1975 Texas Rangers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1975 Texas Rangers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 733, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Jeff Burroughs (29 HR, 94 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (17-18, 3.93 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
714 R 733 RA
Diff -19

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714 Runs Scored
733 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
1,127K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% below the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .329 1% above the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .370 2% below the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.86 2% worse than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 714 3% above the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,127,663
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Avg per Game 14,095

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Mike Hargrove 0.303 2 Toby Harrah 0.293 3 Tom Grieve 0.276 4 Lenny Randle 0.276 5 Dave Moates 0.274

Home Runs

1 Jeff Burroughs 29 2 Toby Harrah 20 3 Tom Grieve 14 4 Mike Hargrove 11 5 Jim Spencer 11

RBI

1 Jeff Burroughs 94 2 Toby Harrah 93 3 Mike Hargrove 62 4 Tom Grieve 61 5 Lenny Randle 57
1975 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lenny Randle 156 601 85 166 24 7 4 57 57 80 16 0.276
Jeff Burroughs 152 585 81 132 20 0 29 94 79 155 4 0.226
Toby Harrah 151 522 81 153 24 1 20 93 98 71 23 0.293
Mike Hargrove 145 519 82 157 22 2 11 62 79 66 4 0.303
Jim Sundberg 155 472 45 94 9 0 6 36 51 77 3 0.199
Cesar Tovar 102 427 53 110 16 0 3 28 27 25 16 0.258
Jim Spencer 132 403 50 107 18 1 11 47 35 43 0 0.266
Roy Howell 125 383 43 96 15 2 10 51 39 79 2 0.251
Tom Grieve 118 369 46 102 17 1 14 61 22 74 0 0.276
Roy Smalley 78 250 22 57 8 0 3 33 30 42 4 0.228
Jim Fregosi 77 191 25 50 5 0 7 33 20 39 0 0.262
Dave Moates 54 175 21 48 9 0 3 14 13 15 9 0.274
Willie Davis 42 169 16 42 8 2 5 17 4 25 13 0.249
Mike Cubbage 58 143 12 32 6 0 4 21 18 14 0 0.224
Joe Lovitto 50 106 17 22 3 0 1 8 13 16 2 0.208
Leo Cardenas 55 102 15 24 2 0 1 5 14 12 0 0.235
Dave Nelson 28 80 9 17 1 0 2 10 8 10 6 0.212
Bill Fahey 21 37 3 11 1 1 0 3 1 10 0 0.297
Tom Robson 17 35 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.200
Ron Pruitt 14 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.176
Bob Jones 9 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.091
Ed Brinkman 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Bacsik 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Bibby 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackie Brown 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Clyde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Foucault 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Gideon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Hands 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Kekich 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Merritt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Moore 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Perzanowski 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Thomas 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Umbarger 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Wright 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Stan Perzanowski 3.00 2 Gaylord Perry 3.03 3 Stan Thomas 3.10 4 Mike Kekich 3.73 5 Steve Hargan 3.80

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 17 2 Gaylord Perry 12 3 Steve Hargan 9 4 Steve Foucault 8 5 Jim Umbarger 8

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 157 2 Gaylord Perry 148 3 Steve Hargan 93 4 Bill Hands 67 5 Steve Foucault 56
1975 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fergie Jenkins 17 18 3.93 37 37 0 270.0 261 118 56 157
Steve Hargan 9 10 3.80 33 26 0 189.1 203 80 62 93
Gaylord Perry 12 8 3.03 22 22 0 184.0 157 62 36 148
Jim Umbarger 8 7 4.12 56 12 2 131.0 134 60 59 50
Bill Hands 6 7 4.02 18 18 0 109.2 118 49 28 67
Steve Foucault 8 4 4.12 59 0 10 107.0 96 49 55 56
Clyde Wright 4 6 4.44 25 14 0 93.1 105 46 47 32
Stan Thomas 4 4 3.10 46 1 3 81.1 72 28 34 46
Jackie Brown 5 5 4.22 17 7 0 70.1 70 33 35 35
Jim Bibby 2 6 5.00 12 12 0 68.1 73 38 28 31
Stan Perzanowski 3 3 3.00 12 8 0 66.0 59 22 25 26
Mike Kekich 0 0 3.73 23 0 2 31.1 33 13 21 19
Mike Bacsik 1 2 3.71 7 3 0 26.2 28 11 9 13
Tommy Moore 0 2 8.14 12 0 0 21.0 31 19 12 15
David Clyde 0 1 2.57 1 1 0 7.0 6 2 6 2
Jim Gideon 0 0 7.94 1 1 0 5.2 7 5 5 2
Jim Merritt 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 3.2 3 0 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Mike Bacsik Jim Bibby Ed Brinkman Jackie Brown Jeff Burroughs Leo Cardenas David Clyde Mike Cubbage Willie Davis Bill Fahey Steve Foucault Jim Fregosi +27 more

39 players

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The 1975 Texas Rangers in brief

In 1975 the Texas Rangers posted a 79-83 mark (.488) and finished 3rd in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 714 runs and allowed 733, a run differential of -19. The team batting average of .255 was 1% below the 1975 league mark of .257. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 3.86 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.78. Measured against the 690-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

The home park, Arlington Stadium, recorded 1,127,663 in attendance, about 14,095 a game. The home run leader was Jeff Burroughs, who hit 29. The hits leader was Lenny Randle with 166. Fergie Jenkins was the top winner, with 17 victories. The saves leader was Steve Foucault with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Texas Rangers

What was the 1975 Texas Rangers record?
The 1975 Texas Rangers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Jeff Burroughs led the 1975 Texas Rangers with 29 home runs.
What was the 1975 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1975 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1975 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Texas Rangers play?
The 1975 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1975 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Burroughs (29 HR, 94 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (17-18, 3.93 ERA).
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