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1988 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
Eddie Chiles

Manager(s)
  
Bobby Valentine

General manager(s)
  
Tom Grieve

Local television
  
KTVT(Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby)HSE(Bob Carpenter, Norm Hitzges, Merle Harmon)

Local radio
  
WBAP(Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz )

The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 13, 1987: Bárbaro Garbey was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
  • December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers.
  • March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Jerry Browne
  • Steve Buechele
  • Scott Fletcher
  • Charlie Hough
  • Pete Incaviglia
  • Oddibe McDowell
  • Pete O'Brien
  • Larry Parrish
  • Geno Petralli
  • Rubén Sierra

    • Notable transactions

  • April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.
  • August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.
  • September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.

    • Starters by position

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

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa

    References

    1988 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
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