1997 Texas Rangers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-85
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,945,228, Avg. 36,545
Ballpark: The Ballpark at Arlington
Manager: Johnny Oates (77-85)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1997 Texas Rangers StatisticsTeam Record: 77-85
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,945,228, Avg. 36,545
Ballpark: The Ballpark at Arlington
Manager: Johnny Oates (77-85)
Location: Arlington, Texas
1997 Texas Rangers Roster
The Texas Rangers of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing third in the AL's West Division.
The Rangers plated 807 runs and surrendered 823 runs. Juan Gonzalez walloped 42 home runs for Texas, while Ivan Rodriguez, Lee Stevens and Rusty Greer each swatted 20 or more, too. Juan Gonzalez drove in 131 runs. Rusty Greer led all regular hitters with a .321 average. Darren Oliver topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.20 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Johnny Oates coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 807
Regular Season Runs Against: 823
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 4, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 5, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at Texas Rangers 7 | L | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 6, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Texas Rangers 9 | W | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 7, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 10, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 11, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 13, 1997 | Texas Rangers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 14, 1997 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 15, 1997 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 4-2 | 1-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 16, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 0 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 17, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 18, 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 4-3 | 3-3 | 7-6 | ||
| April 19, 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Texas Rangers 0 | L | 4-4 | 3-3 | 7-7 | ||
| April 20, 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Texas Rangers 10 | W | 5-4 | 3-3 | 8-7 | ||
| April 21, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 5-5 | 3-3 | 8-8 | ||
| April 23, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 6-5 | 3-3 | 9-8 | ||
| April 24, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 7-5 | 3-3 | 10-8 | ||
| April 25, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 7-5 | 4-3 | 11-8 | ||
| April 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 7-5 | 5-3 | 12-8 | ||
| April 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 7-5 | 6-3 | 13-8 | ||
| April 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 14 | L | 7-5 | 6-4 | 13-9 | ||
| April 29, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 7-5 | 6-5 | 13-10 | ||
| April 30, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 7-5 | 7-5 | 14-10 | ||
| May 2, 1997 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 7-6 | 7-5 | 14-11 | ||
| May 3, 1997 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 8-6 | 7-5 | 15-11 | ||
| May 4, 1997 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 9-6 | 7-5 | 16-11 | ||
| May 6, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 9-6 | 7-6 | 16-12 | ||
| May 7, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 9-6 | 7-7 | 16-13 | ||
| May 8, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 9-6 | 7-8 | 16-14 | ||
| May 9, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 9-6 | 8-8 | 17-14 | ||
| May 10, 1997 | Texas Rangers 11 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 9-6 | 9-8 | 18-14 | ||
| May 11, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 9-6 | 10-8 | 19-14 | ||
| May 12, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 10-6 | 10-8 | 20-14 | ||
| May 13, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 10-7 | 10-8 | 20-15 | ||
| May 14, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 11-7 | 10-8 | 21-15 | ||
| May 15, 1997 | New York Yankees 8 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 11-8 | 10-8 | 21-16 | ||
| May 16, 1997 | New York Yankees 0 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 12-8 | 10-8 | 22-16 | ||
| May 17, 1997 | New York Yankees 11 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 12-9 | 10-8 | 22-17 | ||
| May 18, 1997 | New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 13-9 | 10-8 | 23-17 | ||
| May 20, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 14-9 | 10-8 | 24-17 | ||
| May 21, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 14-10 | 10-8 | 24-18 | ||
| May 22, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Texas Rangers 10 | W | 15-10 | 10-8 | 25-18 | ||
| May 23, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 15-10 | 10-9 | 25-19 | ||
| May 24, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 15-10 | 11-9 | 26-19 | ||
| May 25, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Detroit Tigers 13 | L | 15-10 | 11-10 | 26-20 | ||
| May 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 | L | 15-10 | 11-11 | 26-21 | ||
| May 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 15 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | W | 15-10 | 12-11 | 27-21 | ||
| May 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 0 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 15-10 | 12-12 | 27-22 | ||
| May 29, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 15-10 | 13-12 | 28-22 | ||
