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- Offseason Notable transactions
- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day starters Notable transactions Roster
- Player stats Batting Starters by position Other batters Pitching Starting pitchers Other pitchers Relief pitchers
- Awards and honors All-Stars Other team leaders
- Farm system
- Notes
- References
- External links
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox MLB yearly | name = Texas Rangers | season = 1977 | misc = | logo = TexasRangers 100.png | current league = American League | y1 = 1961 | division = Western Division | y2 = 1972 | Uniform logo = | ballpark = Arlington Stadium | y4 = 1972 | city = Arlington, Texas | y5 = 1972 | owners = Bradford G. Corbett | general managers = Dan O'Brien, Sr./Eddie Robinson | managers = Frank Lucchesi, Eddie Stanky, Connie Ryan, Billy Hunter | television = KXAS-TV | radio = WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill) |}}The 1977 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. Offseason On December 10, 1976, shortstop Danny Thompson died of leukemia. Thompson had played in 64 games for the Rangers in 1976. Notable transactions - November 17, 1976: Bert Campaneris was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- November 23, 1976: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
- December 9, 1976: Jeff Burroughs was traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for Carl Morton, Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, and $250,000.[3]
- December 15, 1976: Dave Criscione was traded by the Rangers to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Babcock.[4]
- January 11, 1977: Dave Righetti was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]
- February 2, 1977: Fritz Peterson was released by the Rangers.[6]
- February 5, 1977: The Rangers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Darold Knowles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Gene Clines to the Cubs on February 15.[7]
- February 17, 1977: Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Sandy Alomar.[8]
Regular season For one June day in 1977, Eddie Stanky was drawn back into the major leagues as manager of the Rangers.[9] After that day, he abruptly quit and left for Alabama, saying only that he was homesick.[10] Season standings {{1977 AL West standings}} Record vs. opponents {{1977 AL Record vs. opponents|team=TEX}} Opening Day starters - Juan Beníquez
- Bert Blyleven
- Bert Campaneris
- Tom Grieve
- Mike Hargrove
- Toby Harrah
- Ken Henderson
- Jim Sundberg
- Claudell Washington
- Bump Wills
Notable transactions - April 1, 1977: Carl Morton was released by the Rangers.[3]
- April 12, 1977: Steve Foucault was traded by the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Willie Horton.[11]
- April 30, 1977: Mike Marshall was purchased by the Rangers from the Atlanta Braves.[12]
- May 9, 1977: Roy Howell was traded by the Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jim Mason, Steve Hargan and $200,000.[13]
- May 23, 1977: Dave Moates was purchased from the Rangers by the New York Yankees.[14]
- June 7, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft.[15]
- June 15, 1977: Dock Ellis was purchased by the Rangers from the Oakland Athletics.[16]
- June 15, 1977: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Kirkpatrick.[17]
Roster 1977 Texas Rangers |
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Roster | Pitchers{{MLBplayer|33|Doyle Alexander}}{{MLBplayer|48|Mike Bacsik}}{{MLBplayer|39|Len Barker}}{{MLBplayer|28|Bert Blyleven}}{{MLBplayer|22|Tommy Boggs}}{{MLBplayer|34|Nelson Briles}}{{MLBplayer|24,53|Bobby Cuellar}}{{MLBplayer|35|Adrian Devine}}{{MLBplayer|17|Dock Ellis}}{{MLBplayer|26|Steve Hargan}}{{MLBplayer|32|Darold Knowles}}{{MLBplayer|25|Paul Lindblad}}{{MLBplayer|31|Mike Marshall}}{{MLBplayer|29,42|Roger Moret}}{{MLBplayer|36|Gaylord Perry}}{{MLBplayer|27|John Poloni}}{{MLBplayer|40|Jim Umbarger}}{{MLBplayer|24|Mike Wallace}} | | Catchers{{MLBplayer| 9|John Ellis}}{{MLBplayer|14|Bill Fahey}}{{MLBplayer|10|Jim Sundberg}}Infielders{{MLBplayer| 2|Sandy Alomar}}{{MLBplayer|19|Bert Campaneris}}{{MLBplayer|17|Jim Fregosi}}{{MLBplayer|21|Mike Hargrove}}{{MLBplayer|11|Toby Harrah}}{{MLBplayer| 3|Jim Mason}}{{MLBplayer|18|Pat Putnam}}{{MLBplayer| 1|Bump Wills}} | | Outfielders{{MLBplayer| 7|Lew Beasley}}{{MLBplayer|12|Juan Beníquez}}{{MLBplayer|13|Kurt Bevacqua}}{{MLBplayer|24|Gary Gray}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Tom Grieve}}{{MLBplayer|20|Ken Henderson}}{{MLBplayer|23|Willie Horton}}{{MLBplayer|13|Roy Howell}}{{MLBplayer|18|Ed Kirkpatrick}}{{MLBplayer|16|Dave May}}{{MLBplayer|30|Eddie Miller}}{{MLBplayer|26|Keith Smith}}{{MLBplayer|15|Claudell Washington}} | | Manager{{MLBplayer| 5|Billy Hunter}}{{MLBplayer|44|Frank Lucchesi}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Connie Ryan}}{{MLBplayer|41|Eddie Stanky}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|45|Pat Corrales}}{{MLBplayer|54|Sid Hudson}}{{MLBplayer|47|Fred Koenig}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Connie Ryan}} | |
