| 1975 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Owners | Bradford G. Corbett | |||
| General managers | Dan O'Brien Sr. | |||
| Managers | Billy Martin, Frank Lucchesi | |||
| Television | KXAS-TV (Dick Risenhoover, Tom Vandergriff) | |||
| Radio | WBAP (Dick Risenhoover, Bill Merrill) | |||
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In the 1975 Texas Rangers season, the Rangers finished third in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses. The team hit a major league-leading five grand slams.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
| Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19 | 39–41 | 40–42 |
| Minnesota Twins | 76 | 83 | .478 | 20½ | 39–43 | 37–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 22½ | 42–39 | 33–47 |
| California Angels | 72 | 89 | .447 | 25½ | 35–46 | 37–43 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
| Baltimore | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–4 | 10–8 | 12–4 | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | |
| Boston | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–2 | 11–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | |
| California | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 4–14 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | |
| Chicago | 4–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | |
| Cleveland | 8–10 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 3–6 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 5–7 | |
| Detroit | 4–12 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 1–11 | |
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 14–4 | |
| Milwaukee | 4–14 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | 10–2 | — | 4–8 | 6–12 | 8–10 | |
| New York | 10–8 | 5–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | — | 12–6 | |
| Texas | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–12 | — | |
| 1975 Texas Rangers | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Jim Sundberg | 155 | 472 | 94 | .199 | 6 | 36 |
| 1B | Jim Spencer | 132 | 403 | 107 | .266 | 11 | 47 |
| 2B | Lenny Randle | 156 | 601 | 166 | .276 | 4 | 57 |
| SS | Toby Harrah | 151 | 522 | 153 | .293 | 20 | 93 |
| 3B | Roy Howell | 125 | 383 | 96 | .251 | 10 | 51 |
| LF | Mike Hargrove | 145 | 519 | 157 | .303 | 11 | 62 |
| CF | Dave Moates | 54 | 175 | 48 | .274 | 3 | 14 |
| RF | Jeff Burroughs | 152 | 585 | 132 | .226 | 29 | 94 |
| DH | César Tovar | 102 | 427 | 110 | .258 | 3 | 28 |
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 |
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| Tom Grieve | 118 | 369 | 102 | .276 | 14 | 61 |
| Roy Smalley | 78 | 250 | 57 | .228 | 3 | 33 |
| Jim Fregosi | 77 | 191 | 50 | .262 | 7 | 33 |
| Willie Davis | 42 | 169 | 42 | .249 | 5 | 17 |
| Mike Cubbage | 58 | 143 | 32 | .224 | 4 | 21 |
| Joe Lovitto | 50 | 106 | 22 | .208 | 1 | 8 |
| Leo Cárdenas | 55 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Nelson | 28 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 2 | 10 |
| Bill Fahey | 21 | 37 | 11 | .297 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Robson | 17 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Pruitt | 14 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 9 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ferguson Jenkins | 37 | 270.0 | 17 | 18 | 3.93 | 157 |
| Steve Hargan | 33 | 189.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.80 | 93 |
| Gaylord Perry | 22 | 184.0 | 12 | 8 | 3.03 | 148 |
| Bill Hands | 18 | 109.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.02 | 67 |
| Jim Bibby | 12 | 68.1 | 2 | 6 | 5.00 | 31 |
| Stan Perzanowski | 12 | 66.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 26 |
| David Clyde | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 2 |
| Jim Gideon | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Umbarger | 56 | 131.0 | 8 | 7 | 4.12 | 50 |
| Clyde Wright | 25 | 93.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.44 | 32 |
| Jackie Brown | 17 | 70.1 | 5 | 5 | 4.22 | 35 |
| Mike Bacsik | 7 | 26.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.71 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Foucault | 59 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4.12 | 56 |
| Stan Thomas | 46 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.10 | 46 |
| Mike Kekich | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.73 | 19 |
| Tommy Moore | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.14 | 15 |
| Jim Merritt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers
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1975 MLB season by team
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