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Texans Rangers

Team's name: Texas Rangers
League: American League
Division: WestTexans Rangers
Location: Arlington, Texas
Nickname: Rangers
Mascot:
Ranger Captain
Team Colours:
Blue, White and
Scarlet Red
Joined the League: 1961
Team's President: Nolan Ryan
Manager: Ron Washington
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Baseball Field:
Rangers Ballpark Arlington
Current Capacity: 49,115
First Year of Baseball: 1891

League Titles:
AL Pennants: none
West Div: 1996, '98, '99
Wild Card berths: none
World Series: none

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball club in the American League's Western Division. The team is based in Arlington, Texas.

The team began as an expansion franchise in 1961 as the Washington Senators - a replacement team for the original Senators, who had moved to Minnesota. The new team's first decade was a rocky one, and finally, the team was moved to Texas in 1972.

The team experienced its first major success during the mid 1990s under the leadership of Kevin Kennedy. In 1996, after hiring manager Johnny Oates, the team claimed its first division title and went to a playoff series for the first - and thus far only - time in franchise history. The Rangers lost to the New York Yankees, but Oates was named AL Manager of the Year and Juan Gonzalez AL MVP.

In 1998 and 1999, Oates again led the team to an AL West Division championship, but in mid 2001, with the team free falling toward last place, the manager resigned.

In 2003 the Rangers finished last place for the fourth consecutive year despite the addition of superstar shortstop Alex Rodriguez. By the end of the season, Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias.

In 2004, the Rangers pulled themselves out of last place. In fact, the team battled with the LA Angels and the Oakland Athletics for first place in the AL West. Texas finally finished third, only three games away from first. (The Seattle Mariners, at fourth place, were 29 games down from first.)

The next several seasons were unimpressive for the Rangers,

In 2007 the Rangers finished fourth in the league with a sub-.500 record, 75-87. 2008 proved a slightly better year, with the team finishing second place in its division with a 79-83 record and a .488 winning percentage.

Including the 2008 season, the Rangers franchise has won 3,570 games and lost 4,049, giving a .468 lifetime average winning percentage. The franchise is 1-9 in individual playoffs and 0-3 overall for postseason series.

 

 

Texas Rangers 2009 Roster

Pitchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
53  Joaquin Benoit  RP  31  6-3  220 
55  Willie Eyre  RP  30  6-2  205 
50  Frank Francisco  RP  29  6-3  232 
18  Eddie Guardado  RP  38  6-0  225 
60  Warner Madrigal  RP  25  6-0  200 
57  Dustin Nippert  RP  27  6-8  224 
59  Josh Rupe  RP  26  6-2  210 
36  C.J. Wilson  RP  28  6-1  215 
--  John Bannister  SP  25  6-4  218 
37  Kris Benson  SP  34  6-4  205 
--  Thomas Diamond  SP  26  6-3  230 
39  Scott Feldman  SP  26  6-5  210 
54  Matt Harrison  SP  23  6-4  225 
35  Tommy Hunter  SP  22  6-3  255 
--  Eric Hurley  SP  23  6-4  195 
28  Jason Jennings  SP  30  6-2  235 
20  Brandon McCarthy  SP  25  6-7  200 
--  Luis Mendoza  SP  25  6-3  210 
33  Kevin Millwood  SP  34  6-4  230 
--  Guillermo Moscoso  SP  25  6-1  160 
44  Vicente Padilla  SP  31  6-2  220 
--  Omar Poveda  SP  21  6-4  215 
Catchers
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
--  Max Ramirez  24  5-11  175 
21  Jarrod Saltalamacchia  23  6-4  235 
Taylor Teagarden  25  6-1  200 
Infielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
Elvis Andrus  SS  20  6-1  190 
--  Joaquin Arias  2B  24  6-1  165 
Hank Blalock  1B  28  6-1  200 
19  Chris Davis  1B  23  6-4  235 
--  German Duran  3B  24  5-10  185 
Ian Kinsler  2B  26  6-0  200 
13  Omar Vizquel  SS  41  5-9  175 
10  Michael Young  SS  32  6-1  200 
Outfielders
NO. NAME POS BAT THW AGE HT WT
--  Brandon Boggs  LF  26  5-11  205 
--  Julio Borbon  CF  23  6-1  180 
22  Marlon Byrd  CF  31  6-0  235 
17  Nelson Cruz  RF  28  6-3  230 
--  Greg Golson  CF  23  6-0  190 
32  Josh Hamilton  CF  27  6-4  235 
25  Andruw Jones  CF  31  6-1  240 
David Murphy  RF  27  6-4  195 

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