1981 Texas Rangers Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 57-48
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 853,032, Avg. 15,797
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Manager: Don Zimmer (57-48)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1981 Texas Rangers Statistics
1981 Texas Rangers Roster

The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 57 wins and 48 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.

The Rangers scored 452 runs and gave up 389 runs. Buddy Bell led Texas with 10 home runs and drove in 64 runs. Al Oliver topped all regular batters with a .309 average. Rick Honeycutt paced the squad with 11 wins, while Doc Medich recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Don Zimmer coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 452
Regular Season Runs Against: 389

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 9, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at New York Yankees 10 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 11, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 12, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at New York Yankees 4 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 14, 1981 Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 1 L 0-1 1-2 1-3
April 15, 1981 Cleveland Indians 0 at Texas Rangers 8 W 1-1 1-2 2-3
April 17, 1981 New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 1-2 1-2 2-4
April 18, 1981 New York Yankees 4 at Texas Rangers 6 W 2-2 1-2 3-4
April 19, 1981 New York Yankees 0 at Texas Rangers 4 W 3-2 1-2 4-4
April 20, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 3-2 1-3 4-5
April 21, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 10 L 3-2 1-4 4-6
April 22, 1981 Texas Rangers 16 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 3-2 2-4 5-6
April 25, 1981 Texas Rangers 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 3-2 3-4 6-6
April 26, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 3-2 3-5 6-7
April 27, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 10 W 4-2 3-5 7-7
April 28, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 9 W 5-2 3-5 8-7
April 29, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 5 W 6-2 3-5 9-7
April 30, 1981 Kansas City Royals 0 at Texas Rangers 7 W 7-2 3-5 10-7
May 1, 1981 Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 0 L 7-3 3-5 10-8
May 2, 1981 Kansas City Royals 7 at Texas Rangers 2 L 7-4 3-5 10-9
May 3, 1981 Kansas City Royals 8 at Texas Rangers 9 W 8-4 3-5 11-9
May 5, 1981 Chicago White Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 6 W 9-4 3-5 12-9
May 6, 1981 Chicago White Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 4 W 10-4 3-5 13-9
May 7, 1981 Chicago White Sox 4 at Texas Rangers 9 W 11-4 3-5 14-9
May 9, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Texas Rangers 2 L 11-5 3-5 14-10
May 9, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Texas Rangers 3 L 11-6 3-5 14-11
May 10, 1981 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Texas Rangers 7 W 12-6 3-5 15-11
May 11, 1981 Texas Rangers 9 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 12-6 4-5 16-11
May 12, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 12-6 4-6 16-12
May 14, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 12-6 5-6 17-12
May 15, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 12-6 6-6 18-12
May 16, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 12-6 6-7 18-13
May 17, 1981 Texas Rangers 0 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 12-6 6-8 18-14
May 18, 1981 Texas Rangers 13 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 12-6 7-8 19-14
May 19, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at Detroit Tigers 14 L 12-6 7-9 19-15
May 20, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 12-6 7-10 19-16
May 22, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 12-6 8-10 20-16
May 23, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 12-6 9-10 21-16
May 24, 1981 Texas Rangers 5 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 12-6 10-10 22-16
May 25, 1981 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 13-6 10-10 23-16
May 26, 1981 Minnesota Twins 1 at Texas Rangers 2 W 14-6 10-10 24-16
May 27, 1981 Minnesota Twins 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 14-7 10-10 24-17
May 28, 1981 Minnesota Twins 2 at Texas Rangers 6 W 15-7 10-10 25-17
May 29, 1981 Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 4 L 15-8 10-10 25-18
May 30, 1981 Seattle Mariners 0 at Texas Rangers 6 W 16-8 10-10 26-18
May 31, 1981 Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 3 L 16-9 10-10 26-19
June 2, 1981 Texas Rangers 5 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 16-9 11-10 27-19
June 3, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 16-9 12-10 28-19
June 4, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 16-9 12-11 28-20
June 5, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Texas Rangers 5 W 17-9 12-11 29-20
