1988 Texas Rangers season

The 1988 Texas Rangers season was the 28th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 17th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 17th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason December 13, 1987: Bárbaro Garbey was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers. December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers. March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.Robbie Wine at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Opening Day starters Jerry Browne Steve Buechele Scott Fletcher Charlie Hough Pete Incaviglia Oddibe McDowell Pete O'Brien Larry Parrish Geno Petralli Rubén Sierra1988 Texas Rangers Roster by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records American League Opponent Total Home Away American League WestCalifornia Angels 5–8 3–4 2–4 45 50Chicago White Sox 5–8 2–4 3–4 63 62Kansas City Royals 6–7 4–3 2–4 65 83Minnesota Twins 6–7 2–4 4–3 48 70Oakland Athletics 5–8 3–4 2–4 52 64Seattle Mariners 7–6 3–3 4–2 52 42Texas Rangers – – – – – Total 34–44 17–22 17–22 325 371American League EastBaltimore Orioles 6–6 4–2 2–4 59 49Boston Red Sox 4–8 2–4 2–4 37 60Cleveland Indians 6–6 3–3 3–3 43 39Detroit Tigers 4–8 2–4 2–4 30 38Milwaukee Brewers 4–8 2–4 2–4 37 50New York Yankees 6–5 4–2 2–3 47 63Toronto Blue Jays 6–6 4–2 2–4 59 65 Total 36–47 21–21 15–26 312 364

Notable transactions April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Guy Hoffman at Baseball Reference July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Jim Sundberg at Baseball Reference July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.Iván Rodríguez at Baseball Reference August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.Cecilio Guante at Baseball Reference September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.Jack Daugherty at Baseball Reference

Roster 1988 Texas Rangers roster Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 4 || Indians || 4–3 || || || || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 6 || Indians || 1–5 || || || || 1–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 7 || Indians || 1–4 || || || || 1–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 8 || Red Sox || 0–4 || || || || 1–3 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 9 || Red Sox || 1–2 || || || || 1–4 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 10 || Red Sox || 4–1 || || || || 2–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 1–4 || || || || 2–5 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 14 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || || || || 3–5 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 (10) || || || || 4–5 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || || || || 5–5 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–15 || || || || 5–6 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || || || || 5–7 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 19 || @ Indians || 3–0 || || || || 6–7 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 20 || @ Indians || 1–2 || || || || 6–8 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 22 || Tigers || 3–5 || || || || 6–9 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 23 || Tigers || 6–7 || || || || 6–10 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 24 || Tigers || 4–2 || || || || 7–10 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 26 || Brewers || 3–1 || || || || 8–10 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 27 || Brewers || 3–4 || || || || 8–11 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 29 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || || || || 8–12 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 30 || @ Yankees || 3–15 || || || || 8–13 || L3

