1980 Texas Rangers season

1980 Texas Rangers
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1961) Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972) Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
1980 information
Owner(s)	Eddie Chiles
Manager(s)	Pat Corrales
Local television	KXAS-TV (Frank Glieber, Eric Nadel, Mel Proctor)
Local radio	WBAP (Eric Nadel, Bill Merrill, Mel Proctor)
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The Texas Rangers 1980 season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable transactions 2.3 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Starters by position 3.1.2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2.1 Starting pitchers 3.2.2 Other pitchers 3.2.3 Relief pitchers 3.3 Awards and honors 4 Farm system 5 Notes 6 References

Offseason

• November 14, 1979: Eric Soderholm was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and cash. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.^[1]
• December 6, 1979: Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frías.^[2]
• January 4, 1980: Larry McCall, Gary Gray, and Mike Bucci (minors) were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for David Clyde and Jim Norris.^[3]
• January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Billy Taylor was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round. Player signed March 24, 1980.^[4]
  • Al Newman was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round, but did not sign.^[5]
  • Daryl Smith was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round.^[6]
• February 15, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors).^[7]
• March 31, 1980: La Rue Washington and Chris Smith were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.^[8]
• March 31, 1980: David Clyde was released by the Rangers.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Kansas City Royals	97	65	--	.599
Oakland Athletics	83	79	14	.512
Minnesota Twins	77	84	19.5	.478
Texas Rangers	76	85	20.5	.472
Chicago White Sox	70	90	26	.438
California Angels	65	95	31	.406
Seattle Mariners	59	103	38	.364

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: Tom Henke was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).^[9]
• July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased by the Rangers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[10]
• August 14, 1980: Gaylord Perry was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Ken Clay and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Marvin Thompson (minors) to the Rangers on October 1.^[7]
• September 13, 1980: Sparky Lyle was traded by the Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Kevin Saucier to the Rangers on November 19.^[11]

Roster

1980 Texas Rangers roster
Roster
Pitchers 23 Brian Allard 46 Bob Babcock 29 John Butcher 16 Ken Clay 11 Steve Comer 44 Danny Darwin 35 Adrian Devine 24 Ed Figueroa 27 Jerry Don Gleaton 49 Charlie Hough 31 Ferguson Jenkins 38 John Henry Johnson 43 Don Kainer 34 Jim Kern 28 Dennis Lewallyn 28 Sparky Lyle 32 Jon Matlack 33 Doc Medich 36 Gaylord Perry 26 Dave Rajsich		Catchers 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders 29 Tucker Ashford 25 Buddy Bell 12 Odie Davis  9 John Ellis  3 Pepe Frías  7 Bud Harrelson  4 Nelson Norman 18 Pat Putnam  2 Mike Richardt 14 Dave Roberts 20 Rusty Staub  1 Bump Wills		Outfielders  6 Johnny Grubb 30 Mike Hart 19 Jim Norris  0 Al Oliver 17 Mickey Rivers  5 Billy Sample 22 Richie Zisk Other batters  8 Danny Walton		Manager 45 Pat Corrales Coaches 41 Jackie Brown 37 Rich Donnelly 47 Fred Koenig 48 Frank Lucchesi 43 Jackie Moore

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
SS	Frías, PepePepe Frías	116	227	55	.242	0	10

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
Staub, RustyRusty Staub	109	340	102	.300	9	52
Norris, JimJim Norris	119	174	43	.247	0	16
Richardt, MikeMike Richardt	22	71	16	.225	0	8
Ashford, TuckerTucker Ashford	15	32	4	.125	0	3
Norman, NelsonNelson Norman	17	32	7	.219	0	1
Hart, MikeMike Hart	5	4	1	.250	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	24	155	6	9	3.43	107
Comer, SteveSteve Comer	12	41.2	2	4	7.99	9
Clay, KenKen Clay	8	43	2	3	4.60	17
Butcher, JohnJohn Butcher	6	35.1	3	3	4.08	27

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Allard, BrianBrian Allard	5	14.1	0	1	5.65	10

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hough, CharlieCharlie Hough	16	2	2	0	3.96	47
Devine, AdrianAdrian Devine	13	1	1	0	4.82	8
Babcock, BobBob Babcock	19	1	2	0	4.63	15

Awards and honors

• Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1980
• Al Oliver, Silver Slugger Award, 1980
• Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1980

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Tom Burgess
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Wayne Terwilliger
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Tom Robson
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Andy Hancock

Notes

References

• 1980 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6. 

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