List of Texas Rangers seasons
This is a list of all seasons by the Texas Rangers professional baseball franchise. They were originally known as the Washington Senators and formed after an older team of the same name moved to Minneapolis as the Minnesota Twins.
The team was initially extremely unsuccessful, not winning more games than it lost until 1969 and moving to Texas in 1972; however, success did not easily come its way even in its new abode, with only one season of over ninety wins and not a single postseason appearance until after the 1994 strike. After three postseason appearances in four years (1996-1999), the Rangers again declined to mediocrity until 2010, which began the best period of success in franchise history. Between 2010 and 2015, Texas reached the postseason 5 times and won 3 division titles and appeared unexpectedly in their first two World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Abstract (1961-2015)
Regular Season
- 55 MLB seasons : 4182-4582 (.477)
- 2 American League Pennants : 2010, 2011
- 6 Division titles : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015
- 1 Wild Card : 2012
Post-season
- 1 appearance in Wild Card Playoff: 0-1 (0.000)
- 6 appearances in Division Series : 9-15 (.375), Series W-L : 2-4 (.333)
- 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 : 21-28 (.429), Total Series W-L : 4-6 (.400)
Year by year
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
| Total | 4182 | 4582 | .477 | Playoffs : 21–28 (.429) | ||||||