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 inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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1B | Mike|Hargrove}} | 153 | 525 | 160 | .305 | 18 | 69 | 3B | Toby|Harrah}} | 159 | 539 | 142 | .263 | 27 | 87 | SS | Bert|Campaneris}} | 150 | 552 | 140 | .254 | 5 | 46 | CF | Juan|Beníquez}} | 123 | 424 | 114 | .269 | 10 | 50 | RF | Dave|May}} | 120 | 340 | 82 | .241 | 7 | 42 | |
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Ken|Henderson}} | 75 | 244 | 63 | .258 | 5 | 23 | Tom|Grieve}} | 79 | 236 | 53 | .225 | 7 | 30 | Sandy|Alomar|Sandy Alomar, Sr.}} | 69 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 1 | 11 | Lew|Beasley}} | 25 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 3 | Gary|Gray|Gary Gray (baseball)}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gaylord|Perry}} | 34 | 238 | 15 | 12 | 3.37 | 177 | Doyle|Alexander}} | 34 | 237 | 17 | 11 | 3.65 | 82 | Bert|Blyleven}} | 30 | 234.2 | 14 | 12 | 2.72 | 182 | Tommy|Boggs}} | 6 | 27.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.93 | 15 | |
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Nelson|Briles}} | 28 | 108.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.24 | 57 | Roger|Moret}} | 18 | 72.1 | 3 | 3 | 3.73 | 39 | Len|Barker}} | 15 | 47.1 | 4 | 1 | 2.66 | 51 | Mike|Marshall|Mike Marshall (pitcher)}} | 12 | 35.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.04 | 18 | |
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Adrian|Devine}} | 56 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 3.58 | 67 | Darold|Knowles}} | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3.22 | 14 | Bobby|Cuellar}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 3 | Mike|Bacsik|Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 1 |
Awards and honors - Jim Sundberg, Gold Glove, catcher, 1977
- Juan Beníquez, Gold Glove, outfield, 1977
All-Stars All-Star Game Other team leaders - Stolen bases – Bump Wills (28)
- Walks – Toby Harrah (109)
Farm system {{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level17=AAA|team17=Tucson Toros|league17=Pacific Coast League|manager17=Rich Donnelly |level18=AA |team18=Tulsa Drillers|league18=Texas League|manager18=Marty Martínez |level19=A |team19=Asheville Tourists|league19=Western Carolinas League|manager19=Wayne Terwilliger |level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Rangers|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Joe Klein }} Notes 1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference] 2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference] 3. ^1 [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mortoca01.shtml Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference] 4. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/criscda01.shtml Dave Criscione page at Baseball Reference] 5. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/righeda01.shtml Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference] 6. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/peterfr01.shtml Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference] 7. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] 8. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19770218&id=efBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=se0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3931,1097599&hl=en Alomar traded to Rangers] 9. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19770623&id=dLosAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3850,4390544&hl=en Eddie Stanky named new Ranger manager] 10. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/07/sports/eddie-stanky-83-spark-plug-on-3-pennant-winning-teams.html | work=The New York Times | title=Eddie Stanky, 83, Spark Plug On 3 Pennant-Winning Teams | first=Joseph | last=Durso | date=June 7, 1999 | accessdate=April 20, 2010}} 11. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference] 12. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference] 13. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference] 14. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moateda01.shtml Dave Moates page at Baseball Reference] 15. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference] 16. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ellisdo01.shtml Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference] 17. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fregoji01.shtml Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference]
References - {{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=3rd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=2007| isbn=978-1-932391-17-6}}
External links - [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1977.shtml 1977 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference]
- 1977 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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