1979 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1979 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1979 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
33 Doyle Alexander 6-03 205 Right Right 1950-09-04
23 Brian Allard 6-01 175 Right Right 1958-01-03
17, 20 Bob Babcock 6-05 210 Right Right 1949-08-25
11 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
30 Ed Farmer 6-05 210 Right Right 1949-10-18
27 Jerry Don Gleaton 6-03 210 Left Left 1957-09-14
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
38 John Henry Johnson 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-08-21
34 Jim Kern 6-05 205 Right Right 1949-03-15
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
29 Larry McCall 6-02 195 Right Left 1952-09-08
42 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
26 Dave Rajsich 6-05 175 Left Left 1951-09-28
30 Greg Mahlberg 5-10 180 Right Right 1952-08-08
14 Dave Roberts 6-03 215 Right Right 1951-02-17
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
3 Larvell Blanks 5-08 167 Right Right 1950-01-28
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
12 Dave Chalk 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-08-30
24 Gary Holle 6-06 210 Left Right 1954-08-11
35 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
24 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
4 Nelson Norman 6-02 160 Right Both 1958-05-23
18 Pat Putnam 6-01 214 Right Left 1953-12-03
12 Eric Soderholm 5-11 187 Right Right 1948-09-24
1 Bump Wills 5-09 177 Right Both 1952-07-27
6 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
0 Al Oliver 6-00 195 Left Left 1946-10-14
17 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-31
5 Billy Sample 5-09 175 Right Right 1955-04-02
15 La Rue Washington 6-00 170 Right Right 1953-09-07
22 Richie Zisk 6-01 208 Right Right 1949-02-06
9 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
7 Oscar Gamble 5-11 165 Right Left 1949-12-20
23 Gary Gray 6-00 203 Right Right 1952-09-21
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The 1979 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,519,671 fans witnessed their 1979 Rangers finish the season with a .512 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 1979 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1979 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1979 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Doyle Alexander
Buddy Bell
Oscar Gamble
Johnny Grubb
Mike Jorgensen
Nelson Norman
Al Oliver
Billy Sample
Jim Sundberg
Bump Wills

1979 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (150)
1B Pat Putnam (96)
2B Bump Wills (146)
3B Buddy Bell (147)
SS Nelson Norman (142)
LF Billy Sample (91)
CF Al Oliver (71)
RF Richie Zisk (126)
DH John Ellis (62)
  
SP Doyle Alexander
SP Steve Comer
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Doc Medich
  
RP Danny Darwin
RP Sparky Lyle
RP Dave Rajsich
CL Jim Kern


1979 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Billy Sample $21,000.00


1979 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Al Oliver
#1 Bump Wills
#3 Larvell Blanks
#4 Nelson Norman
#5 Billy Sample
#6 Johnny Grubb
#7 Oscar Gamble
#9 John Ellis
#10 Jim Sundberg
#11 Steve Comer
#12 Dave Chalk
#12 Eric Soderholm
#14 Dave Roberts
#15 La Rue Washington
#17 Bob Babcock
#17 Dock Ellis
#17 Mickey Rivers
#18 Pat Putnam
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Bob Babcock
#22 Richie Zisk
#23 Brian Allard
#23 Gary Gray
#24 Gary Holle
#24 Willie Montanez
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 Dave Rajsich
#27 Jerry Don Gleaton
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Larry McCall
#30 Ed Farmer
#30 Greg Mahlberg
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Doyle Alexander
#34 Jim Kern
#35 Mike Jorgensen
#38 John Henry Johnson
#42 Doc Medich
#44 Danny Darwin

Did you know that a 1979 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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