1980 Texas Rangers Organizational Leaders

1980 Texas Rangers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Pete O'Brien	Asheville Tourists	A	149	34	2	17
Phil Klimas	Tulsa Drillers	AA	139	32	3	14
Mike Richardt	Charleston Charlies	AAA	136	21	13	12
Mel Barrow	Tulsa Drillers	AA	131	20	2	17
Nick Capra	Tulsa Drillers	AA	127	25	9	6
George Wright	Tulsa Drillers	AA	126	22	5	5
Donnie Scott	Asheville Tourists	A	124	22	1	13
Wayne Tolleson	Tulsa Drillers	AA	124	19	7	1
James Tjader	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	117	19	4	10
Rick Lisi	Charleston Charlies	AAA	113	20	5	14

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Mel Barrow	Tulsa Drillers	AA	.339	131	386
David Stokes	Rangers	R	.331	56	169
Phil Klimas	Tulsa Drillers	AA	.314	139	442
George Crum	Rangers	R	.308	45	146
Luis Gonzalez	Tulsa Drillers	AA	.303	104	343
Tom Dunbar	Asheville Tourists	A	.302	79	262
Carmelo Aguayo	Asheville Tourists	A	.299	41	137
Pete O'Brien	Asheville Tourists	A	.295	149	505
Donnie Scott	Asheville Tourists	A	.295	124	421
Willie Carpenter	Tulsa Drillers, Rangers	AA, R	.291	43	148
Ron Gooch	Charleston Charlies, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	.291	65	223

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Mel Barrow	Tulsa Drillers	AA	17
Pete O'Brien	Asheville Tourists	A	17
Danny Walton	Charleston Charlies	AAA	15
Phil Klimas	Tulsa Drillers	AA	14
Rick Lisi	Charleston Charlies	AAA	14
Dan Duran	Charleston Charlies	AAA	13
Bob Johnson	Tulsa Drillers	AA	13
Donnie Scott	Asheville Tourists	A	13
George Gomez	Asheville Tourists	A	12
Luis Gonzalez	Tulsa Drillers	AA	12
Amos Lewis	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	12
Mike Richardt	Charleston Charlies	AAA	12

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Pete O'Brien	Asheville Tourists	A	34
Phil Klimas	Tulsa Drillers	AA	32
George Gomez	Asheville Tourists	A	28
Luis Gonzalez	Tulsa Drillers	AA	27
Bob Johnson	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	27
Nick Capra	Tulsa Drillers	AA	25
James Maxwell	Asheville Tourists	A	23
Frank Garcia	Tulsa Drillers, Asheville Tourists	A, AA	22
Donnie Scott	Asheville Tourists	A	22
George Wright	Tulsa Drillers	AA	22

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Mike Richardt	Charleston Charlies	AAA	13
Nick Capra	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9
Bobby Ball	Asheville Tourists	A	7
Wayne Tolleson	Tulsa Drillers	AA	7
Terry Bogener	Charleston Charlies	AAA	6
Tom Dunbar	Asheville Tourists	A	6
Arnold McCrary	Tulsa Drillers	AA	6
Rick Lisi	Charleston Charlies	AAA	5
George Wright	Tulsa Drillers	AA	5
Dan Murphy	Rangers	R	4
James Tjader	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Pete O'Brien	Asheville Tourists	A	94
Phil Klimas	Tulsa Drillers	AA	84
Donnie Scott	Asheville Tourists	A	78
Bob Johnson	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	73
Dan Duran	Charleston Charlies	AAA	71
Frank Garcia	Tulsa Drillers, Asheville Tourists	A, AA	69
Luis Gonzalez	Tulsa Drillers	AA	66
Rick Lisi	Charleston Charlies	AAA	65
George Wright	Tulsa Drillers	AA	65
George Gomez	Asheville Tourists	A	63

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Jerry Don Gleaton	Tulsa Drillers	AA	13	7
Dave Schmidt	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	12	7
Tony Fossas	Asheville Tourists	A	12	8
Len Whitehouse	Charleston Charlies, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	11	11
Ted Davis	Tulsa Drillers	AA	10	3
John Butcher	Charleston Charlies	AAA	10	7
Kevin Keenan	Asheville Tourists	A	9	4
Steven Nielsen	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9	5
Don Kainer	Charleston Charlies	AAA	9	7
Jim Farr	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	8	6
Brian Allard	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8	8
Mel Gilliam	Asheville Tourists	A	8	11

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Don Kainer	Charleston Charlies	AAA	2.87	9	7
Dave Schmidt	Tulsa Drillers, Asheville Tourists	A, AA	3.07	12	7
Brian Allard	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3.14	8	8
Tony Fossas	Asheville Tourists	A	3.15	12	8
John Butcher	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3.32	10	7
Jim Farr	Charleston Charlies, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	3.32	8	6
Jerry Don Gleaton	Tulsa Drillers	AA	3.64	13	7
Len Whitehouse	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	4.65	11	11
Mel Gilliam	Asheville Tourists	A	5.11	8	11

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Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
John Butcher	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3
Jim Farr	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	3
Don Kainer	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3
Tony Fossas	Asheville Tourists	A	2
Brian Allard	Charleston Charlies	AAA	1
Steve Finch	Charleston Charlies	AAA	1
Jerry Don Gleaton	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Tom Henke	Rangers	R	1
Dwayne Henry	Rangers	R	1
Charles Lamson	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Steven Nielsen	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Dave Schmidt	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Len Whitehouse	Charleston Charlies	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Tony Fossas	Asheville Tourists	A	140
Jerry Don Gleaton	Tulsa Drillers	AA	138
Mel Gilliam	Asheville Tourists	A	119
Dave Schmidt	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	113
Len Whitehouse	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	102
Michael Roberts	Tulsa Drillers	AA	85
David Crutcher	Tulsa Drillers, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	80
Greg Eason	Asheville Tourists	A	74
Linvel Mosby	Asheville Tourists	A	73
John Butcher	Charleston Charlies	AAA	71

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Bob Babcock	Charleston Charlies	AAA	14
Jack Lazorko	Tulsa Drillers	AA	12
Jim Umbarger	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9
Kevin Keenan	Asheville Tourists	A	7
Joe Carroll	Charleston Charlies	AAA	6
David Crutcher	Tulsa Drillers	AA	6
Joe Thomas	Rangers	R	6
Mark Mercer	Charleston Charlies	AAA	4
Dennis Long	Asheville Tourists	A	3
Ronald Carney	Asheville Tourists	A	2
Ted Davis	Tulsa Drillers	AA	2
Tony Fossas	Asheville Tourists	A	2
Montye Mayfield	Rangers	R	2

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