2001 Season

Season Notes

• 2001 Season Page at Baseball Reference
• 2001 Season page at Wikipedia
• Final Record: 73-89 (.451), 4th/4 AL West, 43GB
• Interleague Home: Astros, Rockies, Giants
• Interleague Away: Astros, Dodgers, Padres
• All Star Representatives (1): Alex Rodriguez
• This was Johnny Oates’ final season as manager
• This was Jerry Narron’s first season as manager.
• The first interleague game against the Astros was played here.
• Alex Rodriguez lead the AL with Home Runs (52)
• The Interactive schedule is not available for this season – the first year MLB.com did that was 2009.

• ST1: Rangers beat Red Sox, 7-1 (3/3/2001)
• A rainout already! (3/4/2001)
• ST2: Rangers beat Pirates, 4-1 (3/5/2001)
• ST3: Rangers bomb Pirates, 13-2 to take DH (3/5/2001)
• ST4: Rangers lose to Twins, 8-5 (3/6/2001)
• ST5: Rangers lose to Tampa Bay, 2-1 (3/7/2001)
• ST6: Rangers beat Blue Jays, 6-5 (3/8/2001)
• ST7: Big loss to Twins, 7-1 (3/9/2001)
• ST8: Rangers beat Orioles, 10-2 (3/10/2001)
• ST9: Rangers win close one over Reds, 2-1 (3/11/2001)
• ST10: Rangers beat Buccos, 5-3 (3/12/2001)
• ST11: Rangers beat Red Sox, 7-3 (3/13/2001)
• ST12: Rangers lose to Yankees, 6-5 (3/14/2001)
• ST13: Rangers lose to Reds again, 4-3 (3/15/2001)
• ST14: Rangers beat Toronto in well pitched game, 3-2 (3/16/2001)
• ST15: Rangers stink it up; lose 9-1 to Twins (3/17/2001)
• ST16: Rangers shut down by Baltimore; lose 2-1 (3/18/2001)
• Rangers / Pirates Rained out (3/19/2001)
• ST17: Rangers lose to Phillies, 8-7 (3/20/2001)
• ST18: Rangers lose 2nd in a row to Phils, 8-2 (3/22/2001)
• ST19: Rangers win 2nd game of DH; 9-2 over Phillies (3/22/2001)
• ST20: Rangers beat New York Yankees, 6-5 (3/23/2001)
• ST21: Rangers beat Pirates 4-3 (3/24/2001)
• ST22: Rangers lose ugly to Tampa Bay, 12-6 (3/25/2001)
• ST23: Rangers beat Red Sox, 3-2 (3/26/2001)
• ST24: Rangers lose to Reds, 10-3 (3/27/2001)
• ST25: Rangers beat Twins, 12-4 (3/28/2001)
• ST26: Rangers lose to Tigers, 7-3 (3/29/2001)
• ST27: Rangers beat Twins, 13-5 (3/30/2001)
• ST28: Rangers beat Blue Jays, 14-8 (3/31/2001)
• G1: Rangers lose season opener in Puerto Rico, 8-1 (4/1/2001)
• G2: Rangers beat Angels 3-2 (4/3/2001)
• G3: Rangers beat Angels again, 7-3 (4/4/2001)
• G4: Rangers drop finale to Angels, 10-3 (4/5/2001)
• G5: An enjoyable loss to Mariners, 9-7 (4/6/2001)
• G6: Rangers lose to M’s again, 6-5 (4/7/2001)
• G7: We take finale against Mariners, 5-4 (4/8/2001)
• G8: Rangers beat Angels, 7-5 (4/10/2001)
• G9: Benji Gil does in Rangers, 7-2 (4/11/2001)
• G10: Rangers stink it up, lose 13-2 (4/12/2001)
• G11: Texas beats up on Oakland, 13-1 (4/13/2001)
• G12: Rangers outlast A’s, win 9-8 (4/14/2001)
• G13: Rangers sweep A’s behind 10-8 win (4/15/2001)
• G14: Arod returns to Seattle, and loses 9-7 (4/16/2001)
• G15: Rangers lose to Seattle again, 6-4 (4/17/2001)
• G16: Topes win! Topes win! Seattle goes down 8-6 (4/18/2001)
• G17: Rangers drop series opener to Oakland, 9-5 (4/19/2001)
• G18: Rangers win one against Oakland 9-6 (4/20/2001)
• G19: Rangers lose to A’s, 7-6 (4/21/2001)
• G20: Rangers beat A’s easily, 11-2 (4/22/2001)
• G21: Davis falls apart, Rangers lose 7-5 (4/24/2001)
• G22: Rangers blow game for Kenny Rogers 7-5 (4/25/2001)
• G23: Kapler slams Rangers to win over Tribe, 11-9 (4/27/2001)
• G24: Rangers drop game to Indians, 7-3 (4/28/2001)
• G25: Rangers drop game to Indians, 9-2 (4/29/2001)
• G26: Zimmerman blows game late; we lose to Tigers, 6-3 (5/1/2001)