June 6, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 4 W 18-9 12-11 30-20
June 7, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 9 W 19-9 12-11 31-20
June 8, 1981 Detroit Tigers 1 at Texas Rangers 8 W 20-9 12-11 32-20
June 9, 1981 Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 0 L 20-10 12-11 32-21
June 10, 1981 Texas Rangers 12 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 20-10 13-11 33-21
June 11, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 20-10 13-12 33-22
August 10, 1981 Texas Rangers 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 20-10 13-13 33-23
August 11, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at New York Yankees 0 W 20-10 14-13 34-23
August 12, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 20-10 14-14 34-24
August 14, 1981 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 3 W 21-10 14-14 35-24
August 15, 1981 Boston Red Sox 5 at Texas Rangers 3 L 21-11 14-14 35-25
August 16, 1981 Boston Red Sox 0 at Texas Rangers 3 W 22-11 14-14 36-25
August 18, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 8 W 23-11 14-14 37-25
August 18, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Texas Rangers 1 L 23-12 14-14 37-26
August 19, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Texas Rangers 4 W 24-12 14-14 38-26
August 21, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 24-12 14-15 38-27
August 22, 1981 Texas Rangers 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 24-12 14-16 38-28
August 23, 1981 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 24-12 14-17 38-29
August 24, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 W 24-12 15-17 39-29
August 25, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 24-12 16-17 40-29
August 27, 1981 Texas Rangers 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 24-12 17-17 41-29
August 28, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 24-12 17-18 41-30
August 29, 1981 Texas Rangers 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 W 24-12 18-18 42-30
August 30, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 24-12 18-19 42-31
August 31, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 0 L 24-13 18-19 42-32
September 1, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Texas Rangers 3 L 24-14 18-19 42-33
September 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 4 W 25-14 18-19 43-33
September 3, 1981 Detroit Tigers 8 at Texas Rangers 5 L 25-15 18-19 43-34
September 4, 1981 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 3 W 26-15 18-19 44-34
September 5, 1981 Detroit Tigers 1 at Texas Rangers 0 L 26-16 18-19 44-35
September 6, 1981 Detroit Tigers 4 at Texas Rangers 3 L 26-17 18-19 44-36
September 7, 1981 Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 26-17 18-20 44-37
September 8, 1981 Texas Rangers 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 26-17 18-21 44-38
September 9, 1981 Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 26-17 19-21 45-38
September 11, 1981 Texas Rangers 11 at California Angels 6 W 26-17 20-21 46-38
September 12, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 2 W 26-17 21-21 47-38
September 13, 1981 Texas Rangers 7 at California Angels 8 L 26-17 21-22 47-39
September 14, 1981 Oakland Athletics 5 at Texas Rangers 2 L 26-18 21-22 47-40
September 15, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 12 W 27-18 21-22 48-40
September 16, 1981 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 27-19 21-22 48-41
September 18, 1981 Minnesota Twins 6 at Texas Rangers 3 L 27-20 21-22 48-42
September 19, 1981 Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 6 W 28-20 21-22 49-42
September 20, 1981 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 29-20 21-22 50-42
September 21, 1981 Seattle Mariners 1 at Texas Rangers 4 W 30-20 21-22 51-42
September 22, 1981 Seattle Mariners 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 30-21 21-22 51-43
September 23, 1981 Seattle Mariners 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 30-22 21-22 51-44
September 24, 1981 Seattle Mariners 2 at Texas Rangers 1 L 30-23 21-22 51-45
September 25, 1981 Texas Rangers 5 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 30-23 22-22 52-45
September 26, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 30-23 22-23 52-46
September 27, 1981 Texas Rangers 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 30-23 22-24 52-47
September 28, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 30-23 23-24 53-47
September 29, 1981 Texas Rangers 6 at Seattle Mariners 2 W 30-23 24-24 54-47
September 30, 1981 Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 1 W 30-23 25-24 55-47
October 2, 1981 California Angels 6 at Texas Rangers 8 W 31-23 25-24 56-47
October 3, 1981 California Angels 0 at Texas Rangers 1 W 32-23 25-24 57-47
October 4, 1981 California Angels 9 at Texas Rangers 2 L 32-24 25-24 57-48


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