1998 Texas Rangers Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,927,409, Avg. 36,141
Ballpark: The Ballpark at Arlington
Won Division
American League Division Series - Lost to New York Yankees 3-0
Manager: Johnny Oates (88-74)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1998 Texas Rangers Statistics
1998 Texas Rangers Roster

The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1998 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.

The Rangers scored 940 runs and allowed 871 runs. Juan Gonzalez walloped 45 home runs for Texas, while Mike Simms, Rusty Greer, Lee Stevens, Roberto Kelly, Ivan Rodriguez and Will Clark each added 20 or more, too. Juan Gonzalez drove in 157 runs. Ivan Rodriguez paced all regular hitters with a .321 average. Rick Helling topped the squad with 20 wins, plus Aaron Sele contributed 15 or more wins, too Aaron Sele recorded a 4.23 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Johnny Oates coached the team. The 1998 Texas Rangers qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 940
Regular Season Runs Against: 871

Date Game Res Home Road Record
March 31, 1998 Chicago White Sox 9 at Texas Rangers 2 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 2, 1998 Chicago White Sox 4 at Texas Rangers 20 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 3, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
April 4, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 5, 1998 Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 6, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 1-1 2-2 3-3
April 9, 1998 Texas Rangers 11 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 1-1 3-2 4-3
April 10, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 2-1 3-2 5-3
April 11, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Texas Rangers 8 L 2-2 3-2 5-4
April 12, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Texas Rangers 3 W 3-2 3-2 6-4
April 13, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Texas Rangers 10 W 4-2 3-2 7-4
April 14, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 11 W 5-2 3-2 8-4
April 15, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 7 W 6-2 3-2 9-4
April 17, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Texas Rangers 6 W 7-2 3-2 10-4
April 18, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Texas Rangers 8 L 7-3 3-2 10-5
April 19, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Texas Rangers 11 W 8-3 3-2 11-5
April 21, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Texas Rangers 4 W 9-3 3-2 12-5
April 22, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 at Texas Rangers 7 W 10-3 3-2 13-5
April 23, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12 at Texas Rangers 5 L 10-4 3-2 13-6
April 24, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 11 L 10-4 3-3 13-7
April 25, 1998 Texas Rangers 11 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 10-4 4-3 14-7
April 26, 1998 Texas Rangers 11 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 10-4 5-3 15-7
April 27, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 10-4 6-3 16-7
April 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 10-4 7-3 17-7
April 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 10-4 8-3 18-7
April 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 10-4 8-4 18-8
May 1, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 10-4 8-5 18-9
May 2, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 10-4 9-5 19-9
May 3, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 10-4 9-6 19-10
May 5, 1998 New York Yankees 7 at Texas Rangers 2 L 10-5 9-6 19-11
May 6, 1998 New York Yankees 15 at Texas Rangers 13 L 10-6 9-6 19-12
May 7, 1998 Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 2 L 10-7 9-6 19-13
May 8, 1998 Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 6 W 11-7 9-6 20-13
May 9, 1998 Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 7 W 12-7 9-6 21-13
May 10, 1998 Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 13-7 9-6 22-13
May 11, 1998 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 8 W 14-7 9-6 23-13
May 12, 1998 Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 6 W 15-7 9-6 24-13
May 13, 1998 Texas Rangers 6 at New York Yankees 8 L 15-7 9-7 24-14
May 14, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at New York Yankees 5 W 15-7 10-7 25-14
May 15, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 15-7 10-8 25-15
May 16, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Indians 10 L 15-7 10-9 25-16
May 17, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 15-7 11-9 26-16
May 19, 1998 Seattle Mariners 4 at Texas Rangers 10 W 16-7 11-9 27-16
May 20, 1998 Seattle Mariners 7 at Texas Rangers 8 W 17-7 11-9 28-16
May 21, 1998 Seattle Mariners 8 at Texas Rangers 9 W 18-7 11-9 29-16
May 22, 1998 Kansas City Royals 10 at Texas Rangers 13 W 19-7 11-9 30-16
May 23, 1998 Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 7 W 20-7 11-9 31-16
May 24, 1998 Kansas City Royals 8 at Texas Rangers 3 L 20-8 11-9 31-17
May 25, 1998 Minnesota Twins 9 at Texas Rangers 3 L 20-9 11-9 31-18
