1992 Texas Rangers season
| 1992 Texas Rangers | ||
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| Division | Western Division | |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Owners | George W. Bush | |
| Managers | Bobby Valentine, Toby Harrah | |
| Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) | |
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) | |
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The 1992 Texas Rangers season saw the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.
Offseason
- October 28, 1991: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 7, 1991: Geno Petralli was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[2]
- January 3, 1992: Jeff Robinson was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
- January 28, 1992: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 51–30 | 45–36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 50–32 | 36–44 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
| California Angels | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 44–37 | 28–53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | .395 | 32 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Brian Downing
- Monty Fariss
- Juan González
- José Guzmán
- Al Newman
- Rafael Palmeiro
- Dean Palmer
- Iván Rodríguez
- Rubén Sierra
- Dickie Thon
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1992: Al Newman was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[5]
- May 29, 1992: Bill Haselman was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.[6]
- June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
- June 19, 1992: Mario Díaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.[7]
- July 9, 1992: Bobby Valentine is fired after seven years as manager. Coach Toby Harrah is named as interim manager. The firing is announced by managing general partner of the Rangers, George W. Bush.[8]
- August 31, 1992: Rubén Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt, and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco.[9]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Iván Rodríguez | 123 | 420 | 109 | .260 | 8 | 37 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 159 | 608 | 163 | .268 | 22 | 85 |
| 2B | Jeff Frye | 67 | 199 | 51 | .256 | 1 | 12 |
| 3B | Dean Palmer | 152 | 541 | 124 | .229 | 26 | 72 |
| SS | Dickie Thon | 95 | 275 | 68 | .247 | 4 | 37 |
| LF | Kevin Reimer | 148 | 494 | 132 | .267 | 16 | 58 |
| CF | Juan González | 155 | 584 | 152 | .260 | 43 | 109 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 124 | 500 | 139 | .278 | 14 | 70 |
| DH | Brian Downing | 107 | 320 | 89 | .278 | 10 | 39 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Newman | 116 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 0 | 12 |
| Geno Petralli | 94 | 192 | 38 | .198 | 1 | 18 |
| Monty Fariss | 67 | 166 | 36 | .217 | 3 | 21 |
| Jack Daugherty | 59 | 127 | 26 | .205 | 0 | 9 |
| José Canseco | 22 | 73 | 17 | .233 | 4 | 15 |
| Cris Colón | 14 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| John Russell | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Guzmán | 33 | 224 | 16 | 11 | 3.66 | 179 |
| Bobby Witt | 25 | 161.1 | 9 | 13 | 4.46 | 100 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Robinson | 16 | 45.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.72 | 18 |
| Dan Smith | 4 | 14.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.02 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Russell | 51 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1.91 | 43 |
| Edwin Núñez | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.52 | 39 |
| Danilo León | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.89 | 15 |
| Steve Fireovid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 0 |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Juan González, A.L. Home Run Champ
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
Notes
- ^ Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
- ^ Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml
- ^ Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
- ^ "He Isn't Rangers' Valentine". LA Times. July 10, 1992. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
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References
- 1992 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.