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1979 Texas Rangers Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 83-79-0, Finished 3rd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Pat Corrales (83-79)

General Manager: Eddie Robinson (Sole GM as of Jan. 1979)

Farm Director: Joseph Klein

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium

Attendance: 1,519,671 (8th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 86-76, 750 Runs, 698 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Doyle Alexander	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 4, 1950	9	23	18	0	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$150,000
Brian Allard	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 3, 1958	1st	7	4	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Bob Babcock	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Aug 25, 1949	1st	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Buddy Bell	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 27, 1951	8	162	161	162	162	0	0	0	0	147	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Larvell Blanks	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	167	Jan 28, 1950	8	68	39	68	63	0	0	0	16	0	49	0	0	0	0	1	13	5	-0.1
Bert Campaneris	37	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 9, 1942	16	8	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-0.1	$190,000
Dave Chalk	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Aug 30, 1950	7	9	1	9	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	-0.1
Steve Comer	25	us US	B	R	6' 3"	195	Jan 13, 1954	2	36	36	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Danny Darwin	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Oct 25, 1955	2	20	6	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Dock Ellis	34	us US	B	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 11, 1945	12	10	9	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
John Ellis	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	225	Aug 21, 1948	11	111	78	111	35	0	7	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	32	0	0.5
Ed Farmer	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	200	Oct 18, 1949	7	11	2	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$35,000
Oscar Gamble	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	160	Dec 20, 1949	11	64	48	64	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	37	16	0	2.2	$475,000
Jerry Don Gleaton	21	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Sep 14, 1957	1st	5	2	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Gary Gray	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Sep 21, 1952	3	16	12	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	4	0	-0.4
Johnny Grubb	30	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Aug 4, 1948	8	102	69	102	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	29	26	83	6	27	1	1.0
Gary Holle	24	us US	R	L	6' 6"	210	Aug 11, 1954	1st	5	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.1
Fergie Jenkins HOF	36	ca CA	R	R	6' 5"	205	Dec 13, 1942	15	37	37	1	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
John Henry Johnson	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Aug 21, 1956	2	17	12	0	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Mike Jorgensen	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Aug 16, 1948	11	90	34	90	75	0	0	60	0	0	0	5	7	9	21	2	21	10	0.2
Jim Kern	30	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	Mar 15, 1949	6	71	0	1	71	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1		All-Star
Sparky Lyle	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	182	Jul 22, 1944	13	67	0	2	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Greg Mahlberg	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Aug 8, 1952	2	7	5	7	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jon Matlack	29	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Jan 19, 1950	9	13	13	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Larry McCall	26	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Sep 8, 1952	3	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Doc Medich	30	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Dec 9, 1948	8	29	19	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$250,000
Willie Montañez	31	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Apr 1, 1948	11	38	36	38	19	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	0	1.2
Nelson Norman	21	do DO	B	R	6' 2"	160	May 23, 1958	2	147	115	147	144	0	0	0	1	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	-1.2
Al Oliver	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 14, 1946	12	136	121	136	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	71	0	119	10	13	1	3.2
Pat Putnam	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	205	Dec 3, 1953	3	139	112	139	96	0	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	25	0	1.1
Dave Rajsich	27	us US	L	L	6' 5"	175	Sep 28, 1951	2	27	3	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Mickey Rivers	30	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Oct 30, 1948	10	58	55	58	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	57	1	3	0	2.1
Dave Roberts	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Feb 17, 1951	7	44	25	44	35	0	14	6	8	1	0	1	5	5	11	5	4	11	0.5
Billy Sample	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 2, 1955	2	128	83	128	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	10	5	104	14	24	17	2.7
Eric Soderholm	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	187	Sep 24, 1948	8	63	34	63	39	0	0	2	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	14	17	1	0.5
Jim Sundberg	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 18, 1951	6	150	144	150	150	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3.3
LaRue Washington	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 7, 1953	2	25	5	25	14	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	12	1	13	7	0	16	-0.2
Bump Wills	26	us US	B	R	5' 9"	172	Jul 27, 1952	3	146	143	146	146	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3.4
Richie Zisk	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 6, 1949	9	144	134	144	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	127	135	3	10	0	0.9	$312,500
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Pat Corrales	38	us US	Mar 20, 1941	Manager	Apr 7	Sep 30
Frank Lucchesi	53	us US	Apr 24, 1926		Apr 7	Sep 30
Connie Ryan	59	us US	Feb 27, 1920		Apr 7	Sep 30
Jackie Brown	36	us US	May 31, 1943	Coach	Apr 7	Sep 30
Fred Koenig	48	us US	Apr 27, 1931	Coach	Apr 7	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date