List of Texas Rangers seasons
This is a list of all seasons by the Texas Rangers professional baseball franchise. The Rangers were founded as the Washington Senators and formed after an older team of the same name moved to Minneapolis as the Minnesota Twins in 1961.
The team was extremely unsuccessful in its early years, not winning more games than it lost until 1969. It moved to Arlington, Texas, in 1972, and continued to perform poorly, with only one season of over ninety wins and not a single postseason appearance until after the 1994 strike. After the George W. Bush/Edward W. Rose Partnership bought the team in 1989, the Rangers earned three postseason appearances in four years (1996 to 1999). The Rangers again declined to mediocrity under owner Tom Hicks until Hicks put the team into bankruptcy in 2010, at which time an ownership group led by Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg bought the team and the Rangers began the best period of success in franchise history. Between 2010 and 2016, Texas reached the postseason five times, won four division titles, and appeared unexpectedly in their first two World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Abstract (1961–2016)
Regular season
- 55 Major League Baseball seasons: 4257–4635 (.479)
- 2 American League Pennants: 2010, 2011
- 7 Division titles: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
- 1 Wild Card: 2012
Post-season
- 1 appearance in Wild Card Game: 0–1 (.000)
- 7 appearances in Division Series: 9–18 (.333), Series W-L: 2–5 (.286)
- 2 appearances in the Championship Series: 8–4 (.667), Series W-L: 2–0 (1.000)
- 2 appearances in the World Series: 4–8 (.333), Series W-L: 0–2 (.000)
- Post-season record: 21–31 (.404), Total series W-L: 4–7 (.364)
Year by year
| World Series champions | AL champions | Division champions (1969–present) | Wild card berth (1995–present) |
| Season | Level | League | Division | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Won | Lost | Win% | GB | ||||||
| Washington Senators | ||||||||||
| 1961 | MLB | AL | 9th | 61 | 100 | .380 | 47½ | |||
| 1962 | MLB | AL | 10th | 60 | 101 | .375 | 35½ | |||
| 1963 | MLB | AL | 10th | 56 | 106 | .345 | 48½ | |||
| 1964 | MLB | AL | 9th | 62 | 100 | .382 | 37 | |||
| 1965 | MLB | AL | 8th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | |||
| 1966 | MLB | AL | 8th | 71 | 88 | .438 | 25½ | |||
| 1967 | MLB | AL | 6th | 76 | 85 | .476 | 15½ | |||
| 1968 | MLB | AL | 10th | 65 | 96 | .399 | 37½ | |||
| 1969 | MLB | AL | East | 4th | 86 | 76 | .530 | 23 | ||
| 1970 | MLB | AL | East | 6th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 38 | ||
| 1971 | MLB | AL | East | 5th | 63 | 96 | .408 | 38½ | ||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
| 1972 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 54 | 100 | .350 | 38½ | ||
| 1973 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 57 | 105 | .351 | 37 | ||
| 1974 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 84 | 76 | .525 | 5 | Jeff Burroughs (MVP) Mike Hargrove (ROY) | |
| 1975 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 79 | 83 | .487 | 19 | ||
| 1976 | MLB | AL | West | 5th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | ||
| 1977 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | ||
| 1978 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | ||
| 1979 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 | ||
| 1980 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 76 | 85 | .468 | 20½ | ||
| 1981 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 33 | 22 | .600 | 1½ | ||
| 3rd | 24 | 26 | .480 | 4½ | ||||||
| 1982 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 64 | 98 | .395 | 29 | ||
| 1983 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22 | ||
| 1984 | MLB | AL | West | 7th | 69 | 92 | .428 | 14½ | ||
| 1985 | MLB | AL | West | 7th | 62 | 99 | .385 | 28½ | ||
| 1986 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5 | ||
| 1987 | MLB | AL | West | 7th | 75 | 87 | .462 | 10 | ||
| 1988 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ | ||
| 1989 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 83 | 79 | .512 | 16 | ||
| 1990 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 | ||
| 1991 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 85 | 77 | .524 | 10 | ||
| 1992 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | ||
| 1993 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .530 | 8 | ||
| 1994 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 52 | 62 | .456 | — | Postseason cancelled | |
| 1995 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 74 | 70 | .513 | 4½ | ||
| 1996 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 90 | 72 | .555 | — | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1 | Juan González (MVP) Johnny Oates (MOY) |
| 1997 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | ||
| 1998 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 | Juan González (MVP) |
| 1999 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 | Iván Rodríguez (MVP) |
| 2000 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20½ | ||
| 2001 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 73 | 89 | .450 | 43 | ||
| 2002 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 31 | ||
| 2003 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | Alex Rodriguez (MVP) | |
| 2004 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | Buck Showalter (MOY) | |
| 2005 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 79 | 83 | .487 | 16 | ||
| 2006 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .493 | 13 | ||
| 2007 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 75 | 87 | .462 | 18 | ||
| 2008 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 79 | 83 | .487 | 21 | ||
| 2009 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10 | ||
| 2010 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–2 Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–2 Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1 |
Josh Hamilton (MVP) Neftalí Feliz (ROY) |
| 2011 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1 Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2 Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 |
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| 2012 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | Lost AL Wild Card Game (Orioles) | |
| 2013 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 91 | 72 | .558 | 5½ | ||
| 2014 | MLB | AL | West | 5th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 31 | ||
| 2015 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–2 | Jeff Banister (MOY) Prince Fielder (CBPOY) |
| 2016 | MLB | AL | West | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–0 | |
| Total | 4280 | 4650 | .479 | Playoffs: 21–31 (.404) | ||||||
Record by decade
The following table describes the Rangers' MLB win–loss record by decade.
| Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 607 | 844 | .418 |
| 1970s | 747 | 860 | .465 |
| 1980s | 720 | 839 | .462 |
| 1990s | 807 | 747 | .519 |
| 2000s | 776 | 844 | .479 |
| 2010s | 620 | 515 | .546 |
| All-time | 4277 | 4649 | .479 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Texas Rangers History & Encyclopedia,[1] and are current as of October 18, 2016.
References
- ↑ "Texas Rangers History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
External links
- Rangers Year-By-Year Results at MLB.com
- Rangers Postseason Results at MLB.com
- Texas Rangers Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
- Texas Rangers Stadiums and attendances at Baseball-Reference.com