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1981 Texas Rangers Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(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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1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 57-48, Final Rank:2, GB: 5.0
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind8.5last on Sunday, Apr 26, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50012last on Saturday, Aug 29
Most Games under .5002last on Tuesday, Apr 21
Longest Winning Streak5Friday, May 22 to Tuesday, May 26 and Monday, Sep 28 to Saturday, Oct 3
Longest Losing Streak4Saturday, Sep 5 to Tuesday, Sep 8
Most Runs Allowed14Tuesday, May 19
Most Runs Scored16Wednesday, Apr 22
Longest Game (innings)12Saturday, May 23, Friday, May 29, Friday, Jun 5 and Sunday, Sep 13
Times Shutout by Opponent8 
Times Opponent Shutout13 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 57 48 452 389 .543
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 32 24 232 168 .571
Road 25 24 220 221 .510
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 10 7 94 62 .588
May 16 12 120 119 .571
June 7 3 55 35 .700
August 9 10 62 60 .474
September 13 15 110 98 .464
October 2 1 11 15 .667
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 33 22 269 216 .600
Second Half 24 26 183 173 .480
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 53 44 409 347 .546
ExtraInning 4 4 43 42 .500
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 13 15 81 83 .464
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 19 10 188 127 .655
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 1 2 12 14 .333
BOS 6 3 55 29 .667
CAL 4 2 32 31 .667
CHW 4 2 22 26 .667
CLE 2 2 20 15 .500
DET 3 9 45 62 .250
KCR 4 3 32 25 .571
MIL 5 4 46 39 .556
MIN 8 5 50 44 .615
NYY 4 5 26 32 .444
OAK 2 4 25 18 .333
SEA 8 5 53 35 .615
TOR 6 2 34 19 .750

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Thursday, Apr 9 boxscore TEX @ NYY L 3 10 0-1 5 1.0 John Matlack 2:48 55,123 -
2 2 Saturday, Apr 11 boxscore TEX @ NYY L 1 5 0-2 6 2.5 May Darwin 2:10 23,845 --
3 3 Sunday, Apr 12 boxscore TEX @ NYY W 6 4 1-2 5 2.5 Jenkins Guidry Kern 2:36 30,079 +
4 4 Tuesday, Apr 14 boxscore TEX CLE L 1 7 1-3 5 4.0 Waits Matlack 2:23 22,761 -
5 5 Wednesday, Apr 15 boxscore TEX CLE W 8 0 2-3 3 4.0 Medich Barker 2:22 10,845 +
6 6 Friday, Apr 17 boxscore TEX NYY L 1 2 2-4 4 5.5 Guidry Darwin Gossage 2:18 34,333 -
7 7 Saturday, Apr 18 boxscore TEX NYY W 6 4 3-4 3 5.5 Comer Castro 2:22 23,744 +
8 8 Sunday, Apr 19 boxscore TEX NYY W 4 0 4-4 3 5.0 Matlack Underwood 1:57 20,757 ++
9 9 Monday, Apr 20 boxscore TEX @ BOS L 2 4 4-5 3 6.0 Torrez Medich 2:18 26,844 -
10 10 Tuesday, Apr 21 boxscore TEX @ BOS L 4 10 4-6 3 7.0 Tudor Jenkins 2:32 13,233 --
11 11 Wednesday, Apr 22 boxscore TEX @ BOS W 16 8 5-6 3 7.0 Darwin Eckersley 2:50 15,699 +
12 12 Saturday, Apr 25 boxscore TEX @ CLE W 8 4 6-6 3 7.5 Honeycutt Garland Comer 2:07 10,413 ++
