1977 Texas Rangers

94-68 • .580 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1977 Texas Rangers went 94-68 (.580) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 767 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Toby Harrah (27 HR, 87 RBI) and Doyle Alexander (17-11, 3.65 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

94 Wins
68 Losses
.580 Win %
2nd Rank
767 R 657 RA
Diff +110

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767 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
1,250K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 1% above the 1977 league average (.266)
OBP .342 4% above the 1977 league average (.330)
SLG .405 equal to the 1977 league average (.405)
Team ERA 3.56 12% better than the 1977 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 767 5% above the 1977 league average (732 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,250,721
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Avg per Game 15,441

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Kurt Bevacqua 0.333 2 Mike Hargrove 0.305 3 Jim Sundberg 0.291 4 Willie Horton 0.289 5 Bump Wills 0.287

Home Runs

1 Toby Harrah 27 2 Mike Hargrove 18 3 Willie Horton 15 4 Claudell Washington 12 5 Juan Beniquez 10

RBI

1 Toby Harrah 87 2 Willie Horton 75 3 Mike Hargrove 69 4 Claudell Washington 68 5 Jim Sundberg 65
1977 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bert Campaneris 150 552 77 140 19 7 5 46 47 86 27 0.254
Bump Wills 152 541 87 155 28 6 9 62 65 96 28 0.287
Toby Harrah 159 539 90 142 25 5 27 87 109 73 27 0.263
Mike Hargrove 153 525 98 160 28 4 18 69 103 59 2 0.305
Claudell Washington 129 521 63 148 31 2 12 68 25 112 21 0.284
Willie Horton 139 519 55 150 23 3 15 75 42 117 2 0.289
Jim Sundberg 149 453 61 132 20 3 6 65 53 77 2 0.291
Juan Beniquez 123 424 56 114 19 6 10 50 43 43 26 0.269
Dave May 120 340 46 82 14 1 7 42 32 43 4 0.241
Ken Henderson 75 244 23 63 14 0 5 23 18 37 2 0.258
Tom Grieve 79 236 24 53 9 0 7 30 13 57 1 0.225
John Ellis 49 119 7 28 7 0 4 15 8 26 0 0.235
Kurt Bevacqua 39 96 13 32 7 2 5 28 6 13 0 0.333
Sandy Alomar 69 83 21 22 3 0 1 11 8 13 4 0.265
Bill Fahey 37 68 3 15 4 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.221
Keith Smith 23 67 13 16 4 0 2 6 4 7 2 0.239
Jim Mason 36 55 9 12 3 0 1 7 6 10 0 0.218
Ed Kirkpatrick 20 48 2 9 1 0 0 3 4 11 2 0.188
Lew Beasley 25 32 5 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0.219
Jim Fregosi 13 28 4 7 1 0 1 5 3 4 0 0.250
Pat Putnam 11 26 3 8 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.308
Roy Howell 7 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Eddie Miller 17 6 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0.333
Gary Gray 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Bacsik 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Boggs 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Briles 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Cuellar 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adrian Devine 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dock Ellis 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Hargan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Lindblad 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Moret 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Poloni 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Umbarger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Len Barker 2.66 2 Bert Blyleven 2.72 3 Dock Ellis 2.90 4 Darold Knowles 3.22 5 Gaylord Perry 3.37

Wins

1 Doyle Alexander 17 2 Gaylord Perry 15 3 Bert Blyleven 14 4 Adrian Devine 11 5 Dock Ellis 10

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 182 2 Gaylord Perry 177 3 Dock Ellis 90 4 Doyle Alexander 82 5 Adrian Devine 67
1977 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gaylord Perry 15 12 3.37 34 34 0 238.0 239 89 56 177
Doyle Alexander 17 11 3.65 34 34 0 237.0 221 96 82 82
Bert Blyleven 14 12 2.72 30 30 0 234.2 181 71 69 182
Dock Ellis 10 6 2.90 23 22 1 167.1 158 54 42 90
Nelson Briles 6 4 4.24 28 15 1 108.1 114 51 30 57
Adrian Devine 11 6 3.58 56 2 15 105.2 102 42 31 67
Paul Lindblad 4 5 4.20 42 1 4 98.2 103 46 29 46
Roger Moret 3 3 3.73 18 8 4 72.1 59 30 38 39
Darold Knowles 5 2 3.22 42 0 4 50.1 50 18 23 14
Len Barker 4 1 2.66 15 3 1 47.1 36 14 24 51
Mike Marshall 2 2 4.04 12 4 1 35.2 42 16 13 18
Tommy Boggs 0 3 5.93 6 6 0 27.1 40 18 12 15
Jim Umbarger 1 1 5.54 3 2 0 13.0 14 8 4 5
Steve Hargan 1 0 8.76 6 0 0 12.1 22 12 5 10
Mike Wallace 0 0 7.56 5 0 0 8.1 10 7 10 2
John Poloni 1 0 6.43 2 1 0 7.0 8 5 1 5
Bobby Cuellar 0 0 1.35 4 0 0 6.2 4 1 2 3
Mike Bacsik 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 2.1 9 5 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Doyle Alexander Sandy Alomar Mike Bacsik Len Barker Lew Beasley Juan Beniquez Kurt Bevacqua Bert Blyleven Tommy Boggs Nelson Briles Bert Campaneris Bobby Cuellar +30 more

42 players

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The 1977 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1977 Texas Rangers won 94 games and lost 68, ending up 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 767 for and 657 against. The team batting average of .270 was 1% above the 1977 league mark of .266. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 3.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. League clubs averaged 732 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 5% more.

Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 1,250,721 for the year. Toby Harrah topped the Texas Rangers with 27 home runs. The hits leader was Mike Hargrove with 160. Doyle Alexander was the top winner, with 17 victories. Bert Blyleven struck out 182, the most on the club. Adrian Devine closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Texas Rangers

What was the 1977 Texas Rangers record?
The 1977 Texas Rangers finished 94-68 (.580 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Toby Harrah led the 1977 Texas Rangers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1977 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1977 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1977 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Texas Rangers play?
The 1977 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Toby Harrah (27 HR, 87 RBI) and Doyle Alexander (17-11, 3.65 ERA).
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