1978 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1978 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1978 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
33 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
39 Len Barker 6-05 225 Right Right 1955-07-07
26 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
28 Steve Comer 6-03 205 Right Both 1954-01-13
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
17 Dock Ellis 6-03 210 Right Both 1945-03-11
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
25 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
42 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
16 Paul Mirabella 6-02 196 Left Left 1954-03-20
29 Roger Moret 6-04 175 Left Both 1949-09-16
40 Jim Umbarger 6-06 200 Left Left 1953-02-17
9 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
43 Greg Mahlberg 5-10 180 Right Right 1952-08-08
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
2 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
13 Kurt Bevacqua 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-01-23
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
21 Mike Hargrove 6-00 195 Left Left 1949-10-26
11 Toby Harrah 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-10-26
35 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
34 John Lowenstein 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-01-27
3 Jim Mason 6-02 190 Right Left 1950-08-14
4 Nelson Norman 6-02 160 Right Both 1958-05-23
15 La Rue Washington 6-00 170 Right Right 1953-09-07
1 Bump Wills 5-09 177 Right Both 1952-07-27
12 Juan Beniquez 5-11 165 Right Right 1950-05-13
24 Bobby Bonds 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-03-15
6 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
0 Al Oliver 6-00 195 Left Left 1946-10-14
7 Billy Sample 5-09 175 Right Right 1955-04-02
20 Bobby Thompson 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-11-03
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
22 Richie Zisk 6-01 208 Right Right 1949-02-06
23 Gary Gray 6-00 203 Right Right 1952-09-21
18 Pat Putnam 6-01 214 Right Left 1953-12-03


The 1978 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,447,963 fans witnessed their 1978 Rangers finish the season with a .537 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 1978 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1978 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1978 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Juan Beniquez
Kurt Bevacqua
Bert Campaneris
Mike Hargrove
Toby Harrah
Jon Matlack
Al Oliver
Jim Sundberg
Bump Wills
Richie Zisk

1978 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (148)
1B Mike Hargrove (140)
2B Bump Wills (156)
3B Toby Harrah (91)
SS Bert Campaneris (89)
LF Al Oliver (100)
CF Juan Beniquez (126)
RF Bobby Bonds (111)
DH Richie Zisk (49)
  
SP Doyle Alexander
SP Dock Ellis
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Jon Matlack
SP Doc Medich
  
RP Len Barker
RP Jim Umbarger
CL Reggie Cleveland


1978 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Al Oliver $285,000.00
Doyle Alexander $150,000.00
Jim Umbarger $75,000.00
Len Barker $21,000.00
Steve Comer $21,000.00
Danny Darwin $21,000.00
Gary Gray $21,000.00
Greg Mahlberg $21,000.00
Paul Mirabella $21,000.00
Nelson Norman $21,000.00
Pat Putnam $21,000.00
Billy Sample $21,000.00
Bobby Thompson $21,000.00
La Rue Washington $21,000.00
Bump Wills $21,000.00


1978 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Al Oliver
#1 Bump Wills
#2 Sandy Alomar
#3 Jim Mason
#4 Nelson Norman
#6 Johnny Grubb
#7 Billy Sample
#9 John Ellis
#10 Jim Sundberg
#11 Toby Harrah
#12 Juan Beniquez
#13 Kurt Bevacqua
#15 Claudell Washington
#15 La Rue Washington
#16 Paul Mirabella
#17 Dock Ellis
#18 Pat Putnam
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Bobby Thompson
#21 Mike Hargrove
#22 Richie Zisk
#23 Gary Gray
#24 Bobby Bonds
#25 Paul Lindblad
#26 Reggie Cleveland
#28 Steve Comer
#29 Roger Moret
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Doyle Alexander
#34 John Lowenstein
#35 Mike Jorgensen
#39 Len Barker
#40 Jim Umbarger
#42 Doc Medich
#43 Greg Mahlberg
#44 Danny Darwin

Did you know that a 1978 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)?
     

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