1979 Texas Rangers Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 83-79
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,519,672, Avg. 19,483
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Manager: Pat Corrales (83-79)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1979 Texas Rangers Statistics
1979 Texas Rangers Roster

The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, finishing third in the AL's West Division.

The Rangers scored 750 runs and conceded 698 runs. Richie Zisk, Buddy Bell and Pat Putnam led Texas with 18 home runs apiece. Buddy Bell drove in 101 runs. Al Oliver topped hitters with significant playing time with a .323 average. Steve Comer paced the team with 17 wins, while Fergie Jenkins also added 15 or more wins also Jim Kern earned a 1.57 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Pat Corrales coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 750
Regular Season Runs Against: 698

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 10, 1979 Cleveland Indians 0 at Texas Rangers 5 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
April 11, 1979 Cleveland Indians 0 at Texas Rangers 4 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 12, 1979 Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
April 13, 1979 Detroit Tigers 4 at Texas Rangers 5 W 4-0 1-0 5-0
April 14, 1979 Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 7 W 5-0 1-0 6-0
April 15, 1979 Detroit Tigers 11 at Texas Rangers 6 L 5-1 1-0 6-1
April 17, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 5-1 2-0 7-1
April 18, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 5-1 2-1 7-2
April 20, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at New York Yankees 5 L 5-1 2-2 7-3
April 21, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at New York Yankees 0 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
April 22, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 5-1 3-3 8-4
April 23, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 5 W 6-1 3-3 9-4
April 24, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Texas Rangers 0 L 6-2 3-3 9-5
April 25, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 7-2 3-3 10-5
April 27, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 7-2 3-4 10-6
April 28, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 7-2 3-5 10-7
April 29, 1979 Texas Rangers 10 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 7-2 4-5 11-7
April 30, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 7-2 5-5 12-7
May 1, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 9 L 7-2 5-6 12-8
May 2, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 7-2 6-6 13-8
May 4, 1979 Chicago White Sox 6 at Texas Rangers 7 W 8-2 6-6 14-8
May 4, 1979 Chicago White Sox 7 at Texas Rangers 5 L 8-3 6-6 14-9
May 5, 1979 Chicago White Sox 7 at Texas Rangers 6 L 8-4 6-6 14-10
May 6, 1979 Chicago White Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 0 L 8-5 6-6 14-11
May 7, 1979 Kansas City Royals 10 at Texas Rangers 6 L 8-6 6-6 14-12
May 8, 1979 Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 8 W 9-6 6-6 15-12
May 9, 1979 Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 3 L 9-7 6-6 15-13
May 11, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 9-7 7-6 16-13
May 12, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 9-7 8-6 17-13
May 13, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 9-7 8-7 17-14
May 13, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 9-7 9-7 18-14
May 14, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 9-7 10-7 19-14
May 15, 1979 Texas Rangers 9 at Minnesota Twins 8 W 9-7 11-7 20-14
May 16, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 9-7 12-7 21-14
May 18, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Seattle Mariners 13 L 9-7 12-8 21-15
May 19, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 9-7 12-9 21-16
May 20, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 9-7 13-9 22-16
May 21, 1979 Minnesota Twins 7 at Texas Rangers 6 L 9-8 13-9 22-17
May 22, 1979 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 10-8 13-9 23-17
May 23, 1979 Minnesota Twins 2 at Texas Rangers 7 W 11-8 13-9 24-17
May 25, 1979 Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 3 L 11-9 13-9 24-18
May 25, 1979 Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 11-10 13-9 24-19
May 26, 1979 Seattle Mariners 1 at Texas Rangers 2 W 12-10 13-9 25-19
May 27, 1979 Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 7 W 13-10 13-9 26-19
May 28, 1979 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 5 W 14-10 13-9 27-19
May 30, 1979 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 3 W 15-10 13-9 28-19
May 31, 1979 Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 15-11 13-9 28-20
June 1, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Texas Rangers 4 W 16-11 13-9 29-20
