2001 Texas Rangers season

2001 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
The Ballpark in Arlington (since 1994)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Hicks
General manager(s)	Doug Melvin
Manager(s)	Johnny Oates, Jerry Narron
Local television	KDFW KDFI (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones)
Local radio	KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo) KESS-FM (Eleno Ornelas, Edgar Lopez)
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The Texas Rangers 2001 season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses.

Offseason

• November 17, 2000: Aaron Harang was traded by the Texas Rangers with Ryan Cullen (minors) to the Oakland Athletics for Randy Velarde.
• December 10, 2000: Ken Caminiti was signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
• January 26, 2001 – Alex Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers, who had fallen to last in their division in 2000. The contract he signed is the most lucrative contract in sports history: a 10-year deal worth $252 million. The deal is worth $63 million more than the second-richest baseball deal.

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

• Iván Rodríguez, C
• Rafael Palmeiro, 1B
• Randy Velarde, 2B
• Ken Caminiti, 3B
• Alex Rodriguez, SS
• Rusty Greer, LF
• Bo Porter, CF
• Rubén Mateo, RF
• Andrés Galarraga, DH
• Rick Helling, RHP

Season Summary

• June 8, 2001 – The first interleague game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers took place at The Ballpark at Arlington. The rivalry would be known as the Lone Star Series. The Astros won the game by a score of 5-4. The team that would win the most games between the two in a season would be awarded the Silver Boot.

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Seattle Mariners	116	46	0.716	—	57–24	59–22
Oakland Athletics	102	60	0.630	14	53–28	49–32
Anaheim Angels	75	87	0.463	41	39–42	36–45
Texas Rangers	73	89	0.451	43	41–41	32–48

Record vs. opponents

2001 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	4–5	4–3	6–3	5–4	5–4	5–4	3–6	4–3	6–14	4–15	7–2	7–12	5–4	10–8
Baltimore	5–4	—	9–10	3–4	1–5	4–2	5–2	3–3	5–13	2–7	1–8	10–9	2–7	7–12	6–12
Boston	3–4	10–9	—	3–3	3–6	4–5	3–3	3–3	5–13	4–5	3–6	14–5	5–2	12–7	10–8
Chicago	3–6	4–3	3–3	—	10–9	13–6	14–5	5–14	1–5	1–8	2–7	5–2	7–2	3–3	12–6
Cleveland	4–5	5–1	6–3	9–10	—	13–6	11–8	14–5	4–5	4–3	2–5	5–1	5–4	2–4	7–11
Detroit	4–5	2–4	5–4	6–13	6–13	—	8–11	4–15	4–5	1–6	2–5	4–2	8–1	2–4	10–8
Kansas City	4–5	2–5	3–3	5–14	8–11	11–8	—	6–13	0–6	3–6	3–6	4–2	4–5	4–3	8–10
Minnesota	6–3	3–3	3–3	14–5	5–14	15–4	13–6	—	4–2	5–4	1–8	1–6	4–5	2–5	9–9
New York	3–4	13–5	13–5	5–1	5–4	5–4	6–0	2–4	—	3–6	3–6	13–6	3–4	11–8	10–8
Oakland	14–6	7–2	5–4	8–1	3–4	6–1	6–3	4–5	6–3	—	9–10	7–2	9–10	6–3	12–6
Seattle	15–4	8–1	6–3	7–2	5–2	5–2	6–3	8–1	6–3	10–9	—	7–2	15–5	6–3	12–6
Tampa Bay	2–7	9–10	5–14	2–5	1–5	2–4	2–4	6–1	6–13	2–7	2–7	—	4–5	9–10	10–8
Texas	12–7	7–2	2–5	2–7	4–5	1–8	5–4	5–4	4–3	10–9	5–15	5–4	—	3–6	8–10
Toronto	4–5	12–7	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–4	5–2	8–11	3–6	3–6	10–9	6–3	—	8–10

