1996 Texas Rangers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-72
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,889,040, Avg. 36,113
Ballpark: The Ballpark at Arlington
Won Division
American League Division Series - Lost to New York Yankees 3-1
Manager: Johnny Oates (90-72)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1996 Texas Rangers Statistics
1996 Texas Rangers Results

The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1996 season with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Rangers plated 928 runs and gave up 799 runs. Juan Gonzalez walloped 47 home runs for Texas, while Kevin Elster, Mickey Tettleton, Rusty Greer, Dean Palmer and Ivan Rodriguez each added 20 or more also. Juan Gonzalez drove in 144 runs. Rusty Greer led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .332 average. Bobby Witt and Ken Hill topped the team with 16 wins each, plus Roger Pavlik, too contributed 15 or more wins, too Ken Hill earned a 3.63 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Johnny Oates coached the team. The 1996 Texas Rangers qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AlberroPRRJune 29, 19696'2"190San Juan, P.R.
Mark BrandenburgPRRJuly 14, 19706'0"180Houston, TX USA
Kevin BrownCRRApril 21, 19736'2"200Valparaiso, IN USA
Damon BufordRFRRJune 12, 19705'10"170Baltimore, MD USA
John BurkettPRRNovember 28, 19646'2"175New Brighton, PA USA
Will Clark1BLLMarch 13, 19646'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Dennis CookPLLOctober 4, 19626'3"185La Marque, TX USA
Kevin ElsterSSRRAugust 3, 19646'2"180San Pedro, CA USA
Rikkert FaneyteCFRRMay 31, 19696'0"170Amsterdam, No Netherlands
Lou FrazierLFBRJanuary 26, 19656'2"175St. Louis, MO USA
Benji GilSSRROctober 6, 19726'2"210Tijuana, Ba Mexico
Rene GonzalesIFRRSeptember 3, 19606'3"180Austin, TX USA
Juan GonzalezRFRROctober 20, 19696'3"175Arecibo, P.R.
Rusty GreerLFLLJanuary 21, 19696'0"190Fort Rucker, AL USA
Kevin GrossPRRJune 8, 19616'5"203Downey, CA USA
Darryl HamiltonCFLRDecember 3, 19646'1"180Baton Rouge, LA USA
Rick HellingPRRDecember 15, 19706'3"215Devils Lake, ND USA
Mike HennemanPRRDecember 11, 19616'4"205St. Charles, MO USA
Gil HerediaPRROctober 26, 19656'1"190Nogales, AZ USA
Ken HillPRRDecember 14, 19656'4"200Lynn, MA USA
Mark McLemore2BBROctober 4, 19645'11"175San Diego, CA USA
Warren NewsonRFLLJuly 3, 19645'7"190Newnan, GA USA
Darren OliverPRLOctober 6, 19706'3"250Kansas City, MO USA
Luis OrtizPRRMay 25, 19706'0"190Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Dean Palmer3BRRDecember 27, 19686'1"175Tallahassee, FL USA
Danny PattersonPRRFebruary 17, 19716'0"175San Gabriel, CA USA
Roger PavlikPRROctober 4, 19676'3"220Houston, TX USA
Ivan RodriguezCRRNovember 27, 19715'9"205Manati, P.R.
Jeff RussellPRRSeptember 2, 19616'4"200Cincinnati, OH USA
Mike StantonPLLJune 2, 19676'1"190Houston, TX USA
Lee Stevens1BLLJuly 10, 19676'4"205Kansas City, MO USA
Kurt Stillwell2BBRJune 4, 19655'11"165Glendale, CA USA
Mickey Tettleton1BBRSeptember 16, 19606'2"200Oklahoma City, OK USA
Dave ValleCRROctober 30, 19606'2"200Bayside, NY USA
Jack VoigtLFRRMay 17, 19666'1"170Sarasota, FL USA
Ed VosbergPLLSeptember 28, 19616'1"190Tucson, AZ USA
Matt WhitesidePRRAugust 8, 19676'0"185Charleston, MO USA
Bobby WittPRRMay 11, 19646'2"190Arlington, VA USA
Craig Worthington3BRRApril 17, 19656'0"160Los Angeles, CA USA



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