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Played As

  • Texas Rangers (3196-3309 W-L, 1972 - 2012) - 2 Pennants and 6 Playoff Appearances
  • Washington Senators (740-1032 W-L, 1961 - 1971)
  • Overall (3936-4341 W-L, 1961 - 2012) - 2 Pennants and 6 Playoff Appearances

Retired Numbers

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Franchise History

Rk Year Tm Lg G W L Ties W-L% Finish Playoffs R RA BatAge PitchAge #Bat #Pitch Top Player Managers
1 2012 Texas Rangers AL West 162 93 69 0 .574 2nd of 4 Lost ALWC (1-0) 808 707 29.7 28.8 39 21 A.Beltre (6.7) Ron Washington (93-69)
2 2011 Texas Rangers AL West 162 96 66 0 .593 1st of 4 Lost WS (4-3) 855 677 29.2 28.8 45 25 I.Kinsler (7.1) Ron Washington (96-66)
3 2010 Texas Rangers AL West 162 90 72 0 .556 1st of 4 Lost WS (4-1) 787 687 28.3 27.6 48 22 J.Hamilton (8.4) Ron Washington (90-72)
4 2009 Texas Rangers AL West 162 87 75 0 .537 2nd of 4 784 740 27.8 27.7 44 23 I.Kinsler (5.8) Ron Washington (87-75)
5 2008 Texas Rangers AL West 162 79 83 0 .488 2nd of 4 901 967 27.7 28.1 55 30 J.Hamilton (5.2) Ron Washington (79-83)
6 2007 Texas Rangers AL West 162 75 87 0 .463 4th of 4 816 844 29.3 27.7 50 25 I.Kinsler (3.8) Ron Washington (75-87)
7 2006 Texas Rangers AL West 162 80 82 0 .494 3rd of 4 835 784 28.4 28.3 51 26 G.Matthews (5.0) Buck Showalter (80-82)
8 2005 Texas Rangers AL West 162 79 83 0 .488 3rd of 4 865 858 28.1 30.5 50 30 M.Teixeira (7.0) Buck Showalter (79-83)
9 2004 Texas Rangers AL West 162 89 73 0 .549 3rd of 4 860 794 27.9 30.6 52 30 R.Drese (4.8) Buck Showalter (89-73)
10 2003 Texas Rangers AL West 162 71 91 0 .438 4th of 4 826 969 28.4 28.1 52 27 A.Rodriguez (8.1) Buck Showalter (71-91)
11 2002 Texas Rangers AL West 162 72 90 0 .444 4th of 4 843 882 29.0 29.7 51 27 A.Rodriguez (8.6) Jerry Narron (72-90)
12 2001 Texas Rangers AL West 162 73 89 0 .451 4th of 4 890 968 29.8 28.5 51 25 A.Rodriguez (8.1) Johnny Oates (11-17) and Jerry Narron (62-72)
13 2000 Texas Rangers AL West 162 71 91 0 .438 4th of 4 848 974 29.4 28.7 42 19 K.Rogers (4.8) Johnny Oates (71-91)
14 1999 Texas Rangers AL West 162 95 67 0 .586 1st of 4 Lost LDS (3-0) 945 859 30.7 30.1 38 20 I.Rodriguez (6.1) Johnny Oates (95-67)
15 1998 Texas Rangers AL West 162 88 74 0 .543 1st of 4 Lost LDS (3-0) 940 871 30.0 29.9 42 21 I.Rodriguez (6.1) Johnny Oates (88-74)
16 1997 Texas Rangers AL West 162 77 85 0 .475 3rd of 4 807 823 28.4 29.7 44 20 I.Rodriguez (6.2) Johnny Oates (77-85)
17 1996 Texas Rangers AL West 163 90 72 1 .556 1st of 4 Lost LDS (3-1) 928 799 29.5 30.5 39 17 K.Hill (6.3) Johnny Oates (90-72)
18 1995 Texas Rangers AL West 144 74 70 0 .514 3rd of 4 691 720 29.2 30.6 46 22 K.Rogers (5.5) Johnny Oates (74-70)
19 1994 Texas Rangers AL West 114 52 62 0 .456 1st of 4 613 697 27.5 29.0 41 22 W.Clark (3.4) Kevin Kennedy (52-62)
20 1993 Texas Rangers AL West 162 86 76 0 .531 2nd of 7 835 751 27.8 30.3 44 21 R.Palmeiro (6.5) Kevin Kennedy (86-76)
21 1992 Texas Rangers AL West 162 77 85 0 .475 4th of 7 682 753 27.4 29.6 52 25 K.Brown (4.4) Bobby Valentine (45-41) and Toby Harrah (32-44)
22 1991 Texas Rangers AL West 162 85 77 0 .525 3rd of 7 829 814 27.8 29.0 49 23 J.Franco (6.1) Bobby Valentine (85-77)
23 1990 Texas Rangers AL West 162 83 79 0 .512 3rd of 7 676 696 27.6 30.3 40 18 J.Franco (6.5) Bobby Valentine (83-79)
24 1989 Texas Rangers AL West 162 83 79 0 .512 4th of 7 695 714 27.1 29.8 41 18 R.Sierra (5.5) Bobby Valentine (83-79)