Transactions

• June 5, 2001: Mark Teixeira was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 2001.
• June 12, 2001: Justin Duchscherer was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers for Doug Mirabelli.
• July 2, 2001: Ken Caminiti was released by the Texas Rangers.
• July 24, 2001: Andrés Galarraga was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Texas Rangers for Todd Ozias (minors), Chris Magruder and Erasmo Ramirez.
• August 31, 2001: Randy Velarde was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Randy Flores (October 12, 2001) and Rosman Garcia (October 11, 2001) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

Roster

2001 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers  6 Rob Bell 53 Joaquín Benoit 45 Jeff Brantley 30 Francisco Cordero 35 Tim Crabtree 17 Doug Davis 51 R. A. Dickey 45 Justin Duchscherer 56 Kevin Foster 38 Ryan Glynn 32 Rick Helling 50 Jonathan Johnson 58 Mike Judd 52 Dan Kolb 23 Pat Mahomes 55 Chris Michalak 41,52 Juan Moreno 39 Aaron Myette 28 Darren Oliver 46 Mark Petkovsek 37 Kenny Rogers 44 J. D. Smart 43 Mike Venafro 50 Brandon Villafuerte 59 Jeff Zimmerman		Catchers 33 Bill Haselman 36 Mike Hubbard 57 Marcus Jensen  6 Doug Mirabelli  7 Iván Rodríguez Infielders 11,41 Ken Caminiti 44 Kelly Dransfeldt 14 Andrés Galarraga 13 Mike Lamb 25 Rafael Palmeiro 15 Carlos Peña  3 Alex Rodriguez  4 Scott Sheldon 18 Randy Velarde  2 Michael Young		Outfielders 57 Cliff Brumbaugh 27 Frank Catalanotto  9 Chad Curtis 29 Rusty Greer 19 Gabe Kapler 11,12 Ricky Ledée 11 Chris Magruder 21 Rubén Mateo 21 Craig Monroe 16 Bo Porter 24 Rubén Sierra		Manager  5 Jerry Narron 26 Johnny Oates Coaches 40 Bobby Cuellar (Pitching) 20 Bucky Dent (Bench) 48 Larry Hardy (Bullpen)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (Hitting) 31 Bobby Jones (First Base)  5 Jerry Narron (Third Base)

Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez's power hitting numbers improved with his move to Texas. In his first season with the Rangers, Alex produced one of the top offensive seasons ever for a shortstop, leading the American League with 52 HR, 133 runs scored, and 393 total bases. He became the first player since 1932 with 50 homers and 200 hits in a season, just the third shortstop to ever lead his league in homers, and was just the second AL player in the last 34 seasons (beginning 1968) to lead the league in runs, homers, and total bases; his total base figure is the most ever for a major league shortstop. His 52 homers made him the sixth youngest to ever reach 50 homers and were the highest total ever by a shortstop, surpassing Ernie Banks' mark of 47 in 1958, and also the most ever for an infielder other than a 1st baseman, breaking Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt's record of 48 in 1980.

It was his 5th 30-homer campaign, tying Banks for most ever by a shortstop. He also tied for the league lead in extra base hits (87) and ranked 3rd in RBI (135) and slugging (.622). He was also among the AL leaders in hits (4th, 201), average (7th, .318), and on-base percentage (8th, .399). He established Rangers club records for homers, runs, total bases, and hit by pitches, had the 2nd most extra base hits, and the 4th highest RBI total. He led the club in runs, hits, doubles (34), homers, RBI, slugging, and on-base percentage and was 2nd in walks (75), stolen bases (18), and game-winning RBI (14) while posting career highs for homers, RBI, and total bases. Rodriguez started 161 games at shortstop and one as the DH, the only major league player to start all of his team's games in 2001.

Player stats

Batting

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
Iván Rodríguez	111	442	136	.308	25	65
Michael Young	101	386	96	.249	11	49

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Alex Rodriguez, Hank Aaron Award
• Alex Rodriguez, A.L. Home Run Champ
• Alex Rodriguez, Silver Slugger Award
• Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
• Rubén Sierra, Comeback Player of The Year

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	DeMarlo Hale
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Paul Carey
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Darryl Kennedy
A	Savannah Sand Gnats	South Atlantic League	Bill Slack and Pedro López
Rookie	Pulaski Rangers	Appalachian League	Bruce Crabbe
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Carlos Subero

References

• 2001 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 2001 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com