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The Texas Rangers are an American baseball franchise based in Arlington, Texas. They are members of the American League West division. The Rangers franchise was formed in 1961, then called the Washington Senators, as a member of the American League.[1] In its 62-year history, the Texas Rangers baseball franchise of Major League Baseball's American League has employed 28 managers.[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.[3]

Mickey Vernon became the first manager of the then Washington Senators in 1961, serving for just over two seasons. Ron Washington has managed more games and seasons than any other manager in Rangers history. Before 2010, the only Rangers manager to have led the team to the playoffs was Johnny Oates, who also won the 1996 Manager of the Year Award with the Rangers.[4] Ted Williams is the only Rangers manager to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a player;[5] Whitey Herzog, who was inducted in the Hall in 2010,[6] is only Rangers manager to earn induction as a manager.

In 1963, manager Mickey Vernon was fired and replaced by interim manager Eddie Yost. One game later, Yost was replaced by Gil Hodges. In 1973, Whitey Herzog was replaced by Del Wilber. One game later, Billy Martin took over the role of manager. In 1975, Frank Lucchesi took over for Martin in midseason, who in turn was replaced by Eddie Stanky. After six games, Connie Ryan could not finish the season, so Billy Hunter took over the role of manager, only to be fired[7] with one game to go in the 1978 season and replaced by Pat Corrales. In 1982, Don Zimmer was fired as Rangers manager but continued to run the team for three more games before being replaced by Darrell Johnson.[8] Rangers owner Eddie Chiles said the poor play of the Rangers had nothing to do with Zimmer's firing but was instead 'something personal'.[9] In 1985, after Doug Rader led the Rangers to two losing seasons, he was replaced by Bobby Valentine, who in turn was replaced by Toby Harrah during midseason. In 2001, Johnny Oates' poor health forced the Rangers to hire Jerry Narron as his midseason replacement. Buck Showalter was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers following a last-place 2002 season under Narron. Showalter managed the Rangers through the 2006 season. Ron Washington next managed the team from 2007 to 2014,[10] longer than any other person in the franchise's history, when he announced his resignation on September 5, 2014.[11] Tim Bogar managed the rest of the season on an interim basis. Jeff Banister was hired to lead the team from 2015 to September 21, 2018, when he was fired.[12] Don Wakamatsu replaced him as interim manager. Chris Woodward was later hired as the new manager for 2019.[13] He was dismissed on August 15, 2022, and third base coach Tony Beasley finished the season as interim manager.[14] The Rangers then hired Bruce Bochy, who had won three championships with the San Francisco Giants and had initially retired in 2019, to manage the team starting in 2023,[15] leading to the franchise's first title in the 2023 World Series.[16]

Key

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No. A running total of the number of Senators/Rangers managers
Season(s) The first and last seasons the manager led the team. Each year is linked to an article about that particular team season.
G Regular season games managed
W Regular season wins
L Regular season losses
Win % Winning percentage
PA Playoff appearances: number of years the manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW Playoff wins
PL Playoff losses
LC League championships: number of league championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
WS World Series championships: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

