The 1976 Texas Rangers season was the 16th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 5th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 5th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Offseason November 12, 1975: Dave Nelson was traded by the Rangers to the Kansas City Royals for Nelson Briles.Royals trade Briles to Texas December 9, 1975: Stan Thomas and Ron Pruitt were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for John Ellis.Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference March 12, 1976: Mike Kekich was released by the Rangers.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 10, 1976: Danny Darwin was signed as an amateur free agent by the Rangers.Danny Darwin page at Baseball Reference May 17, 1976: Bobby Jones was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the California Angels.Bobby Jones page at Baseball Reference May 28, 1976: Stan Perzanowski and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Fritz Peterson.Fritz Peterson page at Baseball Reference June 1, 1976: Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and $250,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Billy Sample was drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round.Billy Sample page at Baseball-Reference Andre Robertson was drafted by the Rangers in the 12th round, but did not sign.Andre Robertson page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1976 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 C 140 448 102 .228 3 34 1B 151 541 155 .287 7 58 2B 142 539 121 .224 1 51 3B 140 491 124 .253 8 53 SS 155 584 152 .260 15 67 LF 116 446 123 .276 0 38 CF 145 478 122 .255 0 33 RF 158 604 143 .237 18 86 DH 149 546 139 .255 20 81

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 64 196 42 .214 1 13 85 137 33 .241 0 13 Jim Fregosi 58 133 31 .233 2 12 41 129 29 .225 1 8 Joe Lahoud 38 89 20 .225 1 5 Bill Fahey 38 80 20 .250 1 9 14 32 7 .219 0 0 11 31 13 .419 1 8 Ken Pape 21 23 5 .217 1 4 9 20 6 .300 0 0 Greg Pryor 5 8 3 .375 0 1

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 Gaylord Perry 32 250.1 15 14 3.24 143 32 210.0 11 9 3.26 98 24 202.1 9 11 2.76 144 Jim Umbarger 30 197.1 10 12 3.15 105 13 90.1 1 7 3.49 36 10 64.2 4 1 3.48 34 2 15.0 1 0 2.40 7

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 35 124.1 8 8 3.62 63 20 67.2 2 6 5.59 27 4 15.0 1 0 3.60 4

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 Joe Hoerner 41 0 4 8 5.14 15 46 8 8 5 3.33 41 Jeff Terpko 32 3 3 0 2.39 24 23 3 2 0 4.25 21 Craig Skok 9 0 1 0 12.60 5 5 0 0 0 10.03 6

Awards and honors Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1976 All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers

Notes

References

External links 1976 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1976 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com