1981 Texas Rangers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 57-48
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 850,076, Avg. 15,797
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Manager: Don Zimmer (57-48)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1981 Texas Rangers StatisticsTeam Record: 57-48
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 850,076, Avg. 15,797
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Manager: Don Zimmer (57-48)
Location: Arlington, Texas
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 7 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 11-5 | 3-5 | 14-10 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Texas Rangers 2 | 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 3 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 22-12 | 14-14 | 36-26 | ||
| August 18, 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 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 |
