1988 Texas Rangers season
| 1988 Texas Rangers | |
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| Owner(s) | Eddie Chiles |
| General manager(s) | Tom Grieve |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Valentine |
| Local television |
KTVT (Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby) HSE (Bob Carpenter, Norm Hitzges, Merle Harmon) |
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WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) |
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The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.
Offseason
- December 13, 1987: Bárbaro Garbey was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[1]
- December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers.[2]
- March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.[3]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Jerry Browne
- Steve Buechele
- Scott Fletcher
- Charlie Hough
- Pete Incaviglia
- Oddibe McDowell
- Pete O'Brien
- Larry Parrish
- Geno Petralli
- Rubén Sierra[4]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | 0.642 | — | 54–27 | 50–31 |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 13 | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | 0.522 | 19½ | 44–36 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 29 | 35–46 | 40–41 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 32½ | 40–41 | 31–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | 0.435 | 33½ | 38–43 | 32–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 35½ | 37–44 | 31–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
| California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
| New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.[7]
- August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.[8]
- September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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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 |
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| RF | Rubén Sierra | 156 | 615 | 156 | .254 | 23 | 91 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jerry Browne | 73 | 214 | 49 | .229 | 1 | 17 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Guy Hoffman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.24 | 9 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa
References
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garbeba01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml
- ↑ Robbie Wine at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1988 Texas Rangers Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Iván Rodríguez at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jack Daugherty at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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