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Record: 87-75 .537.... 2nd in American League West
Stadium: Arlington Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,447,963

Top Draft Pick: Amos Lewis (#46) AA
Manager - Pat Corrales, Billy Hunter

Affiliates - AAA Tucson Toros AA Tulsa Drillers A Asheville Tourists Rk Gulf Coast Rangers

Team Leaders

HR: Bonds [29]
RBI: Oliver [89]
2B: Oliver [35]
SB: Wills [52]
W: Jenkins [18]
SV: Cleveland [12]
SO: Matlack, Jenkins [157]

Oldest Player: Paul Lindblad [36]
Youngest Player: Nelson Norman [20]
Longest Tenure: Toby Harrah [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Greg Mahlberg (Sep 24) Nelson Norman (May 20) Billy Sample (Sep 2) Bobby Thompson (Apr 16) LaRue Washington (Sep 7)
Pitchers: Steve Comer (Apr 15) Danny Darwin (Sep 8) Paul Mirabella (Jul 28)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Doyle Alexander	P	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Sandy Alomar	2B	34	Texas Rangers	MLB
James Barbe	1B	23	Asheville	A
Len Barker	P	23	Texas Rangers	MLB
Juan Beniquez	OF	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Kurt Bevacqua	3B-2B	31	Texas Rangers	MLB
Terry Bogener	OF	23	Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Frank Bolick	1B-3B	12	Tulsa	AA
Bobby Bonds	OF	32	Texas Rangers	MLB
Mike Bucci	OF	25	Tucson	AAA
William Buchan	3B		Asheville	A
	3B		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Bert Campaneris	SS	36	Texas Rangers	MLB
James Capowski	SS		Asheville	A
Ronald Carney	OF		Asheville	A
Joseph Carroll	OF		Asheville	A
David Chapman	3B		Tulsa	AA
	3B		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Keath Chauncey	OF		Tucson	AAA
Michael Childs	C		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Reggie Cleveland	P	30	Texas Rangers	MLB
Steve Comer	P	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
Tracy Cowger	OF-C		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Danny Darwin	P	22	Texas Rangers	MLB
Odie Davis	SS	23	Tulsa	AA
Daniel Dixon	OF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Doug Duncan	C		Tulsa	AA
Dan Duran	OF	24	Tucson	AAA
	OF		Tulsa	AA
Dock Ellis	P	33	Texas Rangers	MLB
John Ellis	1B-C	30	Texas Rangers	MLB
Bill Fahey	C	28	Tucson	AAA
Luis A Gonzalez			Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Ron Gooch	2B		Asheville	A
	2B		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Gary Gray	1B	26	Texas Rangers	MLB
	1B		Tucson	AAA
Johnny Grubb	OF	30	Texas Rangers	MLB
Robert Hallgren	OF		Asheville	A
Mike Hargrove	1B	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Toby Harrah	3B-SS	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
David Hibner	SS		Asheville	A
	SS		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Mike Jaccar	IF		Tulsa	AA
Stan Jakubowski	P		Tulsa	AA
Greg Jemison	OF	24	Tulsa	AA
Fergie Jenkins	P	34	Texas Rangers	MLB
Mike Jirschele	SS	19	Asheville	A
	SS		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Bobby Johnson			Asheville	A
Mike Jorgensen	1B-OF	30	Texas Rangers	MLB
Cameron Killebrew	OF		Asheville	A
	OF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Amos Lewis	P-IF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Paul Lindblad	P	37	Texas Rangers	MLB
Rick Lisi	OF	22	Tulsa	AA
John Lowenstein	OF	31	Texas Rangers	MLB
Ed Lynch	P	22	Tulsa	AA
Victor Mabee	SS		Asheville	A
Greg Mahlberg	C	26	Texas Rangers	MLB
	C		Tucson	AAA
Orlando Martinez			Tulsa	AA
Jim Mason	SS	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Jon Matlack	P	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
James Matthews	SS		Asheville	A
Arnold McCrary	OF		Asheville	A
Thomas McGivney	C		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Doc Medich	P	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
David Miller	OF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Paul Mirabella	P	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
David Moharter	P		Tucson	AAA
Roger Moret	P	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
Brian Nakamoto			Tucson	AAA
			Tulsa	AA
Jerry Neufang	C		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Nelson Norman	SS	20	Texas Rangers	MLB
	SS		Tucson	AAA
Al Oliver	OF-1B	31	Texas Rangers	MLB
Albert Ortiz	OF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Steve Paine	OF-C		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Scott Peterson			Asheville	A
Wayne Pinkerton	IF		Tucson	AAA
Miguel Pizzaro			Asheville	A
Pat Putnam	1B	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
	1B		Tucson	AAA
Terry Pyka	OF		Tulsa	AA
Jack Ramirez			Tulsa	AA
Jerome Reedy	SS		Tucson	AAA
Stanley Reese	1B		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Mike Richardt	2B	20	Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Steve Righetti	3B		Asheville	A
David Rivera	OF		Tulsa	AA
Joseph Russell	C		Tulsa	AA
Billy Sample	OF	23	Texas Rangers	MLB
	OF		Tucson	AAA
Marty Scott	3B		Tulsa	AA
Billy Simpson	OF		Asheville	A
Chris Smith	1B-OF	21	Tucson	AAA
Keith Smith	OF	25	Tucson	AAA
Joseph Stewart	OF		Tulsa	AA
Blair Stouffer	3B-SS		Tucson	AAA
	3B-SS		Tulsa	AA
Jim Sundberg	C	27	Texas Rangers	MLB
Robert Tanzi			Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Bobby Thompson	OF	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
Jimmy Tolleson			Asheville	A
Rusty Torres	OF	30	Tucson	AAA
Jim Umbarger	P	25	Texas Rangers	MLB
Richard Velasquez			Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Claudell Washington	OF	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
LaRue Washington	OF	25	Texas Rangers	MLB
	OF		Tucson	AAA
Wayne Wilkerson	OF		Tulsa	AA
Bump Wills	2B	26	Texas Rangers	MLB
George Wright	OF	19	Asheville	A
John Zisk	OF		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Richie Zisk	OF	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
Jeff Zitek	SS		Asheville	A

