List of Texas Rangers owners and executives

The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. The new Senators remained in Washington through 1971. In 1972, the team moved to Arlington, Texas, where it became the Texas Rangers. In the franchise's history, 11 general managers (GMs) have been employed to oversee day-to-day operations.

Majority owners
No. Majority owner(s) Dates Ref.
1 Elwood Richard Quesada 1961 – 1963
2 James Johnston & James Lemon 1963 – 1967
3 James Lemon 1967 – December 3, 1968
4 Bob Short December 3, 1968 – May 29, 1974 [1]
5 Brad Corbett May 29, 1974 – April 29, 1980 [1]
6 Eddie Chiles April 29, 1980 – March 18, 1989 [1]
7 George W. Bush & Edward W. Rose March 18, 1989 – November 1994 [1]
8 Tom Schieffer& Edward W. Rose November 1994 – June 16, 1998 [1]
9 Tom Hicks June 16, 1998 – August 11, 2010 [1]
10 Rangers Baseball Express August 12, 2010 – present [1]

General managers
Former Senators/Rangers outfielder Tom Grieve served as the team's GM from 1984 to 1994.[2][3]
No. General manager Years Ref.
1 Ed Doherty 1961–1962
2 George Selkirk 1963–1968
3 Bob Short 1969–1971
4 Joe Burke 1972–1973 [2]
5 Dan O'Brien Sr.[lower-alpha 1] 1973–1979 [2]
6 Eddie Robinson[lower-alpha 1] 1976–1982 [2]
7 Joe Klein 1982–1984 [2]
8 Tom Grieve 1984–1994 [2]
9 Doug Melvin 1994–2001 [2]
10 John Hart 2001–2005 [2]
11 Jon Daniels 2005–present [2]

Notes
  1. Dan O'Brien Sr. and Eddie Robinson served as co-GMs from 1976 to 1979.[2]

References
  1. "All-Time Owners". Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. "All-Time General Managers". Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. "Tom Grieve Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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