May 27, 1998 Minnesota Twins 6 at Texas Rangers 5 L 20-10 11-9 31-19
May 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 20-10 11-10 31-20
May 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 20-10 11-11 31-21
May 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 10 at Baltimore Orioles 8 W 20-10 12-11 32-21
May 31, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 20-10 13-11 33-21
June 1, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 L 20-10 13-12 33-22
June 2, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 W 20-10 14-12 34-22
June 3, 1998 Texas Rangers 16 at Oakland Athletics 10 W 20-10 15-12 35-22
June 4, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 L 20-10 15-13 35-23
June 5, 1998 San Diego Padres 7 at Texas Rangers 8 W 21-10 15-13 36-23
June 6, 1998 San Diego Padres 0 at Texas Rangers 3 W 22-10 15-13 37-23
June 7, 1998 San Diego Padres 17 at Texas Rangers 8 L 22-11 15-13 37-24
June 8, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Colorado Rockies 1 W 22-11 16-13 38-24
June 9, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Colorado Rockies 2 W 22-11 17-13 39-24
June 10, 1998 Texas Rangers 8 at Colorado Rockies 9 L 22-11 17-14 39-25
June 12, 1998 Anaheim Angels 5 at Texas Rangers 1 L 22-12 17-14 39-26
June 13, 1998 Anaheim Angels 18 at Texas Rangers 6 L 22-13 17-14 39-27
June 14, 1998 Anaheim Angels 2 at Texas Rangers 4 W 23-13 17-14 40-27
June 15, 1998 Anaheim Angels 8 at Texas Rangers 5 L 23-14 17-14 40-28
June 16, 1998 Oakland Athletics 9 at Texas Rangers 7 L 23-15 17-14 40-29
June 17, 1998 Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 2 L 23-16 17-14 40-30
June 18, 1998 Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 3 W 24-16 17-14 41-30
June 19, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Anaheim Angels 3 W 24-16 18-14 42-30
June 20, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Anaheim Angels 8 L 24-16 18-15 42-31
June 21, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Anaheim Angels 10 L 24-16 18-16 42-32
June 22, 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks 6 at Texas Rangers 0 L 24-17 18-16 42-33
June 23, 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Texas Rangers 16 W 25-17 18-16 43-33
June 24, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 W 25-17 19-16 44-33
June 25, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Arizona Diamondbacks 4 W 25-17 20-16 45-33
June 26, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 25-17 21-16 46-33
June 27, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 25-17 21-17 46-34
June 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 0 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 25-17 21-18 46-35
June 30, 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Texas Rangers 1 L 25-18 21-18 46-36
July 1, 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Texas Rangers 5 L 25-19 21-18 46-37
July 2, 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Texas Rangers 1 L 25-20 21-18 46-38
July 3, 1998 Seattle Mariners 8 at Texas Rangers 2 L 25-21 21-18 46-39
July 4, 1998 Seattle Mariners 2 at Texas Rangers 9 W 26-21 21-18 47-39
July 5, 1998 Seattle Mariners 4 at Texas Rangers 8 W 27-21 21-18 48-39
July 9, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 27-21 22-18 49-39
July 10, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 W 27-21 23-18 50-39
July 11, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 27-21 24-18 51-39
July 12, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 27-21 24-19 51-40
July 13, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 10 L 27-21 24-20 51-41
July 14, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Seattle Mariners 6 L 27-21 24-21 51-42
July 15, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 14 at Texas Rangers 3 L 27-22 24-21 51-43
July 16, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Texas Rangers 3 L 27-23 24-21 51-44
July 17, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at Texas Rangers 7 W 28-23 24-21 52-44
July 18, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8 at Texas Rangers 9 W 29-23 24-21 53-44
July 19, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at Texas Rangers 7 W 30-23 24-21 54-44
July 21, 1998 Texas Rangers 15 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 30-23 25-21 55-44
July 22, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 7 L 30-23 25-22 55-45
July 23, 1998 Texas Rangers 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 30-23 26-22 56-45
July 24, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 30-23 26-23 56-46
July 25, 1998 Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 30-23 26-24 56-47
July 26, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Minnesota Twins 11 L 30-23 26-25 56-48
July 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 L 30-23 26-26 56-49
July 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 W 30-23 27-26 57-49
July 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 L 30-23 27-27 57-50
July 31, 1998 Chicago White Sox 10 at Texas Rangers 2 L 30-24 27-27 57-51
