1977 Texas Rangers season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Texas Rangers
season = 1977
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = Western Division
y2 = 1972
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Arlington Stadium
y4 = 1972
city = Arlington, Texas
y5 = 1972
owners = Bradford G. Corbett
managers = Frank Lucchesi, Eddie Stanky, Connie Ryan, and Billy Hunter
television = KXAS-TV
radio =WBAP
(Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill)|

The Texas Rangers 1977 season involved the Rangers finishing 2nd in the American League west with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.

Offseason

* November 17, 1976: Bert Campaneris was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference] ]
* November 23, 1976: Doyle Alexander was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexadner page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 9, 1976: Jeff Burroughs was traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves by Carl Morton, Adrian Devine, Ken Henderson, Dave May, Roger Moret, and $250,000. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mortoca01.shtml Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 11, 1977: Dave Righetti was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/righeda01.shtml Dave Righetti page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 5, 1977: The Rangers traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Darold Knowles. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Gene Clines to the Cubs on February 15. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 17, 1977: Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash were traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Sandy Alomar, Sr.. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/doylebr01.shtml Brian Doyle page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

For one June day in 1977, Eddie Stanky was drawn back into the major leagues as manager of the Rangers. After that day, he abruptly quit and left for Alabama, saying only that he was homesick. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5D81239F934A35755C0A96F958260 Eddie Stanky, 83, Spark Plug On 3 Pennant-Winning Teams - New York Times ] ]

Notable transactions

* April 1, 1977: Carl Morton was released by the Rangers.
* April 12, 1977: Steve Foucault was traded by the Rangers to the Detroit Tigers for Willie Horton. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference] ]
* April 30, 1977: Mike Marshall was purchased by the Rangers from the Atlanta Braves. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference] ]
* May 9, 1977: Roy Howell was traded by the Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jim Mason, Steve Hargan and $200,000. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/masonji01.shtml Jim Mason page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 7, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 15, 1977: Dock Ellis was purchased by the Rangers from the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ellisdo01.shtml Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 15, 1977: Jim Fregosi was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Kirkpatrick. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fregoji01.shtml Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference] ]

Opening Day Lineup

* Juan Beníquez
* Bert Blyleven
* Bert Campaneris
* Tom Grieve
* Mike Hargrove
* Toby Harrah
* Ken Henderson
* Jim Sundberg
* Claudell Washington
* Bump Wills

eason standings

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

*Juan Beníquez, OF, Gold Glove 1977
*Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1977All-Star Game
* Bert Campaneris, Reserve

Team Leaders

* Home Runs – Toby Harrah (27)
* RBI - Toby Harrah (87)
* Batting Average – Mike Hargrove (.305)
* Hits - Mike Hargrove (160)
* Stolen Bases – Bump Wills (28)
* Walks - Toby Harrah (109)
* Wins - Doyle Alexander (17)
* Earned Run Average - Len Barker (2.66)
* Strikeouts – Bert Blyleven (182)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1977.shtml 1977 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=TEX 1977 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]