| May 30, 1997 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 15-11 | 13-12 | 28-23 | ||
| May 31, 1997 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 3 | W | 16-11 | 13-12 | 29-23 | ||
| June 1, 1997 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 16-12 | 13-12 | 29-24 | ||
| June 2, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 17-12 | 13-12 | 30-24 | ||
| June 3, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 17-13 | 13-12 | 30-25 | ||
| June 5, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 17-13 | 14-12 | 31-25 | ||
| June 6, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 17-13 | 14-13 | 31-26 | ||
| June 7, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 10 | L | 17-13 | 14-14 | 31-27 | ||
| June 8, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 17-13 | 14-15 | 31-28 | ||
| June 10, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Minnesota Twins 10 | L | 17-13 | 14-16 | 31-29 | ||
| June 11, 1997 | Texas Rangers 9 at Minnesota Twins 6 | W | 17-13 | 15-16 | 32-29 | ||
| June 12, 1997 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 17-14 | 15-16 | 32-30 | ||
| June 13, 1997 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 18-14 | 15-16 | 33-30 | ||
| June 14, 1997 | San Diego Padres 6 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 19-14 | 15-16 | 34-30 | ||
| June 15, 1997 | San Diego Padres 4 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 20-14 | 15-16 | 35-30 | ||
| June 17, 1997 | Texas Rangers 10 at Colorado Rockies 8 | W | 20-14 | 16-16 | 36-30 | ||
| June 18, 1997 | Texas Rangers 9 at Colorado Rockies 10 | L | 20-14 | 16-17 | 36-31 | ||
| June 19, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 20-15 | 16-17 | 36-32 | ||
| June 20, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 20-16 | 16-17 | 36-33 | ||
| June 21, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 15 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 20-17 | 16-17 | 36-34 | ||
| June 22, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 20-18 | 16-17 | 36-35 | ||
| June 23, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 1 at Texas Rangers 0 | L | 20-19 | 16-17 | 36-36 | ||
| June 24, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 7 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 20-20 | 16-17 | 36-37 | ||
| June 25, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 4 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 21-20 | 16-17 | 37-37 | ||
| June 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 21-20 | 16-18 | 37-38 | ||
| June 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 21-20 | 16-19 | 37-39 | ||
| June 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 | W | 21-20 | 17-19 | 38-39 | ||
| June 29, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 21-20 | 17-20 | 38-40 | ||
| June 30, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 21-20 | 18-20 | 39-40 | ||
| July 1, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 | L | 21-20 | 18-21 | 39-41 | ||
| July 2, 1997 | Colorado Rockies 1 at Texas Rangers 9 | W | 22-20 | 18-21 | 40-41 | ||
| July 3, 1997 | Colorado Rockies 3 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 23-20 | 18-21 | 41-41 | ||
| July 4, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 24-20 | 18-21 | 42-41 | ||
| July 5, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 25-20 | 18-21 | 43-41 | ||
| July 6, 1997 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 25-21 | 18-21 | 43-42 | ||
| July 10, 1997 | Texas Rangers 9 at Seattle Mariners 12 | L | 25-21 | 18-22 | 43-43 | ||
| July 11, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Seattle Mariners 8 | L | 25-21 | 18-23 | 43-44 | ||
| July 12, 1997 | Texas Rangers 9 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 25-21 | 19-23 | 44-44 | ||
| July 13, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 25-21 | 20-23 | 45-44 | ||
| July 14, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Anaheim Angels 6 | L | 25-21 | 20-24 | 45-45 | ||
| July 15, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Anaheim Angels 6 | L | 25-21 | 20-25 | 45-46 | ||
| July 16, 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 26-21 | 20-25 | 46-46 | ||
| July 17, 1997 | Toronto Blue Jays 9 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 26-22 | 20-25 | 46-47 | ||
| July 18, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 26-23 | 20-25 | 46-48 | ||
| July 19, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 26-24 | 20-25 | 46-49 | ||
| July 20, 1997 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 27-24 | 20-25 | 47-49 | ||
| July 21, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 27-25 | 20-25 | 47-50 | ||
| July 22, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 27-26 | 20-25 | 47-51 | ||
| July 23, 1997 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 27-27 | 20-25 | 47-52 | ||
| July 24, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 27-27 | 20-26 | 47-53 | ||
| July 25, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 27-27 | 21-26 | 48-53 | ||
| July 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 27-27 | 22-26 | 49-53 | ||
| July 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 27-27 | 23-26 | 50-53 | ||
| July 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 27-27 | 23-27 | 50-54 | ||
| July 29, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 27-27 | 23-28 | 50-55 | ||
| July 30, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 27-27 | 23-29 | 50-56 | ||
| August 1, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 27-28 | 23-29 | 50-57 | ||
| August 2, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 27-29 | 23-29 | 50-58 | ||
| August 3, 1997 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Texas Rangers 8 | W | 28-29 | 23-29 | 51-58 | ||
