1980 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1980 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1980 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1980 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
23 Brian Allard 6-01 175 Right Right 1958-01-03
46 Bob Babcock 6-05 210 Right Right 1949-08-25
29 John Butcher 6-04 190 Right Right 1957-03-08
16 Ken Clay 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-04-06
11 Steve Comer 6-03 205 Right Both 1954-01-13
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
35 Adrian Devine 6-04 205 Right Right 1951-12-02
24 Ed Figueroa 6-01 190 Right Right 1948-10-14
27 Jerry Don Gleaton 6-03 210 Left Left 1957-09-14
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
31 Fergie Jenkins 6-05 210 Right Right 1943-12-13
38 John Henry Johnson 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-08-21
43 Don Kainer 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-09-03
34 Jim Kern 6-05 205 Right Right 1949-03-15
28 Dennis Lewallyn 6-04 200 Right Right 1953-08-11
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
33 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
26 Dave Rajsich 6-05 175 Left Left 1951-09-28
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
29 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
12 Odie Davis 6-01 178 Right Right 1955-08-13
9 John Ellis 6-02½ 225 Right Right 1948-08-21
3 Pepe Frias 5-10 159 Right Right 1948-07-14
7 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
4 Nelson Norman 6-02 160 Right Both 1958-05-23
18 Pat Putnam 6-01 214 Right Left 1953-12-03
2 Mike Richardt 6-00 170 Right Right 1958-05-24
14 Dave Roberts 6-03 215 Right Right 1951-02-17
1 Bump Wills 5-09 177 Right Both 1952-07-27
6 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
30 Mike Hart 6-03 185 Right Both 1951-12-20
19 Jim Norris 5-10 175 Left Left 1948-12-20
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
20 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
8 Danny Walton 6-00 200 Right Right 1947-07-14
22 Richie Zisk 6-01 208 Right Right 1949-02-06
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The 1980 Texas Rangers played 161 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,198,175 fans witnessed their 1980 Rangers finish the season with a .472 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 1980 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1980 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1980 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Buddy Bell
John Ellis
Pepe Frias
Jon Matlack
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Billy Sample
Jim Sundberg
Bump Wills
Richie Zisk

1980 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (151)
1B Pat Putnam (137)
2B Bump Wills (144)
3B Buddy Bell (120)
SS Pepe Frias (106)
LF Al Oliver (141)
CF Mickey Rivers (141)
RF Johnny Grubb (60)
DH Richie Zisk (86)
  
SP Fergie Jenkins
SP Jon Matlack
SP Doc Medich
SP Gaylord Perry
  
RP Danny Darwin
RP John Henry Johnson
RP Jim Kern
RP Dave Rajsich
CL Sparky Lyle


1980 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Billy Sample $30,000.00


1980 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Al Oliver
#1 Bump Wills
#2 Mike Richardt
#3 Pepe Frias
#4 Nelson Norman
#5 Billy Sample
#6 Johnny Grubb
#7 Bud Harrelson
#8 Danny Walton
#9 John Ellis
#10 Jim Sundberg
#11 Steve Comer
#12 Odie Davis
#14 Dave Roberts
#16 Ken Clay
#17 Mickey Rivers
#18 Pat Putnam
#19 Jim Norris
#20 Rusty Staub
#22 Richie Zisk
#23 Brian Allard
#24 Ed Figueroa
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 Dave Rajsich
#27 Jerry Don Gleaton
#28 Dennis Lewallyn
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 Tucker Ashford
#29 John Butcher
#30 Mike Hart
#31 Fergie Jenkins
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Doc Medich
#34 Jim Kern
#35 Adrian Devine
#36 Gaylord Perry
#38 John Henry Johnson
#43 Don Kainer
#44 Danny Darwin
#46 Bob Babcock
#49 Charlie Hough

Did you know that a 1980 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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