| 1991 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 85–77 (.525) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | George W. Bush | |||
| General managers | Tom Grieve | |||
| Managers | Bobby Valentine | |||
| Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg,Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas,Norm Hitzges) | |||
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel,Mark Holtz ) | |||
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The1991 Texas Rangers season was the 31st of theTexas Rangers franchise overall, their 20th inArlington as the Rangers, and the 20th season atArlington Stadium. The Rangers finished third in theAmerican League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
May 1, Arlington Stadium, Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Nolan Ryan L: Jimmy Key | ||||||||||||
| HRs: Rubén Sierra, Attendance: 33,439. Length of game: 2:25. Umpires: HP: Tschida, 1B: Coble, 2B: Shulock, 3B: Johnson | ||||||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | AB | R | H | RBI | Texas Rangers | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon White, cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Pettis, cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Alomar, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Daugherty, lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly Gruber, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rafael Palmeiro, 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Carter, lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rubén Sierra, rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John Olerud, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Julio Franco, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Whiten, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Juan Gonzalez, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenallen Hill, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Stanley, c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Myers, c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Buechele, 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Lee, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Huson, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan, W | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Key, L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob MacDonald | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Fraser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 46–35 | 41–40 |
| Texas Rangers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Oakland Athletics | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 47–34 | 37–44 |
| Seattle Mariners | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Kansas City Royals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13 | 40–41 | 42–39 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14 | 40–41 | 41–40 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 |
| California | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 1–12 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 2–10 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 1–12 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
| Minnesota | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–5 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| New York | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Oakland | 9–3 | 4–8 | 12–1 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 9–3 | 7–6 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
| 1991 Texas Rangers | |||||||||
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Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Iván Rodríguez | 88 | 280 | 74 | .264 | 3 | 27 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 159 | 631 | 203 | .322 | 26 | 88 |
| 2B | Julio Franco | 146 | 589 | 201 | .341 | 15 | 78 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 121 | 416 | 111 | .267 | 18 | 66 |
| SS | Jeff Huson | 119 | 268 | 57 | .213 | 2 | 26 |
| LF | Juan González | 142 | 545 | 144 | .264 | 27 | 102 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 137 | 282 | 61 | .216 | 0 | 19 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 161 | 661 | 203 | .307 | 25 | 116 |
| DH | Brian Downing | 123 | 407 | 113 | .278 | 17 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Reimer | 136 | 394 | 106 | .269 | 20 | 69 |
| Dean Palmer | 81 | 268 | 50 | .187 | 15 | 37 |
| Geno Petralli | 87 | 199 | 54 | .271 | 2 | 20 |
| Mario Díaz | 96 | 182 | 48 | .264 | 1 | 22 |
| Mike Stanley | 95 | 181 | 45 | .249 | 3 | 25 |
| Jack Daugherty | 58 | 144 | 28 | .194 | 1 | 11 |
| José Hernández | 45 | 98 | 18 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Denny Walling | 24 | 44 | 4 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Monty Fariss | 19 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 1 | 6 |
| John Russell | 22 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Green | 8 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Maurer | 13 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
| Donald Harris | 18 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Scruggs | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Parent | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Capra | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 33 | 210.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.40 | 96 |
| Nolan Ryan | 27 | 173.0 | 12 | 6 | 2.91 | 203 |
| José Guzmán | 25 | 169.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.08 | 125 |
| Bobby Witt | 17 | 88.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.09 | 82 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 12 | 62.0 | 2 | 7 | 6.68 | 33 |
| Brian Bohanon | 11 | 61.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.84 | 34 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 5 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 8 |
| Héctor Fajardo | 4 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.68 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Alexander | 30 | 89.1 | 5 | 3 | 5.24 | 50 |
| John Barfield | 28 | 83.1 | 4 | 4 | 4.54 | 27 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 14.46 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Russell | 68 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 3.29 | 52 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 70 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.63 | 43 |
| Kenny Rogers | 63 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5.42 | 73 |
| Rich Gossage | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 | 28 |
| Wayne Rosenthal | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.25 | 61 |
| Terry Mathews | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.61 | 51 |
| Joe Bitker | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 16 |
| Brad Arnsberg | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.38 | 8 |
| Barry Manuel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Jim Poole | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 |
| Eric Nolte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |