1984 Texas Rangers

69-92 • .429 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1984 Texas Rangers went 69-92 (.429) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 656 runs, allowed 714, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Parrish (22 HR, 101 RBI) and Charlie Hough (16-14, 3.76 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

69 Wins
92 Losses
.429 Win %
7th Rank
656 R 714 RA
Diff -58

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656 Runs Scored
714 Runs Allowed
-58 Run Diff
1,102K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% below the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .312 4% below the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .376 5% below the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.91 2% better than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 656 8% below the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,102,430
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Avg per Game 13,780

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Bell 0.315 2 Mickey Rivers 0.300 3 Alan Bannister 0.295 4 Pete O'Brien 0.287 5 Larry Parrish 0.285

Home Runs

1 Larry Parrish 22 2 Gary Ward 21 3 Pete O'Brien 18 4 Buddy Bell 11 5 George Wright 9

RBI

1 Larry Parrish 101 2 Buddy Bell 83 3 Pete O'Brien 80 4 Gary Ward 79 5 George Wright 48
1984 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Parrish 156 613 72 175 42 1 22 101 42 116 2 0.285
Gary Ward 155 602 97 171 21 7 21 79 55 95 7 0.284
Buddy Bell 148 553 88 174 36 5 11 83 63 54 2 0.315
Pete O'Brien 142 520 57 149 26 2 18 80 53 50 3 0.287
Billy Sample 130 489 67 121 20 2 5 33 29 46 18 0.247
Curt Wilkerson 153 484 47 120 12 0 1 26 22 72 12 0.248
George Wright 101 383 40 93 19 4 9 48 15 54 0 0.243
Wayne Tolleson 118 338 35 72 9 2 0 9 27 47 22 0.213
Mickey Rivers 102 313 40 94 13 1 4 33 9 23 5 0.300
Ned Yost 80 242 15 44 4 0 6 25 6 47 1 0.182
Donnie Scott 81 235 16 52 9 0 3 20 20 44 0 0.221
Bob Jones 64 143 14 37 4 0 4 22 10 19 1 0.259
Jeff Kunkel 50 142 13 29 2 3 3 7 2 35 4 0.204
Marv Foley 63 115 13 25 2 0 6 19 15 24 0 0.217
Alan Bannister 47 112 20 33 2 1 2 9 21 17 3 0.295
Tom Dunbar 34 97 9 25 2 0 2 10 6 16 1 0.258
Dave Hostetler 37 82 7 18 2 1 3 10 13 27 0 0.220
Jim Anderson 39 47 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.106
Bill Stein 27 43 3 12 1 0 0 3 5 9 0 0.279
Mike Richardt 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Kevin Buckley 5 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.286
Jim Bibby 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odell Jones 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joey McLaughlin 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dickie Noles 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tobik 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Wright 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Dave Schmidt 2.56 2 Frank Tanana 3.25 3 Mike Mason 3.61 4 Dave Tobik 3.61 5 Odell Jones 3.64

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 16 2 Frank Tanana 15 3 Mike Mason 9 4 Danny Darwin 8 5 Dave Stewart 7

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 164 2 Frank Tanana 141 3 Danny Darwin 123 4 Dave Stewart 119 5 Mike Mason 113
1984 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 16 14 3.76 36 36 0 266.0 260 111 94 164
Frank Tanana 15 15 3.25 35 35 0 246.1 234 89 81 141
Danny Darwin 8 12 3.94 35 32 0 223.2 249 98 54 123
Dave Stewart 7 14 4.73 32 27 0 192.1 193 101 87 119
Mike Mason 9 13 3.61 36 24 0 184.1 159 74 51 113
Dave Schmidt 6 6 2.56 43 0 12 70.1 69 20 20 46
Odell Jones 2 4 3.64 33 0 2 59.1 62 24 23 28
Dickie Noles 2 3 5.15 18 6 0 57.2 60 33 30 39
Dave Tobik 1 6 3.61 24 0 5 42.1 44 17 17 30
Joey McLaughlin 2 1 4.41 15 0 0 32.2 33 16 13 21
Tom Henke 1 1 6.35 25 0 2 28.1 36 20 20 25
Jim Bibby 0 0 4.41 8 0 0 16.1 19 8 10 6
Ricky Wright 0 2 6.14 8 1 0 14.2 20 10 11 6
Dwayne Henry 0 1 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 5 4 7 2

👥 Roster (35)

Jim Anderson Alan Bannister Buddy Bell Jim Bibby Kevin Buckley Danny Darwin Tom Dunbar Marv Foley Tom Henke Dwayne Henry Dave Hostetler Charlie Hough +23 more

35 players

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The 1984 Texas Rangers in brief

In 1984 the Texas Rangers posted a 69-92 mark (.429) and finished 7th in the AL West. The run column shows 656 for and 714 against. At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .260, 1% worse than the league's .263. Pitchers allowed 3.91 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. Measured against the 716-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Arlington Stadium was home in 1984, drawing a total attendance of 1,102,430. The home run leader was Larry Parrish, who hit 22. Charlie Hough was the top winner, with 16 victories. The saves leader was Dave Schmidt with 12. In all, the roster shows 35 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1983 season and the 1985 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Texas Rangers

What was the 1984 Texas Rangers record?
The 1984 Texas Rangers finished 69-92 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1984 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Larry Parrish led the 1984 Texas Rangers with 22 home runs.
What was the 1984 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1984 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1984 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Texas Rangers play?
The 1984 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1984 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Parrish (22 HR, 101 RBI) and Charlie Hough (16-14, 3.76 ERA).
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