- Source: 1987 Texas Rangers season
The 1987 Texas Rangers season was the 27th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 16th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 16th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses.
Offseason
December 18, 1986: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
Regular season
Rubén Sierra set the Rangers' club record for extra base hits (69) in one season. He became the youngest player in the American League to get 100 RBIs in a season since Al Kaline in 1956.
= Season standings
== Record vs. opponents
== Transactions
=June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
Bill Haselman was drafted by the Rangers in the first round (23rd pick).
Scott Coolbaugh was drafted by the Rangers in the third round. Player signed June 18, 1987.
Kevin Belcher was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round.
= 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
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Rubén Sierra, American League Leader At-Bats (643)
All-Star Game
Farm system
References
1987 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
1987 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.