1980 Texas Rangers season

Offseason

• November 14, 1979: Eric Soderholm was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and cash. The New York Yankees sent Amos Lewis (minors) (December 13, 1979) and Ricky Burdette (minors) (December 13, 1979) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
• December 6, 1979: Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Atlanta Braves for Adrian Devine and Pepe Frías.
• January 4, 1980: Larry McCall, Gary Gray, and Mike Bucci (minors) were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for David Clyde and Jim Norris.
• January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
  • Billy Taylor was drafted by the Rangers in the 2nd round. Player signed March 24, 1980.
  • Al Newman was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round, but did not sign.
  • Daryl Smith was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round.
• February 15, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors).
• March 31, 1980: La Rue Washington and Chris Smith were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.
• March 31, 1980: David Clyde was released by the Rangers.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: Tom Henke was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).
• July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased by the Rangers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• August 14, 1980: Gaylord Perry was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Ken Clay and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Marvin Thompson (minors) to the Rangers on October 1.
• September 13, 1980: Sparky Lyle was traded by the Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Kevin Saucier to the Rangers on November 19.

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

• Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1980
• Al Oliver, Silver Slugger Award, 1980
• Jim Sundberg, C, Gold Glove, 1980 All-Star Game

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1980 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

1. "Eric Soderholm Stats".
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clydeda01.shtml David Clyde page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml Billy Taylor page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml Al Newman page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithda04.shtml Daryl Smith page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perryga01.shtml Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference]
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke page at Baseball Reference]
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/houghch01.shtml Charlie Hough page at Baseball Reference]
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lylesp01.shtml Sparky Lyle page at Baseball Reference]