1978 Texas Rangers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1978 Texas Rangers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 632, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Bobby Bonds (29 HR, 82 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (18-8, 3.04 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
692 R 632 RA
Diff +60

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692 Runs Scored
632 Runs Allowed
+60 Run Diff
1,447K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .331 2% above the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .380 1% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.36 11% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 692 2% above the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,447,963
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Avg per Game 17,658

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Al Oliver 0.324 2 Jim Sundberg 0.278 3 Bobby Bonds 0.265 4 Richie Zisk 0.262 5 Juan Beniquez 0.260

Home Runs

1 Bobby Bonds 29 2 Richie Zisk 22 3 Al Oliver 14 4 Toby Harrah 12 5 Juan Beniquez 11

RBI

1 Al Oliver 89 2 Richie Zisk 85 3 Bobby Bonds 82 4 Toby Harrah 59 5 Jim Sundberg 58
1978 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bump Wills 157 539 78 135 17 4 9 57 63 91 52 0.250
Al Oliver 133 525 65 170 35 5 14 89 31 41 8 0.324
Jim Sundberg 149 518 54 144 23 6 6 58 64 70 2 0.278
Richie Zisk 140 511 68 134 19 1 22 85 58 76 3 0.262
Mike Hargrove 146 494 63 124 24 1 7 40 107 47 2 0.251
Bobby Bonds 130 475 85 126 15 4 29 82 69 110 37 0.265
Juan Beniquez 127 473 61 123 17 3 11 50 20 59 10 0.260
Toby Harrah 139 450 56 103 17 3 12 59 83 66 31 0.229
Bert Campaneris 98 269 30 50 5 3 1 17 20 36 22 0.186
Kurt Bevacqua 90 248 21 55 12 0 6 30 18 31 1 0.222
John Lowenstein 77 176 28 39 8 3 5 21 37 29 16 0.222
Bobby Thompson 64 120 23 27 3 3 2 12 9 26 7 0.225
Jim Mason 55 105 10 20 4 0 0 3 5 17 0 0.190
Mike Jorgensen 96 97 20 19 3 0 1 9 18 10 3 0.196
John Ellis 34 94 7 23 4 0 3 17 6 20 0 0.245
Gary Gray 17 50 4 12 1 0 2 6 1 12 1 0.240
Pat Putnam 20 46 4 7 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 0.152
Claudell Washington 12 42 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.167
Nelson Norman 23 34 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.265
Johnny Grubb 21 33 8 13 3 0 1 6 11 5 1 0.394
Sandy Alomar 24 29 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.207
Billy Sample 8 15 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.467
LaRue Washington 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Greg Mahlberg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doyle Alexander 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Cleveland 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Comer 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dock Ellis 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Lindblad 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Matlack 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Moret 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Umbarger 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Jon Matlack 2.27 2 Steve Comer 2.30 3 Fergie Jenkins 3.04 4 Reggie Cleveland 3.09 5 Paul Lindblad 3.63

Wins

1 Fergie Jenkins 18 2 Jon Matlack 15 3 Steve Comer 11 4 Doyle Alexander 9 5 Dock Ellis 9

Strikeouts

1 Fergie Jenkins 157 2 Jon Matlack 157 3 Doyle Alexander 81 4 Doc Medich 71 5 Steve Comer 65
1978 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jon Matlack 15 13 2.27 35 33 1 270.0 252 68 51 157
Fergie Jenkins 18 8 3.04 34 30 0 249.0 228 84 41 157
Doyle Alexander 9 10 3.86 31 28 0 191.0 198 82 71 81
Doc Medich 9 8 3.74 28 22 2 171.0 166 71 52 71
Dock Ellis 9 7 4.20 22 22 0 141.1 131 66 46 45
Steve Comer 11 5 2.30 30 11 1 117.1 107 30 37 65
Jim Umbarger 5 8 4.88 32 9 1 97.2 116 53 36 60
Reggie Cleveland 5 7 3.09 53 0 12 75.2 65 26 23 46
Len Barker 1 5 4.82 29 0 4 52.1 63 28 29 33
Paul Lindblad 1 1 3.63 18 0 2 39.2 41 16 15 25
Paul Mirabella 3 2 5.79 10 4 1 28.0 30 18 17 23
Roger Moret 0 1 4.91 7 2 1 14.2 23 8 2 5
Danny Darwin 1 0 4.15 3 1 0 8.2 11 4 1 8

👥 Roster (37)

Doyle Alexander Sandy Alomar Len Barker Juan Beniquez Kurt Bevacqua Bobby Bonds Bert Campaneris Reggie Cleveland Steve Comer Danny Darwin Dock Ellis John Ellis +25 more

37 players

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The 1978 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1978 Texas Rangers won 87 games and lost 75, ending up 2nd in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 692 runs and allowed 632, a run differential of +60. Against a league average of .261, the 1978 Texas Rangers batted .253. Pitchers allowed 3.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.76. League clubs averaged 679 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 2% more. Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 1,447,963 for the year.

Bobby Bonds topped the Texas Rangers with 29 home runs. Al Oliver led in RBI with 89. Fergie Jenkins led the pitchers with 18 wins. Reggie Cleveland closed out 12 saves. The 1978 roster runs to 37 players. The 1977 season and the 1979 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Texas Rangers

What was the 1978 Texas Rangers record?
The 1978 Texas Rangers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Bobby Bonds led the 1978 Texas Rangers with 29 home runs.
What was the 1978 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1978 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1978 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Texas Rangers play?
The 1978 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Bonds (29 HR, 82 RBI) and Fergie Jenkins (18-8, 3.04 ERA).
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