Making the move to Texas....part
of an overhaul by the Senators ....Went both ways....Vets like Curt Flood,
Denny McClain, Joe Foy imported in a failed attempt to relive past
glory....Prospects in the form of Billings, Toby Harrah, Elliot Maddox, Lenny
Randle, Jeff Burroughs...end result the Senators regressed in 1971 and first
two seasons in Texas....but nucleus had been formed that would bring some
respectability....In reality the rookie Billings was already 28 years old just
as old as some of long established Senator peers....delay may have been due to
frequent changes in position during his development....played left field and
third too....hit .240 in 1971 and raised BA to .256 for the first year
Rangers....quietly led Rangers in RBIs (56) and hits but the figures show how
offensively challenged Texas was....follow up was a total bust....hit a measly
.179. in 1973; .given his age and the arrival of upstart Jim Sundberg a
comeback never materialized....end result was a few dozen at bats in a Ranger
uniform and five for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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