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.Offseason
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.
- August 31, 1992: Rubén Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt, and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for José Canseco.
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
| 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 |
| 116 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 0 | 12 |
| 94 | 192 | 38 | .198 | 1 | 18 |
| 67 | 166 | 36 | .217 | 3 | 21 |
| 59 | 127 | 26 | .205 | 0 | 9 |
| 22 | 73 | 17 | .233 | 4 | 15 |
| 14 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 33 | 224 | 16 | 11 | 3.66 | 179 |
| 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 |
| 16 | 45.2 | 4 | 4 | 5.72 | 18 |
| 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 |
| 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.52 | 39 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.89 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
Awards and honors
All-Star GameFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
