| 1990 Texas Rangers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Owners | George W. Bush | |
| General managers | Tom Grieve | |
| Managers | Bobby Valentine | |
| Television | KTVT (Jim Sundberg, Steve Busby) HSE (Greg Lucas, Brad Sham, Dave Barnett, Jim Sundberg) | |
| Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) | |
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The 1990 Texas Rangers season was the 30th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 19th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 19th season at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers finished third in the American League West, with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 51–30 | 52–29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9 | 49–31 | 45–37 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 20 | 47–35 | 36–44 |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
| Seattle Mariners | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 38–43 | 39–42 |
| Kansas City Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27½ | 45–36 | 30–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29 | 41–40 | 33–48 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–3 |
| California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | — | 5–7 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 3–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–9 | 10–3 | 8–4 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
| New York | 7–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 0–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 5–8 |
| Oakland | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 12–0 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
| Seattle | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 4–9 | — | 7–6 | 6–6 |
| Texas | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–7 | — | 7–5 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 3–10 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
| 1990 Texas Rangers | |||||||||
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Geno Petralli | 133 | 325 | 83 | .255 | 0 | 21 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 154 | 598 | 191 | .319 | 14 | 89 |
| 2B | Julio Franco | 157 | 582 | 172 | .296 | 11 | 69 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 91 | 251 | 54 | .215 | 7 | 30 |
| SS | Jeff Huson | 145 | 396 | 95 | .240 | 0 | 28 |
| LF | Pete Incaviglia | 153 | 529 | 123 | .233 | 24 | 85 |
| CF | Gary Pettis | 136 | 423 | 101 | .239 | 3 | 31 |
| RF | Rubén Sierra | 159 | 608 | 170 | .280 | 16 | 96 |
| DH | Harold Baines | 103 | 321 | 93 | .290 | 13 | 44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daugherty | 125 | 310 | 93 | .300 | 6 | 47 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 99 | 200 | 34 | .170 | 3 | 17 |
| Mike Stanley | 103 | 189 | 47 | .249 | 2 | 19 |
| Scott Coolbaugh | 67 | 180 | 36 | .200 | 2 | 13 |
| John Russell | 68 | 128 | 35 | .273 | 2 | 8 |
| Kevin Reimer | 64 | 100 | 26 | .260 | 2 | 15 |
| Juan González | 25 | 90 | 26 | .289 | 4 | 12 |
| Gary Green | 62 | 88 | 19 | .216 | 0 | 8 |
| Cecil Espy | 52 | 71 | 9 | .127 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | 30 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 1 | 3 |
| Chad Kreuter | 22 | 22 | 1 | .045 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Belcher | 16 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Haselman | 7 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt | 33 | 222.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.36 | 221 |
| Charlie Hough | 32 | 218.2 | 12 | 12 | 4.07 | 114 |
| Nolan Ryan | 30 | 204.0 | 13 | 9 | 3.44 | 232 |
| Kevin Brown | 26 | 180.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.60 | 88 |
| Scott Chiamparino | 6 | 37.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.63 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Jeffcoat | 44 | 110.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.47 | 58 |
| Jamie Moyer | 33 | 102.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.66 | 58 |
| Brian Bohanon | 11 | 34.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.62 | 15 |
| Gerald Alexander | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | 69 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 3.13 | 74 |
| Brad Arnsberg | 53 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2.15 | 44 |
| John Barfield | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.67 | 17 |
| Gary Mielke | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.73 | 13 |
| Jeff Russell | 27 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4.26 | 16 |
| Craig McMurtry | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.32 | 14 |
| Joe Bitker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| John Hoover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
| Ramón Mañón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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