Righty starting pitcher Charlie Hough couldn’t throw hard enough to dent a couch. He succeeded from making the ball dance without spinning throwing the knuckleball. He pitched 11 years for the Rangers and he pitched in 344 games (313 starts) in which he was 139-123 with 1 save, a 3.68 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Hough even knuckled his way to the All-Star game in 1986 when he pitched in 33 games (all starts) and he was 17-10 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Hough is all over the Rangers’ record book. He is the Rangers’ all-time leader in games started (313), complete games (98), wins (139), innings pitched (2,308) and strikeouts (1,452). Hough is also #4 in games pitched (344), #9 in ERA (3.68) and he is #3 in shutouts (11) in Rangers’ history. Charlie Hough was one of the best pitchers in Rangers’ history despite rarely getting a pitch anywhere near 85 miles per hour.

At the time that the Rangers acquired Buddy Bell for Toby Harrah, Rangers’ fans were not pleased. But, Bell quickly won them over with his great glove at the hot corner and his very solid bat. Bell played in 958 games in his 8 years with the Rangers and he was 1,060 for 3,623 (.293 avg, .782 OPS) with 471 runs scored, 87 homers, 499 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. Bell made the All-Star team four times with the Rangers and he won five Gold Gloves. He is to this day one of the best 3B in team history.