1972 Texas Rangers season


The Texas Rangers 1972 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses. This was the Rangers' first season in Texas, as well as the club's first year in the AL West, after playing their first 11 seasons in Washington, D.C., and from 1969 to 1971 in the American League East. The Rangers were dead last in batting in the major leagues with a.217 team batting average.

Offseason

The first game in Texas

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C13346941119.2545581
1B952872870.2449311
2B742492348.1932214
3B14549968113.22622851
SS1163744797.25913116
LF641421229.2043111
CF1173302374.22411913
RF12942943101.23514504

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
1373823499.2593311
982944074.25201020
611912345.2366392
61186826.1400107
721511424.1594191
461471029.1970100
501221222.1804120
39119820.1681104
46116526.224070
2265412.185130
2558310.172020
264136.146030
253325.152040
151800.000000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
29173.18103.63105
30170.210143.32109
24104.2293.7878

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
39176.15124.29133
49161.2892.17108
36150.24114.2495
2257243.4730
412.2012.847

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
6027153.2060
665892.6251
585904.1344
353544.4127
130012.8113
50102.384
50008.104
30003.860

Farm system