1987 Texas Rangers Organizational Leaders

1987 Texas Rangers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Greg Tabor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	160	35	6	8
Jim St. Laurent	Tulsa Drillers	AA	153	29	3	4
Ed Jurak	Oklahoma City 89ers, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	146	19	4	13
Sammy Sosa	Gastonia Rangers	A	145	27	4	11
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	143	36	4	18
Juan González	Gastonia Rangers	A	135	21	2	14
Rick Bernardo	Charlotte Rangers	A	134	19	8	2
Cecil Espy	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	134	18	6	1
Tom O'Malley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	134	27	2	12
Gar Millay	Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	133	33	4	13

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Ed Jurak	Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma City 89ers	AA, AAA	.338	146	432
Tony Scruggs	Rangers, Charlotte Rangers	A, R	.337	69	205
Mike Stanley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	.335	61	182
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	.320	143	447
Tom O'Malley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	.311	134	431
Bill Haselman	Gastonia Rangers	A	.306	72	235
Nick Capra	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	.303	107	353
Bob Jones	Tulsa Drillers	AA	.303	54	178
Luke Sable	Rangers	R	.303	69	228
Greg Tabor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	.303	160	528

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Steve Kemp	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	20
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	18
Javier Ortiz	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	15
Juan González	Gastonia Rangers	A	14
Jose Velez	Gastonia Rangers	A	14
Ed Jurak	Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma City 89ers	AA, AAA	13
Gar Millay	Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	13
Mike Stanley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	13
Tom O'Malley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	12
Mike Scanlin	Charlotte Rangers, Gastonia Rangers	A	11
Sammy Sosa	Gastonia Rangers	A	11

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	36
Greg Tabor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	35
Gar Millay	Tulsa Drillers, Charlotte Rangers	A, AA	33
Jim St. Laurent	Tulsa Drillers	AA	29
Steve Kemp	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	28
Tom O'Malley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	27
Sammy Sosa	Gastonia Rangers	A	27
Javier Ortiz	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	23
Scott Coolbaugh	Charlotte Rangers	A	21
Juan González	Gastonia Rangers	A	21
Jose Velez	Gastonia Rangers	A	21

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Rick Bernardo	Charlotte Rangers	A	8
Stephen Glasker	Charlotte Rangers	A	8
Javier Ortiz	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	7
Kevin Reimer	Charlotte Rangers	A	7
Cecil Espy	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	6
Steve Kemp	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	6
Greg Tabor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	6
Ed Jurak	Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma City 89ers	AA, AAA	4
Mark Kramer	Charlotte Rangers	A	4
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	4
Jeff Melrose	Tulsa Drillers	AA	4
Gar Millay	Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	4
Sammy Sosa	Gastonia Rangers	A	4
George Threadgill	Tulsa Drillers, Charlotte Rangers	A, AA	4
Todd Van Horn	Gastonia Rangers	A	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Dave Meier	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	86
Steve Kemp	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	84
Juan González	Gastonia Rangers	A	74
Tom O'Malley	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	70
Jim St. Laurent	Tulsa Drillers	AA	70
Javier Ortiz	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	69
Greg Tabor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	66
Gar Millay	Tulsa Drillers, Charlotte Rangers	A, AA	60
Sammy Sosa	Gastonia Rangers	A	59
Mark Kramer	Charlotte Rangers	A	57

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Billy Taylor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	12	9
Mike Jeffcoat	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	11	8
John Barfield	Charlotte Rangers	A	10	7
Keith Creel	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	10	10
Steve Wilson	Charlotte Rangers	A	9	5
Steve Lankard	Charlotte Rangers	A	9	7
Tommy West	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9	10
Phil Bryant	Gastonia Rangers	A	9	11
Rick Odekirk	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9	13
Ross Jones	Gastonia Rangers	A	8	10
Rick Knapp	Tulsa Drillers	AA	8	12

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
John Barfield	Charlotte Rangers	A	3.70	10	7
Rick Knapp	Oklahoma City 89ers, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	4.54	8	13
Ross Jones	Gastonia Rangers	A	4.65	8	10
Tommy West	Tulsa Drillers	AA	4.68	9	10
Mike Jeffcoat	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	4.81	11	8
Keith Creel	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	4.93	10	10
Phil Bryant	Gastonia Rangers	A	5.32	9	11
Billy Taylor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	5.62	12	9
Rick Odekirk	Tulsa Drillers	AA	5.84	9	13

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Marty Cerny	Charlotte Rangers	A	2
Mike Jeffcoat	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	1
Rick Knapp	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Dave Lynch	Rangers	R	1
Jimmy Meadows	Gastonia Rangers	A	1
Efrain Valdez	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Steve Wilson	Charlotte Rangers	A	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Mitch Thomas	Charlotte Rangers	A	147
Bob Malloy	Tulsa Drillers, Gastonia Rangers	A, AA	139
Phil Bryant	Gastonia Rangers	A	132
Ross Jones	Gastonia Rangers	A	105
Mike Jeffcoat	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	101
Rick Knapp	Oklahoma City 89ers, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	101
Wayne Rosenthal	Gastonia Rangers	A	101
Billy Taylor	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	100
Keith Creel	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	99
Darrell Whitaker	Gastonia Rangers, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	94

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Wayne Rosenthal	Gastonia Rangers	A	30
Rick Raether	Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	23
Gary Mielke	Oklahoma City 89ers, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	18
Steve Lankard	Charlotte Rangers	A	17
Scott Anderson	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	8
Paul Kilgus	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	7
Lino Rivera	Gastonia Rangers	A	5
Marv Rockman	Rangers, Charlotte Rangers	A, R	5
Dave Rucker	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	5
Ken Clawson	Charlotte Rangers	A	4
Glen Cook	Oklahoma City 89ers	AAA	4

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