1988 Texas Rangers season
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1988 Texas Rangers season
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| Owner(s) | Eddie Chiles | |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Valentine | |
| Local television | KTVT (Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby) HSE (Bob Carpenter, Norm Hitzges, Merle Harmon) |
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| Local radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz ) |
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The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 80 wins and 91 losses.
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Offseason
- December 13, 1987: Barbaro Garbey was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[1]
- December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers.[2]
- March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.[3]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Jerry Browne
- Steve Buechele
- Scott Fletcher
- Charlie Hough
- Pete Incaviglia
- Oddibe McDowell
- Pete O'Brien
- Larry Parrish
- Geno Petralli
- Rubén Sierra[4]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32½ |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35½ |
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[5]
- July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[6]
- July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.[7]
- August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.[8]
- September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.[9]
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 |
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| RF | Rubén Sierra | 156 | 615 | 156 | .254 | 23 | 91 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jerry Browne | 73 | 214 | 49 | .229 | 1 | 17 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Guy Hoffman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.24 | 9 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | Toby Harrah |
| AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Jim Skaalen |
| A | Charlotte Rangers | Florida State League | Bobby Jones |
| A | Gastonia Rangers | South Atlantic League | Orlando Gómez |
| Rookie | GCL Rangers | Gulf Coast League | Chino Cadahia |
| Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Bump Wills |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garbeba01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml
- ^ Robbie Wine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1988 Texas Rangers Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Sundberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Iván Rodríguez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cecilio Guante page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1988 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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