13 13 Sunday, Apr 26 boxscore TEX @ CLE L 3 4 6-7 3 8.5 Blyleven Johnson 2:57 13,777 -
14 14 Monday, Apr 27 boxscore TEX BOS W 10 0 7-7 3 7.5 Medich Torrez 2:00 11,862 +
15 15 Tuesday, Apr 28 boxscore TEX BOS W 9 0 8-7 3 6.5 Comer Crawford 2:12 11,898 ++
16 16 Wednesday, Apr 29 boxscore TEX BOS W 5 0 9-7 3 6.5 Darwin Tudor 2:05 11,632 +++
17 17 Thursday, Apr 30 boxscore TEX KCR W 7 0 10-7 3 6.0 Honeycutt Gale 2:19 19,352 ++++
18 18 Friday, May 1 boxscore TEX KCR L 0 4 10-8 3 7.0 Gura Comer 2:32 26,520 -
19 19 Saturday, May 2 boxscore TEX KCR L 2 7 10-9 3 8.0 Leonard Medich 2:29 30,628 --
20 20 Sunday, May 3 boxscore TEX KCR W 9 8 10 11-9 3 6.5 Johnson Berenguer 3:11 12,974 +
21 21 Tuesday, May 5 boxscore TEX CHW W 6 1 12-9 2 6.5 Darwin Baumgarten 2:45 10,399 ++
22 22 Wednesday, May 6 boxscore TEX CHW W 4 2 13-9 2 5.5 Johnson Burns 2:56 12,104 +++
23 23 Thursday, May 7 boxscore TEX CHW W 9 4 14-9 2 5.5 Babcock Farmer 2:56 11,710 ++++
24 24 Saturday, May 9 boxscore TEX BAL L 3 7 14-10 2 7.5 Martinez Jenkins 2:19 0 -
25 25 Saturday, May 9 boxscore TEX BAL L 2 4 14-11 2 7.5 Stone Schmidt Martinez 2:23 20,188 --
26 26 Sunday, May 10 boxscore TEX BAL W 7 3 15-11 2 6.5 Darwin Flanagan Comer 2:42 13,190 +
27 27 Monday, May 11 boxscore TEX @ KCR W 9 1 16-11 2 6.0 Honeycutt Gura 2:26 28,876 ++
28 28 Tuesday, May 12 boxscore TEX @ KCR L 2 3 16-12 2 6.0 Leonard Matlack 2:18 19,155 -
29 29 Thursday, May 14 boxscore TEX @ KCR W 3 2 17-12 2 5.5 Medich Splittorff Comer 2:16 25,892 +
30 30 Friday, May 15 boxscore TEX @ CHW W 2 1 18-12 2 4.5 Jenkins Dotson Comer 2:40 29,829 ++
31 31 Saturday, May 16 boxscore TEX @ CHW L 1 9 18-13 2 4.5 Burns Darwin 2:43 20,206 -
32 32 Sunday, May 17 boxscore TEX @ CHW L 0 9 18-14 2 4.5 Baumgarten Honeycutt 2:35 30,990 --
33 33 Monday, May 18 boxscore TEX @ DET W 13 5 19-14 2 3.5 Matlack Petry 3:14 10,114 +
34 34 Tuesday, May 19 boxscore TEX @ DET L 1 14 19-15 2 3.5 Schatzeder Medich 2:16 10,002 -
35 35 Wednesday, May 20 boxscore TEX @ DET L 4 8 19-16 3 3.5 Morris Jenkins 2:19 9,757 --
36 36 Friday, May 22 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 6 2 20-16 3 3.0 Darwin Bannister 2:16 6,956 +
37 37 Saturday, May 23 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 6 4 12 21-16 3 3.0 Comer Rawley Johnson 3:28 31,306 ++
38 38 Sunday, May 24 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 5 3 22-16 3 3.5 Matlack Clay Johnson 2:29 6,382 +++
39 39 Monday, May 25 boxscore TEX MIN W 4 3 23-16 2 3.5 Johnson Jackson 2:20 21,558 ++++
40 40 Tuesday, May 26 boxscore TEX MIN W 2 1 24-16 2 2.5 Jenkins Redfern Hough 2:06 12,932 +++++
41 41 Wednesday, May 27 boxscore TEX MIN L 1 2 24-17 3 2.5 Koosman Darwin Corbett 2:02 13,961 -
42 42 Thursday, May 28 boxscore TEX MIN W 6 2 25-17 2 2.0 Honeycutt Erickson 2:12 15,604 +
43 43 Friday, May 29 boxscore TEX SEA L 4 5 12 25-18 3 2.0 Drago Babcock Galasso 3:32 14,447 -
44 44 Saturday, May 30 boxscore TEX SEA W 6 0 26-18 3 1.0 Medich Parrott 1:56 20,530 +
