Texas Rangers Managers

This is a comprehensive analysis of managers for the Texas Rangers organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.
"Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else." - Texas Rangers Manager (1972) / Hall of Famer Ted Williams
Texas Rangers Managers
1972 - 2008

Washington Senators Managers
1961 - 1971

Texas Rangers Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order
Year Uniform # Manager Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
1972

9

Ted Williams

 54 100 .351 6th 38½

1972
1973

40

Whitey Herzog

 47 91 .341 6th 37

1973

44

Del Wilber

 1 0 1.000

1

Billy Martin

 9 14 .391
1974

1

Billy Martin

 84 76 .525 2nd 5

1974
1975

1

Billy Martin

 44 51 .463 3rd 19

1975

44

Frank Lucchesi

 35 32 .522
1976

44

Frank Lucchesi

 76 86 .469 4th 14

1976
1977

44

Frank Lucchesi

 31 31 .500 2nd 8

1977

41

Eddie Stanky

 1 0 1.000

8

Connie Ryan

 2 4 .333

5

Billy Hunter

 60 33 .645
1978

5

Billy Hunter

 86 75 .534 2nd 5

1978

45

Pat Corrales

 1 0 1.000
1979

45

Pat Corrales

 83 79 .512 3rd 5

1979
1980

45

Pat Corrales

 76 85 .472 4th 20½

1980
1981

23

Don Zimmer

 57 48 .543 2nd / 2nd 5

1981
1982

23

Don Zimmer

 38 58 .396 6th 29

1982

22

Darrell Johnson

 26 40 .394
1983

11

Doug Rader

 77 85 .475 3rd 22

1983
1984

11

Doug Rader

 69 92 .429 7th 14½

1984
1985

5

Doug Rader

 9 23 .281 7th 28½

1985

2

Bobby Valentine

 53 76 .411
1986

2

Bobby Valentine

 87 75 .537 2nd 5

1986
1987

2

Bobby Valentine

 75 87 .463 6th 10

1987
1988

2

Bobby Valentine

 70 91 .435 6th 33½

1988
1989

2

Bobby Valentine

 83 79 .512 4th 16

1989
1990

2

Bobby Valentine

 83 79 .512 3rd 20

1990
1991

2

Bobby Valentine

 85 77 .525 3rd 10

1991
1992

2

Bobby Valentine

 45 41 .523 4th 19

1992

11

Toby Harrah

 32 44 .421
1993

44

Kevin Kennedy

 86 76 .531 2nd 8

1993
1994

44

Kevin Kennedy

 52 62 .456 1st +1

1994
1995

26

Johnny Oates

 74 70 .514 3rd 4½

1995
1996

26

Johnny Oates

 90 72 .556 1st +4½

1996
1997

26

Johnny Oates

 77 85 .475 3rd 13

1997
1998

26

Johnny Oates

 88 74 .543 1st +3

1998
1999

26

Johnny Oates

 95 67 .586 1st +8

1999
2000

26

Johnny Oates

 71 91 .438 4th 20½

2000
2001

26

Johnny Oates

 11 17 .393 4th 43

2001

5

Jerry Narron

 62 72 .463
2002

5

Jerry Narron

72

90

.444

 4th 31

2002
2003

11

Buck Showalter

71

91

.438

 4th

25

2003
2004

11

Buck Showalter

 89 73 .549 3rd 3

2004

2005

11

Buck Showalter

79

83

.488

 3rd

16

2005

2006

11

Buck Showalter

80

82

.494

 3rd

13

2006

2007

38

Ron Washington

75

87

.463

 4th

19

2007

2008

38

Ron Washington

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2008
Year Uniform # Manager Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster

Texas Rangers Managers & Finishes


The Texas Rangers organization began their managerial timeline with a true legend, Ted Williams. Was he the best hitter in Major League history. Share your opinion on our Baseball Fever.

During the 1997 season the Texas Rangers, who had a seventy-seven & eighty-five record, had their largest attendance when 2,945,228 fans attended home games.

Did you know that on April 5, 1999, the Texas Rangers set a new team record when 46,650 fans attended an Opening Day game?
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