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1979 Texas Rangers

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Season
1979
league Name
American League
division
West
level
MLB
nickname
Rangers
record
GBL
5.0
div rank
3
League rank
8
MLB Rank
14
ballpark
Arlington Stadium
Attendance
1,519,671
att rk
15
payroll
0
pay rk
0
Top Draft Pick
playoffs
dnq
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  # player name pos ht wt ba th Born place hilvl mlb years stat years draft info   g salary
33 Doyle Alexander p 6-3 200 R R 1950-09-04 Cordova,AL MLB 1971-1989 1971-1989
1968-  9- 185-LAN
23 --
23 Brian Allard p 6-1 175 R R 1958-01-03 Spring Valley,IL MLB 1979-1981 1977-1984
1976-  4-  84-TEX
7 --
17,20 Bob Babcock p 6-5 210 R R 1949-08-25 New Castle,PA MLB 1979-1981 1976-1984
1967-    UDFA-PIT
4 --
25 Buddy Bell 3b 6-2 185 R R 1951-08-27 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1972-1989 1972-1989
1969- 16- 375-CLE
162 --
3 Larvell Blanks ss-2b 5-8 167 R R 1950-01-28 Del Rio,TX MLB 1972-1980 1972-1980
1969-  3-  60-ATL
68 --
19 Bert Campaneris ss 5-10 160 R R 1942-03-09 Pueblo Nueva,CU MLB 1964-1983 1964-1983
1961-    UDFA-KC1
8 --
12 Dave Chalk 3b-ss 5-10 175 R R 1950-08-30 Del Rio,TX MLB 1973-1981 1972-1981
1972-  1-  10-CAL
9 --
11 Steve Comer p 6-3 205 B R 1954-01-13 Minneapolis,MN MLB 1978-1984 1973-1985
1976-    UDFA-TEX
36 --
44 Danny Darwin p 6-3 190 R R 1955-10-25 Bonham,TX MLB 1978-1998 1977-1998
1976-    UDFA-TEX
20 --
27 Dock Ellis p 6-3 210 B R 1945-03-11 Los Angeles,CA MLB 1968-1979 1968-1979
1964-    UDFA-PIT
10 --
17 John Ellis 1b-c 6-2 225 R R 1948-08-24 New London,CT MLB 1969-1981 1969-1981
1966-    UDFA-NYA
111 --
9 Ed Farmer p 6-5 210 R R 1949-10-18 Evergreen Park,IL MLB 1971-1983 1971-1986
1967-  5-  91-CLE
11 --
30 Oscar Gamble of 5-11 165 L R 1949-12-20 Ramer,AL MLB 1969-1985 1969-1985
1968- 16- 363-CHN
64 --
7 Jerry Don Gleaton p 6-3 210 L L 1957-09-14 Brownwood,TX MLB 1979-1992 1977-1993
1979-  1-  17-TEX
5 --
23 Gary Gray 1b 6-0 203 R R 1952-09-21 New Orleans,LA MLB 1977-1982 1977-1984
1974- 18- 408-TEX
16 --
6 Johnny Grubb of 6-3 185 L R 1948-08-04 Richmond,VA MLB 1972-1987 1970-1988
1971-  1-  23-SDN
102 --
38 Gary Holle 1b 6-6 210 R L 1954-08-11 Watervliet,NY MLB 1979-1979 1976-1981
1976- 13- 292-MIL
5 --
24 Fergie Jenkins p 6-5 210 R R 1943-12-13 Chatham,ON MLB 1965-1983 1965-1983
1962-    UDFA-PHI
37 --
31 John Henry Johnson p 6-2 190 L L 1956-08-21 Houston,TX MLB 1978-1987 1977-1987
1974- 15- 355-SFN
17 --
35 Mike Jorgensen 1b-of 6-0 195 L L 1948-08-16 Passaic,NJ MLB 1968-1985 1968-1985
1966-  4-  61-NYN
90 --
34 Jim Kern p 6-5 205 R R 1949-03-15 Gladwin,MI MLB 1974-1986 1974-1986
1967-    UDFA-CLE
71 --
28 Sparky Lyle p 6-1 195 L L 1944-07-22 DuBois,PA MLB 1967-1982 1967-1982
1964-    UDFA-BAL
67 --
30 Greg Mahlberg c 5-10 180 R R 1952-08-08 Milwaukee,WI MLB 1978-1979 1976-1982
1973-    UDFA-TEX
7 --
32 Jon Matlack p 6-3 205 L L 1950-01-19 West Chester,PA MLB 1971-1983 1971-1983
1967-  1-   4-NYN
13 --
29 Larry McCall p 6-2 195 L R 1952-09-08 Asheville,NC MLB 1977-1979 1977-1981
1971-    UDFA-BAL
2 --
42 Doc Medich p 6-5 227 R R 1948-12-09 Aliquippa,PA MLB 1972-1982 1972-1982
1970- 30- 700-NYA
29 --
24 Willie Montanez 1b-of 6-1 193 L L 1948-04-01 Catano,PR MLB 1966-1982 1966-1982
1965-    UDFA-SLN
38 --
4 Nelson Norman ss 6-2 160 B R 1958-05-23 San Pedro de Macoris,DR MLB 1978-1987 1977-1989
1975-    UDFA-PIT
147 --
0 Al Oliver of-1b 6-0 195 L L 1946-10-14 Portsmouth,OH MLB 1968-1985 1968-1985
1964-    UDFA-PIT
136 --
18 Pat Putnam 1b 6-1 214 L R 1953-12-03 Bethel,VT MLB 1977-1984 1975-1985
1975-  1-  22-TEX
139 --
26 Dave Rajsich p 6-5 175 L L 1951-09-28 Youngstown,OH MLB 1978-1980 1977-1988
1974-    UDFA-NYA
27 --
17 Mickey Rivers of 5-10 165 L L 1948-10-31 Miami,FL MLB 1970-1984 1970-1984
1969-  2-  40-ATL
58 --
14 Dave Roberts 3b-c 6-3 215 R R 1951-02-17 Lebanon,OR MLB 1972-1982 1972-1982
1972-  1-   1-SDN
44 --
15 Billy Sample of 5-9 175 R R 1955-04-02 Roanoke,VA MLB 1978-1986 1977-1986
1976- 10- 228-TEX
128 --
5 Eric Soderholm 3b 5-11 187 R R 1948-09-24 Cortland,NY MLB 1971-1980 1971-1980
1968-  1-   1-MIN
63 --
12 Jim Sundberg c 6-0 195 R R 1951-05-18 Galesburg,IL MLB 1974-1989 1974-1989
1973-  1-   2-TEX
150 --
10 LaRue Washington of 6-0 170 R R 1953-09-07 Long Beach,CA MLB 1978-1979 1977-1981
1975- 23- 540-TEX
25 --
1 Bump Wills 2b 5-9 177 B R 1952-07-27 Washington,DC MLB 1977-1982 1974-1982
1975-  1-   6-TEX
146 --
22 Richie Zisk of 6-1 208 R R 1949-02-06 Brooklyn,NY MLB 1971-1983 1971-1983
1967-  3-  56-PIT
144 --
39 record(s)