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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 1942-12-13 |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
10 | Jim Sundberg | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1951-05-18 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 6-03 | 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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 1948-10-30 |
5 | Billy Sample | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1955-04-02 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1980 Texas Rangers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?