1972 Texas Rangers season
| 1972 Texas Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Record | 54–100 (.351) | |
| Divisional place | 6th | |
| Owners | Bob Short | |
| General managers | Joe Burke | |
| Managers | Ted Williams | |
| Television | KDTV | |
| Radio | KRLD (Don Drysdale, Bill Mercer) | |
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The 1972 Texas Rangers season was the 12th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 1st in Arlington as the Rangers, the 1st season at Arlington Stadium and the team's first year in the AL West, after playing their first 11 seasons in Washington, D.C. The Rangers finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses. The Rangers were dead last in batting in the major leagues with a .217 team batting average. They failed to record an extra-base hit in 38 of their 154 games, the most of any team in the live-ball era (1920 onwards).