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1982 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
Eddie Chiles

General manager(s)
  
Eddie Robinson

Manager(s)
  
Don Zimmer, Darrell Johnson

Local television
  
KXAS-TV 5 Star Cable (Steve Busby, Merle Harmon)

Local radio
  
WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz )

The Texas Rangers 1982 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 64 wins and 98 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 11, 1981: Jim Kern was traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets for Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano.
  • January 12, 1982: Scott Bailes was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the 1982 amateur draft, But did not sign.
  • March 26, 1982: Bump Wills was traded by the Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Mirabella, a player to be named later, and cash. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers on April 21.
  • March 31, 1982: Al Oliver was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler.

    • Regular season

  • July 10, 1982: Larry Parrish hit his third grand slam of the week for the Rangers.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1982: Nelson Norman was traded by the Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Víctor Cruz.
  • April 1, 1982: Ron Darling and Walt Terrell were traded by the Rangers to the New York Mets for Lee Mazzilli.
  • June 7, 1982: Randy Kramer was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).
  • August 8, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Bucky Dent.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Awards and honors

  • Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1982

    • All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa

    References

    1982 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
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