1980 Texas Rangers season
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| 1980 Texas Rangers |
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| Owner(s) | Eddie Chiles |
| Manager(s) | Pat Corrales |
| Local television | KXAS-TV (Frank Glieber, Eric Nadel, Bill Proctor) |
| Local radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Bill Merrill, Bill Proctor) |
The Texas Rangers 1980 season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| American League West | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- |
| 2nd | Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
| 3rd | Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | .478 | 19.5 |
| 4th | Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | .472 | 20.5 |
| 5th | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | .438 | 26.0 |
| 6th | California Angels | 65 | 95 | .406 | 31.0 |
| 7th | Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38.0 |
[edit] Notable transactions
June 3, 1980: Tom Henke was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). [1]
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] Awards and Honors
- Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1980
- Al Oliver, Silver Slugger Award, 1980
- Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1980
[edit] References
- 1980 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1980 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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