1972 Texas Rangers

54-100 • .351 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1972 Texas Rangers went 54-100 (.351) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 461 runs, allowed 628, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Ted Ford (14 HR, 50 RBI) and Rich Hand (10-14, 3.32 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
100 Losses
.351 Win %
6th Rank
461 R 628 RA
Diff -167

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461 Runs Scored
628 Runs Allowed
-167 Run Diff
667K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .217 9% below the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .290 5% below the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .290 15% below the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.53 15% worse than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 461 14% below the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 667,287
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Avg per Game 8,666

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Toby Harrah 0.259 2 Larry Biittner 0.259 3 Dick Billings 0.254 4 Elliott Maddox 0.252 5 Frank Howard 0.244

Home Runs

1 Ted Ford 14 2 Frank Howard 9 3 Don Mincher 6 4 Dick Billings 5 5 Dalton Jones 4

RBI

1 Dick Billings 58 2 Ted Ford 50 3 Don Mincher 39 4 Larry Biittner 31 5 Toby Harrah 31
1972 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Nelson 145 499 68 113 16 3 2 28 67 81 51 0.226
Dick Billings 133 469 41 119 15 1 5 58 29 77 1 0.254
Ted Ford 129 429 43 101 19 1 14 50 37 80 4 0.235
Larry Biittner 137 382 34 99 18 1 3 31 29 37 1 0.259
Toby Harrah 116 374 47 97 14 3 1 31 34 31 16 0.259
Joe Lovitto 117 330 23 74 9 1 1 19 37 54 13 0.224
Elliott Maddox 98 294 40 74 7 2 0 10 49 53 20 0.252
Frank Howard 95 287 28 70 9 0 9 31 42 55 1 0.244
Lenny Randle 74 249 23 48 13 0 2 21 13 51 4 0.193
Don Mincher 61 191 23 45 10 0 6 39 46 23 2 0.236
Vic Harris 61 186 8 26 5 1 0 10 12 39 7 0.140
Dalton Jones 72 151 14 24 2 0 4 19 10 31 1 0.159
Jim Mason 46 147 10 29 3 0 0 10 9 39 0 0.197
Tom Grieve 64 142 12 29 2 1 3 11 11 39 1 0.204
Hal King 50 122 12 22 5 0 4 12 25 35 0 0.180
Bill Fahey 39 119 8 20 2 0 1 10 12 23 4 0.168
Ted Kubiak 46 116 5 26 3 0 0 7 12 12 0 0.224
Jeff Burroughs 22 65 4 12 1 0 1 3 5 22 0 0.185
Tom Ragland 25 58 3 10 2 0 0 2 5 11 0 0.172
Dick Bosman 29 53 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.094
Rich Hand 30 52 2 8 2 1 0 3 1 13 0 0.154
Pete Broberg 39 51 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 24 0 0.078
Mike Paul 49 48 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 19 0 0.167
Marty Martinez 26 41 3 6 1 1 0 3 2 8 0 0.146
Bill Gogolewski 36 40 1 5 0 0 0 3 2 16 0 0.125
Ken Suarez 25 33 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.152
Don Stanhouse 26 31 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.129
Jim Driscoll 15 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Paul Lindblad 66 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Jim Shellenback 22 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.100
Casey Cox 35 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.111
Jim Panther 58 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Horacio Pina 60 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Rich Hinton 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Gerry Janeski 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Lawson 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jan Dukes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Roland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Mike Paul 2.17 2 Paul Lindblad 2.62 3 Horacio Pina 3.20 4 Rich Hand 3.32 5 Jim Shellenback 3.47

Wins

1 Rich Hand 10 2 Dick Bosman 8 3 Mike Paul 8 4 Pete Broberg 5 5 Paul Lindblad 5

Strikeouts

1 Pete Broberg 133 2 Rich Hand 109 3 Mike Paul 108 4 Dick Bosman 105 5 Bill Gogolewski 95
1972 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Broberg 5 12 4.29 39 25 1 176.1 153 84 85 133
Dick Bosman 8 10 3.63 29 29 0 173.1 183 70 48 105
Rich Hand 10 14 3.32 30 28 0 170.2 139 63 103 109
Mike Paul 8 9 2.17 49 20 1 161.2 149 39 52 108
Bill Gogolewski 4 11 4.24 36 21 2 150.2 136 71 58 95
Don Stanhouse 2 9 3.78 24 16 0 104.2 83 44 73 78
Paul Lindblad 5 8 2.62 66 0 9 99.2 95 29 29 51
Jim Panther 5 9 4.13 58 4 0 93.2 101 43 46 44
Horacio Pina 2 7 3.20 60 0 15 76.0 61 27 43 60
Casey Cox 3 5 4.41 35 4 4 65.1 73 32 26 27
Jim Shellenback 2 4 3.47 22 6 1 57.0 46 22 16 30
Steve Lawson 0 0 2.81 13 0 1 16.0 13 5 10 13
Gerry Janeski 0 1 2.84 4 1 0 12.2 11 4 7 7
Rich Hinton 0 1 2.38 5 0 0 11.1 7 3 10 4
Jim Roland 0 0 8.10 5 0 0 3.1 7 3 2 4
Jan Dukes 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 2.1 1 1 5 0

👥 Roster (38)

Larry Biittner Dick Billings Dick Bosman Pete Broberg Jeff Burroughs Casey Cox Jim Driscoll Jan Dukes Bill Fahey Ted Ford Bill Gogolewski Tom Grieve +26 more

38 players

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The 1972 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1972 Texas Rangers finished 54-100, a .351 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL West. With 461 runs scored and 628 given up, the 1972 differential was -167. At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .217, 9% worse than the league's .239. The staff ERA of 3.53 was 15% worse than the league average of 3.06. Measured against the 537-run league average, the offense was 14% behind. Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 667,287 for the year.

For power, Ted Ford led the way with 14 homers. Dick Billings led in RBI with 58. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rich Hand (10). Pete Broberg struck out 133, the most on the club. Horacio Pina saved 15 games. The 1972 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Texas Rangers

What was the 1972 Texas Rangers record?
The 1972 Texas Rangers finished 54-100 (.351 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Ted Ford led the 1972 Texas Rangers with 14 home runs.
What was the 1972 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1972 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.53.
Did the 1972 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Texas Rangers play?
The 1972 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1972 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Ford (14 HR, 50 RBI) and Rich Hand (10-14, 3.32 ERA).
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