The 'Texas Rangers' finished the 2004 season in 3rd place in the West division of the American League. Five Rangers were All Stars, Francisco Cordero, Kenny Rogers, Hank Blalock, Michael Young and All-Star Game MVP Alfonso Soriano.
October 8, 2003: Tony Mounce was released by the Rangers.November 19, 2003: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.February 5, 2004: Mike Lamb was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for Jose Garcia (minors).February 16, 2004: Alex Rodriguez was traded by the Texas Rangers with cash to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Alfonso Soriano. The New York Yankees sent Joaquin Arias (April 23, 2004) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.Gerald Laird, CMark Teixeira, 1BAlfonso Soriano, 2BHank Blalock, 3BMichael Young, SSDavid Dellucci, LFLaynce Nix, CFKevin Mench, RFBrad Fullmer, DHKenny Rogers, LHPMay 8: Alfonso Soriano set a club record with six hits in nine innings in a 16–15, 10-inning victory over the Detroit Tigers. The game featured an hour-long fifth inning: up by two runs entering the inning, Detroit scored eight runs in the top half of the inning to take a ten run lead over the Rangers; the Rangers would score ten runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game (the largest deficit ever overcome by the Rangers and tying an MLB record for most runs in an inning by two teams).October 1: In a game against the Texas Rangers, Ichiro Suzuki set an MLB record for most hits in one season.July 6, 2004: Ken Huckaby was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Texas Rangers.August 18, 2004: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Awards and honors
Alfonso Soriano, 2004 All-Star Game Most Valuable PlayerAlfonso Soriano, Second Base, Silver Slugger AwardKenny Rogers, Pitcher, Gold Glove AwardBuck Showalter, American League Manager of the Year AwardMark Teixeira, First Base, Silver Slugger AwardAll-Star Game
Alfonso Soriano, Second Base, StarterFrancisco Cordero, Pitcher, ReserveKenny Rogers, Pitcher, ReserveHank Blalock, Third Base, ReserveMichael Young, Shortstop, ReserveTexas Rangers Hall of Fame Inductees
Buddy BellFerguson JenkinsTom Vandergriff (former Mayor of Arlington, who spearheaded the campaign to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex)LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Frisco