1992 Texas Rangers season
The 1992 Texas Rangers season saw the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.
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Owner(s) | George W. Bush |
General manager(s) | Tom Grieve |
Manager(s) | Bobby Valentine, Toby Harrah |
Local television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) |
Local radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) |
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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
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 51–30 | 45–36 |
Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 50–32 | 36–44 |
Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
California Angels | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 44–37 | 28–53 |
Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 32 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Oklahoma City 89ers | American Association | Tommy Thompson |
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Bobby Jones |
A | Charlotte Rangers | Florida State League | Bump Wills |
A | Gastonia Rangers | South Atlantic League | Walt Williams |
Rookie | GCL Rangers | Gulf Coast League | Chino Cadahia |
Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Vic Ramirez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
Notes
- Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
- Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml
- Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
- "He Isn't Rangers' Valentine". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1992. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- José Canseco at Baseball Reference
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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.
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