1980 Texas Rangers

76-85 • .472 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1980 Texas Rangers went 76-85 (.472) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 756 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Al Oliver (19 HR, 117 RBI) and Doc Medich (14-11, 3.92 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
85 Losses
.472 Win %
4th Rank
756 R 752 RA
Diff +4

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756 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
1,198K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 6% above the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .339 2% above the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .405 2% above the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.02 equal to the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 756 4% above the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,198,165
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Avg per Game 14,977

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Mickey Rivers 0.333 2 Buddy Bell 0.329 3 Al Oliver 0.319 4 Rusty Staub 0.300 5 Richie Zisk 0.290

Home Runs

1 Al Oliver 19 2 Richie Zisk 19 3 Buddy Bell 17 4 Pat Putnam 13 5 Dave Roberts 10

RBI

1 Al Oliver 117 2 Buddy Bell 83 3 Richie Zisk 77 4 Jim Sundberg 63 5 Mickey Rivers 60
1980 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Oliver 163 656 96 209 43 3 19 117 39 47 5 0.319
Mickey Rivers 147 630 96 210 32 6 7 60 20 34 18 0.333
Bump Wills 146 578 102 152 31 5 5 58 51 71 34 0.263
Jim Sundberg 151 505 59 138 24 1 10 63 64 67 2 0.273
Buddy Bell 129 490 76 161 24 4 17 83 40 39 3 0.329
Richie Zisk 135 448 48 130 17 1 19 77 39 72 0 0.290
Pat Putnam 147 410 42 108 16 2 13 55 36 49 0 0.263
Rusty Staub 109 340 42 102 23 2 9 55 39 18 1 0.300
Johnny Grubb 110 274 40 76 12 1 9 32 42 35 2 0.277
Dave Roberts 101 235 27 56 4 0 10 30 13 38 0 0.238
Pepe Frias 116 227 27 55 5 1 0 10 4 23 5 0.242
Billy Sample 99 204 29 53 10 0 4 19 18 15 8 0.260
John Ellis 73 182 12 43 9 1 1 23 14 23 3 0.236
Bud Harrelson 87 180 26 49 6 0 1 9 29 23 4 0.272
Jim Norris 119 174 23 43 5 0 0 16 23 16 6 0.247
Mike Richardt 22 71 2 16 2 0 0 8 1 7 0 0.225
Tucker Ashford 15 32 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.125
Nelson Norman 17 32 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.219
Danny Walton 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.200
Odie Davis 17 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Mike Hart 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Brian Allard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Babcock 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Clay 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Comer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adrian Devine 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Kainer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lewallyn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 49 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 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rajsich 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 John Henry Johnson 2.33 2 Danny Darwin 2.63 3 Gaylord Perry 3.43 4 Jon Matlack 3.68 5 Fergie Jenkins 3.77

Wins

1 Doc Medich 14 2 Danny Darwin 13 3 Fergie Jenkins 12 4 Jon Matlack 10 5 Gaylord Perry 6

Strikeouts

1 Jon Matlack 142 2 Fergie Jenkins 129 3 Gaylord Perry 107 4 Danny Darwin 104 5 Doc Medich 91
1980 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jon Matlack 10 10 3.68 35 34 1 234.2 265 96 48 142
Doc Medich 14 11 3.92 34 32 0 204.1 230 89 56 91
Fergie Jenkins 12 12 3.77 29 29 0 198.0 190 83 52 129
Gaylord Perry 6 9 3.43 24 24 0 155.0 159 59 46 107
Danny Darwin 13 4 2.63 53 2 8 109.2 98 32 50 104
Sparky Lyle 3 2 4.69 49 0 8 80.2 97 42 28 43
Jim Kern 3 11 4.83 38 1 2 63.1 65 34 45 40
Charlie Hough 2 2 3.96 16 2 0 61.1 54 27 37 47
Dave Rajsich 2 1 5.96 24 1 2 48.1 56 32 22 35
Ken Clay 2 3 4.60 8 8 0 43.0 43 22 29 17
Steve Comer 2 4 7.99 12 11 0 41.2 65 37 22 9
Ed Figueroa 0 7 5.90 8 8 0 39.2 62 26 12 9
John Henry Johnson 2 2 2.33 33 0 4 38.2 27 10 15 44
John Butcher 3 3 4.08 6 6 0 35.1 34 16 13 27
Adrian Devine 1 1 4.82 13 0 0 28.0 49 15 9 8
Bob Babcock 1 2 4.63 19 0 0 23.1 20 12 8 15
Don Kainer 0 0 1.83 4 3 0 19.2 22 4 9 10
Brian Allard 0 1 5.65 5 2 0 14.1 13 9 10 10
Jerry Don Gleaton 0 0 2.57 5 0 0 7.0 5 2 4 2
Dennis Lewallyn 0 0 7.94 4 0 0 5.2 7 5 4 1

👥 Roster (41)

Brian Allard Tucker Ashford Bob Babcock Buddy Bell John Butcher Ken Clay Steve Comer Danny Darwin Odie Davis Adrian Devine John Ellis Ed Figueroa +29 more

41 players

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The 1980 Texas Rangers in brief

The record for the 1980 Texas Rangers reads 76 wins and 85 losses, good for 4th in the AL West. Runs came in at 756 scored against 752 allowed (+4). At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .284, 6% better than the league's .269. The 1980 Texas Rangers outscored the average club by 4% (756 against 729). Home games were played at Arlington Stadium, where 1,198,165 fans came through the gates.

Al Oliver topped the Texas Rangers with 19 home runs. The hits leader was Mickey Rivers with 210. On the mound, Doc Medich won 14 games to lead the staff. Jon Matlack struck out 142, the most on the club. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Texas Rangers

What was the 1980 Texas Rangers record?
The 1980 Texas Rangers finished 76-85 (.472 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Al Oliver led the 1980 Texas Rangers with 19 home runs.
What was the 1980 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1980 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.02.
Did the 1980 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Texas Rangers play?
The 1980 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Oliver (19 HR, 117 RBI) and Doc Medich (14-11, 3.92 ERA).
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