2014 Texas Rangers season

The 2014 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 54th season of the franchise and the 43rd since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers suffered from injuries throughout the season and spent a substantial part of the season in last place in the American League (AL), at one point having a streak of 8–34. Manager Ron Washington resigned on September 5, citing personal issues. Despite finishing the season with a 13–3 stretch, The Rangers were unable to escape the AL cellar, but did manage to finish 67–95 and third worst in Major League Baseball (MLB), ahead of the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League (NL).

2014 Texas Rangers
Cap insignia for the 2014 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record67–95 (.414)
Divisional place5th
Other information
Owner(s)Rangers Baseball Express (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson)
General manager(s)Jon Daniels
Manager(s)Ron Washington (resigned on September 5), Tim Bogar
Local televisionFox Sports Southwest
KTXA
(Steve Busby, Tom Grieve)
Local radioKESN ESPN Radio 103.3 FM (English)
(Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks)
KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish)
(Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The Rangers used 40 different pitchers during the season, thus setting a new MLB record.[1][2] The team played seven extra inning games, the fewest of any MLB team in 2014.[3]

Season standings

American League West

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9864 0.605 52–29 46–35
Oakland Athletics 8874 0.543 10 48–33 40–41
Seattle Mariners 8775 0.537 11 41–40 46–35
Houston Astros 7092 0.432 28 38–43 32–49
Texas Rangers 6795 0.414 31 33–48 34–47

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9864 0.605
Baltimore Orioles 9666 0.593
Detroit Tigers 9072 0.556


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)
W L Pct. GB
Kansas City Royals 8973 0.549 +1
Oakland Athletics 8874 0.543
Seattle Mariners 8775 0.537 1
Cleveland Indians 8577 0.525 3
New York Yankees 8478 0.519 4
Toronto Blue Jays 8379 0.512 5
Tampa Bay Rays 7785 0.475 11
Chicago White Sox 7389 0.451 15
Boston Red Sox 7191 0.438 17
Houston Astros 7092 0.432 18
Minnesota Twins 7092 0.432 18
Texas Rangers 6795 0.414 21

Record vs. opponents

2014 AL Records

Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore11–85–13–41–54–33–44–24–313–62–45–212–76–111–812–8
Boston8–114–32–51–54–36–12–54–27–123–41–59–104–27–129–11
Chicago1–53–49–109–103–36–131–59–102–54–33–45–22–45–211–9
Cleveland4–35–210–98–115–210–92–511–84–32–42–44–26–12–410–10
Detroit 5–15–110–911–84–313–63–49–103–45–22–43–44–31–512–8
Houston 3–43–43–32–53–43–37–123–34–28–119–102–511–84–35–15
Kansas City4–31–613–69–106–133–33–311–84–35–22–54–25–14–315–5
Los Angeles2–45–25–15–24–312–73–37–02–410–97–125–214–55–212–8
Minnesota3–42–410–98–1110–93–38–110–73–41–65–22–42–54–29–11
New York6–1312–75–23–44–32–43–44–24–32–43–38–114–311–813–7
Oakland4–24–33–44–22–511–82–59–106–14–29–104–29–104–313–7
Seattle2–55–14–34–24–210–95–212–72–53–310–94–39–104–39–11
Tampa Bay7–1210–92–52–44–35–22–42–54–211–82–43–45–28–1110–10
Texas1–62–44–21–63–48–111–55–145–23–410–910–92–52–410–10
Toronto8–1112–72–54–25–13–43–42–52–48–113–43–411–84–213–7

Game Log

Legend
Rangers Win Rangers Loss Game Postponed
2014 Game Log (67-95)

Roster

2014 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers
  • 22 Nick Martinez
  • 46 Robbie Ross
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • 66 Josh Frasier (bullpen catcher)

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League Steve Buechele
AA Frisco RoughRiders Texas League Jason Wood
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Joe Mikulik
A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Corey Ragsdale
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Tim Hulett
Rookie AZL Rangers Arizona League Kenny Holmberg

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References

  1. "Pitching Season Finder, For single seasons, From 1901 to 2017, (requiring G>=1)". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. DiBenedetto, Cory (September 3, 2014). "Rangers have used an MLB record 38 pitchers in 2014". Daily Gammons. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. "Team Batting Game Finder: For 2014, Only extra-inning games, sorted by greatest number of games in a single season matching the selected criteria". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  4. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2014). Baseball America 2015 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-54-1.
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