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1981 Texas Rangers Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 33-22, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 24-26, Finished 3rd
Overall: 57-48, Finished 2nd in AL West
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Scored 452 runs, Allowed 389 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-45
Manager: Don Zimmer (57-48)
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 850,076 (10th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Thu,4/9 at NYY L (3-10)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
2. Sat,4/11 at NYY L (1-5)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
3. Sun,4/12 at NYY W (6-4)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
4. Tue,4/14 vs CLE L (1-7)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
5. Wed,4/15 vs CLE W (8-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
6. Fri,4/17 vs NYY L (1-2)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
7. Sat,4/18 vs NYY W (6-4)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
8. Sun,4/19 vs NYY W (4-0)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Matlack Oliver
9. Mon,4/20 at BOS L (2-4) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
10. Tue,4/21 at BOS L (4-10)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Jenkins Oliver
11. Wed,4/22 at BOS W (16-8) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
12. Sat,4/25 at CLE W (8-4) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
13. Sun,4/26 at CLE L (3-4) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
14. Mon,4/27 vs BOS W (10-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
15. Tue,4/28 vs BOS W (9-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
16. Wed,4/29 vs BOS W (5-0)# Cox Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
17. Thu,4/30 vs KCR W (7-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
18. Fri,5/1 vs KCR L (0-4)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Stein Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Comer Oliver
19. Sat,5/2 vs KCR L (2-7) Sundberg Putnam Wills Stein Mendoza Duran Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
20. Sun,5/3 vs KCR W (9-8)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Stein Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
21. Tue,5/5 vs CHW W (6-1)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Stein Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
22. Wed,5/6 vs CHW W (4-2)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Stein Mendoza Putnam Roberts Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
23. Thu,5/7 vs CHW W (9-4)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
24. Sat,5/9 vs BAL L (3-7) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Duran Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
25. Sat,5/9 vs BAL L (2-4) Cox Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Duran Rivers Grubb Schmidt Oliver
26. Sun,5/10 vs BAL W (7-3)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Putnam Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
27. Mon,5/11 at KCR W (9-1)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Lisi Honeycutt Oliver
28. Tue,5/12 at KCR L (2-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
29. Thu,5/14 at KCR W (3-2)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
30. Fri,5/15 at CHW W (2-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
31. Sat,5/16 at CHW L (1-9)# Cox Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Roberts Rivers Lisi Darwin Oliver
32. Sun,5/17 at CHW L (0-9)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
33. Mon,5/18 at DET W (13-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
34. Tue,5/19 at DET L (1-14)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
35. Wed,5/20 at DET L (4-8) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
36. Fri,5/22 at SEA W (6-2)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
37. Sat,5/23 at SEA W (6-4)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
38. Sun,5/24 at SEA W (5-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
39. Mon,5/25 vs MIN W (4-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
40. Tue,5/26 vs MIN W (2-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
41. Wed,5/27 vs MIN L (1-2)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Stein Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
42. Thu,5/28 vs MIN W (6-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
43. Fri,5/29 vs SEA L (4-5)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Stein Lisi Roberts Matlack Oliver
44. Sat,5/30 vs SEA W (6-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
45. Sun,5/31 vs SEA L (3-5) Cox Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Stein Roberts Grubb Jenkins Oliver
46. Tue,6/2 at MIN W (5-3)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Wagner Stein Sample Roberts Darwin Oliver
47. Wed,6/3 at MIN W (6-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Sample Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
48. Thu,6/4 at MIN L (3-7) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
49. Fri,6/5 vs TOR W (5-4) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Sample Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
50. Sat,6/6 vs TOR W (4-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Roberts Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
51. Sun,6/7 vs TOR W (9-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Roberts Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
52. Mon,6/8 vs DET W (8-1)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Stein Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
53. Tue,6/9 vs DET L (0-5) Cox Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Matlack Oliver
54. Wed,6/10 at MIL W (12-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
55. Thu,6/11 at MIL L (3-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Jenkins Oliver
56. Mon,8/10 at NYY L (0-2)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
57. Tue,8/11 at NYY W (1-0)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
58. Wed,8/12 at NYY L (4-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
59. Fri,8/14 vs BOS W (3-2)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
