| 2001 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 73–89 (.451) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General managers | Doug Melvin | |||
| Managers | Johnny Oates,Jerry Narron | |||
| Television | KDFW KDFI (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel,Vince Cotroneo) KESS-FM (Eleno Ornelas, Edgar Lopez) | |||
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The2001 Texas Rangers season was the 41st of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 30th inArlington as the Rangers, and their 8th season atThe Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished fourth in theAmerican League West with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses. Despite the team's batting leading the league in home runs and finishing second inon-base percentage andOPS, the team's pitching was historically poor; the team combined for anERA of 5.71 (a franchise-worst mark), and led the league in hits allowed, earned runs surrendered, and total runs surrendered. Their 913 earned runs allowed would also be a franchise-worst, and out of all pitchers that recorded at least 75 innings, none had an ERA below 4.45.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Seattle Mariners | 116 | 46 | .716 | — | 57–24 | 59–22 |
| Oakland Athletics | 102 | 60 | .630 | 14 | 53–28 | 49–32 |
| Anaheim Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 41 | 39–42 | 36–45 |
| Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 43 | 41–41 | 32–48 |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| Anaheim | — | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 6–14 | 4–15 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–13–1 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–12 | 6–12 | ||
| Boston | 3–4 | 10–9 | — | 3–3 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 10–8 | ||
| Chicago | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 10–9 | 13–6 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 4–5 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 9–10 | — | 13–6 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7–11 | ||
| Detroit | 4–5 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 6–13 | 6–13 | — | 8–11 | 4–15 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 2–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 6–13 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 6–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 14–5 | 5–14 | 15–4 | 13–6 | — | 4–2 | 5–4 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 9–9 | ||
| New York | 3–4 | 13–5–1 | 13–5 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–6 | 3–6 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 10–8 | ||
| Oakland | 14–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — | 9–10 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 12–6 | ||
| Seattle | 15–4 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 7–2 | 15–5 | 6–3 | 12–6 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 2–7 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 6–13 | 2–7 | 2–7 | — | 4–5 | 9–10 | 10–8 | ||
| Texas | 12–7 | 7–2 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–15 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Toronto | 4–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 10–9 | 6–3 | — | 8–10 | ||
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Alex Rodriguez's power hitting numbers improved with his move to Texas. In his first season with the Rangers, Alex produced one of the top offensive seasons ever for a shortstop, leading the American League with 52 HR, 133 runs scored, and 393 total bases. He became the first player since 1932 with 50 homers and 200 hits in a season, just the third shortstop to ever lead his league in homers, and was just the second AL player in the last 34 seasons (beginning 1968) to lead the league in runs, homers, and total bases; his total base figure is the most ever for a major league shortstop. His 52 homers made him the sixth youngest to ever reach 50 homers and were the highest total ever by a shortstop, surpassingErnie Banks' mark of 47 in 1958, and also the most ever for an infielder other than a first baseman, breaking Phillies 3BMike Schmidt's record of 48 in 1980.[8]
It was his 5th 30-homer campaign, tying Banks for most ever by a shortstop. He also tied for the league lead in extra base hits (87) and ranked 3rd in RBI (135) and slugging (.622). He was also among the AL leaders in hits (4th, 201), average (7th, .318), and on-base percentage (8th, .399). He established Rangers club records for homers, runs, total bases, andhit by pitches, had the 2nd most extra base hits, and the 4th highest RBI total. He led the club in runs, hits, doubles (34), homers, RBI, slugging, and on-base percentage and was 2nd in walks (75), stolen bases (18), and game-winning RBI (14) while posting career highs for homers, RBI, and total bases. Rodriguez started 161 games at shortstop and one as theDH, the only major league player to start all of his team's games in 2001.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Iván Rodríguez | 111 | 442 | 136 | .308 | 25 | 65 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 160 | 600 | 164 | .273 | 47 | 123 |
| 2B | Michael Young | 101 | 386 | 96 | .249 | 11 | 49 |
| SS | Alex Rodriguez | 162 | 632 | 201 | .318 | 52 | 135 |
| 3B | Mike Lamb | 76 | 284 | 87 | .306 | 4 | 35 |
| LF | Frank Catalanotto | 133 | 463 | 153 | .330 | 11 | 54 |
| CF | Gabe Kapler | 134 | 483 | 129 | .267 | 17 | 72 |
| RF | Ricky Ledée | 78 | 242 | 56 | .231 | 2 | 36 |
| DH | Rubén Sierra | 94 | 344 | 100 | .291 | 23 | 67 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Randy Velarde | 78 | 296 | 88 | .297 | 9 | 31 |
| Rusty Greer | 62 | 245 | 67 | .273 | 7 | 29 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 72 | 243 | 57 | .235 | 10 | 34 |
| Ken Caminiti | 54 | 185 | 43 | .232 | 9 | 25 |
| Bill Haselman | 47 | 130 | 37 | .285 | 3 | 25 |
| Rubén Mateo | 40 | 129 | 32 | .248 | 1 | 13 |
| Scott Sheldon | 61 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 3 | 11 |
| Chad Curtis | 38 | 115 | 29 | .252 | 3 | 10 |
| Bo Porter | 48 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 1 | 6 |
| Carlos Peña | 22 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 3 | 12 |
| Craig Monroe | 27 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 2 | 5 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 23 | 49 | 5 | .102 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Magruder | 17 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Jensen | 11 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Hubbard | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Brumbaugh | 7 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 34 | 215.2 | 12 | 11 | 5.17 | 154 |
| Doug Davis | 30 | 186.0 | 11 | 10 | 4.45 | 115 |
| Darren Oliver | 28 | 154.0 | 11 | 11 | 6.02 | 104 |
| Kenny Rogers | 20 | 120.2 | 5 | 7 | 6.19 | 74 |
| Rob Bell | 18 | 105.1 | 5 | 5 | 7.18 | 64 |
| Aaron Myette | 19 | 80.2 | 4 | 5 | 7.14 | 67 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ryan Glynn | 12 | 46.0 | 1 | 5 | 7.04 | 15 |
| Justin Duchscherer | 5 | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 12.27 | 11 |
| Mike Judd | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jeff Zimmerman | 66 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2.40 | 72 |
| Mike Venafro | 70 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.80 | 29 |
| Pat Mahomes | 56 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5.70 | 61 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.69 | 42 |
| Juan Moreno | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 36 |
| Tim Crabtree | 21 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6.56 | 16 |
| Jeff Brantley | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 11 |
| Danny Kolb | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 15 |
| J.D. Smart | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.46 | 10 |
| Chris Michalak | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 10 |
| Kevin Foster | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.62 | 16 |
| Brandon Villafuerte | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 4 |
| Jonathan Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.58 | 11 |
| R.A. Dickey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 |
| Francisco Cordero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |