| 1987 Texas Rangers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Owners | Eddie Chiles | |
| General managers | Tom Grieve | |
| Managers | Bobby Valentine | |
| Television | KTVT (Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby) HSE (Bob Carpenter, Norm Hitzges, Merle Harmon) | |
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1987 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
Offseason
- December 18, 1986: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.[1]
Regular season
Rubén Sierra set the Rangers' club record for extra base hits (69) in one season. He became the youngest player in the American League to get 100 RBIs in a season since Al Kaline in 1956.
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | — | 56–25 | 29–52 |
| Kansas City Royals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 2 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Oakland Athletics | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 4 | 42–39 | 39–42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 7 | 40–41 | 38–43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 8 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Texas Rangers | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 10 | 43–38 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 10 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 1–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 2–11 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 1–12 |
| Boston | 12–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 2–11 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| California | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 | — | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 |
| Detroit | 9–4 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
| Kansas City | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
| Milwaukee | 11–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 8–4 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–4 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–9 |
| New York | 10–3 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 8–5 | — | 9–4 | 2–10 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 12–1 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — |
Transactions
- June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
- Bill Haselman was drafted by the Rangers in the first round (23rd pick).[2]
- Scott Coolbaugh was drafted by the Rangers in the third round. Player signed June 18, 1987.[3]
- Kevin Belcher was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round.[4]
Roster
| 1987 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Don Slaught | 95 | 237 | 53 | .224 | 8 | 16 |
| 1B | Pete O'Brien | 159 | 569 | 163 | .286 | 23 | 88 |
| 2B | Jerry Browne | 132 | 454 | 123 | .271 | 1 | 38 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 136 | 363 | 86 | .237 | 13 | 50 |
| SS | Scott Fletcher | 156 | 588 | 169 | .287 | 5 | 63 |
| LF | Pete Incaviglia | 139 | 509 | 138 | .271 | 27 | 80 |
| CF | Oddibe McDowell | 128 | 407 | 98 | .241 | 14 | 52 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 158 | 643 | 169 | .263 | 30 | 109 |
| DH | Larry Parrish | 152 | 557 | 149 | .268 | 32 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brower | 127 | 303 | 79 | .261 | 14 | 46 |
| Mike Stanley | 78 | 216 | 59 | .273 | 6 | 37 |
| Geno Petralli | 101 | 202 | 61 | .302 | 7 | 31 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 85 | 138 | 37 | .268 | 2 | 14 |
| Darrell Porter | 85 | 130 | 31 | .238 | 7 | 21 |
| Tom O'Malley | 45 | 117 | 32 | .274 | 1 | 12 |
| Tom Paciorek | 27 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 3 | 12 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 15 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Meier | 13 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Tabor | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Espy | 14 | 8 | 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 |
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| Charlie Hough | 40 | 285.1 | 18 | 13 | 3.79 | 223 |
| José Guzmán | 37 | 208.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.67 | 143 |
| Bobby Witt | 26 | 143.0 | 8 | 10 | 4.91 | 160 |
| Ed Correa | 15 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 7.59 | 61 |
| Bob Malloy | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 8 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.86 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg A. Harris | 42 | 140.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.86 | 106 |
| Paul Kilgus | 25 | 89.1 | 2 | 7 | 4.13 | 42 |
| Mike Loynd | 26 | 69.1 | 1 | 5 | 6.10 | 48 |
| Mike Mason | 8 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.59 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Mohorcic | 74 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2.99 | 48 |
| Mitch Williams | 85 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3.23 | 129 |
| Jeff Russell | 52 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.44 | 56 |
| Steve Howe | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.31 | 19 |
| Ron Meridith | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 17 |
| Scott Anderson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 6 |
| Keith Creel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 5 |
| Dwayne Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Gary Mielke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Awards and honors
- Rubén Sierra, American League Leader At-Bats (643)
Farm system
References
- ^ "Mike Jeffcoat Stats".
- ^ Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Coolbaugh at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kevin Belcher at Baseball Reference
- 1987 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1987 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- 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.
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