Texas Rangers 1979 Roster

Texas Rangers

83-79 • 8th in American League • 3rd in AL West •

HR

140

10th

R

750

10th

SO

773

16th

ERA

3.86

11th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Doyle Alexander	P	6'3"	205	9/4/1950	28	Cordova, AL
Brian Allard	P	6'1"	175	1/3/1958	21	Spring Valley, IL
Bob Babcock	P	6'5"	210	8/25/1949	29	New Castle, PA
Buddy Bell	3B	6'2"	185	8/27/1951	27	Pittsburgh, PA
Larvell Blanks	SS	5'8"	167	1/28/1950	29	Del Rio, TX
Bert Campaneris	SS	5'10"	160	3/9/1942	37	Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba
Dave Chalk	SS	5'10"	175	8/30/1950	28	Del Rio, TX
Steve Comer	P	6'3"	205	1/13/1954	25	Minneapolis, MN
Danny Darwin	P	6'3"	190	10/25/1955	23	Bonham, TX
Dock Ellis	P	6'3"	210	3/11/1945	34	Los Angeles, CA
John Ellis	DH	6'3"	225	8/21/1948	30	New London, CT
Ed Farmer	P	6'5"	210	10/18/1949	29	Evergreen Park, IL
Oscar Gamble	DH	5'11"	165	12/20/1949	29	Ramer, AL
Jerry Don Gleaton	P	6'3"	210	9/14/1957	21	Brownwood, TX
Gary Gray	DH	6'0"	200	9/21/1952	26	New Orleans, LA
Johnny Grubb	OF	6'3"	185	8/4/1948	30	Richmond, VA
Gary Holle	1B	6'6"	210	8/11/1954	24	Watervliet, NY
Fergie Jenkins	P	6'5"	210	12/13/1942	36	Chatham, Canada
John Henry Johnson	P	6'2"	190	8/21/1956	22	Houston, TX
Mike Jorgensen	1B	6'0"	195	8/16/1948	30	Passaic, NJ
Jim Kern	P	6'5"	205	3/15/1949	30	Gladwin, MI
Sparky Lyle	P	6'1"	190	7/22/1944	34	Du Bois, PA
Greg Mahlberg	C	5'10"	180	8/8/1952	26	Milwaukee, WI
Jon Matlack	P	6'3"	205	1/19/1950	29	West Chester, PA
Larry McCall	P	6'2"	195	9/8/1952	26	Asheville, NC
Doc Medich	P	6'5"	225	12/9/1948	30	Aliquippa, PA
Willie Montanez	1B	6'1"	190	4/1/1948	31	Catano, Puerto Rico
Nelson Norman	SS	6'2"	160	4/23/1958	21	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Al Oliver	OF	6'0"	195	10/14/1946	32	Portsmouth, OH
Pat Putnam	1B	6'1"	210	12/3/1953	25	Bethel, VT
Dave Rajsich	P	6'5"	175	9/28/1951	27	Youngstown, OH
Mickey Rivers	OF	5'10"	165	10/30/1948	30	Miami, FL
Dave Roberts	C	6'3"	215	2/17/1951	28	Lebanon, OR
Bill Sample	OF	5'9"	175	4/2/1955	24	Roanoke, VA
Eric Soderholm	3B	5'11"	187	9/24/1948	30	Cortland, NY
Jim Sundberg	C	6'0"	195	5/18/1951	28	Galesburg, IL
La Rue Washington	OF	6'0"	170	9/7/1953	25	Long Beach, CA
Bump Wills	2B	5'9"	177	7/27/1952	26	Washington, DC
Richie Zisk	OF	6'1"	208	2/6/1949	30	Brooklyn, NY

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0