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1981 Texas Rangers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 33-22, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 24-26, Finished 3rd
Overall: 57-48, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 452 runs, Allowed 389 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-45
Managed by Don Zimmer

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 850,076 (10th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 94
  (one-year): Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1980/1982) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

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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)