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Doyle Alexander	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Brian Allard	20	Tulsa	AA
Michael Arrington		Tulsa	AA
Bob Babcock	29	Tucson	AAA
Mike Bacsik	26	Tucson	AAA
Len Barker	23	Texas Rangers	MLB
	23	Tucson	AAA
Steve Bianchi		Tulsa	AA
Jerry Bostic		Tulsa	AA
Donald Bright		Tucson	AAA
Jackie Brown	35	Tucson	AAA
John Butcher	21	Asheville	A
David Chapman		Tulsa	AA
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Keath Chauncey		Tucson	AAA
Reggie Cleveland	30	Texas Rangers	MLB
Steve Comer	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
David Crutcher		Tucson	AAA
		Tulsa	AA
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Bobby Cuellar	26	Tucson	AAA
Danny Darwin	22	Texas Rangers	MLB
	22	Tucson	AAA
Ted Davis	20	Asheville	A
Greg Eason		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Dock Ellis	33	Texas Rangers	MLB
Jim Farr	22	Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Steve Finch	20	Tulsa	AA
Gene Fleet		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Mike Griffin	21	Tulsa	AA
David Harper		Tucson	AAA
Jim Hughes	27	Tucson	AAA
Stan Jakubowski		Tucson	AAA
		Tulsa	AA
Fergie Jenkins	34	Texas Rangers	MLB
Don Kainer	23	Tucson	AAA
	23	Tulsa	AA
Kerry Keenan		Tulsa	AA
Harold Kelly		Asheville	A
Charles Kwolek		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Chuck Lamson		Asheville	A
William LaRosa	23	Asheville	A
Paul Lindblad	37	Texas Rangers	MLB
Ed Lynch	22	Tulsa	AA
	22	Asheville	A
Jon Matlack	28	Texas Rangers	MLB
Doc Medich	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
Mark Mercer	24	Asheville	A
Paul Mirabella	24	Texas Rangers	MLB
	24	Tucson	AAA
David Moharter		Tucson	AAA
Roger Moret	29	Texas Rangers	MLB
Linvel Mosby		Asheville	A
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Gene Nelson	17	Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Patrick Nelson		Asheville	A
Steven Nielsen		Asheville	A
Michael Odum		Asheville	A
Terry Pyka		Tulsa	AA
Ray Rainboldt	23	Tulsa	AA
Dave Righetti	19	Tulsa	AA
Keith Shellings		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Clay Smith	23	Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Myri Smith		Tucson	AAA
Mark Soroko		Tulsa	AA
Andrew Tam		Tulsa	AA
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Stan Thomas	29	Tucson	AAA
Tommy Toms	26	Tucson	AAA
Jim Umbarger	25	Texas Rangers	MLB
Michael Vickers		Asheville	A
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Steve Viskocil		Asheville	A
Keith Walsh		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk
Len Whitehouse	21	Asheville	A
Wesley Williams		Asheville	A
		Gulf Coast Rangers	Rk