![]() The Rangers returned to the postseason in 2012, but they were quickly eliminated after losing the newly instituted one-game Wild Card play-off contest to the Baltimore Orioles. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, which Texas lost in seven games. Texas won a second consecutive AL pennant in 2011 and faced the St. The Rangers then ran off the first two play-off series wins in franchise history to capture the AL pennant and advance to the World Series, which they lost to the San Francisco Giants. Ryan was hired to serve as team president in 2008 (and became part of the team’s ownership group in 2010), and a Rangers squad stocked with both promising prospects and established veterans, such as third baseman Michael Young, surged back into the postseason in 2010 after capturing the AL West title. Bush, who would serve as the Rangers’ managing general partner until 1994. In 1989 the team was sold to an investment group that included future U.S. One bright spot of this time was future Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, who played with the Rangers from 1989 to 1993 and who pitched his sixth and seventh career no-hitters during his tenure with the team. Texas added more young talent, such as outfielder Ruben Sierra and second baseman Julio Franco, throughout the decade, but the team’s long postseason drought continued into the 1990s. In the early 1980s third baseman Buddy Bell blossomed into an all-star, but the Rangers did not have much team success, with five of the franchise’s six seasons from 1980 to 1985 ending with losing records. However, the Rangers were never able to break through to a division title for the remainder of the decade. The following year, led by recent acquisition Fergie Jenkins’s expert pitching, Texas won 84 games and finished in second place in its division. The Rangers brought in Billy Martin to manage the team toward the end of the 1973 season. Not only did the Rangers lose 100 games but Williams-arguably the team’s biggest attraction-retired. Renamed in honour of the state’s renowned military-cum-police force the Texas Rangers, the team had little more luck in its first year in Arlington than it had experienced in Washington. The Senators’ continued subpar play contributed to years of poor attendance and insufficient revenue, and team ownership relocated the franchise to Arlington after the 1971 season. Williams guided the Senators to their first winning season (with an 86–76 record) in his inaugural year at the helm, but the team regressed in each of its next two seasons. After the franchise’s third last-place finish in 1968, Washington hired all-time great Ted Williams to become the team’s manager, despite his never having coached baseball on any level before. Despite the addition of towering slugger Frank Howard before the 1965 season, the Senators did not greatly improve on their ignoble beginning. The Senators finished in last place or tied for last place in each of their first three seasons, and they lost at least 100 games in their first four seasons. The Rangers began play in 1961 as the Washington (D.C.) Senators and have won two AL pennants (20). Texas Rangers, American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, that plays in the American League (AL). ![]() SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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