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1992 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team 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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| 1992 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| 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) | |||
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- 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]
Season standings
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| 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 |
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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 | — |
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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
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
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jeff Huson | 123 | 318 | 83 | .261 | 4 | 24 |
| 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 |
| Julio Franco | 35 | 107 | 25 | .234 | 2 | 8 |
| David Hulse | 32 | 92 | 28 | .304 | 0 | 2 |
| John Cangelosi | 73 | 85 | 16 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| José Canseco | 22 | 73 | 17 | .233 | 4 | 15 |
| Cris Colón | 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 |
| John Russell | 7 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Maurer | 8 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kevin Brown | 35 | 265.2 | 21 | 11 | 3.32 | 173 |
| José Guzmán | 33 | 224.0 | 16 | 11 | 3.66 | 179 |
| Bobby Witt | 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Todd Burns | 35 | 103.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.84 | 55 |
| Jeff Robinson | 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 |
| Dan Smith | 4 | 14.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.02 | 5 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Russell | 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 |
| Edwin Núñez | 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 |
| Danilo León | 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 |
| Steve Fireovid | 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 |
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- Juan González, A.L. Home Run Champion
- Juan González, Silver Slugger Award
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City
- Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
- Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
- Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference
- Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference
- "He Isn't Rangers' Valentine". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1992. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- José Canseco at Baseball Reference
- 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.