• G27: Rangers lose to Detroit again, 7-2 (5/2/2001)
• G28: More Tiger stink! We lose 9-4 (5/3/2001)
• Rangers rained out, Johnny Oates gone (5/4/2001)
• G29: Rangers win Jerry Narron’s official debut, 2-0 (5/5/2001)
• G30: Rangers drop game to Chisox, 10-5 (5/6/2001)
• G31: Rangers lose 7-4, Oliver hurt (5/7/2001)
• G32: Rangers lose close one, 5-4 (5/8/2001)
• G33: Rangers lose AGAIN to Tigers, 3-2 (5/9/2001)
• G34: Rangers lose 6-5. World not surprised. (5/10/2001)
• G35: Bullpen blows it for Kenny; Rangers lose 6-5 (5/11/2001)
• G36: Rangers break out in a big way, beat Chicago 16-6 (5/12/2001)
• G37: Rangers back to losing ways; 6-3 against ChiSox (5/13/2001)
• G38: Rangers lose to Indians 8-6; The Rookie filmed (5/15/2001)
• G39: Rangers drop yet another one one game 4-3 (5/16/2001)
• G40: Rangers lose to Indians, 12-7 (5/17/2001)
• G41: Rangers lose 9-3, although to a different team! (5/18/2001)
• G42: Rangers lose to Jays and Loaiza 6-5 (5/19/2001)
• G43: Rangers finally win, 3-2 against Toronto (5/20/2001)
• G44: Rangers win two in a row, this one 5-2 over Rays (5/22/2001)
• G45: Rangers lose 10-6; 16 games in a row with HR (5/23/2001)
• G46: Rangers take series win with 9-3 game over Tampa Bay (5/24/2001)
• G47: Rangers lose in Baltimore, 7-6 (5/25/2001)
• Rangers & Orioles rained out (5/26/2001)
• G48: Rangers drop another to Orioles, 3-1 (5/27/2001)
• G49: Rangers pitch past Orioles; win 6-3 (5/28/2001)
• G50: Rangers defeat Kansas City 8-2 (5/29/2001)
• G51: Pat Mahomes sucked, Rangers lose 11-2 (5/30/2001)
• G52: Rangers lose YET AGAIN (8-2). I’m tired of it. (5/31/2001)
• G53: Rangers give it up early to Twins, lose 10-7 (6/1/2001)
• G54: Rangers win a well played game, 3-2 (6/2/2001)
• G55: Rangers lose to Bugs Bunny, 6-3 (6/3/2001)
• G56: Rangers lose late against Mariners, 11-6 (6/4/2001)
• G57: Rangers lose yet another close one, 5-4 (6/5/2001)
• G58: Our bullpen SUCKED – lost it for Doug Davis (7-3) (6/6/2001)
• G59: Another bullpen meltdown (against Astros, 5-4) (6/8/2001)
• G60: Rangers totally blow out Astros, 16-4 (6/9/2001)
• G61: Rangers disgust me in person by losing 6-5 (6/10/2001)
• G62: Rangers beat the Dodgers 12-7 in Interleague Play (6/11/2001)
• G63: Mike Judd (who?) gives up the game to the Dodgers (6/12/2001)
• G64: Rangers lose in Los Angeles again, 5-3 (6/13/2001)
• G65: Ken Caminiti leads the Rangers to 12-9 thrash of Houston (6/15/2001)
• G66: Rangers lose great pitching duel, 2-1 (6/16/2001)
• G67: Rangers beat Astros again, 6-2 (6/17/2001)
• G68: Rob Bell wins game against Angels, 7-5 (6/19/2001)
• G69: My cable company keeps me from seeing 4-3 loss to Angels (6/20/2001)
• G70: Rangers homer their way to 4-3 win over Anaheim (6/21/2001)
• G71: Two wins in a row again with 2-1 one over Oakland (6/22/2001)
• G72: Rangers lose to A’s, 5-4 (6/23/2001)
• G73: Rangers beat A’s, 9-5 (6/24/2001)
• G74: Rangers lose to Angels, 11-7 (6/25/2001)
• G75: Rick Helling masterful on the way to 8-1, 10 inning win (6/26/2001)
• G76: Rangers lose to Anaheim, 4-2 (6/27/2001)
• G77: Rangers beat Angels, 6-3 (6/28/2001)
• G78: Rangers defeat Athletics, 9-6 (6/29/2001)
• G79: A’s annihilate Texas, 15-4 (6/30/2001)
• G80: Rangers take down Oakland, 3-1 (7/1/2001)
• G81: Another high scoring loss, 9-7 to M’s (7/2/2001)
• G82: Second half of season starts with a loss, 8-4 (7/3/2001)
• G83: Rangers beat Mariners on July 4, 6-3 (7/4/2001)
