1972 Texas Rangers season

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1972 Texas Rangers
Major league affiliations
Location
1972 Information
Owner(s) Bob Short
Manager(s) Ted Williams
Local television KDTV
Local radio KRLD
(Don Drysdale, Bill Mercer)

The Texas Rangers 1972 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses. This was the Rangers first season in Texas, as they played their first 11 years in Washington D.C.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • March 4, 1972: Denny McLain was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] The First Game

The Rangers played their first game against the California Angels on April 15, 1972.

[edit] Season standings

American League West
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Oakland Athletics 93 62 .600 --
Chicago White Sox 87 67 .565 5.5
Minnesota Twins 77 77 .500 15.5
Kansas City Royals 76 78 .494 16.5
California Angels 75 80 .484 18
Texas Rangers 54 100 .351 38.5

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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1972 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
California · Chicago · Kansas City · Minnesota · Oakland · Texas
NL East
NL West
1972 All-Star Game · 1972 World Series
v • d • e
Texas Rangers
Formerly the Washington Senators • Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
26 • 34 • 42
Key Personnel
Owner: Tom Hicks • General Manager: Jon Daniels • Manager: Ron Washington
Minors
Division Titles
Western: 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • Wild Card: none