There was a strike by the players at the start of the season. The owners, realizing that playing those games would result in paying more money to their players, refused to re-schedule them.
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In 1972, Steve Lawson played in 13 games, all for the Texas Rangers, and batting in all of them. He had 1 at bat, getting 1 hit, for a perfect 1.000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times. He hit only singles.
In 1976, Mike Cubbage played in 14 games for the Texas Rangers, batting in all of them. He had 32 at bats, getting 7 hits, for a .219 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 7 times. He struck out 7 times. He hit only singles.
In 2005, Chan Ho Park played in 20 games for the Texas Rangers, batting in 2 of them. He had 5 at bats, getting 2 hits, for a .400 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 2 times. He hit only singles.
The Yankees acquired only Alex Rodriguez in the trade. The Texas Rangers received Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later (Joaquin Arias). The Rangers also agreed to pay $67 million of the $179 million left on Alex's contract.
In 1979, Dave Chalk played in 9 games for the Texas Rangers, batting in all of them. He had 8 at bats, getting 2 hits, for a .250 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times. He hit only singles.