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The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team has played in Arlington, Texas, since 1972. The team began in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an American League expansion team based in Washington, D.C., before relocating to Texas. Since that time, over 1,200 players have competed in at least one game for the Senators/Rangers.
Most runs scored in a game (team) — 30 [n 1] August 22, 2007: Baltimore Orioles: Most home runs in a game (team) — 8* May 21, 2005: Houston Astros: Most home runs in a game (team) — 8* June 30, 2005: Los Angeles Angels: Most home runs in a game Josh Hamilton: 4 [n 2] May 8, 2012: Baltimore Orioles: Most home runs in an inning Carl Everett ...
The team posted winning records again from 1977 to 1979 but fell short of reaching the playoffs. The Rangers came very close to clinching a playoff spot in 1981, but wound up losing the first half of the AL West by one-and-a-half games to Oakland at the time of the players' strike. Texas went on to finish under .500 each season through 1985.
He was converted into a starting pitcher in Texas, where he pitched from 1980 to 1990, making his only All-Star team in 1986. He left Texas as the franchise leader in wins (139), strikeouts (1,452), innings pitched (2,308), complete games (98), and losses (123), which all still stand as club records as of 2025.
James Lester Kern (born March 15, 1949) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A three time American League All-Star (1977–1979), Kern went 13–5 with a 1.57 ERA and 29 saves out of the Texas Rangers' bullpen in 1979 to finish fourth in American League Cy Young Award balloting.
The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starting pitcher is an honor which is given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [3] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [4]
The Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros are in a three-way race for the AL West division title, how difficult is each team’s schedule the rest of the way?
Jesse Orosco, the all-time leader in games played as a pitcher. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.