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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.
The Texas Rangers' logo since 2003. The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the second incarnation of the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins.
0–9. 1972 Texas Rangers season; 1973 Texas Rangers season; 1974 Texas Rangers season; 1975 Texas Rangers season; 1976 Texas Rangers season; 1977 Texas Rangers season
Prior to the 1972 season, improvements were made to Turnpike Stadium, which reopened as Arlington Stadium, in preparation for the inaugural season of the Texas Rangers. The team played its first game on April 15, 1972, a 1–0 loss at the hands of the California Angels , their 1961 expansion cousins.
The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. The new Senators remained in Washington through 1971.
The Rangers went 13–4 in the postseason, going 2–4 at home and 11–0 on the road, the most road wins in a postseason in MLB history. [3] [4] The Texas Rangers drew an average home attendance of 31,272 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 16th highest in the league. The total attendance was 2,533,062. [5]
The Texas Rangers' 2011 season was the 51st season in the overall history of the franchise and the 40th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. At the season outset, the Rangers were the defending American League champions.
The 2024 Texas Rangers season was the 64th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 53rd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the fifth season at Globe Life Field.They entered the season as the defending World Series champions, after winning their first World Series title in franchise history, as well as the defending American League champions.