1975 Texas Rangers season

The 1975 Texas Rangers season was the 15th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 4th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 4th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished third in the American League West with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses. The team hit a major league-leading five grand slams.

Offseason

December 5, 1974: Don Stanhouse and Pete Mackanin were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Willie Davis.
January 9, 1975: Bump Wills was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 4, 1975: Willie Davis was traded by the Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore.
June 13, 1975: Jim Bibby, Jackie Brown, Rick Waits, and $100,000 were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for Gaylord Perry.
June 13, 1975: Ed Brinkman was purchased from the Rangers by the New York Yankees.

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers