1981 Texas Rangers Season, Schedule & Results

1981 Texas Rangers

What was the record of the 1981 Texas Rangers?

The Texas Rangers finished the regular season with a 57-48 record. They went 32-24 at home and 25-24 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Texas Rangers play in?

The 1981 Texas Rangers played in the West Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1981 Texas Rangers?

During the regular season, the 1981 Texas Rangers went 30-21 against their AL West opponents.

What was the 1981 Texas Rangers record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
California Angels	4-2	66.7%	+1
Chicago White Sox	4-2	66.7%	-4
Seattle Mariners	8-5	61.5%	+18
Minnesota Twins	8-5	61.5%	+6
Kansas City Royals	4-3	57.1%	+7
Oakland Athletics	2-4	33.3%	+7

What was the 1981 Texas Rangers record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981 Texas Rangers had their best month in June, when they went 7-3 and had a 70% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 13-15 and had a 46.4% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
April	10-7	58.8%	+32
May	16-12	57.1%	+1
June	7-3	70%	+20
August	9-10	47.4%	+2
September	13-15	46.4%	+12
October	2-1	66.7%	-4

Did the 1981 Texas Rangers make the Postseason?

No, the Rangers didn't make the Postseason in 1981.

What was the run differential for the 1981 Texas Rangers?

The Texas Rangers finished the regular season with a run differential of +63. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rangers could have been expected to have about 59.7 wins, or a 60-45 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Texas Rangers perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Texas Rangers went 15-16.

How did the 1981 Texas Rangers perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Texas Rangers went 4-4 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Texas Rangers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Texas Rangers was a 5 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Texas Rangers?

The longest losing streak that the Texas Rangers had during the 1981 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.

1981 Texas Rangers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Thu, Apr 9, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 3 - 10

Sat, Apr 11, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 1 - 5

Sun, Apr 12, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 6 - 4

Tue, Apr 14, 1981

vs Cleveland Indians

Loss 1 - 7

Wed, Apr 15, 1981

vs Cleveland Indians

Win 8 - 0

Fri, Apr 17, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 1 - 2

Sat, Apr 18, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 6 - 4

Sun, Apr 19, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 4 - 0

Mon, Apr 20, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Loss 2 - 4

Tue, Apr 21, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Loss 4 - 10

Wed, Apr 22, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 16 - 8

Sat, Apr 25, 1981

@ Cleveland Indians

Win 8 - 4

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

@ Cleveland Indians

Loss 3 - 4

Mon, Apr 27, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 10 - 0

Tue, Apr 28, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 9 - 0

Wed, Apr 29, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 5 - 0

Thu, Apr 30, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Win 7 - 0

Fri, May 1, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 0 - 4

Sat, May 2, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 7

Sun, May 3, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Win 9 - 8

(10)

Tue, May 5, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 6 - 1

Wed, May 6, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 4 - 2

Thu, May 7, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 9 - 4

Sat, May 9, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 3 - 7

Sat, May 9, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 2 - 4

Sun, May 10, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Win 7 - 3

Mon, May 11, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 9 - 1

Tue, May 12, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 3

Thu, May 14, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 3 - 2

Fri, May 15, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Win 2 - 1

Sat, May 16, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Loss 1 - 9

Sun, May 17, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Loss 0 - 9

Mon, May 18, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Win 13 - 5

Tue, May 19, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 1 - 14

Wed, May 20, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 4 - 8

Fri, May 22, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 2

Sat, May 23, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 4

(12)

Sun, May 24, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 5 - 3

Mon, May 25, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Win 4 - 3

Tue, May 26, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Win 2 - 1

Wed, May 27, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Loss 1 - 2

Thu, May 28, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Win 6 - 2

Fri, May 29, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 4 - 5

(12)

Sat, May 30, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 0

Sun, May 31, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 3 - 5

Tue, Jun 2, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Win 5 - 3

Wed, Jun 3, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Win 6 - 3

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Loss 3 - 7

Fri, Jun 5, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 5 - 4

(12)

Sat, Jun 6, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 4 - 1

Sun, Jun 7, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 9 - 0

Mon, Jun 8, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 8 - 1

Tue, Jun 9, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 5

Wed, Jun 10, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 12 - 5

Thu, Jun 11, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 6

Mon, Aug 10, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 0 - 2

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 1 - 0

Wed, Aug 12, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 4 - 5

Fri, Aug 14, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 3 - 2

Sat, Aug 15, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 3 - 5

(10)

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 3 - 0

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 1 - 3

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Win 8 - 6

Wed, Aug 19, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Win 4 - 1

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 4 - 7

Sat, Aug 22, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 2

Sun, Aug 23, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 4 - 5

Mon, Aug 24, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Win 3 - 0

Tue, Aug 25, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Win 6 - 1

Thu, Aug 27, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 5 - 1

Fri, Aug 28, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 6

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 8 - 5

Sun, Aug 30, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 2 - 6

Mon, Aug 31, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Loss 0 - 3

Tue, Sep 1, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Loss 3 - 9

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 4 - 1

Thu, Sep 3, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 5 - 8

Fri, Sep 4, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 3 - 2

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 0 - 1

Sun, Sep 6, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 3 - 4

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 1 - 2

Tue, Sep 8, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 0 - 3

Wed, Sep 9, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Win 9 - 4

Fri, Sep 11, 1981

@ California Angels

Win 11 - 6

Sat, Sep 12, 1981

@ California Angels

Win 3 - 2

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 7 - 8

(12)

Mon, Sep 14, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 2 - 5

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Win 12 - 2

Wed, Sep 16, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 1 - 2

Fri, Sep 18, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Loss 3 - 6

Sat, Sep 19, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Win 6 - 0

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

vs Minnesota Twins

Win 4 - 3

Mon, Sep 21, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 4 - 1

Tue, Sep 22, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 2 - 3

Wed, Sep 23, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 1 - 2

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 1 - 2

(11)

Fri, Sep 25, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Win 5 - 2

Sat, Sep 26, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Loss 3 - 7

Sun, Sep 27, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Loss 2 - 5

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 5

Tue, Sep 29, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 2

Wed, Sep 30, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 3 - 1

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 8 - 6

(10)

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 1 - 0

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

vs California Angels

Loss 2 - 9

57-48	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1981 Texas Rangers

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