1978 Texas Rangers

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W-L Record: 87-75 -- 2nd in American League West Manager: Billy Hunter, Pat Corrales Location: Arlington,TX Baseball Stadium: Arlington Stadium Top Draft Pick: Amos Lewis (#46) Attendance: 1,447,963 Youngest Player: Nelson Norman (20) Oldest Player: Paul Lindblad (36) Longest Tenure: Toby Harrah (7)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1978 Texas Rangers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
33	Doyle Alexander	P	27	R	R	6-3	200	9/4/1950	Cordova,Alabama	MLB	1971-1989
2	Sandy Alomar	2B	34	B	R	5-9	155	10/19/1943	Salinas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1964-1978
39	Len Barker	P	22	R	R	6-5	225	7/7/1955	Fort Knox,Kentucky	MLB	1976-1987
12	Juan Beniquez	OF	28	R	R	5-11	165	5/13/1950	San Sebastian,Puerto Rico	MLB	1971-1988
13	Kurt Bevacqua	3B-2B	31	R	R	6-1	185	1/23/1947	Miami Beach,Florida	MLB	1971-1985
24	Bobby Bonds	OF	32	R	R	6-1	190	3/15/1946	Riverside,California	MLB	1968-1981
19	Bert Campaneris	SS	36	R	R	5-10	160	3/9/1942	Pueblo Nueva,Cuba	MLB	1964-1983
26	Reggie Cleveland	P	30	R	R	6-1	195	5/23/1948	Swift Current,Saskatchewan	MLB	1969-1981
28	Steve Comer	P	24	B	R	6-3	205	1/13/1954	Minneapolis,Minnesota	MLB	1978-1984
44	Danny Darwin	P	22	R	R	6-3	190	10/25/1955	Bonham,Texas	MLB	1978-1998
17	Dock Ellis	P	33	B	R	6-3	210	3/11/1945	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1968-1979
9	John Ellis	1B-C	29	R	R		225	8/24/1948	New London,Connecticut	MLB	1969-1981
23	Gary Gray	1B	25	R	R	6-0	203	9/21/1952	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1977-1982
6	Johnny Grubb	OF	29	L	R	6-3	188	8/4/1948	Richmond,Virginia	MLB	1972-1987
21	Mike Hargrove	1B	28	L	L	6-0	195	10/26/1949	Perryton,Texas	MLB	1974-1985
11	Toby Harrah	3B-SS	29	R	R	6-0	180	10/26/1948	Sissonville,West Virginia	MLB	1969-1986
31	Fergie Jenkins	P	34	R	R	6-5	210	12/13/1943	Chatham,Ontario	MLB	1965-1983
35	Mike Jorgensen	1B-OF	29	L	L	6-0	195	8/16/1948	Passaic,New Jersey	MLB	1968-1985
25	Paul Lindblad	P	36	L	L	6-1	195	8/9/1941	Chanute,Kansas	MLB	1965-1978
34	John Lowenstein	OF	31	L	R	6-0	175	1/27/1947	Wolf Point,Montana	MLB	1970-1985
43	Greg Mahlberg	C	25	R	R	5-10	180	8/8/1952	Milwaukee,Wisconsin	MLB	1978-1979
3	Jim Mason	SS	27	L	R	6-2	190	8/14/1950	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1971-1979
32	Jon Matlack	P	28	L	L	6-3	205	1/19/1950	West Chester,Pennsylvania	MLB	1971-1983
42	Doc Medich	P	29	R	R	6-5	227	12/9/1948	Aliquippa,Pennsylvania	MLB	1972-1982
16	Paul Mirabella	P	24	L	L	6-2	196	3/20/1954	Belleville,New Jersey	MLB	1978-1990
29	Roger Moret	P	28	B	L	6-4	175	9/16/1949	Guayama,Puerto Rico	MLB	1970-1978
4	Nelson Norman	SS	20	B	R	6-2	160	5/23/1958	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1978-1987
0	Al Oliver	OF-1B	31	L	L	6-0	195	10/14/1946	Portsmouth,Ohio	MLB	1968-1985
18	Pat Putnam	1B	24	L	R	6-1	214	12/3/1953	Bethel,Vermont	MLB	1977-1984
7	Billy Sample	OF	23	R	R	5-9	175	4/2/1955	Roanoke,Virginia	MLB	1978-1986
10	Jim Sundberg	C	27	R	R	6-0	195	5/18/1951	Galesburg,Illinois	MLB	1974-1989
20	Bobby Thompson	OF	24	B	R	5-11	175	11/3/1953	Charlotte,North Carolina	MLB	1978-1978
40	Jim Umbarger	P	25	L	L	6-6	200	2/17/1953	Burbank,California	MLB	1975-1978
15	Claudell Washington	OF	23	L	L	6-0	190	8/31/1954	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1974-1990
15	LaRue Washington	OF	24	R	R	6-0	170	9/7/1953	Long Beach,California	MLB	1978-1979
1	Bump Wills	2B	25	B	R	5-9	177	7/27/1952	Washington,DC	MLB	1977-1982
22	Richie Zisk	OF	29	R	R	6-1	208	2/6/1949	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1971-1983

Team Personnel

Joe Branzell (Scout)
Pat Corrales (Manager)
Pat Corrales (Third Base Coach)
Frank Glieber (Broadcaster)
Sid Hudson (Assistant Coach)
Billy Hunter (Manager)
Fred Koenig (First Base Coach)
Bill Merrill (Broadcaster)
Jon Miller (Broadcaster)
Dan O'Brien (General Manager)
Connie Ryan (Assistant Coach)
Jimmie Schaffer (Assistant Coach)

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