Top 10 Texas Rangers players who only played one season in Arlington

By Chris Giles | Dec 16, 2021

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 07: Ian Desmond #20 of the Texas Rangers singles home a run in the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game two of the American League Divison Series at Globe Life Park in Arlington on October 7, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

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#2- Bobby Bonds (1978)

GP: 130

AB: 475

R: 85

H: 126

HR: 29

RBI: 82

SB: 37

AVG: .265

OBP: .356

In May 1978, Bobby Bonds was traded to the Texas Rangers in the deal that sent Claudell Washington to the Chicago White Sox. In October of the same year, Bonds and Len Barker were traded to Cleveland as part of the Jim Kern deal.

In 1969, while Bonds was a member of the San Francisco Giants, Bonds became the first player in MLB history to hit 30+ HR and steal 30+ bases in the same season. He would go on to exceed the feat on four more occasions including 1978 when he was a member of the Rangers.

For his career, Bonds played 14 years in MLB, including his final year (1981) when he was a member of the Chicago Cubs

Bonds played 1,849 games, hit 332 HR, 1,024 RBI, and swiped 461 bases.

Bonds was a three-time All-Star (1971, 1973, 1975), a three-time Gold Glove Award winner (1971, 1973, 1974), and in 2008 was enshrined into the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.

In August 2003, Bonds passed away at the age of 57 after complications from lung cancer and a brain tumor.

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