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1996 Texas Rangers Roster (40-man)

1995 Season 1997 Season

Record: 90-72-1, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost AL Division Series (3-1) to New York Yankees

Manager: Johnny Oates (90-72-1)

General Manager: Douglas Melvin

Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington

Attendance: 2,889,020 (3rd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 92-70, 928 Runs, 799 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		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
José Alberro	27	pr PR	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jun 29, 1969	2	5	1	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mark Brandenburg	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jul 14, 1970	2	26	0	0	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$123,500
Kevin Brown	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Apr 21, 1973	1st	3	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.1
Damon Buford	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 12, 1970	4	90	34	90	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	25	44	80	3	13	16	0.1	$165,000
John Burkett	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 28, 1964	8	10	10	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Will Clark	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Mar 13, 1964	11	117	116	117	117	0	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.2	$5,657,365
Dennis Cook	33	us US	L	L	6' 3"	185	Oct 4, 1962	9	60	0	0	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$330,000
Kevin Elster	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 3, 1964	10	157	155	157	157	0	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$270,000
Rikkert Faneyte	27	nl NL	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 31, 1969	4	8	2	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	2	2	1	-0.1
Lou Frazier	31	us US	B	R	6' 2"	175	Jan 26, 1965	4	30	12	30	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	3	0	15	13	3	13	0.2	$165,500
Benji Gil	23	mx MX	R	R	6' 2"	210	Oct 6, 1972	3	5	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$200,000
Rene Gonzales	35	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Sep 3, 1960	12	51	22	51	50	0	0	23	5	15	10	1	0	0	1	0	4	3	-0.2	$175,000
Juan González	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 3"	175	Oct 20, 1969	8	134	134	134	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	102	32	0	0	3.8	$7,425,000
Rusty Greer	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jan 21, 1969	3	139	136	139	137	0	0	1	0	0	0	136	1	0	137	1	1	1	5.4	$258,333
Kevin Gross	35	us US	R	R	6' 5"	203	Jun 8, 1961	14	28	19	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$3,300,000
Darryl Hamilton	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 3, 1964	8	148	145	148	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	147	0	2	1	0.7	$1,300,000
Rick Helling	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Dec 15, 1970	3	6	2	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Mike Henneman	34	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Dec 11, 1961	10	49	0	2	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$1,519,681
Gil Heredia	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Oct 26, 1965	6	44	0	0	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$360,000
Ken Hill	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Dec 14, 1965	9	35	35	1	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6	$3,100,000
Mark McLemore	31	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 4, 1964	11	147	145	147	147	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4.3	$1,225,000
Warren Newson	31	us US	L	L	5' 7"	190	Jul 3, 1964	6	91	60	91	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	58	66	9	22	1	0.7	$250,000
Darren Oliver	25	us US	R	L	6' 3"	250	Oct 6, 1970	4	30	30	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$220,000
Luis Ortiz	26	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 25, 1970	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.1
Dean Palmer	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 27, 1968	7	154	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.8	$2,000,000
Danny Patterson	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 17, 1971	1st	7	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Roger Pavlik	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	220	Oct 4, 1967	5	34	34	0	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$1,250,000	All-Star
Iván Rodríguez HOF	24	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	205	Nov 27, 1971	6	153	147	153	146	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	6.1	$4,000,000	All-Star
Jeff Russell	34	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Sep 2, 1961	14	55	0	0	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$615,000
Mike Stanton	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Jun 2, 1967	8	22	0	1	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Lee Stevens	28	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Jul 10, 1967	4	27	20	27	22	0	0	18	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	5	1	0.2	$109,000
Kurt Stillwell	31	us US	B	R	5' 11"	165	Jun 4, 1965	9	46	15	46	35	0	0	1	21	6	9	0	0	0	0	1	15	3	0.0	$150,000
Mickey Tettleton	35	us US	B	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 16, 1960	13	143	138	143	23	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	5	0	1.0	$1,461,649
Dave Valle	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 30, 1960	13	42	21	42	40	0	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0.8	$725,000
Jack Voigt	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	May 17, 1966	5	5	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	2	0	-0.1
Ed Vosberg	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Sep 28, 1961	5	52	0	0	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$198,000
Matt Whiteside	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 8, 1967	5	14	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$375,000
Bobby Witt	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 11, 1964	11	33	32	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	$1,350,000
Craig Worthington	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	160	Apr 17, 1965	7	13	6	13	13	0	0	6	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	$167,500
Name	Age		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		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Johnny Oates	50	us US	Jan 21, 1946	Manager	Apr 1	Sep 29
Rudy Jaramillo	45	us US	Sep 20, 1950	Hitting	Apr 1	Sep 29
Dick Bosman	52	us US	Feb 17, 1944	Pitching	Apr 1	Sep 29
Jerry Narron	40	us US	Jan 15, 1956	Third base	Apr 1	Sep 29
Larry Hardy	48	us US	Jan 10, 1948		Apr 1	Sep 29
Ed Napoleon	58	us US	Sep 13, 1937		Apr 1	Sep 29
Bucky Dent	44	us US	Nov 25, 1951	Coach	Apr 1	Sep 29
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date