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1992 Texas Rangers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Texas Rangers |
| season | 1992 |
| league | American League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| city | Arlington, Texas |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 4th |
| owners | George W. Bush |
| general_managers | Tom Grieve |
| 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) |
(Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges) (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo) |}}
The 1992 Texas Rangers season was the 32nd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 21st in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 21st season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished 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.
- December 7, 1991: Geno Petralli was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
- January 3, 1992: Jeff Robinson was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
- January 28, 1992: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.
- May 29, 1992: Bill Haselman was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.
- June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers from the Rangers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 19, 1992: Mario Díaz was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
- 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.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103070926/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-10/sports/sp-1766_1_texas-rangers |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=October 27, 2010 |url-status=live
- August 31, 1992: Rubén Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt, and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco.
Roster
| 1992 Texas Rangers |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
|---|
| = Indicates league leader |
|---|
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 | 123 | 420 | 109 | .260 | 8 | 37 | |
| 1B | 159 | 608 | 163 | .268 | 22 | 85 | |
| 2B | 67 | 199 | 51 | .256 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3B | 152 | 541 | 124 | .229 | 26 | 72 | |
| SS | 95 | 275 | 68 | .247 | 4 | 37 | |
| LF | 148 | 494 | 132 | .267 | 16 | 58 | |
| CF | 155 | 584 | 152 | .260 | 43 | 109 | |
| RF | 124 | 500 | 139 | .278 | 14 | 70 | |
| DH | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Huson | 123 | 318 | 83 | .261 | 4 | 24 |
| 116 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 0 | 12 | |
| 94 | 192 | 38 | .198 | 1 | 18 | |
| 67 | 166 | 36 | .217 | 3 | 21 | |
| 59 | 127 | 26 | .205 | 0 | 9 | |
| Julio Franco | 35 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 2 | 8 |
| David Hulse | 32 | 92 | 28 | .304 | 0 | 2 |
| John Cangelosi | 73 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | 73 | 17 | .233 | 4 | 15 | |
| 14 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russ McGinnis | 14 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 4 |
| Donald Harris | 24 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Díaz | 19 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Peltier | 12 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Stephens | 8 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rob Maurer | 8 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 35 | 265.2 | 21 | 11 | 3.32 | 173 |
| 33 | 224.0 | 16 | 11 | 3.66 | 179 | |
| 25 | 161.1 | 9 | 13 | 4.46 | 100 | |
| Nolan Ryan | 27 | 157.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.72 | 157 |
| Roger Pavlik | 13 | 62.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.21 | 45 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 4 | 25.1 | 0 | 4 | 3.55 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Burns | 35 | 103.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.84 | 55 |
| 16 | 45.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.72 | 18 | |
| Brian Bohanon | 18 | 45.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.31 | 29 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 6 | 19.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.32 | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1.91 | 43 | |
| Kenny Rogers | 81 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3.09 | 70 |
| Terry Mathews | 40 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.95 | 26 |
| 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.52 | 39 | |
| Floyd Bannister | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.32 | 30 |
| Matt Whiteside | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.93 | 13 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.89 | 15 | |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
| Lance McCullers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 0 | |
| Barry Manuel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 9 |
| Gerald Alexander | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
| Don Carman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
| Mike Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Juan González, A.L. Home Run Champion
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
Notes
References
- 1992 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fireost01.shtml Steve Fireovid] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/petrage01.shtml Geno Petralli] at ''Baseball Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinje02.shtml Jeff Robinson] at ''Baseball Reference''
- "Mike Jeffcoat Stats".
- "Al Newman Stats".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haselbi01.shtml Bill Haselman] at ''Baseball Reference''
- "Mario Diaz Stats".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cansejo01.shtml José Canseco] at ''Baseball Reference''
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