1976 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1976 American League West Arlington Stadium Arlington, Texas 76 86 y 4th Bradford G. Corbett Dan O'Brien Sr. Frank Lucchesi KXAS-TV(Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff) WBAP(Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill) The 1976 Texas Rangers season was the 16th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 5th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 5th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses. Offseason November 12, 1975: Dave Nelson was traded by the Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Nelson Briles.Royals trade Briles to Texas October 2026 InternetArchiveBot December 9, 1975: Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for John Ellis.Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference March 12, 1976: Mike Kekich was released by the Rangers.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions May 10, 1976: Danny Darwin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Rangers.Danny Darwin page at Baseball Reference May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the California Angels.Bobby Jones page at Baseball Reference May 28, 1976: Stan Perzanowski and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Fritz Peterson.Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference June 1, 1976: Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and $250,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Billy Sample was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round.Billy Sample page at Baseball-Reference Andre Robertson was drafted by the Rangers in the 12th round, but did not sign.Andre Robertson page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1976 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 25 Mike Bacsik 39 Len Barker 35 Steve Barr 28 Bert Blyleven 38 Tommy Boggs 34 Nelson Briles 29 Steve Foucault 26 Steve Hargan 43 Joe Hoerner 36 Gaylord Perry 18 Stan Perzanowski 19 Fritz Peterson 48 Bill Singer 33 Craig Skok 46 Jeff Terpko 40 Jim Umbarger Catchers  9 John Ellis 14 Bill Fahey 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders 22 Doug Ault  4 Mike Cubbage 17 Jim Fregosi 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 13 Roy Howell  5 Ken Pape 15 Greg Pryor  7 Lenny Randle 15 Roy Smalley  4 Danny Thompson Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez 20 Jeff Burroughs 16 Gene Clines  6 Tom Grieve  3 Joe Lahoud 30 Dave Moates Manager 44 Frank Lucchesi Coaches 45 Pat Corrales 47 Dick Gernert 54 Sid Hudson 42 Jackie Moore Player stats 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 140 448 102 .228 3 34 1B Mike Hargrove 151 541 155 .287 7 58 2B Lenny Randle 142 539 121 .224 1 51 3B Roy Howell 140 491 124 .253 8 53 SS Toby Harrah 155 584 152 .260 15 67 LF Gene Clines 116 446 123 .276 0 38 CF Juan Beníquez 145 478 122 .255 0 33 RF Jeff Burroughs 158 604 143 .237 18 86 DH Tom Grieve 149 546 139 .255 20 81 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 Danny Thompson Danny Thompson (baseball) 64 196 42 .214 1 13 Dave Moates 85 137 33 .241 0 13 Jim Fregosi 58 133 31 .233 2 12 Roy Smalley Roy Smalley III 41 129 29 .225 1 8 Joe Lahoud 38 89 20 .225 1 5 Bill Fahey 38 80 20 .250 1 9 Mike Cubbage 14 32 7 .219 0 0 John Ellis John Ellis (baseball) 11 31 13 .419 1 8 Ken Pape 21 23 5 .217 1 4 Doug Ault 9 20 6 .300 0 0 Greg Pryor 5 8 3 .375 0 1 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 32 250.1 15 14 3.24 143 Nelson Briles 32 210.0 11 9 3.26 98 Bert Blyleven 24 202.1 9 11 2.76 144 Jim Umbarger 30 197.1 10 12 3.15 105 Tommy Boggs 13 90.1 1 7 3.49 36 Bill Singer 10 64.2 4 1 3.48 34 Len Barker 2 15.0 1 0 2.40 7 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 Steve Hargan 35 124.1 8 8 3.62 63 Steve Barr 20 67.2 2 6 5.59 27 Fritz Peterson 4 15.0 1 0 3.60 4 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 Joe Hoerner 41 0 4 8 5.14 15 Steve Foucault 46 8 8 5 3.33 41 Jeff Terpko 32 3 3 0 2.39 24 Mike Bacsik Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher) 23 3 2 0 4.25 21 Craig Skok 9 0 1 0 12.60 5 Stan Perzanowski 5 0 0 0 10.03 6 Awards and honors Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1976 All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Rich Donnelly AA San Antonio Brewers Texas League Marty Martínez A Asheville Tourists Western Carolinas League Wayne Terwilliger Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Joe Klein LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers 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 1976 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Texas Rang