[Argonaut]

1972 RECAP

Record: 60-102, 6th in AL West

Well, the Rangers inaugural season in Texas was awful. We stumbled out to a 60-102 record, good enough for dead last in the MLB. The good news is that we've made some strides to be competitive in the long-term.

Notable Ins: Fergie Jenkins (SP), Buddy Bell (3B), Mark Belanger (SS), Paul Blair (CF)
Notable Outs: Bill Gogolewski (SP), Frank Howard (LF), Toby Harrah (SS)
Rookie Class: Mike Hargrove (1B), Jim Sundberg (C), Len Barker (SP)

Toby Harrah and Buddy Bell swapped places in real history, but I engineered the move earlier. It's part of a move to have a strong defensive lineup with Belanger and Blair. I gave up quite a bit to get Fergie Jenkins, but he immediately becomes the best Ranger and a likely candidate for my first Hall of Fame cap.

Best Performers
Fergie Jenkins (SP): 5.5 WAR
Jeff Burroughs (RF): 4.5 WAR
Elliot Maddox (CF): 3.6 WAR
Dick Bosman (SP): 3.1 WAR

World Series
Baltimore Orioles defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3

MLB Awards
AL MVP: Bobby Grich (SS), BAL
NL MVP: Hank Aaron (RF), ATL
AL Cy Young: Vida Blue (SP), OAK
NL Cy Young: Tom Seaver (SP), NYM

Hall of Fame Inductees
Whitey Ford (SP), NYY
Robin Roberts (SP), PHI
Sandy Koufax (SP), LAD
Yogi Berra (C), NYY

Next step is to try to pry Nolan Ryan away from the Angels...