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No. Image Manager Season(s) G W L Win % PA PW PL LC WS Notes Ref(s).
1 Mickey Vernon 1961–1963 362 135 227 .373 — — — — — — [17]
2 Eddie Yost 1963 1 0 1 .000 — — — — — — [18]
3 Gil Hodges 1963–1967 765 321 444 .420 — — — — — — [19]
4 Jim Lemon 1968 161 65 96 .404 — — — — — — [20]
5 Ted Williams* 1969–1972 637 273 364 .429 — — — — — — [21]
6 Whitey Herzog* 1973 138 47 91 .341 — — — — — — [22]
7 Del Wilber 1973 1 1 0 1.000 — — — — — — [23]
8 Billy Martin 1973–1975 278 137 141 .493 — — — — — — [24]
9 Frank Lucchesi 1975–1977 291 142 149 .488 — — — — — — [25]
10 Eddie Stanky 1977 1 1 0 1.000 — — — — — — [26]
11 Connie Ryan 1977 6 2 4 .333 — — — — — — [27]
12 Billy Hunter 1977–1978 254 146 108 .575 — — — — — — [28]
13 Pat Corrales 1978–1980 324 160 164 .494 — — — — — — [29]
14 Don Zimmer 1981–1982 201 95 106 .473 — — — — — — [30]
15 Darrell Johnson 1982 66 26 40 .394 — — — — — — [31]
16 Doug Rader 1983–1985 355 155 200 .437 — — — — — — [32]
17 Bobby Valentine 1985–1992 1,186 581 605 .490 — — — — — — [33]
18 Toby Harrah 1992 76 32 44 .421 — — — — — — [34]
19 Kevin Kennedy 1993–1994 276 138 138 .500 — — — — — — [35]
20 Johnny Oates 1995–2001 982 506 476 .515 3 1 9 — — 1996 AL Manager of the Year [4][36]
21 Jerry Narron 2001–2002 296 134 162 .453 — — — — — — [37]
22 Buck Showalter 2003–2006 648 319 329 .492 — — — — — 2004 AL Manager of the Year [36][38]
23 Ron Washington 2007–2014 1,275 664 611 .521 3 18 16 2 — — [39]
24 Tim Bogar 2014 22 14 8 .636 — — — — — — [40]
25 Jeff Banister 2015–2018 638 325 313 .509 2 2 6 — — 2015 AL Manager of the Year [36][41]
26 Don Wakamatsu 2018 10 3 7 .300 — — — — — — [42]
27 Chris Woodward 2019–2022 498 211 287 .424 — — — — — — [43]
28 Tony Beasley 2022 48 17 31 .354 — — — — — — [44]
29 Bruce Bochy 2023–present 324 168 156 .519 1 13 4 1 1 — [45]
Totals 29 managers 62 seasons 9,958 4,740 5,218 .476 9 34 35 3 1 — —

Statistics current through the end of the 2023 season

References

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In-text citations
  1. ^ "Texas Rangers Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Texas Rangers Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Manager". Dictionary.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Johnny Oates Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Register". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 7, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Once Texas Hero, Hunter Fired for Poor Relationship with Team
  8. ^ Zimmer's Fired
  9. ^ Zimmer's Firing Remains a Puzzle
  10. ^ Associated Press (November 8, 2006). "Rangers Hire ex-A's Assistant Washington as Manager". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Sullivan, T.R. (September 5, 2014). "Rangers' Washington Resigns to Tend to Personal Matter". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jeff Banister Out as Texas Rangers Manager". Dallas Morning News. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  13. ^ Sullivan, T.R. (May 21, 2020). "Woodward to be Rangers' Next Manager". Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Chris Woodward Dismissed as Texas Rangers Manager". Major League Baseball. August 15, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "Rangers hire three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy as next manager". Dallas News. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  16. ^ "2023 World Series Texas Rangers over Arizona Diamondbacks". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  17. ^ "Mickey Vernon Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  18. ^ "Eddie Yost Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  19. ^ "Gil Hodges Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jim Lemon Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "Ted Williams Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  22. ^ "Whitey Herzog Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  23. ^ "Del Wilber Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  24. ^ "Billy Martin Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  25. ^ "Frank Lucchesi Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  26. ^ "Eddie Stanky Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  27. ^ "Connie Ryan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  28. ^ "Billy Hunter Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  29. ^ "Pat Corrales Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  30. ^ "Don Zimmer Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  31. ^ "Darrell Johnson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  32. ^ "Doug Rader Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  33. ^ "Bobby Valentine Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  34. ^ "Toby Harrah Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  35. ^ "Kevin Kennedy Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  36. ^ a b c "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  37. ^ "Jerry Narron Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  38. ^ "Buck Showalter Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  39. ^ "Ron Washington Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  40. ^ "Tim Bogar Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  41. ^ "Jeff Banister Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  42. ^ "Don Wakamatsu Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  43. ^ "Chris Woodward Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  44. ^ "Tony Beasley Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  45. ^ "Bruce Bochy Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
General references
  1. "Texas Rangers Managers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. "All-Time Managers". Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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