August 1, 1998 Chicago White Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 8 W 31-24 27-27 58-51
August 2, 1998 Chicago White Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 12 W 32-24 27-27 59-51
August 4, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Texas Rangers 11 W 33-24 27-27 60-51
August 5, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 34-24 27-27 61-51
August 6, 1998 Boston Red Sox 4 at Texas Rangers 7 W 35-24 27-27 62-51
August 7, 1998 Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 4 W 36-24 27-27 63-51
August 8, 1998 Boston Red Sox 11 at Texas Rangers 1 L 36-25 27-27 63-52
August 9, 1998 Boston Red Sox 14 at Texas Rangers 8 L 36-26 27-27 63-53
August 11, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 36-26 28-27 64-53
August 12, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 36-26 28-28 64-54
August 13, 1998 Texas Rangers 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 36-26 28-29 64-55
August 14, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at New York Yankees 6 L 36-26 28-30 64-56
August 15, 1998 Texas Rangers 16 at New York Yankees 5 W 36-26 29-30 65-56
August 16, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at New York Yankees 6 L 36-26 29-31 65-57
August 18, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 36-26 29-32 65-58
August 18, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 36-26 29-33 65-59
August 19, 1998 Cleveland Indians 1 at Texas Rangers 3 W 37-26 29-33 66-59
August 20, 1998 Cleveland Indians 2 at Texas Rangers 8 W 38-26 29-33 67-59
August 21, 1998 New York Yankees 5 at Texas Rangers 0 L 38-27 29-33 67-60
August 22, 1998 New York Yankees 12 at Texas Rangers 9 L 38-28 29-33 67-61
August 23, 1998 New York Yankees 10 at Texas Rangers 12 W 39-28 29-33 68-61
August 24, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 6 W 40-28 29-33 69-61
August 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Texas Rangers 7 L 40-29 29-33 69-62
August 26, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 8 W 41-29 29-33 70-62
August 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 L 41-29 29-34 70-63
August 28, 1998 Texas Rangers 6 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 41-29 30-34 71-63
August 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 41-29 31-34 72-63
August 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 3 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 41-29 31-35 72-64
August 31, 1998 Texas Rangers 13 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 41-29 32-35 73-64
September 1, 1998 Texas Rangers 8 at Detroit Tigers 12 L 41-29 32-36 73-65
September 2, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 41-29 33-36 74-65
September 4, 1998 Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 9 W 42-29 33-36 75-65
September 5, 1998 Minnesota Twins 7 at Texas Rangers 4 L 42-30 33-36 75-66
September 6, 1998 Minnesota Twins 6 at Texas Rangers 5 L 42-31 33-36 75-67
September 7, 1998 Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 6 W 43-31 33-36 76-67
September 8, 1998 Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 7 W 44-31 33-36 77-67
September 9, 1998 Kansas City Royals 0 at Texas Rangers 8 W 45-31 33-36 78-67
September 11, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 L 45-31 33-37 78-68
September 12, 1998 Texas Rangers 8 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 W 45-31 34-37 79-68
September 13, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 L 45-31 34-38 79-69
September 14, 1998 Texas Rangers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 45-31 34-39 79-70
September 15, 1998 Texas Rangers 6 at Baltimore Orioles 5 W 45-31 35-39 80-70
September 16, 1998 Anaheim Angels 3 at Texas Rangers 5 W 46-31 35-39 81-70
September 17, 1998 Anaheim Angels 6 at Texas Rangers 7 W 47-31 35-39 82-70
September 18, 1998 Oakland Athletics 1 at Texas Rangers 3 W 48-31 35-39 83-70
September 19, 1998 Oakland Athletics 8 at Texas Rangers 4 L 48-32 35-39 83-71
September 20, 1998 Oakland Athletics 6 at Texas Rangers 3 L 48-33 35-39 83-72
September 21, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Anaheim Angels 1 W 48-33 36-39 84-72
September 22, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Anaheim Angels 1 W 48-33 37-39 85-72
September 23, 1998 Texas Rangers 7 at Anaheim Angels 1 W 48-33 38-39 86-72
September 24, 1998 Texas Rangers 9 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 48-33 39-39 87-72
September 25, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Seattle Mariners 15 L 48-33 39-40 87-73
September 26, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 L 48-33 39-41 87-74
September 27, 1998 Texas Rangers 12 at Seattle Mariners 6 W 48-33 40-41 88-74
September 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 0 at New York Yankees 2 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
September 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 1 at New York Yankees 3 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
October 2, 1998 New York Yankees 4 at Texas Rangers 0 L 0-1 0-2 0-3


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