1976 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1976 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1976 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1976 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

25 Mike Bacsik 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-04-01
39 Len Barker 6-05 225 Right Right 1955-07-07
35 Steve Barr 6-04 200 Left Left 1951-09-08
28 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
38 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
34 Nelson Briles 5-11 200 Right Right 1943-08-05
29 Steve Foucault 6-00 205 Right Left 1949-10-03
26 Steve Hargan 6-03 180 Right Right 1942-09-08
43 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
18 Stan Perzanowski 6-02 170 Right Both 1950-08-25
19 Fritz Peterson 6-00 200 Left Both 1942-02-08
48 Bill Singer 6-04 200 Right Right 1944-04-24
33 Craig Skok 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-09-01
46 Jeff Terpko 6-00 180 Right Right 1950-10-16
40 Jim Umbarger 6-06 200 Left Left 1953-02-17
9 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
14 Bill Fahey 6-00 200 Right Left 1950-06-14
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
22 Doug Ault 6-03 200 Left Right 1950-03-09
4 Mike Cubbage 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-07-21
17 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
21 Mike Hargrove 6-00 195 Left Left 1949-10-26
11 Toby Harrah 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-10-26
13 Roy Howell 6-01 190 Right Left 1953-12-18
5 Ken Pape 5-11 195 Right Right 1951-10-01
15 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
7 Len Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
15 Roy Smalley 6-01 185 Right Both 1952-10-25
4 Danny Thompson 6-00 183 Right Right 1947-02-01
12 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
20 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
16 Gene Clines 5-09 170 Right Right 1946-10-06
30 Dave Moates 5-09 163 Left Left 1948-01-30
6 Tom Grieve 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-03-04
3 Joe Lahoud 6-00 202 Left Left 1947-04-14
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The 1976 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 1,164,982 fans witnessed their 1976 Rangers finish the season with a .469 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1976 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1976 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1976 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Juan Beniquez
Jeff Burroughs
Tom Grieve
Mike Hargrove
Toby Harrah
Roy Howell
Gaylord Perry
Len Randle
Roy Smalley
Jim Sundberg

1976 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (140)
1B Mike Hargrove (141)
2B Len Randle (113)
3B Roy Howell (130)
SS Toby Harrah (146)
LF Gene Clines (96)
CF Juan Beniquez (141)
RF Jeff Burroughs (155)
DH Tom Grieve (96)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP Nelson Briles
SP Gaylord Perry
SP Jim Umbarger
  
RP Mike Bacsik
RP Steve Foucault
RP Steve Hargan
RP Jeff Terpko
CL Joe Hoerner


1976 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Gaylord Perry $175,000.00
Bert Blyleven $150,000.00
Jeff Burroughs $120,000.00
Toby Harrah $100,000.00
Nelson Briles $80,000.00
Len Randle $70,000.00
Steve Hargan $55,000.00
John Ellis $46,000.00
Gene Clines $42,500.00
Tom Grieve $42,500.00
Jim Sundberg $40,000.00
Juan Beniquez $32,500.00
Roy Howell $28,500.00
Jim Umbarger $25,000.00
Bill Fahey $23,500.00


1976 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#3 Joe Lahoud
#4 Mike Cubbage
#4 Danny Thompson
#5 Ken Pape
#6 Tom Grieve
#7 Len Randle
#9 John Ellis
#10 Jim Sundberg
#11 Toby Harrah
#12 Juan Beniquez
#13 Roy Howell
#14 Bill Fahey
#15 Greg Pryor
#15 Roy Smalley
#16 Gene Clines
#17 Jim Fregosi
#18 Stan Perzanowski
#19 Fritz Peterson
#20 Jeff Burroughs
#21 Mike Hargrove
#22 Doug Ault
#25 Mike Bacsik
#26 Steve Hargan
#28 Bert Blyleven
#29 Steve Foucault
#30 Dave Moates
#33 Craig Skok
#34 Nelson Briles
#35 Steve Barr
#36 Gaylord Perry
#38 Tommy Boggs
#39 Len Barker
#40 Jim Umbarger
#43 Joe Hoerner
#46 Jeff Terpko
#48 Bill Singer

Did you know that a 1976 Texas Rangers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?