1992 Texas Rangers season

1992 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	George W. Bush
General manager(s)	Tom Grieve
Manager(s)	Bobby Valentine, Toby Harrah
Local television	KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges)
Local radio	WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) KXEB (Luis Mayoral, Mario Díaz Oroszo)
< Previous season Next season >

The Rangers playing host to the Detroit Tigers at Arlington Stadium during a 1992 regular season game.

The 1992 Texas Rangers season saw the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

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]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1992 American League Records Sources:
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	—

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

1992 Texas Rangers

Roster

Pitchers

48 Gerald Alexander

17 Floyd Bannister

45 Brian Bohanon

41 Kevin Brown

28 Todd Burns

24 Mike Campbell

18 Don Carman

43 Scott Chiamparino

29 Steve Fireovid

23 José Guzmán

30 Mike Jeffcoat

49 Danilo León

44 Barry Manuel

38 Terry Mathews

46 Lance McCullers

29 Edwin Núñez

59 Roger Pavlik

37 Kenny Rogers

52 Wayne Rosenthal

40 Jeff Russell

34 Nolan Ryan

42 Dan Smith

46 Matt Whiteside

36 Bobby Witt

Catchers

66 Doug Davis

20 Russ McGinnis

12 Geno Petralli

7 Iván Rodríguez

3,17 John Russell

24 Ray Stephens

Infielders

54 Cris Colon

20 Mario Díaz

14 Julio Franco

1 Jeff Frye

9 Jeff Huson

39 Rob Maurer

8 Al Newman

25 Rafael Palmeiro

16 Dean Palmer

10 Dickie Thon

Outfielders

15 John Cangelosi

33 Jose Canseco

22 Jack Daugherty

4 Monty Fariss

19 Juan González

18 Donald Harris

15 David Hulse

53 Dan Peltier

47 Kevin Reimer

21 Rubén Sierra

Other batters

5,55 Brian Downing

Manager

11 Toby Harrah

2 Bobby Valentine

Coaches

50 Ray Burris (Bullpen)

13 Orlando Gómez (Bench)

11 Toby Harrah (Bench)

47 Perry Hill (First Base)

35 Tom House (Pitching)

26 Dave Oliver (Third Base)

31 Tom Robson (Hitting)

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Rodríguez, IvánIván Rodríguez	123	420	109	.260	8	37
1B	Palmeiro, RafaelRafael Palmeiro	159	608	163	.268	22	85
2B	Frye, JeffJeff Frye	67	199	51	.256	1	12
3B	Palmer, DeanDean Palmer	152	541	124	.229	26	72
SS	Thon, DickieDickie Thon	95	275	68	.247	4	37
LF	Reimer, KevinKevin Reimer	148	494	132	.267	16	58
CF	González, JuanJuan González	155	584	152	.260	43	109
RF	Sierra, RubénRubén Sierra	124	500	139	.278	14	70
DH	Downing, BrianBrian Downing	107	320	89	.278	10	39

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Newman, AlAl Newman	116	246	54	.220	0	12
Petralli, GenoGeno Petralli	94	192	38	.198	1	18
Fariss, MontyMonty Fariss	67	166	36	.217	3	21
Daugherty, JackJack Daugherty	59	127	26	.205	0	9
Canseco, JoséJosé Canseco	22	73	17	.233	4	15
Colón, CrisCris Colón	14	36	6	.167	0	1
Russell, JohnJohn Russell	7	10	1	.100	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Guzmán, JoséJosé Guzmán	33	224	16	11	3.66	179
Witt, BobbyBobby Witt	25	161.1	9	13	4.46	100

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	16	45.2	4	4	5.72	18
Smith, DanDan Smith	4	14.1	0	3	5.02	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Russell, JeffJeff Russell	51	2	3	28	1.91	43
Núñez, EdwinEdwin Núñez	39	0	2	3	5.52	39
León, DaniloDanilo León	15	1	1	0	5.89	15
Fireovid, SteveSteve Fireovid	3	1	0	0	4.05	0
Rosenthal, WayneWayne Rosenthal	6	0	0	0	7.71	1

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Tommy Thompson
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Bobby Jones
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Bump Wills
A	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	Walt Williams
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Chino Cadahia
Rookie	Butte Copper Kings	Pioneer League	Vic Ramirez

Notes

↑ Steve Fireovid at Baseball Reference
↑ Geno Petralli at Baseball Reference
1 2 Jeff Robinson at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml
↑ Bill Haselman at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
↑ "He Isn't Rangers' Valentine". LA Times. July 10, 1992. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
↑ José Canseco at Baseball Reference

References

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.

1992 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1992 MLB draft 1992 All-Star Game 1992 World Series 1992 MLB expansion draft

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

Franchise

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Arlington Stadium Globe Life Park in Arlington New Rangers Ballpark

Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Wild card berths (1)

2012

American League
West Division titles (6)

American League
championships (2)

2010
2011

Minor league affiliates

Seasons (56)

1960s	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.