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1991 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
George W. Bush

Manager(s)
  
Bobby Valentine

General manager(s)
  
Tom Grieve

Local television
  
KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Norm Hitzges)

Local radio
  
WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz )

The 1991 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 12, 1990: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the Rangers to the San Diego Padres for Mark Parent.
  • December 14, 1990: Mario Díaz was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
  • January 25, 1991: Rich Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.

    • Regular season

  • September 30, 1991: Nolan Ryan struck out Tino Martinez for the 5500th strikeout in his career.
  • Juan González became the 18th player in Major League history to have a 100 RBI season before his 22nd birthday.

    • Nolan Ryan's 7th No-Hitter

  • May 1, 1991 – Nolan Ryan threw the seventh no-hitter of his career against the Toronto Blue Jays. Of the 122 pitches that Ryan threw, 83 were strikes.

    • Scorecard

    May 1, Arlington Stadium, Arlington, Texas

    Batting
    Pitching

    Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1991: Denny Walling was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • June 2, 1991: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • June 22, 1991: Denny Walling was released by the Rangers.
  • July 21, 1991: Jonathan Hurst, Joey Eischen and a player to be named later were traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Oil Can Boyd. The Texas Rangers competed the trade by sending Travis Buckley (minors) to the Expos on September 1.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

  • Julio Franco, A.L. Batting Title
  • Julio Franco, Silver Slugger Award
  • José Guzmán, Comeback Player of The Year

    • All-Star Game

    References

    1991 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
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