2004 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Ameriquest Field in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Tom Hicks | |
General managers | John Hart | |
Managers | Buck Showalter | |
Television | KDFI KDFW FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) | |
Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Victor Rojas) KFLC (Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) | |
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The Texas Rangers finished the 2004 season, third in the American League West. Five Rangers were All Stars, Francisco Cordero, Kenny Rogers, Hank Blalock, Michael Young and All-Star Game MVP Alfonso Soriano.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Anaheim Angels | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 45–36 | 47–34 |
Oakland Athletics | 91 | 71 | .562 | 1 | 52–29 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
Seattle Mariners | 63 | 99 | .389 | 29 | 38–44 | 25–55 |
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |
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April: 13–9
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May: 14–13
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June: 17–9
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July: 13–14
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August: 16–12
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September/October: 16–16
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Source: ESPN.com |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Rod Barajas | 108 | 358 | 89 | .249 | 15 | 58 |
1B | Mark Teixeira | 145 | 545 | 153 | .281 | 38 | 112 |
2B | Alphonso Soriano | 145 | 608 | 170 | .280 | 28 | 91 |
SS | Michael Young | 160 | 690 | 216 | .313 | 22 | 99 |
3B | Hank Blalock | 159 | 624 | 172 | .276 | 32 | 110 |
LF | David Dellucci | 107 | 331 | 80 | .242 | 17 | 61 |
CF | Laynce Nix | 115 | 371 | 92 | .248 | 14 | 46 |
RF | Kevin Mench | 125 | 438 | 122 | .279 | 26 | 71 |
DH | Brad Fullmer | 76 | 258 | 60 | .233 | 11 | 33 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Eric Young Sr. | 104 | 344 | 99 | .288 | 1 | 27 |
Gary Matthews | 87 | 280 | 77 | .275 | 11 | 36 |
Brian Jordan | 61 | 212 | 47 | .222 | 5 | 23 |
Gerald Laird | 49 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 1 | 16 |
Herbert Perry | 49 | 134 | 30 | .224 | 5 | 17 |
Chad Allen | 20 | 58 | 14 | .241 | 0 | 6 |
Jason Conti | 22 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 0 | 4 |
Adrián González | 16 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 1 | 7 |
Ken Huckaby | 16 | 38 | 5 | .132 | 0 | 0 |
Manny Alexander | 21 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 3 |
Ramón Nivar | 7 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 4 |
Andy Fox | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Ardoin | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kenny Rogers | 35 | 211.2 | 18 | 9 | 4.76 | 126 |
Ryan Drese | 34 | 207.2 | 14 | 10 | 4.20 | 98 |
Chan Ho Park | 16 | 95.2 | 4 | 7 | 5.46 | 63 |
Chris Young | 7 | 36.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.71 | 27 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 5 | 26.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.03 | 15 |
Juan Domínguez | 4 | 23.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.91 | 14 |
Scott Erickson | 4 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.16 | 6 |
Nick Bierbrodt | 4 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.82 | 10 |
Mike Bacsik | 3 | 15.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.60 | 6 |
Colby Lewis | 3 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.11 | 11 |
Sam Narron | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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R.A. Dickey | 25 | 104.1 | 6 | 7 | 5.61 | 57 |
Joaquin Benoit | 28 | 103.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.68 | 95 |
John Wasdin | 15 | 65.0 | 2 | 4 | 6.78 | 36 |
Nick Regilio | 6 | 19.1 | 0 | 4 | 6.05 | 12 |
Mickey Callaway | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 9 |
Kameron Loe | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Francisco Cordero | 67 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 2.13 | 79 |
Carlos Almanzar | 67 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 44 |
Ron Mahay | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 54 |
Brian Shouse | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 34 |
Frank Francisco | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | 60 |
Doug Brocail | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.13 | 43 |
Erasmo Ramirez | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.29 | 21 |
Jeff Nelson | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.32 | 22 |
Jay Powell | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 17 |
Michael Tejera | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 7 |
Rosman García | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 |
Travis Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
Ryan Snare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
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