti was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference February 2, 1977: Fritz Peterson was released by the Rangers.Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference February 5, 1977: The Rangers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Darold Knowles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Gene Clines to the Cubs on February 15.Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference February 17, 1977: Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Sandy Alomar Sr.Alomar traded to Rangers Regular season For one June day in 1977, Eddie Stanky was drawn back into the major leagues as manager of the Rangers.Eddie Stanky named new Ranger manager After that day, he abruptly quit and left for Alabama, saying only that he was homesick.https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/07/sports/eddie-stanky-83-spark-plug-on-3-pennant-winning-teams.html The New York Times Eddie Stanky, 83, Spark Plug On 3 Pennant-Winning Teams Joseph Durso June 7, 1999 April 20, 2010 Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Opening Day starters Juan Beníquez Bert Blyleven Bert Campaneris Tom Grieve Mike Hargrove Toby Harrah Ken Henderson Jim Sundberg Claudell Washington Bump Wills Notable transactions April 1, 1977: Carl Morton was released by the Rangers. April 12, 1977: Steve Foucault was traded by the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Willie Horton.Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference April 30, 1977: Mike Marshall was purchased by the Rangers from the Atlanta Braves.Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference May 9, 1977: Roy Howell was traded by the Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jim Mason, Steve Hargan and $200,000.Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference May 23, 1977: Dave Moates was purchased from the Rangers by the New York Yankees.Dave Moates page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.John Butcher page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1977: Dock Ellis was purchased by the Rangers from the Oakland Athletics.Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1977: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Kirkpatrick.Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference Roster 1977 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 33 Doyle Alexander 48 Mike Bacsik 39 Len Barker 28 Bert Blyleven 22 Tommy Boggs 34 Nelson Briles 24,53 Bobby Cuellar 35 Adrian Devine 17 Dock Ellis 26 Steve Hargan 32 Darold Knowles 25 Paul Lindblad 31 Mike Marshall 29,42 Roger Moret 36 Gaylord Perry 27 John Poloni 40 Jim Umbarger 24 Mike Wallace Catchers  9 John Ellis 14 Bill Fahey 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders  2 Sandy Alomar Sr. 19 Bert Campaneris 17 Jim Fregosi 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah  3 Jim Mason 18 Pat Putnam  1 Bump Wills Outfielders  7 Lew Beasley 12 Juan Beníquez 13 Kurt Bevacqua 24 Gary Gray  6 Tom Grieve 20 Ken Henderson 23 Willie Horton 13 Roy Howell 18 Ed Kirkpatrick 16 Dave May 30 Eddie Miller 26 Keith Smith 15 Claudell Washington Manager  5 Billy Hunter 44 Frank Lucchesi  8 Connie Ryan 41 Eddie Stanky Coaches 45 Pat Corrales 54 Sid Hudson 47 Fred Koenig  8 Connie Ryan Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting 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 149 453 132 .291 6 65 1B Mike Hargrove 153 525 160 .305 18 69 2B Bump Wills 152 541 155 .287 9 62 3B Toby Harrah 159 539 142 .263 27 87 SS Bert Campaneris 150 552 140 .254 5 46 LF Claudell Washington 129 521 148 .284 12 68 CF Juan Beníquez 123 424 114 .269 10 50 RF Dave May 120 340 82 .241 7 42 DH Willie Horton Willie Horton (baseball) 139 519 150 .289 15 75 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 Ken Henderson 75 244 63 .258 5 23 Tom Grieve 79 236 53 .225 7 30 John Ellis John Ellis (baseball) 49 119 28 .235 4 15 Kurt Bevacqua 39 96 32 .333 5 28 Sandy Alomar Sr. 69 83 22 .265 1 11 Bill Fahey 37 68 15 .221 0 5 Keith Smith Keith Smith (outfielder) 23 67 16 .239 2 6 Jim Mason Jim Mason (baseball) 36 55 12 .218 1 7 Ed Kirkpatrick 20 48 9 .188 0 3 Lew Beasley 25 32 7 .219 0 3 Jim Fregosi 13 28 7 .250 1 5 Pat Putnam 11 26 8 .308 0 3 Roy Howell 7 17 0 .000 0 0 Eddie Miller Eddie Miller (outfielder) 17 6 2 .333 0 1 Gary Gray Gary Gray (baseball) 1 2 0 .000 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 Gaylord Perry 34 238.0 15 12 3.37 177 Doyle Alexander 34 237.0 17 11 3.65 82 Bert Blyleven 30 234.2 14 12 2.72 182 Dock Ellis 23 167.1 10 6 2.90 90 Tommy Boggs 6 27.1 0 3 5.93 15 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 Nelson Briles 28 108.1 6 4 4.24 57 Roger Moret 18 72.1 3 3 3.73 39 Len Barker 15 47.1 4 1 2.66 51 Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (pitcher) 12 35.2 2 2 4.04 18 Jim Umbarger 3 13.0 1 1 5.54 5 John Poloni 2 7.0 1 0 6.43 5 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 Adrian Devine 56 11 6 15 3.58 67 Paul Lindblad 42 4 5 4 4.20 46 Darold Knowles 42 5 2 4 3.22 14 Steve Hargan 6 1 0 0 8.76 10 Mike Wallace Mike Wallace (baseball) 5 0 0 0 7.56 2 Bobby Cuellar 4 0 0 0 1.35 3 Mike Bacsik Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher) 2 0 0 0 19.29 1 Awards and honors Jim Sundberg, Gold Glove, catcher, 1977 Juan Beníquez, Gold Glove, outfield, 1977 All-Stars All-Star Game Bert Campaneris, reserve Other team leaders Stolen bases – Bump Wills (28) Walks – Toby Harrah (109) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Rich Donnelly AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Marty Martínez A Asheville Tourists Western Carolinas League Wayne Terwilliger Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Joe Klein 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 External links 1977 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1977 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Texas Rang