1991 Texas Rangers

85-77 • .525 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1991 Texas Rangers went 85-77 (.525) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 814, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Juan Gonzalez (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Jose Guzman (13-7, 3.08 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
3rd Rank
829 R 814 RA
Diff +15

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829 Runs Scored
814 Runs Allowed
+15 Run Diff
2,297K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% above the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .341 4% above the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .424 7% above the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.47 9% worse than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 829 14% above the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,297,718
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Avg per Game 28,366

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Julio Franco 0.341 2 Rafael Palmeiro 0.322 3 Ruben Sierra 0.307 4 Brian Downing 0.278 5 Geno Petralli 0.271

Home Runs

1 Juan Gonzalez 27 2 Rafael Palmeiro 26 3 Ruben Sierra 25 4 Kevin Reimer 20 5 Steve Buechele 18

RBI

1 Ruben Sierra 116 2 Juan Gonzalez 102 3 Rafael Palmeiro 88 4 Julio Franco 78 5 Kevin Reimer 69
1991 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ruben Sierra 161 661 110 203 44 5 25 116 56 91 16 0.307
Rafael Palmeiro 159 631 115 203 49 3 26 88 68 72 4 0.322
Julio Franco 146 589 108 201 27 3 15 78 65 78 36 0.341
Juan Gonzalez 142 545 78 144 34 1 27 102 42 118 4 0.264
Steve Buechele 121 416 58 111 17 2 18 66 39 69 0 0.267
Brian Downing 123 407 76 113 17 2 17 49 58 70 1 0.278
Kevin Reimer 136 394 46 106 22 0 20 69 33 93 0 0.269
Gary Pettis 137 282 37 61 7 5 0 19 54 91 29 0.216
Ivan Rodriguez 88 280 24 74 16 0 3 27 5 42 0 0.264
Jeff Huson 119 268 36 57 8 3 2 26 39 32 8 0.213
Dean Palmer 81 268 38 50 9 2 15 37 32 98 0 0.187
Geno Petralli 87 199 21 54 8 1 2 20 21 25 2 0.271
Mario Diaz 96 182 24 48 7 0 1 22 15 18 0 0.264
Mike Stanley 95 181 25 45 13 1 3 25 34 44 0 0.249
Jack Daugherty 58 144 8 28 3 2 1 11 16 23 1 0.194
Jose Hernandez 45 98 8 18 2 1 0 4 3 31 0 0.184
Denny Walling 24 44 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.091
Monty Fariss 19 31 6 8 1 0 1 6 7 11 0 0.258
John Russell 22 27 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.111
Gary Green 8 20 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.150
Rob Maurer 13 16 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.062
Donald Harris 18 8 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0.375
Tony Scruggs 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chad Kreuter 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 70 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Mark Parent 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gerald Alexander 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Arnsberg 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Barfield 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Bitker 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Bohanon 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oil Can Boyd 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Brown 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Capra 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Scott Chiamparino 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Fajardo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Guzman 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Manuel 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mathews 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Nolte 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Petkovsek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Poole 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kenny Rogers 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Rosenthal 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Russell 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Calvin Schiraldi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Nolan Ryan 2.91 2 Jose Guzman 3.08 3 Jeff Russell 3.29 4 Rich Gossage 3.57 5 Terry Mathews 3.61

Wins

1 Jose Guzman 13 2 Nolan Ryan 12 3 Kenny Rogers 10 4 Kevin Brown 9 5 Jeff Russell 6

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 203 2 Jose Guzman 125 3 Kevin Brown 96 4 Bobby Witt 82 5 Kenny Rogers 73
1991 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Brown 9 12 4.40 33 33 0 210.2 233 103 90 96
Nolan Ryan 12 6 2.91 27 27 0 173.0 102 56 72 203
Jose Guzman 13 7 3.08 25 25 0 169.2 152 58 84 125
Kenny Rogers 10 10 5.42 63 9 5 109.2 121 66 61 73
Gerald Alexander 5 3 5.24 30 9 0 89.1 93 52 48 50
Bobby Witt 3 7 6.09 17 16 0 88.2 84 60 74 82
John Barfield 4 4 4.54 28 9 1 83.1 96 42 22 27
Mike Jeffcoat 5 3 4.63 70 0 1 79.2 104 41 25 43
Jeff Russell 6 4 3.29 68 0 30 79.1 71 29 26 52
Wayne Rosenthal 1 4 5.25 36 0 1 70.1 72 41 36 61
Oil Can Boyd 2 7 6.68 12 12 0 62.0 81 46 17 33
Brian Bohanon 4 3 4.84 11 11 0 61.1 66 33 23 34
Terry Mathews 4 0 3.61 34 2 1 57.1 54 23 18 51
Rich Gossage 4 2 3.57 44 0 1 40.1 33 16 16 28
Scott Chiamparino 1 0 4.03 5 5 0 22.1 26 10 12 8
Hector Fajardo 0 2 5.68 4 3 0 19.0 25 12 4 15
Barry Manuel 1 0 1.13 8 0 0 16.0 7 2 6 5
Joe Bitker 1 0 6.75 9 0 0 14.2 17 11 8 16
Brad Arnsberg 0 1 8.38 9 0 0 9.2 10 9 5 8
Mark Petkovsek 0 1 14.46 4 1 0 9.1 21 15 4 6
Jim Poole 0 0 4.50 5 0 1 6.0 10 3 3 4
Calvin Schiraldi 0 1 11.57 3 0 0 4.2 5 6 5 1
Eric Nolte 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 2.2 3 1 3 1

👥 Roster (49)

Gerald Alexander Brad Arnsberg John Barfield Joe Bitker Brian Bohanon Oil Can Boyd Kevin Brown Steve Buechele Nick Capra Scott Chiamparino Jack Daugherty Mario Diaz +37 more

49 players

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The 1991 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1991 Texas Rangers won 85 games and lost 77, ending up 3rd in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 829 runs and allowed 814, a run differential of +15. At the plate the Texas Rangers hit .269, 4% better than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 4.47 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.09. League clubs averaged 727 runs that year, so the Texas Rangers scored 14% more.

The home park, Arlington Stadium, recorded 2,297,718 in attendance, about 28,366 a game. Juan Gonzalez led the club in home runs with 27. The RBI leader was Ruben Sierra, with 116. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jose Guzman (13). Nolan Ryan struck out 203, the most on the club. Jeff Russell closed out 30 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Texas Rangers

What was the 1991 Texas Rangers record?
The 1991 Texas Rangers finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Juan Gonzalez led the 1991 Texas Rangers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1991 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1991 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1991 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Texas Rangers play?
The 1991 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1991 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Juan Gonzalez (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Jose Guzman (13-7, 3.08 ERA).
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