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Globe Life Field, home field of the Rangers since the 2020 season.

This is a list of seasons completed by the Texas Rangers, originally known as the Washington Senators, professional baseball franchise; they have played in the American League from their inception in 1961. The Rangers have played 61 seasons as a franchise (fifty in Arlington) and have made the postseason nine times.

Formed as the Washington Senators as the replacement team for Washington after the original Senators moved to Minnesota, the Senators played at Griffith Stadium and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium during their time in Washington, where they had just one winning season (1969) before moving to Arlington, Texas in 1972; the eight consecutive losing seasons from 1962 to 1969 is still the most in franchise history. The team 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 after he bought the team in 1998. A series of questionable deals plagued the team 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. In total, Texas reached the postseason nine times, won seven division titles along with three American League pennants to reach the World Series thrice ( in 2010, 2011 & 2023), winning in 2023 for their first championship in franchise history.

Season-by-season records

World Series champions † AL champions * Division champions (1969–present) ^ Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤
Season Level League Division Finish Won Lost Win % GB Playoffs Awards
Washington Senators
1961 MLB AL 9th 61 100 .380 4712
1962 MLB AL 10th 60 101 .375 3512
1963 MLB AL 10th 56 106 .345 4812
1964 MLB AL 9th 62 100 .382 37
1965 MLB AL 8th 70 92 .432 32
1966 MLB AL 8th 71 88 .438 2512
1967 MLB AL 6th 76 85 .476 1512
1968 MLB AL 10th 65 96 .399 3712
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 3812
Texas Rangers
1972 MLB AL West 6th 54 100 .350 3812
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 2012
1981 MLB AL West 2nd 33 22 .600 112
3rd 24 26 .480 412
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 1412
1985 MLB AL West 7th 62 99 .385 2812
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 3312
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 .513 412
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 2012
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 *
2012 MLB AL West 2nd ¤ 93 69 .574 1 Lost ALWC ( Orioles)
2013 MLB AL West 2nd [A] 91 72 .558 512
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
2017 MLB AL West 4th 78 84 .481 23
2018 MLB AL West 5th 67 95 .414 36
2019 MLB AL West 3rd 78 84 .481 29
2020 MLB AL West 5th 22 38 .367 14
2021 MLB AL West 5th 60 102 .370 35
2022 MLB AL West 4th 68 94 .420 38
2023 MLB † AL * West 2nd ¤ 90 72 .556 [B] Won ALWC ( Rays) 2–0
Won ALDS ( Orioles) 3–0
Won ALCS ( Astros) 4–3
Won World Series ( Diamondbacks) 4–1 †
Corey Seager ( WSMVP)
Totals Wins Losses Win%
740 1,032 .418 Washington Senators regular season record (1961–1971)
4,000 4,186 .489 Texas Rangers regular season record (1971–2023)
4,740 5,218 .476 All-time regular season record (1961–2023)
34 35 .493 All-time postseason record
4,774 5,253 .476 All-time regular and postseason record

A The Rangers finished tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for the second wild card spot. Tampa Bay defeated Texas 5–2, in a one-game playoff to clinch the wild card spot. [1]

B The Rangers finished the season with an identical 90–72 record with Houston atop the American League West. Due to the Astros winning the season series 9 games to 4, the Astros were awarded the American League West title and the Rangers a wild card spot.

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 843 778 .520
2020s 240 306 .440
All-time 4,740 5,218 .476

Postseason appearances

Year Wild Card Game/Series LDS LCS World Series
1996 None (Won AL West) New York Yankees L (1–3)
1998 None (Won AL West) New York Yankees L (0–3)
1999 None (Won AL West) New York Yankees L (0–3)
2010 None (Won AL West) Tampa Bay Rays W (3–2) New York Yankees W (4–2) San Francisco Giants L (1–4)
2011 None (Won AL West) Tampa Bay Rays W (3–1) Detroit Tigers W (4–2) St. Louis Cardinals L (3–4)
2012 Baltimore Orioles L
2015 Bye (Won AL West) Toronto Blue Jays L (2–3)
2016 Bye (Won AL West) Toronto Blue Jays L (0–3)
2023 Tampa Bay Rays W (2–0) Baltimore Orioles W (3–0) Houston Astros W (4–3) Arizona Diamondbacks W (4–1)

Postseason record by year

The Rangers have made the postseason nine times in their history, with their first being in 1996 and the most recent being in 2023.

Year Finish Round Opponent Result
1996 AL West Champions ALDS New York Yankees Lost 1 3
1998 AL West Champions ALDS New York Yankees Lost 0 3
1999 AL West Champions ALDS New York Yankees Lost 0 3
2010 American League Champions ALDS Tampa Bay Rays Won 3 2
ALCS New York Yankees Won 4 2
World Series San Francisco Giants Lost 1 4
2011 American League Champions ALDS Tampa Bay Rays Won 3 1
ALCS Detroit Tigers Won 4 2
World Series St. Louis Cardinals Lost 3 4
2012 AL Wild Card Wild Card Game Baltimore Orioles Lost 0 1
2015 AL West Champions ALDS Toronto Blue Jays Lost 2 3
2016 AL West Champions ALDS Toronto Blue Jays Lost 0 3
2023 World Series Champions Wild Card Series Tampa Bay Rays Won 2 0
ALDS Baltimore Orioles Won 3 0
ALCS Houston Astros Won 4 3
World Series Arizona Diamondbacks Won 4 1
9 Totals 8–8 34 35

References

General
  • "Texas Rangers Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2020.</ref>
Specific
  1. ^ "Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers Box Score, September 30, 2013". Baseball- Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

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