60. Sat,8/15 vs BOS L (3-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
61. Sun,8/16 vs BOS W (3-0)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
62. Tue,8/18 vs MIL L (1-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
63. Tue,8/18 vs MIL W (8-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
64. Wed,8/19 vs MIL W (4-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Medich Oliver
65. Fri,8/21 at DET L (4-7) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
66. Sat,8/22 at DET L (0-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Honeycutt Oliver
67. Sun,8/23 at DET L (4-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver
68. Mon,8/24 at TOR W (3-0) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
69. Tue,8/25 at TOR W (6-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Jenkins Oliver
70. Thu,8/27 at MIL W (5-1)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
71. Fri,8/28 at MIL L (3-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
72. Sat,8/29 at MIL W (8-5)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Matlack Oliver
73. Sun,8/30 at MIL L (2-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
74. Mon,8/31 vs TOR L (0-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
75. Tue,9/1 vs TOR L (3-9) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Darwin Oliver
76. Wed,9/2 vs TOR W (4-1) Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Honeycutt Oliver
77. Thu,9/3 vs DET L (5-8) Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Matlack Oliver
78. Fri,9/4 vs DET W (3-2) Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Medich Oliver
79. Sat,9/5 vs DET L (0-1) Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Jenkins Oliver
80. Sun,9/6 vs DET L (3-4) Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Darwin Oliver
81. Mon,9/7 at OAK L (1-2) Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Honeycutt Oliver
82. Tue,9/8 at OAK L (0-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Hough Oliver
83. Wed,9/9 at OAK W (9-4) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Medich Oliver
84. Fri,9/11 at CAL W (11-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Jones Darwin Oliver
85. Sat,9/12 at CAL W (3-2)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
86. Sun,9/13 at CAL L (7-8) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Jenkins Oliver
87. Mon,9/14 vs OAK L (2-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Poquette Medich Oliver
88. Tue,9/15 vs OAK W (12-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Hough Oliver
89. Wed,9/16 vs OAK L (1-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
90. Fri,9/18 vs MIN L (3-6) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
91. Sat,9/19 vs MIN W (6-0)# Sundberg Stein Wills Bell Wagner Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
92. Sun,9/20 vs MIN W (4-3)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Wagner Stein Sample Roberts Hough Oliver
93. Mon,9/21 vs SEA W (4-1) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Poquette Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
94. Tue,9/22 vs SEA L (2-3) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Grubb Poquette Roberts Butcher Oliver
95. Wed,9/23 vs SEA L (1-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Poquette Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
96. Thu,9/24 vs SEA L (1-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Poquette Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
97. Fri,9/25 at MIN W (5-2) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Hough Oliver
98. Sat,9/26 at MIN L (3-7) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Darwin Oliver
99. Sun,9/27 at MIN L (2-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Grubb Poquette Roberts Butcher Oliver
100. Mon,9/28 at SEA W (6-5) Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Poquette Rivers Roberts Honeycutt Oliver
101. Tue,9/29 at SEA W (6-2)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Wagner Sample Rivers Roberts Medich Oliver
102. Wed,9/30 at SEA W (3-1)# Sundberg Johnson Wagner Tolleson Norman Sample Poquette Roberts Hough Ellis
103. Fri,10/2 vs CAL W (8-6)# Johnson Ellis Wagner Tolleson Norman Sample Poquette Roberts Darwin Werner
104. Sat,10/3 vs CAL W (1-0)# Johnson Ellis Wagner Tolleson Norman Sundberg Sample Roberts Butcher Werner
105. Sun,10/4 vs CAL L (2-9) Johnson Putnam Wagner Tolleson Norman Sample Poquette Roberts Whitehouse Wills
105 games 3 players 4 players 2 players 3 players 3 players 8 players 5 players 5 players 10 players 4 players
Most Common-games Sundberg-97
Cox-5
Johnson-3		 Putnam-76
Stein-15
Ellis-13		 Wills-101
Wagner-4
-		 Bell-96
Stein-5
Tolleson-4		 Mendoza-83
Wagner-18
Norman-4		 Sample-60
Roberts-22
Poquette-9		 Rivers-94
Poquette-5
Sample-3		 Grubb-54
Roberts-39
Jones-9		 Darwin-22
Medich-20
Honeycutt-20		 Oliver-101
Werner-2
Ellis-1

Most Common Lineups

25 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Putnam
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Mendoza
LF. Sample
CF. Rivers
RF. Grubb
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

14 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Putnam
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Mendoza
LF. Roberts
CF. Rivers
RF. Grubb
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

7 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Stein
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Mendoza
LF. Sample
CF. Rivers
RF. Roberts
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

7 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Putnam
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Mendoza
LF. Sample
CF. Rivers
RF. Roberts
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

6 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Putnam
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Wagner
LF. Poquette
CF. Rivers
RF. Roberts
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

4 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Stein
2B. Wills
3B. Bell
SS. Mendoza
LF. Sample
CF. Rivers
RF. Jones
P. Pitcher
DH. Oliver

38 total lineups (67 when including pitchers)


1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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