• G84: Nine run fourth leads Rangers to 14-2 bombing of M’s (7/5/2001)
• G85: Rangers now 28 games out with 8-3 loss to Padres (7/6/2001)
• G86: Rangers win Sunday afternoon against Pads, 4-3 (7/7/2001)
• G87: Rangers lose big to Padres, 11-2 (7/8/2001)
• AL Beats NL 4-1 in All Star Game (7/10/2001)
• G88: Rangers beat Colorado Rockies, 6-3 (7/12/2001)
• G89: Rangers beat Rockies again, 10-2 (7/13/2001)
• G90: Rangers drop finale of series to Rockies, 11-2 (7/14/2001)
• G91: Rangers drop game to Giants, 7-6 (7/15/2001)
• G92: Rob Bell pitches Rangers past Giants, 2-0 (7/16/2001)
• G93: Rangers blown out by Giants, 10-2 (7/17/2001)
• G94: Rangers take opener against Orioles, 6-4 (7/18/2001)
• Both games of Jul 19th DH postponed (7/19/2001)
• G95: Rangers take first game against Rays, 4-1 (7/20/2001)
• Second game of doubleheader postponed (7/20/2001)
• G96: Rangers lose ugly and great game to Rays, 2-1 (7/21/2001)
• G97: Pat Mahomes gives up slam; Rangers lose 7-4 to Tampa (7/22/2001)
• G98: Rangers take wild one against Orioles, 8-7 (7/24/2001)
• G99: Rangers take Game 1 of DH, 6-5 (7/25/2001)
• G100: Rangers sweep DH with 5-2 win over O’s (7/25/2001)
• G101: Rangers sweep Orioles with 9-7 win (7/26/2001)
• G102: Rangers beat Rays 13-7 despite Ben Grieve grand slam (7/27/2001)
• G103: I witness Rangers loss to Rays, 7-3 (7/28/2001)
• G104: Rick Helling masterful on the way to 2-0 win (7/29/2001)
• G105: Rangers top Orioles, 6-4 (7/30/2001)
• G106: Rangers beat the Bronx Bombers, 6-2 (7/31/2001)
• G107: Rangers lose high scoring game to Yanks, 9-7 (8/1/2001)
• G108: Rangers surprise everyone, beat New York 12-2 (8/2/2001)
• G119: Rangers drop game to White Sox, 7-4 (8/14/2001)
• G120: Rangers lose close one to Chicago, 6-5 (8/15/2001)
• G121: Rangers lose AGAIN to White Sox, 7-5 (8/16/2001)
• G122: Rangers lose again, but to new team, 11-3 (8/17/2001)
• G123: Rangers finally win again, 12-5 over Toronto (8/18/2001)
• G124: Two in a row against Toronto with 8-4 win (8/19/2001)
• G125: Rangers lose game for my birthday, 9-5 (8/20/2001)
• G126: Texas homers its way to a 13-3 bombing of the Bombers (8/21/2001)
• G127: Yankees don’t play like themselves, lose 8-1 to Rangers (8/22/2001)
• G128: Rangers lose to Yankees, 5-2 (8/23/2001)
• G129: Rangers lose to Sox, 7-4 – I get bobblehead (8/24/2001)
• G130: Rangers beat Red Sox in 18 innings, 8-7 (8/25/2001)
• G131: Rangers beat Sox again, 5-4 (8/26/2001)
• G145: Rangers lose first game back, 6-5 (9/18/2001)
• G146: Rangers win second game back against A’s, 10-4 (9/19/2001)
• G147: Rangers lose 7-2 game to Oakland (9/20/2001)
• G148: Rangers win wild one against Anaheim, 9-8 (9/21/2001)
• G149: Rangers win again against Angels, 5-4 (9/22/2001)
• G150: Rangers sweep Angels with 5-2 win (9/23/2001)
• G151: Rangers lose to Mariners in opener, 9-3 (9/24/2001)
• G152: Rangers lose BIG to Seattle, 13-2 (9/25/2001)
• G153: Rangers lose home season finale, 7-5 to Mariners (9/26/2001)
• G154: Arod hits 50th HR on the way to 11-2 win (9/28/2001)
• G155: Rangers lose ugly to Angels, 13-2 (9/29/2001)
• G156: Rangers win 8-6 over Anaheim Angels (9/30/2001)
• G157: Rangers lose in Oakland, 9-4 (10/2/2001)
• G158: Rangers lose to A’s again, 5-4 (10/3/2001)
• G159: Rangers lose a major stinkfest to Mariners, 16-1 (10/4/2001)
• G161: Rangers shut out for first time in season; 1-0 (10/4/2001)
• G160: Guess what? Rangers lose. 6-2 to M’s (10/5/2001)
• G162: Rangers win 4-3, deny Mariners season win record. (10/7/2001)