| August 4, 1997 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 28-30 | 23-29 | 51-59 | ||
| August 5, 1997 | Boston Red Sox 17 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 28-31 | 23-29 | 51-60 | ||
| August 6, 1997 | New York Yankees 2 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 29-31 | 23-29 | 52-60 | ||
| August 7, 1997 | New York Yankees 4 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 29-32 | 23-29 | 52-61 | ||
| August 8, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 29-32 | 24-29 | 53-61 | ||
| August 9, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 29-32 | 25-29 | 54-61 | ||
| August 9, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 29-32 | 25-30 | 54-62 | ||
| August 10, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 29-32 | 26-30 | 55-62 | ||
| August 11, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 29-32 | 27-30 | 56-62 | ||
| August 12, 1997 | Texas Rangers 12 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 29-32 | 28-30 | 57-62 | ||
| August 13, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 29-32 | 29-30 | 58-62 | ||
| August 15, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 29-32 | 29-31 | 58-63 | ||
| August 16, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 29-32 | 30-31 | 59-63 | ||
| August 17, 1997 | Texas Rangers 0 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 29-32 | 30-32 | 59-64 | ||
| August 18, 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 29-33 | 30-32 | 59-65 | ||
| August 18, 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 30-33 | 30-32 | 60-65 | ||
| August 19, 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 30-34 | 30-32 | 60-66 | ||
| August 20, 1997 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 30-35 | 30-32 | 60-67 | ||
| August 22, 1997 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Texas Rangers 17 | W | 31-35 | 30-32 | 61-67 | ||
| August 23, 1997 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Texas Rangers 13 | W | 32-35 | 30-32 | 62-67 | ||
| August 24, 1997 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 32-36 | 30-32 | 62-68 | ||
| August 25, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 32-36 | 30-33 | 62-69 | ||
| August 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 10 at Milwaukee Brewers 11 | L | 32-36 | 30-34 | 62-70 | ||
| August 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 32-36 | 31-34 | 63-70 | ||
| August 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 11 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 32-36 | 32-34 | 64-70 | ||
| August 29, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 32-36 | 32-35 | 64-71 | ||
| August 30, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at San Diego Padres 4 | L | 32-36 | 32-36 | 64-72 | ||
| August 31, 1997 | Texas Rangers 3 at San Diego Padres 5 | L | 32-36 | 32-37 | 64-73 | ||
| September 2, 1997 | Los Angeles Dodgers 12 at Texas Rangers 13 | W | 33-36 | 32-37 | 65-73 | ||
| September 3, 1997 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 34-36 | 32-37 | 66-73 | ||
| September 4, 1997 | Texas Rangers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 34-36 | 33-37 | 67-73 | ||
| September 5, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | L | 34-36 | 33-38 | 67-74 | ||
| September 6, 1997 | Texas Rangers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | L | 34-36 | 33-39 | 67-75 | ||
| September 7, 1997 | Texas Rangers 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | L | 34-36 | 33-40 | 67-76 | ||
| September 8, 1997 | Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 34-36 | 33-41 | 67-77 | ||
| September 9, 1997 | Texas Rangers 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 34-36 | 33-42 | 67-78 | ||
| September 11, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Texas Rangers 7 | W | 35-36 | 33-42 | 68-78 | ||
| September 12, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 6 | W | 36-36 | 33-42 | 69-78 | ||
| September 13, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Texas Rangers 9 | W | 37-36 | 33-42 | 70-78 | ||
| September 14, 1997 | Minnesota Twins 11 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 37-37 | 33-42 | 70-79 | ||
| September 15, 1997 | Kansas City Royals 11 at Texas Rangers 9 | L | 37-38 | 33-42 | 70-80 | ||
| September 16, 1997 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | W | 38-38 | 33-42 | 71-80 | ||
| September 17, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 4 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 39-38 | 33-42 | 72-80 | ||
| September 18, 1997 | Seattle Mariners 6 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 39-39 | 33-42 | 72-81 | ||
| September 19, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 7 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 39-40 | 33-42 | 72-82 | ||
| September 20, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 7 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 39-41 | 33-42 | 72-83 | ||
| September 21, 1997 | Anaheim Angels 4 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 39-42 | 33-42 | 72-84 | ||
| September 23, 1997 | Texas Rangers 14 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 39-42 | 34-42 | 73-84 | ||
| September 24, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 39-42 | 35-42 | 74-84 | ||
| September 25, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Anaheim Angels 5 | W | 39-42 | 36-42 | 75-84 | ||
| September 26, 1997 | Texas Rangers 8 at Anaheim Angels 4 | W | 39-42 | 37-42 | 76-84 | ||
| September 27, 1997 | Texas Rangers 7 at Anaheim Angels 8 | L | 39-42 | 37-43 | 76-85 | ||
| September 28, 1997 | Texas Rangers 4 at Anaheim Angels 0 | W | 39-42 | 38-43 | 77-85 |
