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Record: 83-79 .512.... 3rd in American League West
Stadium: Arlington Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,519,671

Top Draft Pick: Jerry Don Gleaton (#17) MLB
Manager - Pat Corrales

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

Team Leaders

HR: Bell, Zisk, Putnam [18]
RBI: Bell [101]
2B: Bell [42]
SB: Wills [35]
W: Comer [17]
SV: Kern [29]
SO: Jenkins [164]

Oldest Player: Bert Campaneris [37]
Youngest Player: Nelson Norman [21]
Longest Tenure: Jim Sundberg [6]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gary Holle (Jun 2)
Pitchers: Brian Allard (Aug 8) Bob Babcock (Jul 22) Jerry Don Gleaton (Jul 11)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
33	Doyle Alexander	P	28	R	R	6-3	200	9/4/1950	Cordova, AL	MLB	1971-1989
23	Brian Allard	P	21	R	R	6-1	175	1/3/1958	Spring Valley, IL	MLB	1979-1981
17,20	Bob Babcock	P	29	R	R	6-5	210	8/25/1949	New Castle, PA	MLB	1979-1981
25	Buddy Bell	3B	27	R	R	6-3	200	8/27/1951	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1972-1989
3	Larvell Blanks	SS-2B	29	R	R	5-8	167	1/28/1950	Del Rio, TX	MLB	1972-1980
19	Bert Campaneris	SS	37	R	R	5-10	160	3/9/1942	Pueblo Nueva, CU	MLB	1964-1983
12	Dave Chalk	3B-SS	28	R	R	5-10	175	8/30/1950	Del Rio, TX	MLB	1973-1981
11	Steve Comer	P	25	B	R	6-3	205	1/13/1954	Minneapolis, MN	MLB	1978-1984
44	Danny Darwin	P	23	R	R	6-3	190	10/25/1955	Bonham, TX	MLB	1978-1998
27	Dock Ellis	P	34	B	R	6-3	210	3/11/1945	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1968-1979
17	John Ellis	1B-C	30	R	R		225	8/24/1948	New London, CT	MLB	1969-1981
9	Ed Farmer	P	29	R	R	6-5	210	10/18/1949	Evergreen Park, IL	MLB	1971-1983
30	Oscar Gamble	OF	29	L	R	5-11	165	12/20/1949	Ramer, AL	MLB	1969-1985
7	Jerry Don Gleaton	P	21	L	L	6-3	210	9/14/1957	Brownwood, TX	MLB	1979-1992
23	Gary Gray	1B	26	R	R	6-0	203	9/21/1952	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1977-1982
6	Johnny Grubb	OF	30	L	R	6-3	188	8/4/1948	Richmond, VA	MLB	1972-1987
38	Gary Holle	1B	24	R	L	6-6	210	8/11/1954	Albany, NY	MLB	1979-1979
24	Fergie Jenkins	P	35	R	R	6-5	210	12/13/1943	Chatham, ON	MLB	1965-1983
31	John Henry Johnson	P	22	L	L	6-2	190	8/21/1956	Houston, TX	MLB	1978-1987
35	Mike Jorgensen	1B-OF	30	L	L	6-0	195	8/16/1948	Passaic, NJ	MLB	1968-1985
34	Jim Kern	P	30	R	R	6-5	205	3/15/1949	Gladwin, MI	MLB	1974-1986
28	Sparky Lyle	P	34	L	L	6-1	195	7/22/1944	DuBois, PA	MLB	1967-1982
30	Greg Mahlberg	C	26	R	R	5-10	180	8/8/1952	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1978-1979
32	Jon Matlack	P	29	L	L	6-3	205	1/19/1950	West Chester, PA	MLB	1971-1983
29	Larry McCall	P	26	L	R	6-2	195	9/8/1952	Asheville, NC	MLB	1977-1979
42	Doc Medich	P	30	R	R	6-5	227	12/9/1948	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1972-1982
24	Willie Montanez	1B-OF	31	L	L	6-1	193	4/1/1948	Catano, PR	MLB	1966-1982
4	Nelson Norman	SS	21	B	R	6-2	160	5/23/1958	San Pedro de Macoris, DR	MLB	1978-1987
0	Al Oliver	OF-1B	32	L	L	6-0	195	10/14/1946	Portsmouth, OH	MLB	1968-1985
18	Pat Putnam	1B	25	L	R	6-1	214	12/3/1953	Bethel, VT	MLB	1977-1984
26	Dave Rajsich	P	27	L	L	6-5	175	9/28/1951	Youngstown, OH	MLB	1978-1980
17	Mickey Rivers	OF	30	L	L	5-10	165	10/31/1948	Miami, FL	MLB	1970-1984
14	Dave Roberts	3B-C	28	R	R	6-3	215	2/17/1951	Lebanon, OR	MLB	1972-1982
15	Billy Sample	OF	24	R	R	5-9	175	4/2/1955	Roanoke, VA	MLB	1978-1986
5	Eric Soderholm	3B	30	R	R	5-11	187	9/24/1948	Cortland, NY	MLB	1971-1980
12	Jim Sundberg	C	28	R	R	6-0	195	5/18/1951	Galesburg, IL	MLB	1974-1989
10	LaRue Washington	OF	25	R	R	6-0	170	9/7/1953	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1978-1979
1	Bump Wills	2B	26	B	R	5-9	177	7/27/1952	Washington, DC	MLB	1977-1982
22	Richie Zisk	OF	30	R	R	6-1	208	2/6/1949	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1971-1983