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || May 1 || @ Yankees || 5–1 || || || || 9–13 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 2 || @ Orioles || 4–9 || || || || 9–14 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || May 3 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || || || || 10–14 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || || || || 10–15 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 5 || @ Brewers || 1–9 || || || || 10–16 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 6 || Yankees || 7–6 || || || || 11–16 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 7 || Yankees || 3–2 || || || || 12–16 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 8 || Yankees || 10–8 || || || || 13–16 || W3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 10 || Orioles || 13–5 || || || || 14–16 || W4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || May 11 || Orioles || 8–0 || || || || 15–16 || W5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 12 || Orioles || 2–1 || || || || 16–16 || W6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 13 || Royals || 2–1 || || || || 17–16 || W7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 14 || Royals || 6–3 || || || || 18–16 || W8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 15 || Royals || 4–5 || || || || 18–17 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 16 || Royals || 6–7 || || || || 18–18 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 17 || @ Blue Jays || 7–6 (14) || || || || 19–18 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 18 || @ Blue Jays || 4–0 || || || || 20–18 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | - || May 20 || Twins || colspan=7 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || May 21 || Twins || 3–0 || || || || 21–18 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 22 || Twins || 5–15 || || || || 21–19 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 22 || Twins || 2–4 || || || || 21–20 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 24 || Blue Jays || 2–13 || || || || 21–21 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || May 25 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || || || || 22–21 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || May 26 || Blue Jays || 8–7 || || || || 23–21 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 27 || @ Royals || 3–2 || || || || 24–21 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 28 || @ Royals || 6–8 || || || || 24–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 29 || @ Royals || 1–12 || || || || 24–23 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 30 || @ Twins || 6–1 || || || || 25–23 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 31 || @ Twins || 6–8 || || || || 25–24 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 1 || @ Twins || 1–7 || || || || 25–25 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || June 2 || @ White Sox || 10–2 || || || || 26–25 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || June 3 || @ White Sox || 9–3 || || || || 27–25 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 4 || @ White Sox || 8–10 || || || || 27–26 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 5 || @ White Sox || 4–5 || || || || 27–27 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 6 || Angels || 6–4 || || || || 28–27 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 7 || Angels || 0–1 || || || || 28–28 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 8 || Angels || 2–5 || || || || 28–29 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 9 || Athletics || 5–2 || || || || 29–29 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 10 || Athletics || 6–7 || || || || 29–30 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 11 || Athletics || 4–13 || || || || 29–31 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 12 || Athletics || 3–2 || || || || 30–31 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 14 || @ Angels || 0–3 || || || || 30–32 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || June 15 || @ Angels || 6–3 (10) || || || || 31–32 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 16 || @ Angels || 0–3 || || || || 31–33 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 17 || @ Athletics || 6–7 (14) || || || || 31–34 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 18 || @ Athletics || 1–2 (13) || || || || 31–35 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 19 || @ Athletics || 5–4 (11) || || || || 32–35 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 20 || Mariners || 4–3 || || || || 33–35 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 21 || Mariners || 6–0 || || || || 34–35 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 22 || Mariners || 2–3 (10) || || || || 34–36 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 24 || White Sox || 5–2 || || || || 35–36 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 25 || White Sox || 5–10 || || || || 35–37 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 26 || White Sox || 5–7 || || || || 35–38 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 27 || @ Mariners || 3–6 || || || || 35–39 || L3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 28 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || || || || 36–39 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 29 || @ Mariners || 1–0 (12) || || || || 37–39 || W2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || July 1 || Orioles || 1–7 || || || || 37–40 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2 || Orioles || 4–7 || || || || 37–41 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || July 3 || Orioles || 13–1 || || || || 38–41 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 4 || Yankees || 2–13 || || || || 38–42 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 5 || Yankees || 3–5 || || || || 38–43 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 6 || Yankees || 4–2 || || || || 39–43 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 7 || @ Orioles || 0–6 || || || || 39–44 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 8 || @ Orioles || 8–5 || || || || 40–44 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 9 || @ Orioles || 1–4 || || || || 40–45 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 10 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || || || || 40–46 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 14 || Brewers || 2–6 || || || || 40–47 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 15 || Brewers || 2–4 || || || || 40–48 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 16 || Brewers || 3–4 || || || || 40–49 || L5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 90 || July 17 || Brewers || 3–0 || || || || 41–49 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 18 || @ Yankees || 2–7 || || || || 41–50 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 19 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || || || || 42–51 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | || July 20 || @ Yankees || colspan=4 |Cancelled (rain) || 42–51 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 21 || @ Brewers || 1–6 || || || || 42–51 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 22 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || || || || 42–52 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 23 || @ Brewers || 7–4 || || || || 43–52 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 24 || @ Brewers || 6–4 || || || || 44–52 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 25 || Red Sox || 0–2 || || || || 44–53 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || July 26 || Red Sox || 9–8 || || || || 45–53 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 27 || Red Sox || 7–10 || || || || 45–54 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 29 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || || || || 45–55 || L2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 29 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || || || || 46–55 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || July 30 || @ Tigers || 0–3 || || || || 46–56 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 31 || @ Tigers || 1–5 || || || || 46–57 || L2

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 2 || @ Red Sox || 2–7 || || || || 46–58 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 3 || @ Red Sox || 4–5 || || || || 47–59 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || August 5 || Indians || 8–4 || || || || 47–59 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 6 || Indians || 3–5 || || || || 47–60 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || August 7 || Indians || 2–0 || || || || 48–60 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 8 || Tigers || 2–3 || || || || 48–61 || L1