25 1988 Texas Rangers AL West 161 70 91 0 .435 6th of 7 637 735 26.7 28.0 41 21 S.Buechele (4.1) Bobby Valentine (70-91)
26 1987 Texas Rangers AL West 162 75 87 0 .463 6th of 7 823 849 26.3 27.6 39 19 P.O'Brien (3.0) Bobby Valentine (75-87)
27 1986 Texas Rangers AL West 162 87 75 0 .537 2nd of 7 771 743 27.2 26.4 37 16 S.Fletcher (4.5) Bobby Valentine (87-75)
28 1985 Texas Rangers AL West 161 62 99 0 .385 7th of 7 617 785 29.1 29.2 43 20 C.Hough (6.0) Doug Rader (9-23) and Bobby Valentine (53-76)
29 1984 Texas Rangers AL West 161 69 92 0 .429 7th of 7 656 714 28.4 29.2 35 14 B.Bell (5.8) Doug Rader (69-92)
30 1983 Texas Rangers AL West 163 77 85 1 .475 3rd of 7 639 609 28.7 29.2 37 16 B.Bell (4.4) Doug Rader (77-85)
31 1982 Texas Rangers AL West 162 64 98 0 .395 6th of 7 590 749 28.3 29.0 40 15 B.Bell (5.4) Don Zimmer (38-58) and Darrell Johnson (26-40)
32 1981 Texas Rangers AL West 105 57 48 0 .543 2nd of 7 452 389 29.8 29.5 37 15 B.Bell (6.0) Don Zimmer (57-48)
33 1980 Texas Rangers AL West 163 76 85 2 .472 4th of 7 756 752 30.0 31.0 41 20 B.Bell (6.3) Pat Corrales (76-85)
34 1979 Texas Rangers AL West 162 83 79 0 .512 3rd of 7 750 698 27.9 29.3 39 16 B.Bell (6.7) Pat Corrales (83-79)
35 1978 Texas Rangers AL West 162 87 75 0 .537 2nd of 7 692 632 28.9 29.0 37 13 J.Matlack (5.9) Billy Hunter (86-75) and Pat Corrales (1-0)
36 1977 Texas Rangers AL West 162 94 68 0 .580 2nd of 7 767 657 28.6 30.0 42 18 B.Blyleven (5.5) Frank Lucchesi (31-31), Eddie Stanky (1-0), Connie Ryan (2-4) and Billy Hunter (60-33)
37 1976 Texas Rangers AL West 162 76 86 0 .469 4th of 6 616 652 26.5 29.0 36 16 G.Perry (5.5) Frank Lucchesi (76-86)
38 1975 Texas Rangers AL West 162 79 83 0 .488 3rd of 6 714 733 26.6 29.9 39 17 T.Harrah (6.8) Billy Martin (44-51) and Frank Lucchesi (35-32)
39 1974 Texas Rangers AL West 161 84 76 1 .525 2nd of 6 690 698 27.1 28.1 38 15 F.Jenkins (7.4) Billy Martin (84-76)
40 1973 Texas Rangers AL West 162 57 105 0 .352 6th of 6 619 844 26.5 26.1 42 20 J.Bibby (3.8) Whitey Herzog (47-91), Del Wilber (1-0) and Billy Martin (9-14)
41 1972 Texas Rangers AL West 154 54 100 0 .351 6th of 6 461 628 26.2 25.6 38 16 M.Paul (3.4) Ted Williams (54-100)
42 1971 Washington Senators AL East 159 63 96 0 .396 5th of 6 537 660 27.6 26.4 39 14 B.Gogolewski (2.8) Ted Williams (63-96)
43 1970 Washington Senators AL East 162 70 92 0 .432 6th of 6 626 689 28.1 27.6 40 17 A.Rodriguez (5.4) Ted Williams (70-92)
44 1969 Washington Senators AL East 162 86 76 0 .531 4th of 6 694 644 27.8 27.0 36 16 K.McMullen (5.4) Ted Williams (86-76)
45 1968 Washington Senators AL 161 65 96 0 .404 10th of 10 524 665 26.9 26.9 39 18 K.McMullen (4.2) Jim Lemon (65-96)
46 1967 Washington Senators AL 161 76 85 0 .472 6th of 10 550 637 26.7 26.4 36 16 K.McMullen (4.2) Gil Hodges (76-85)
47 1966 Washington Senators AL 159 71 88 0 .447 8th of 10 557 659 27.5 26.9 42 20 F.Valentine (3.1) Gil Hodges (71-88)
48 1965 Washington Senators AL 162 70 92 0 .432 8th of 10 591 721 28.4 28.0 40 18 P.Richert (4.7) Gil Hodges (70-92)
49 1964 Washington Senators AL 162 62 100 0 .383 9th of 10 578 733 28.6 27.5 37 19 C.Osteen (3.6) Gil Hodges (62-100)
50 1963 Washington Senators AL 162 56 106 0 .346 10th of 10 578 812 28.6 28.2 43 20 C.Hinton (3.0) Mickey Vernon (14-26), Eddie Yost (0-1) and Gil Hodges (42-79)
51 1962 Washington Senators AL 162 60 101 1 .373 10th of 10 599 716 28.6 27.4 36 16 T.Cheney (3.2) Mickey Vernon (60-101)
52 1961 Washington Senators AL 161 61 100 0 .379 9th of 10 618 776 29.5 29.2 42 19 D.Donovan (4.3) Mickey Vernon (61-100)