1976 Texas Rangers

76-86 • .469 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1976 Texas Rangers went 76-86 (.469) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 616 runs, allowed 652, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Tom Grieve (20 HR, 81 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (15-14, 3.24 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
4th Rank
616 R 652 RA
Diff -36

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616 Runs Scored
652 Runs Allowed
-36 Run Diff
1,161K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1976 league average (.255)
OBP .320 equal to the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .341 5% below the 1976 league average (.360)
Team ERA 3.45 2% better than the 1976 league average (3.52)
Runs Scored 616 5% below the 1976 league average (646 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,161,682
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Avg per Game 14,341

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Mike Hargrove 0.287 2 Gene Clines 0.276 3 Toby Harrah 0.260 4 Juan Beniquez 0.255 5 Tom Grieve 0.255

Home Runs

1 Tom Grieve 20 2 Jeff Burroughs 18 3 Toby Harrah 15 4 Roy Howell 8 5 Mike Hargrove 7

RBI

1 Jeff Burroughs 86 2 Tom Grieve 81 3 Toby Harrah 67 4 Mike Hargrove 58 5 Roy Howell 53
1976 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeff Burroughs 158 604 71 143 22 2 18 86 69 93 0 0.237
Toby Harrah 155 584 64 152 21 1 15 67 91 59 8 0.260
Tom Grieve 149 546 57 139 23 3 20 81 35 119 4 0.255
Mike Hargrove 151 541 80 155 30 1 7 58 97 64 2 0.287
Lenny Randle 142 539 53 121 11 6 1 51 46 63 30 0.224
Roy Howell 140 491 55 124 28 2 8 53 30 106 1 0.253
Juan Beniquez 145 478 49 122 14 4 0 33 39 56 17 0.255
Jim Sundberg 140 448 33 102 24 2 3 34 37 61 0 0.228
Gene Clines 116 446 52 123 12 3 0 38 16 52 11 0.276
Danny Thompson 64 196 12 42 3 0 1 13 13 19 2 0.214
Dave Moates 85 137 21 33 7 1 0 13 11 18 6 0.241
Jim Fregosi 58 133 17 31 7 0 2 12 23 33 2 0.233
Roy Smalley 41 129 15 29 2 0 1 8 29 27 2 0.225
Joe Lahoud 38 89 10 20 3 1 1 5 10 16 1 0.225
Bill Fahey 38 80 12 20 2 0 1 9 11 6 1 0.250
Mike Cubbage 14 32 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0.219
John Ellis 11 31 4 13 2 0 1 8 0 4 0 0.419
Ken Pape 21 23 7 5 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0.217
Doug Ault 9 20 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.300
Greg Pryor 5 8 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.375
Mike Bacsik 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Barr 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Boggs 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Briles 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Foucault 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Perzanowski 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Peterson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Singer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Skok 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Terpko 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Umbarger 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Jeff Terpko 2.39 2 Bert Blyleven 2.76 3 Jim Umbarger 3.15 4 Gaylord Perry 3.24 5 Nelson Briles 3.26

Wins

1 Gaylord Perry 15 2 Nelson Briles 11 3 Jim Umbarger 10 4 Bert Blyleven 9 5 Steve Foucault 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 144 2 Gaylord Perry 143 3 Jim Umbarger 105 4 Nelson Briles 98 5 Steve Hargan 63
1976 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 15 14 3.24 32 32 0 250.1 232 90 52 143
Nelson Briles 11 9 3.26 32 31 1 210.0 224 76 47 98
Bert Blyleven 9 11 2.76 24 24 0 202.1 182 62 46 144
Jim Umbarger 10 12 3.15 30 30 0 197.1 208 69 54 105
Steve Hargan 8 8 3.62 35 8 1 124.1 127 50 38 63
Tommy Boggs 1 7 3.49 13 13 0 90.1 87 35 34 36
Steve Foucault 8 8 3.33 46 0 5 75.2 68 28 25 41
Steve Barr 2 6 5.59 20 10 0 67.2 70 42 44 27
Bill Singer 4 1 3.48 10 10 0 64.2 56 25 27 34
Mike Bacsik 3 2 4.25 23 0 0 55.0 66 26 26 21
Jeff Terpko 3 3 2.39 32 0 0 52.2 42 14 29 24
Joe Hoerner 0 4 5.14 41 0 8 35.0 41 20 19 15
Len Barker 1 0 2.40 2 2 0 15.0 7 4 6 7
Fritz Peterson 1 0 3.60 4 2 0 15.0 21 6 7 4
Stan Perzanowski 0 0 10.03 5 0 0 11.2 20 13 4 6
Craig Skok 0 1 12.60 9 0 0 5.0 13 7 3 5

👥 Roster (36)

Doug Ault Mike Bacsik Len Barker Steve Barr Juan Beniquez Bert Blyleven Tommy Boggs Nelson Briles Jeff Burroughs Gene Clines Mike Cubbage John Ellis +24 more

36 players

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The 1976 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1976 Texas Rangers finished 76-86, a .469 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 616 runs and allowed 652, a run differential of -36. The team batting average of .250 was 2% below the 1976 league mark of .255. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 3.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.52. Measured against the 646-run league average, the offense was 5% behind.

Arlington Stadium was home in 1976, drawing a total attendance of 1,161,682. Tom Grieve led the club in home runs with 20. Jeff Burroughs led in RBI with 86. On the mound, Gaylord Perry won 15 games to lead the staff. Bert Blyleven struck out 144, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Texas Rangers

What was the 1976 Texas Rangers record?
The 1976 Texas Rangers finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Tom Grieve led the 1976 Texas Rangers with 20 home runs.
What was the 1976 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1976 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1976 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Texas Rangers play?
The 1976 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Grieve (20 HR, 81 RBI) and Gaylord Perry (15-14, 3.24 ERA).
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