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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 MLBAL9th61100.380471⁄2
1962 MLBAL10th60101.375351⁄2
1963 MLBAL10th56106.345481⁄2
1964 MLBAL9th62100.38237
1965 MLBAL8th7092.43232
1966 MLBAL8th7188.438251⁄2
1967 MLBAL6th7685.476151⁄2
1968 MLBAL10th6596.399371⁄2
1969 MLBALEast4th8676.53023
1970 MLBALEast6th7092.43238
1971 MLBALEast5th6396.408381⁄2
Texas Rangers
1972 MLBALWest6th54100.350381⁄2
1973 MLBALWest6th57105.35137
1974 MLBALWest2nd8476.5255 Jeff Burroughs (MVP)
Mike Hargrove (ROY)
1975 MLBALWest3rd7983.48719
1976 MLBALWest5th7686.46914
1977 MLBALWest2nd9468.5808
1978 MLBALWest3rd8775.5375
1979 MLBALWest3rd8379.5125
1980 MLBALWest4th7685.468201⁄2
1981 MLB AL West2nd3322.60011⁄2
3rd2426.48041⁄2
1982 MLBALWest6th6498.39529
1983 MLBALWest3rd7785.47522
1984 MLBALWest7th6992.428141⁄2
1985 MLBALWest7th6299.385281⁄2
1986 MLBALWest2nd8775.5375
1987 MLBALWest7th7587.46210
1988 MLBALWest6th7091.435331⁄2
1989 MLBALWest4th8379.51216
1990 MLBALWest3rd8379.51220
1991 MLBALWest3rd8577.52410
1992 MLBALWest4th7785.47519
1993 MLBALWest2nd8676.5308
1994 MLBALWest1st5262.456— Postseason cancelled
1995 MLBALWest3rd7470.51341⁄2
1996 MLBALWest ^1st9072.555— Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1 Juan González (MVP)
Johnny Oates (MOY)
1997 MLBALWest3rd7785.47513
1998 MLBALWest ^1st8874.543— Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 Juan González (MVP)
1999 MLBALWest ^1st9567.586— Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0 Iván Rodríguez (MVP)
2000 MLBALWest4th7191.438201⁄2
2001 MLBALWest4th7389.45043
2002 MLBALWest4th7290.44431
2003 MLBALWest4th7191.43825 Alex Rodriguez (MVP)
2004 MLBALWest3rd8973.5493 Buck Showalter (MOY)
2005 MLBALWest3rd7983.48716
2006 MLBALWest3rd8082.49313
2007 MLBALWest4th7587.46218
2008 MLBALWest2nd7983.48721
2009 MLBALWest2nd8775.53710
2010 MLBAL *West ^1st9072.556— Won ALDS (Rays) 3–2
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–1 *		 Josh Hamilton (MVP)
Neftalí Feliz (ROY)
2011 MLBAL *West ^1st9666.593— Won ALDS (Rays) 3–1
Won ALCS (Tigers) 4–2
Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 *
2012 MLBALWest2nd ¤9369.5741 Lost ALWC (Orioles)
2013 MLBALWest2nd [A]9172.55851⁄2
2014 MLBALWest5th6795.41431
2015 MLBALWest ^1st8874.543— Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–2 Jeff Banister (MOY)
Prince Fielder (CBPOY)
2016 MLBALWest ^1st9567.586— Lost ALDS (Blue Jays) 3–0
2017 MLBALWest4th7884.48123
2018 MLBALWest5th6795.41436
2019 MLBALWest3rd7884.48129
2020 MLBALWest5th2238.36714
2021 MLBALWest5th60102.37035
2022 MLBALWest4th6894.42038
2023 MLB †AL *West2nd ¤9072.556—[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.

DecadeWinsLossesPct
1960s 607844.418
1970s 747860.465
1980s 720839.462
1990s 807747.519
2000s 776844.479
2010s 843778.520
2020s 240306.440
All-time4,7405,218.476

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
9Totals8–83435

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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