June 2, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 4 L 16-12 13-9 29-21
June 3, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Texas Rangers 4 W 17-12 13-9 30-21
June 4, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 13 L 17-12 13-10 30-22
June 5, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 17-12 13-11 30-23
June 6, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 17-12 13-12 30-24
June 7, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 17-12 14-12 31-24
June 8, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 17-12 14-13 31-25
June 9, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 17-12 14-14 31-26
June 10, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 17-12 14-15 31-27
June 12, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 7 W 18-12 14-15 32-27
June 13, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Texas Rangers 4 L 18-13 14-15 32-28
June 14, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 2 L 18-14 14-15 32-29
June 15, 1979 New York Yankees 5 at Texas Rangers 9 W 19-14 14-15 33-29
June 16, 1979 New York Yankees 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 19-15 14-15 33-30
June 17, 1979 New York Yankees 3 at Texas Rangers 6 W 20-15 14-15 34-30
June 18, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at California Angels 5 L 20-15 14-16 34-31
June 19, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at California Angels 1 W 20-15 15-16 35-31
June 20, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at California Angels 5 L 20-15 15-17 35-32
June 21, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 2 W 20-15 16-17 36-32
June 22, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 20-15 16-18 36-33
June 23, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 20-15 17-18 37-33
June 24, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 20-15 18-18 38-33
June 24, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 20-15 19-18 39-33
June 26, 1979 California Angels 1 at Texas Rangers 2 W 21-15 19-18 40-33
June 27, 1979 California Angels 2 at Texas Rangers 4 W 22-15 19-18 41-33
June 28, 1979 California Angels 4 at Texas Rangers 14 W 23-15 19-18 42-33
June 29, 1979 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 24-15 19-18 43-33
June 30, 1979 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 25-15 19-18 44-33
July 1, 1979 Oakland Athletics 13 at Texas Rangers 12 L 25-16 19-18 44-34
July 2, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Texas Rangers 2 W 26-16 19-18 45-34
July 3, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Texas Rangers 4 W 27-16 19-18 46-34
July 4, 1979 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 9 W 28-16 19-18 47-34
July 6, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Texas Rangers 1 L 28-17 19-18 47-35
July 7, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 2 W 29-17 19-18 48-35
July 8, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 30-17 19-18 49-35
July 9, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 30-17 19-19 49-36
July 10, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 30-17 19-20 49-37
July 11, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 30-17 19-21 49-38
July 12, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 30-17 20-21 50-38
July 13, 1979 Texas Rangers 9 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 30-17 21-21 51-38
July 14, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 30-17 22-21 52-38
July 15, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 30-17 22-22 52-39
July 19, 1979 Chicago White Sox 9 at Texas Rangers 6 L 30-18 22-22 52-40
July 19, 1979 Chicago White Sox 5 at Texas Rangers 4 L 30-19 22-22 52-41
July 20, 1979 Chicago White Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 30-20 22-22 52-42
July 21, 1979 Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 4 W 31-20 22-22 53-42
July 22, 1979 Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 6 L 31-21 22-22 53-43
July 23, 1979 Kansas City Royals 5 at Texas Rangers 4 L 31-22 22-22 53-44
July 25, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 31-22 22-23 53-45
July 26, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 31-22 22-24 53-46
July 27, 1979 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 11 W 32-22 22-24 54-46
July 28, 1979 Boston Red Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 0 L 32-23 22-24 54-47
July 29, 1979 Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 32-24 22-24 54-48
July 30, 1979 Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 4 L 32-25 22-24 54-49
July 31, 1979 Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 11 W 33-25 22-24 55-49
August 1, 1979 Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 34-25 22-24 56-49
August 3, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 34-25 23-24 57-49
