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| Who was the First Rangers player to win the AL MVP award? | Texas Rangers
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Jeff Burroughs. Jeff Burroughs won the AL MVP in 1974.
| In what player's honor did the Texas Rangers retire the number 34 for? | Texas Rangers
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Nolan Ryan . It's the only number they have retired.
| Who was the first player for the Rangers franchise to hit 40 or more homeruns in a season? | Texas Rangers
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Frank Howard. Frank Howard hit 44 homeruns for the Rangers in the 1968 seeason.
| Who was the first Rangers pitcher to post 25 wins in a single season? | Texas Rangers
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Fergie Jenkins. Fergie Jenkins had a 25-12 won lost record in 1974.
| Which year did the Texas Rangers win their first Western division championship? | Texas Rangers
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1994. The Rangers won the division despite a 52-62 won lost record during the strike-shortened 1994 season.
| Who was the first Rangers player to win the AL batting title? | Texas Rangers
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Julio Franco. Julio Franco won the AL batting title with a .341 average in 1991.
| In 1994 I pitched a perfect game for the Texas Rangers. Who am I? | Texas Rangers
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| Who was the first Rangers player to have 1000 career RBIs? | Texas Rangers
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Juan Gonzalez. Juan Gonzalez drove in 1045 runs as a member of the Texas Ranger franchise.
| While I was in a Texas Ranger uniform I struckout 1452 batters. Who am I? | Texas Rangers
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| Who was the first Texas Ranger player to lead the AL in RBIs? | Texas Rangers
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Frank Howard. Frank Howard had 126 RBIs to lead the AL in 1970.
| It all started in spring training. The Rangers handed the 2nd baseman position to rookie Bump Wills (son of major leaguer Maury Wills) even before camp opened, and the player he replaced responded by punching out manager Frank Lucchesi midway through camp. Who was the player? | The 1977 Texas Rangers
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Lenny Randle . Randle had originally come up to the big leagues with the franchise when they were still in Washington, and apparently felt he didn't deserve to lose his job to a hotshot prospect. He was suspended, then promptly traded to the Mets.
| In the midst of a so-so start, the Rangers had a few highlights. Which player was the first player in team history to hit 3 home runs in one game on May 15th? | The 1977 Texas Rangers
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Willie Horton. Until the stadium was altered in the 80s, the prevailing south wind made the ballpark one of the hardest in all of baseball to hit home runs in.
Bert Blyleven. As it turned out, it was the last start for Blyleven as a Ranger. He was traded in the offseason to Pittsburgh.
| Which pitcher never got double digit saves in any other season, but picked up 15 saves in 1977? | The 1977 Texas Rangers
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Adrian Devine. Devine came to Texas as part of the Jeff Burroughs trade to Atlanta, and his 1 big year was about all the Rangers got out of their end of the trade. Ironically, at the end of the season they traded Devine back to Atlanta.
| Who hit 18 home runs for the Rangers while in the leadoff role for much of the 1977 season, and siubsequently became a major league manager? | The 1977 Texas Rangers
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Mike Hargrove . Although he was a slow 1st baseman, Hargrove led the club in batting average and on base percentage in addition to being 2nd in home runs.
Jim Sundberg. Sundberg was a great defensive player, winning 6 gold gloves while at Texas, but was an average singles hitter for the most part offensively. He hit .291 in 1977, but never hit above .278 in any other season.
94. The 94 win total was the 2nd highest number of single season wins in franchise history during the 20th century, including the time in Washington. Ironically, they still finished 8 games behind Kansas City.
Ted Williams. Ted Williams was hired by the Washington Senators in 1969 and moved with the team to Texas where he spent 1 season as manager.
| What pitcher started a game only 22 days after being the Ranger's first round draft choice out of Houston's Westchester High School in 1973?
| 30 Years of The Texas Rangers
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David Clyde. David Clyde was 18 when he made his debut and went on to have a 4-8 record in 1973 but his career lasted only 3 years with the Rangers and another 2 with the Indians. He finished his career with 18-33 record.
Nolan Ryan . His 5,000th strikeout victim was Rickey Henderson on August 22, 1989. Milwaukee was his victim in his 300th win on June 11, 1990 and Toronto was the victim in his 7th No Hitter on May 1, 1991.
Jeff Burroughs. Jeff Burroughs won the award for the 1974 season.
Hit an Inside the Park Homerun.. Against the Yankees on August 27, 1977 against pitcher Ken Clay.
Oddibe McDowell. Oddibe did this feat on July 23, 1985 against the Indians.
New York Mets. On April 1, 1994, the Rangers played their very first game against the New York Mets in a exhibition game. Milwaukee would come to town on April 11th to play the very first regular season game.
Kenny Rogers. On July 28, 1994, Rogers became the first lefthander to throw a perfect game in the American League.
Johnny Oates. In 1996 under the guidance of Johnny Oates, the Rangers finally make the playoffs where they win the first game against the Yankees and I'm still waiting for that second playoff win.
San Francisco Giants. The Giants beat the Rangers 4-3 in that game.
| Before becoming the Texas Rangers, what was the team name before moving to Texas in 1972? | Your Texas Rangers!
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Washington Senators. Before becoming the Rangers, the franchise was the Washington Senators beginning in 1961. In 1961 the Senators was managed by Mickey Vernon. The team really never went anywhere for the next decade, so the team was sold and moved.
Alex Rodriguez. Alex smacked an astounding 57 home runs in 2002, along with batting .300 and having 187 hits. In his 9th season in the Majors, he earned his first Gold Glove Award at shortstop, and was 2nd in the American League MVP voting.
Ferguson Jenkins. Jenkins won 25 games in 1974. He was the only Ranger in the 20th century to win 25 games in a season. In his first year after being traded from the Cubs, Fergie was 25-12 with 225 strikeouts. This would be his last year of glory during his 19 season career.
Arlington Stadium. Arlington Stadium had been their home for many years, beginning in 1972 with their inaugural season. In only their 3rd season, the Rangers surpassed the 1,000,000 attendance mark in a season. RFK Stadium was where the Senators played.
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