1996 Rangers Roster
Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-23
Finished 1st in the GCL's Northwest Division
Manager: Jim Byrd (37-23)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Port Charlotte, Florida
1996 Rangers StatisticsTeam Record: 37-23
Finished 1st in the GCL's Northwest Division
Manager: Jim Byrd (37-23)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Port Charlotte, Florida
Playoffs - Rangers 1 game, Cubs 0
Finals - Yankees 2 games, Rangers 0
The Rangers of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1996 season with a record of 37 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the league's Northwest Division.
The Rangers scored 304 runs and allowed 232 runs. Estivinson Lina accounted for 34 RBI. Jose Santos led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .249 clip. Isaac Hausmann topped the team with 7 wins and a team-best 2.89 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Doug Davis and Luis Pineda both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jim Byrd served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Acevedo | R | R | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | Aguadilla, PR |
| Rafael Barrera | S | R | October 10, 1976 | 6'2" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Pedro Camacaro | S | R | September 18, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Jorge Carrion | R | R | December 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 175 | Manhattan, NY US |
| Derrick Cook | R | R | August 6, 1975 | 6'2" | 195 | Staunton, VA US |
| Doug Davis | R | L | September 21, 1975 | 6'4" | 215 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Miguel De La Rosa | R | R | October 29, 1976 | 6'0" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Tony Fisher | R | R | January 18, 1975 | 6'1" | 180 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Emar Fleming | R | R | October 14, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Isaac Hausmann | R | R | June 27, 1976 | 6'4" | 170 | |
| Jobannis Henriquez | R | R | June 2, 1977 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| John Kertis | S | R | March 19, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | Coral Gables, FL US |
| Joe Keusch | L | R | January 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 175 | Jasper, IN US |
| Estivinson Lina | R | R | October 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Brian Llibre | R | R | September 16, 1977 | 6'4" | 201 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Julio Mercado | R | R | May 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| Ritchie Moody | L | L | February 22, 1971 | 6'1" | 185 | Dayton, OH US |
| Bonelly Ovalles | R | R | July 30, 1978 | 5'11" | 164 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Jose Parra | S | R | April 23, 1977 | 6'0" | 215 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Matt Pauls | R | R | July 26, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Jose Pena | R | R | October 13, 1976 | 6'2" | 175 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Luis Pineda | R | R | October 17, 1974 | 6'1" | 160 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Juan Piniella | R | R | March 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 160 | Havelock, NC US |
| Oscar Ramirez | R | R | July 6, 1976 | 6'1" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Juan Rivera | R | R | April 30, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Jeff Runion | R | R | August 29, 1974 | 6'5" | 185 | East Point, GA US |
| Jose Santos | R | R | March 1, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Kevin Schramm | R | R | July 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | San Gabriel, CA US |
| Winston Seguro | R | R | July 3, 1978 | 5'9" | 140 | |
| Rod Seip | R | R | March 12, 1974 | 6'2" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Anthony Shourds | R | R | October 9, 1976 | 6'3" | 185 | Adrian, MI US |
| Ryan Smith | L | L | September 4, 1974 | 6'4" | 215 | Kenosha, WI US |
| Bobby Styles | R | R | January 10, 1977 | 6'8" | 270 | |
| Chad Wiley | R | R | November 20, 1971 | 5'11" | 175 | Tallahassee, FL US |
| Mike Zywica | R | R | September 14, 1974 | 6'4" | 200 | Palos, IL US |