August 4, 1979 Texas Rangers 8 at Cleveland Indians 12 L 34-25 23-25 57-50
August 5, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 34-25 23-26 57-51
August 5, 1979 Texas Rangers 14 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 34-25 24-26 58-51
August 7, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 34-25 24-27 58-52
August 7, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 34-25 24-28 58-53
August 8, 1979 Texas Rangers 16 at Detroit Tigers 9 W 34-25 25-28 59-53
August 8, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 L 34-25 25-29 59-54
August 9, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 34-25 25-30 59-55
August 10, 1979 Cleveland Indians 6 at Texas Rangers 1 L 34-26 25-30 59-56
August 11, 1979 Cleveland Indians 2 at Texas Rangers 5 W 35-26 25-30 60-56
August 12, 1979 Cleveland Indians 6 at Texas Rangers 3 L 35-27 25-30 60-57
August 13, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 3 L 35-27 25-31 60-58
August 14, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at New York Yankees 6 L 35-27 25-32 60-59
August 15, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 35-27 25-33 60-60
August 16, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 35-27 25-34 60-61
August 17, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 L 35-27 25-35 60-62
August 18, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 35-27 26-35 61-62
August 19, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 35-27 26-36 61-63
August 20, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 L 35-27 26-37 61-64
August 21, 1979 Texas Rangers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 35-27 27-37 62-64
August 23, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 35-27 27-38 62-65
August 24, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Texas Rangers 6 L 35-28 27-38 62-66
August 25, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Texas Rangers 2 L 35-29 27-38 62-67
August 26, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 2 L 35-30 27-38 62-68
August 27, 1979 New York Yankees 7 at Texas Rangers 4 L 35-31 27-38 62-69
August 28, 1979 New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 10 W 36-31 27-38 63-69
August 29, 1979 New York Yankees 7 at Texas Rangers 5 L 36-32 27-38 63-70
August 30, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 36-32 28-38 64-70
August 31, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 36-32 28-39 64-71
September 1, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 36-32 29-39 65-71
September 2, 1979 Texas Rangers 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 36-32 30-39 66-71
September 3, 1979 Texas Rangers 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 36-32 31-39 67-71
September 4, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 36-32 32-39 68-71
September 5, 1979 Texas Rangers 0 at Seattle Mariners 1 L 36-32 32-40 68-72
September 7, 1979 Texas Rangers 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 36-32 33-40 69-72
September 8, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 36-32 34-40 70-72
September 9, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 36-32 35-40 71-72
September 10, 1979 Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 2 L 36-33 35-40 71-73
September 11, 1979 Seattle Mariners 2 at Texas Rangers 5 W 37-33 35-40 72-73
September 12, 1979 Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 13 W 38-33 35-40 73-73
September 13, 1979 Minnesota Twins 7 at Texas Rangers 4 L 38-34 35-40 73-74
September 14, 1979 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 39-34 35-40 74-74
September 15, 1979 Minnesota Twins 11 at Texas Rangers 4 L 39-35 35-40 74-75
September 16, 1979 Minnesota Twins 6 at Texas Rangers 2 L 39-36 35-40 74-76
September 17, 1979 Texas Rangers 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 39-36 36-40 75-76
September 18, 1979 Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 39-36 37-40 76-76
September 19, 1979 Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 39-36 38-40 77-76
September 21, 1979 Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 1 W 39-36 39-40 78-76
September 22, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 3 L 39-36 39-41 78-77
September 23, 1979 Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 6 L 39-36 39-42 78-78
September 25, 1979 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 40-36 39-42 79-78
September 26, 1979 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 5 W 41-36 39-42 80-78
September 27, 1979 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 42-36 39-42 81-78
September 28, 1979 California Angels 0 at Texas Rangers 5 W 43-36 39-42 82-78
September 29, 1979 California Angels 3 at Texas Rangers 6 W 44-36 39-42 83-78
September 30, 1979 California Angels 11 at Texas Rangers 5 L 44-37 39-42 83-79


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