1986 Texas Rangers

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1986 Texas Rangers went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 771 runs, allowed 743, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Pete Incaviglia (30 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Hough (17-10, 3.79 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
771 R 743 RA
Diff +28

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771 Runs Scored
743 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
1,692K Attendance

📈 vs. 1986 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 2% above the 1986 league average (.261)
OBP .331 equal to the 1986 league average (.329)
SLG .427 5% above the 1986 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.11 2% better than the 1986 league average (4.18)
Runs Scored 771 3% above the 1986 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,692,021
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Avg per Game 20,889

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1986

Batting Avg

1 Gary Ward 0.316 2 Scott Fletcher 0.300 3 Pete O'Brien 0.290 4 Tom Paciorek 0.286 5 Larry Parrish 0.276

Home Runs

1 Pete Incaviglia 30 2 Larry Parrish 28 3 Pete O'Brien 23 4 Steve Buechele 18 5 Oddibe McDowell 18

RBI

1 Larry Parrish 94 2 Pete O'Brien 90 3 Pete Incaviglia 88 4 Ruben Sierra 55 5 Steve Buechele 54
1986 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Oddibe McDowell 154 572 105 152 24 7 18 49 65 112 33 0.266
Pete O'Brien 156 551 86 160 23 3 23 90 87 66 4 0.290
Pete Incaviglia 153 540 82 135 21 2 30 88 55 185 3 0.250
Scott Fletcher 147 530 82 159 34 5 3 50 47 59 12 0.300
Larry Parrish 129 464 67 128 22 1 28 94 52 114 3 0.276
Steve Buechele 153 461 54 112 19 2 18 54 35 98 5 0.243
Ruben Sierra 113 382 50 101 13 10 16 55 22 65 7 0.264
Gary Ward 105 380 54 120 15 2 5 51 31 72 12 0.316
Don Slaught 95 314 39 83 17 1 13 46 16 59 3 0.264
Toby Harrah 95 289 36 63 18 2 7 41 44 53 2 0.218
Curt Wilkerson 110 236 27 56 10 3 0 15 11 42 9 0.237
Tom Paciorek 88 213 17 61 7 0 4 22 3 41 1 0.286
Darrell Porter 68 155 21 41 6 0 12 29 22 51 1 0.265
Geno Petralli 69 137 17 35 9 3 2 18 5 14 3 0.255
George Wright 49 106 10 23 3 1 2 7 4 23 3 0.217
Orlando Mercado 46 102 7 24 1 1 1 7 6 13 0 0.235
Mike Stanley 15 30 4 10 3 0 1 1 3 7 1 0.333
Jerry Browne 12 24 6 10 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.417
Bob Jones 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.095
Jeff Kunkel 8 13 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.231
Bob Brower 21 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.111
Kevin Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Correa 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Guzman 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Loynd 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Meridith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Mohorcic 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rozema 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mitch Williams 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Wright 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1986

ERA

1 Dale Mohorcic 2.51 2 Greg Harris 2.83 3 Jeff Russell 3.40 4 Mitch Williams 3.58 5 Charlie Hough 3.79

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 17 2 Ed Correa 12 3 Bobby Witt 11 4 Greg Harris 10 5 Jose Guzman 9

Strikeouts

1 Ed Correa 189 2 Bobby Witt 174 3 Charlie Hough 146 4 Greg Harris 95 5 Mitch Williams 90
1986 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 17 10 3.79 33 33 0 230.1 188 97 89 146
Ed Correa 12 14 4.23 32 32 0 202.1 167 95 126 189
Jose Guzman 9 15 4.54 29 29 0 172.1 199 87 60 87
Bobby Witt 11 9 5.48 31 31 0 157.2 130 96 143 174
Mike Mason 7 3 4.33 27 22 0 135.0 135 65 56 85
Greg Harris 10 8 2.83 73 0 20 111.1 103 35 42 95
Mitch Williams 8 6 3.58 80 0 8 98.0 69 39 79 90
Jeff Russell 5 2 3.40 37 0 2 82.0 74 31 31 54
Dale Mohorcic 2 4 2.51 58 0 7 79.0 86 22 15 29
Mickey Mahler 0 2 4.14 29 5 3 63.0 71 29 29 28
Mike Loynd 2 2 5.36 9 8 1 42.0 49 25 19 33
Ricky Wright 1 0 5.03 21 1 0 39.1 44 22 21 23
Dwayne Henry 1 0 4.66 19 0 0 19.1 14 10 22 17
Dave Rozema 0 0 5.91 6 0 0 10.2 19 7 3 3
Kevin Brown 1 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 6 2 0 4
Ron Meridith 1 0 3.00 5 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Bob Brower Kevin Brown Jerry Browne Steve Buechele Ed Correa Scott Fletcher Jose Guzman Toby Harrah Greg Harris Dwayne Henry Charlie Hough Pete Incaviglia +25 more

37 players

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The 1986 Texas Rangers in brief

The record for the 1986 Texas Rangers reads 87 wins and 75 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 771 for and 743 against. The team batting average of .267 was 2% above the 1986 league mark of .261. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 4.11 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.18. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 3% ahead.

Home games were played at Arlington Stadium, where 1,692,021 fans came through the gates. For power, Pete Incaviglia led the way with 30 homers. The RBI leader was Larry Parrish, with 94. Charlie Hough was the top winner, with 17 victories. The strikeout leader was Ed Correa with 189. The saves leader was Greg Harris with 20.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1986 Texas Rangers

What was the 1986 Texas Rangers record?
The 1986 Texas Rangers finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1986 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Pete Incaviglia led the 1986 Texas Rangers with 30 home runs.
What was the 1986 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1986 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.11.
Did the 1986 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1986 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1986 Texas Rangers play?
The 1986 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1986 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Incaviglia (30 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Hough (17-10, 3.79 ERA).
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