Rangers in the 4th round. Jim Sundberg was drafted by the Rangers in the 8th round, but did not sign. July 20, 1972: Don Mincher and Ted Kubiak were traded by the Rangers to the Oakland Athletics for Marty Martínez, Vic Harris and a player to be named later. August 31, 1972: Frank Howard was purchased from the Rangers by the Detroit Tigers. September 7, 1972: Rich Hinton was purchased by the Rangers from the New York Yankees. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases 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 Farm system Notes References 1972 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1972 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season Inaugural Major League Baseball seasons by team Washing