45 45 Sunday, May 31 boxscore TEX SEA L 3 5 26-19 3 2.0 Allard Jenkins Rawley 2:15 16,636 -
46 46 Tuesday, Jun 2 boxscore TEX @ MIN W 5 3 27-19 2 2.0 Darwin Koosman Comer 2:16 3,655 +
47 47 Wednesday, Jun 3 boxscore TEX @ MIN W 6 3 28-19 2 2.0 Honeycutt Erickson 2:22 3,789 ++
48 48 Thursday, Jun 4 boxscore TEX @ MIN L 3 7 28-20 2 2.0 Arroyo Matlack 2:20 4,793 -
49 49 Friday, Jun 5 boxscore TEX TOR W 5 4 12 29-20 2 1.0 Comer Leal 3:33 11,495 +
50 50 Saturday, Jun 6 boxscore TEX TOR W 4 1 30-20 2 1.0 Jenkins Stieb 2:25 24,312 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Sunday, Jun 7 boxscore TEX TOR W 9 0 31-20 2 1.0 Darwin Todd 2:39 14,857 +++
52 52 Monday, Jun 8 boxscore TEX DET W 8 1 32-20 2 0.5 Honeycutt Schatzeder 2:24 13,753 ++++
53 53 Tuesday, Jun 9 boxscore TEX DET L 0 5 32-21 2 2.0 Lopez Matlack Saucier 2:30 37,350 -
54 54 Wednesday, Jun 10 boxscore TEX @ MIL W 12 5 33-21 2 1.0 Medich Haas 2:37 19,189 +
55 55 Thursday, Jun 11 boxscore TEX @ MIL L 3 6 33-22 2 1.5 Vuckovich Jenkins Fingers 2:18 15,259 -
56 56 Monday, Aug 10 boxscore TEX @ NYY L 0 2 33-23 2 1.5 John Darwin May 1:43 40,373 --
57 57 Tuesday, Aug 11 boxscore TEX @ NYY W 1 0 34-23 2 1.5 Honeycutt Righetti Schmidt 2:24 30,117 +
58 58 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore TEX @ NYY L 4 5 34-24 2 1.5 LaRoche Jenkins Frazier 2:08 20,918 -
59 59 Friday, Aug 14 boxscore TEX BOS W 3 2 35-24 2 1.5 Kern Burgmeier 2:20 32,400 +
60 60 Saturday, Aug 15 boxscore TEX BOS L 3 5 10 35-25 2 2.5 Stanley Kern 2:41 29,353 -
61 61 Sunday, Aug 16 boxscore TEX BOS W 3 0 36-25 2 2.5 Honeycutt Ojeda 2:07 20,348 +
62 62 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore TEX MIL L 1 3 36-26 2 3.0 Haas Matlack Fingers 2:25 0 -
63 63 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore TEX MIL W 8 6 37-26 2 3.0 Comer Vuckovich Kern 2:33 37,310 +
64 64 Wednesday, Aug 19 boxscore TEX MIL W 4 1 38-26 2 3.0 Medich Slaton Kern 2:04 13,908 ++
65 65 Friday, Aug 21 boxscore TEX @ DET L 4 7 38-27 2 2.5 Lopez Darwin Saucier 2:29 27,761 -
66 66 Saturday, Aug 22 boxscore TEX @ DET L 0 2 38-28 3 3.5 Petry Honeycutt Saucier 2:22 23,763 --
67 67 Sunday, Aug 23 boxscore TEX @ DET L 4 5 38-29 3 3.5 Rozema Kern 2:57 21,388 ---
68 68 Monday, Aug 24 boxscore TEX @ TOR W 3 0 39-29 3 3.5 Medich Berenguer 2:05 12,735 +
69 69 Tuesday, Aug 25 boxscore TEX @ TOR W 6 1 40-29 3 2.5 Jenkins Stieb 2:19 13,729 ++
70 70 Thursday, Aug 27 boxscore TEX @ MIL W 5 1 41-29 3 1.5 Darwin Caldwell 2:07 8,908 +++
71 71 Friday, Aug 28 boxscore TEX @ MIL L 3 6 41-30 3 1.5 Haas Honeycutt Fingers 2:47 17,072 -
72 72 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore TEX @ MIL W 8 5 42-30 2 0.5 Matlack Lerch Kern 2:58 15,536 +
73 73 Sunday, Aug 30 boxscore TEX @ MIL L 2 6 42-31 2 1.5 Vuckovich Medich Fingers 2:34 14,722 -
74 74 Monday, Aug 31 boxscore TEX TOR L 0 3 42-32 2 2.5 Stieb Jenkins 2:29 8,034 --
75 75 Tuesday, Sep 1 boxscore TEX TOR L 3 9 42-33 2 3.0 Clancy Darwin 2:43 8,358 ---
