1975 Texas Rangers season

1975 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bradford G. Corbett
General manager(s)	Dan O'Brien, Sr.
Manager(s)	Billy Martin, Frank Lucchesi
Local television	KXAS-TV (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff)
Local radio	WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill)
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The 1975 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses.

Offseason

• December 5, 1974: Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Willie Davis.^[1]
• January 9, 1975: Bump Wills was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	98	64	0.605	—	54–27	44–37
Kansas City Royals	91	71	0.562	7	51–30	40–41
Texas Rangers	79	83	0.488	19	39–41	40–42
Minnesota Twins	76	83	0.478	20½	39–43	37–40
Chicago White Sox	75	86	0.466	22½	42–39	33–47
California Angels	72	89	0.447	25½	35–46	37–43

Record vs. opponents

1975 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	9–9	6–6	7–4	10–8	12–4	7–5	14–4	6–6	8–10	4–8	7–5
Boston	9–9	—	6–6	8–4	7–11	13–5	7–5	10–8	10–2	11–5	6–6	8–4
California	6–6	6–6	—	9–9	3–9	6–5	4–14	7–5	8–10	7–5	7–11	9–9
Chicago	4–7	4–8	9–9	—	7–5	5–7	9–9	8–4	9–9	6–6	9–9	5–13
Cleveland	8–10	11–7	9–3	5–7	—	12–6	6–6	9–9	3–6	9–9	2–10	5–7
Detroit	4–12	5–13	5–6	7–5	6–12	—	6–6	7–11	4–8	6–12	6–6	1–11
Kansas City	5–7	5–7	14–4	9–9	6–6	6–6	—	7–5	11–7	7–5	11–7	14–4
Milwaukee	4–14	8–10	5–7	4–8	9–9	11–7	5–7	—	2–10	9–9	5–7	6–6
Minnesota	6–6	2–10	10–8	9–9	6–3	8–4	7–11	10–2	—	4–8	6–12	8–10
New York	10–8	5–11	5–7	6–6	9–9	12–6	5–7	9–9	8–4	—	6–6	8–4
Oakland	8–4	6–6	11–7	9–9	10–2	6–6	11–7	7–5	12–6	6–6	—	12–6
Texas	5–7	4–8	9–9	13–5	7–5	11–1	4–14	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1975: Willie Davis was traded by the Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore.^[3]
• June 13, 1975: Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Gaylord Perry.^[4]
• June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased from the Rangers by the New York Yankees.^[3]

Roster

1975 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 34 Mike Bacsik 22 Jim Bibby 28 Jackie Brown 32 David Clyde 29 Steve Foucault 39 Jim Gideon 49 Bill Hands 26 Steve Hargan 31 Ferguson Jenkins 18 Mike Kekich 16 Jim Merritt 28 Tommy Moore 36 Gaylord Perry 18 Stan Perzanowski 23 Stan Thomas 40 Jim Umbarger 25,38 Clyde Wright		Catchers 14 Bill Fahey 35 Ron Pruitt 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders  3 Ed Brinkman 19 Leo Cárdenas  4 Mike Cubbage 17 Jim Fregosi 11 Toby Harrah 13,27 Roy Howell  5 Dave Nelson 7,33 Lenny Randle 25 Tom Robson 15 Roy Smalley 3,9 Jim Spencer		Outfielders 20 Jeff Burroughs  3 Willie Davis  6 Tom Grieve 21 Mike Hargrove  8 Bobby Jones  2 Joe Lovitto 30 Dave Moates 12 César Tovar		Manager 44 Frank Lucchesi  1 Billy Martin Coaches 45 Merl Combs 41 Art Fowler    Dick Gernert 44 Frank Lucchesi 42 Jackie Moore 43 Charlie Silvera

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
CF	Moates, DaveDave Moates	54	175	48	.274	3	14

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Smalley, RoyRoy Smalley	78	250	57	.228	3	33
Davis, WillieWillie Davis	42	169	42	.249	5	17
Nelson, DaveDave Nelson	28	80	17	.213	2	10
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	9	11	1	.091	0	0
Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	22	184	12	8	3.03	148
Bibby, JimJim Bibby	12	68.1	2	6	5.00	31
Clyde, DavidDavid Clyde	1	7	0	1	2.57	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brown, JackieJackie Brown	17	70.1	5	5	4.22	35
Bacsik, MikeMike Bacsik	7	26.2	1	2	3.71	13

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Foucault, SteveSteve Foucault	59	8	4	10	4.12	56
Thomas, StanStan Thomas	46	4	4	3	3.10	46
Moore, TommyTommy Moore	12	0	2	0	8.14	15

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Del Wilber
AA	Pittsfield Rangers	Eastern League	Jackie Moore and Marty Martínez
A	Lynchburg Rangers	Carolina League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Anderson Rangers	Western Carolinas League	Rich Donnelly
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Joe Klein

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers

Notes

1. Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
2. Bump Wills page at Baseball Reference
3. Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference
4. Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

External links

• 1975 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1975 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com