1987 Texas Rangers

75-87 • .463 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1987 Texas Rangers went 75-87 (.463) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 823 runs, allowed 849, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Parrish (32 HR, 100 RBI) and Charlie Hough (18-13, 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
6th Rank
823 R 849 RA
Diff -26

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823 Runs Scored
849 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
1,763K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 equal to the 1987 league average (.264)
OBP .333 equal to the 1987 league average (.333)
SLG .430 1% above the 1987 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.63 4% worse than the 1987 league average (4.46)
Runs Scored 823 4% above the 1987 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,763,749
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Avg per Game 21,774

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Geno Petralli 0.302 2 Scott Fletcher 0.287 3 Pete O'Brien 0.286 4 Tom Paciorek 0.283 5 Tom O'Malley 0.274

Home Runs

1 Larry Parrish 32 2 Ruben Sierra 30 3 Pete Incaviglia 27 4 Pete O'Brien 23 5 Bob Brower 14

RBI

1 Ruben Sierra 109 2 Larry Parrish 100 3 Pete O'Brien 88 4 Pete Incaviglia 80 5 Scott Fletcher 63
1987 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ruben Sierra 158 643 97 169 35 4 30 109 39 114 16 0.263
Scott Fletcher 156 588 82 169 28 4 5 63 61 66 13 0.287
Pete O'Brien 159 569 84 163 26 1 23 88 59 61 0 0.286
Larry Parrish 152 557 79 149 22 1 32 100 49 154 3 0.268
Pete Incaviglia 139 509 85 138 26 4 27 80 48 168 9 0.271
Jerry Browne 132 454 63 123 16 6 1 38 61 50 27 0.271
Oddibe McDowell 128 407 65 98 26 4 14 52 51 99 24 0.241
Steve Buechele 136 363 45 86 20 0 13 50 28 66 2 0.237
Bob Brower 127 303 63 79 10 3 14 46 36 66 15 0.261
Don Slaught 95 237 25 53 15 2 8 16 24 51 0 0.224
Mike Stanley 78 216 34 59 8 1 6 37 31 48 3 0.273
Geno Petralli 101 202 28 61 11 2 7 31 27 29 0 0.302
Curt Wilkerson 85 138 28 37 5 3 2 14 6 16 6 0.268
Darrell Porter 85 130 19 31 3 0 7 21 30 43 0 0.238
Tom O'Malley 45 117 10 32 8 0 1 12 15 9 0 0.274
Tom Paciorek 27 60 6 17 3 0 3 12 1 19 0 0.283
Jeff Kunkel 15 32 1 7 0 0 1 2 0 10 0 0.219
Dave Meier 13 21 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.286
Greg Tabor 9 9 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.111
Cecil Espy 14 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0.000
Bobby Witt 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Anderson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Correa 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Creel 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Guzman 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Harris 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Howe 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Kilgus 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Loynd 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Malloy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Meridith 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Mielke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Mohorcic 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mitch Williams 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Dale Mohorcic 2.99 2 Mitch Williams 3.23 3 Charlie Hough 3.79 4 Paul Kilgus 4.13 5 Steve Howe 4.31

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 18 2 Jose Guzman 14 3 Mitch Williams 8 4 Bobby Witt 8 5 Dale Mohorcic 7

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 223 2 Bobby Witt 160 3 Jose Guzman 143 4 Mitch Williams 129 5 Greg Harris 106
1987 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 18 13 3.79 40 40 0 285.1 238 120 124 223
Jose Guzman 14 14 4.67 37 30 0 208.1 196 108 82 143
Bobby Witt 8 10 4.91 26 25 0 143.0 114 78 140 160
Greg Harris 5 10 4.86 42 19 0 140.2 157 76 56 106
Mitch Williams 8 6 3.23 85 1 6 108.2 63 39 94 129
Dale Mohorcic 7 6 2.99 74 0 16 99.1 88 33 19 48
Jeff Russell 5 4 4.44 52 2 3 97.1 109 48 52 56
Paul Kilgus 2 7 4.13 25 12 0 89.1 95 41 31 42
Ed Correa 3 5 7.59 15 15 0 70.0 83 59 52 61
Mike Loynd 1 5 6.10 26 8 1 69.1 82 47 38 48
Steve Howe 3 3 4.31 24 0 1 31.1 33 15 8 19
Mike Mason 0 2 5.59 8 6 0 29.0 37 18 22 21
Ron Meridith 1 0 6.10 11 0 0 20.2 25 14 12 17
Scott Anderson 0 1 9.53 8 0 0 11.1 17 12 8 6
Bob Malloy 0 0 6.55 2 2 0 11.0 13 8 3 8
Dwayne Henry 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 10.0 12 10 9 7
Keith Creel 0 0 4.66 6 0 0 9.2 12 5 5 5
Mike Jeffcoat 0 1 12.86 2 2 0 7.0 11 10 4 1
Gary Mielke 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 3

👥 Roster (39)

Scott Anderson Bob Brower Jerry Browne Steve Buechele Ed Correa Keith Creel Cecil Espy Scott Fletcher Jose Guzman Greg Harris Dwayne Henry Charlie Hough +27 more

39 players

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The 1987 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1987 Texas Rangers won 75 games and lost 87, ending up 6th in the AL West. Runs came in at 823 scored against 849 allowed (-26). Pitchers allowed 4.63 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.46. The 823 runs scored compare with a league average of 794 per club, 4% more. Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 1,763,749 for the year.

Larry Parrish topped the Texas Rangers with 32 home runs. Ruben Sierra drove in a team-high 109 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Charlie Hough (18). Dale Mohorcic saved 16 games. The 1987 roster runs to 39 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1986 season and the 1988 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Texas Rangers

What was the 1987 Texas Rangers record?
The 1987 Texas Rangers finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Larry Parrish led the 1987 Texas Rangers with 32 home runs.
What was the 1987 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1987 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Did the 1987 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Texas Rangers play?
The 1987 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Parrish (32 HR, 100 RBI) and Charlie Hough (18-13, 3.79 ERA).
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