76 76 Wednesday, Sep 2 boxscore TEX TOR W 4 1 43-33 2 1.5 Honeycutt Leal 2:23 6,851 +
77 77 Thursday, Sep 3 boxscore TEX DET L 5 8 43-34 2 2.5 Morris Matlack Saucier 2:33 9,986 -
78 78 Friday, Sep 4 boxscore TEX DET W 3 2 44-34 2 2.5 Medich Wilcox Mercer 2:31 11,027 +
79 79 Saturday, Sep 5 boxscore TEX DET L 0 1 44-35 2 2.5 Petry Jenkins 2:32 17,635 -
80 80 Sunday, Sep 6 boxscore TEX DET L 3 4 44-36 2 2.5 Saucier Mercer Lopez 3:06 11,892 --
81 81 Monday, Sep 7 boxscore TEX @ OAK L 1 2 44-37 2 3.5 Norris Honeycutt 2:11 36,393 ---
82 82 Tuesday, Sep 8 boxscore TEX @ OAK L 0 3 44-38 2 4.5 McCatty Hough 2:26 17,469 ----
83 83 Wednesday, Sep 9 boxscore TEX @ OAK W 9 4 45-38 2 3.5 Comer Underwood 3:02 11,655 +
84 84 Friday, Sep 11 boxscore TEX @ CAL W 11 6 46-38 2 3.5 Comer Aase 3:03 24,720 ++
85 85 Saturday, Sep 12 boxscore TEX @ CAL W 3 2 47-38 2 2.5 Honeycutt Zahn Mercer 2:28 30,675 +++
86 86 Sunday, Sep 13 boxscore TEX @ CAL L 7 8 12 47-39 2 2.5 Renko Comer 3:39 20,461 -
87 87 Monday, Sep 14 boxscore TEX OAK L 2 5 47-40 2 3.5 Langford Medich 2:32 9,995 --
88 88 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore TEX OAK W 12 2 48-40 2 2.5 Hough Kingman 2:47 11,829 +
89 89 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore TEX OAK L 1 2 48-41 2 3.5 Norris Darwin 2:29 9,743 -
90 90 Friday, Sep 18 boxscore TEX MIN L 3 6 48-42 2 4.5 Redfern Honeycutt Corbett 2:17 10,509 --
91 91 Saturday, Sep 19 boxscore TEX MIN W 6 0 49-42 2 4.5 Medich Jackson 2:04 13,065 +
92 92 Sunday, Sep 20 boxscore TEX MIN W 4 3 50-42 2 3.5 Hough Corbett 2:26 7,441 ++
93 93 Monday, Sep 21 boxscore TEX SEA W 4 1 51-42 2 3.0 Darwin Stoddard 2:06 5,873 +++
94 94 Tuesday, Sep 22 boxscore TEX SEA L 2 3 51-43 2 4.5 Clay Butcher Rawley 2:23 12,121 -
95 95 Wednesday, Sep 23 boxscore TEX SEA L 1 2 51-44 2 5.5 Abbott Honeycutt Rawley 1:50 7,644 --
96 96 Thursday, Sep 24 boxscore TEX SEA L 1 2 11 51-45 2 6.0 Rawley Medich Drago 2:58 7,087 ---
97 97 Friday, Sep 25 boxscore TEX @ MIN W 5 2 52-45 2 5.0 Hough Williams Comer 2:11 15,607 +
98 98 Saturday, Sep 26 boxscore TEX @ MIN L 3 7 52-46 2 6.0 Arroyo Darwin 2:05 4,959 -
99 99 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore TEX @ MIN L 2 5 52-47 2 5.5 Redfern Butcher Corbett 2:20 4,428 --
100 100 Monday, Sep 28 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 6 5 53-47 2 5.0 Honeycutt Abbott Kern 2:22 4,674 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Tuesday, Sep 29 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 6 2 54-47 2 5.0 Medich Clark Kern 2:57 4,810 ++
102 102 Wednesday, Sep 30 boxscore TEX @ SEA W 3 1 55-47 2 5.0 Hough Bannister 2:12 5,158 +++
103 103 Friday, Oct 2 boxscore TEX CAL W 8 6 10 56-47 2 4.0 Comer Hassler 2:43 9,197 ++++
104 104 Saturday, Oct 3 boxscore TEX CAL W 1 0 57-47 2 4.0 Butcher Moreno 2:15 11,550 +++++
105 105 Sunday, Oct 4 boxscore TEX CAL L 2 9 57-48 2 5.0 Witt Whitehouse 2:32 7,544 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits