List of Texas Rangers managers explained

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

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.
GRegular season games managed
WRegular season wins
LRegular season losses
Win %Winning percentage
PAPlayoff appearances: number of years the manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PWPlayoff wins
PLPlayoff losses
LCLeague championships: number of league championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
WSWorld Series championships: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

Statistics current through the end of the 2023 season

References

In-text citations
General references
  1. Web site: Texas Rangers Managers. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: All-Time Managers. Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. May 21, 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Rangers Team History & Encyclopedia . May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  2. Web site: Texas Rangers Managerial Register. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. May 21, 2020.
  3. Web site: Manager. Dictionary.com. May 21, 2020.
  4. Web site: Johnny Oates Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  5. Web site: Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Register. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  6. Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee . December 7, 2009 . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum . January 30, 2010.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KeNBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5328,353371&dq=billy+hunter+fired+texas&hl=en Once Texas Hero, Hunter Fired for Poor Relationship with Team
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T3ZkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1H4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504,3517916&dq=don+zimmer+fired+texas+rangers&hl=en Zimmer's Fired
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_RIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=971,5068169&dq=don+zimmer+fired+texas+rangers+something+personal&hl=en Zimmer's Firing Remains a Puzzle
  10. Web site: Rangers Hire ex-A's Assistant Washington as Manager. Associated Press. Associated Press. November 8, 2006 . May 21, 2020. ESPN.
  11. Web site: Rangers' Washington Resigns to Tend to Personal Matter. Sullivan, T.R.. September 5, 2014. May 21, 2020. Major League Baseball.
  12. Web site: Jeff Banister Out as Texas Rangers Manager. Dallas Morning News. September 21, 2018. September 21, 2018.
  13. News: Sullivan . T.R. . Woodward to be Rangers' Next Manager . November 2, 2018 . Major League Baseball . May 21, 2020 . en.
  14. News: Chris Woodward Dismissed as Texas Rangers Manager . October 6, 2022 . Major League Baseball . August 15, 2022 . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-10-22 . Rangers hire three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy as next manager . 2023-07-05 . Dallas News . en.
  16. Web site: 2023 World Series Texas Rangers over Arizona Diamondbacks . November 16, 2023 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  17. Web site: Mickey Vernon Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  18. Web site: Eddie Yost Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  19. Web site: Gil Hodges Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  20. Web site: Jim Lemon Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  21. Web site: Ted Williams Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  22. Web site: Whitey Herzog Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  23. Web site: Del Wilber Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  24. Web site: Billy Martin Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  25. Web site: Frank Lucchesi Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  26. Web site: Eddie Stanky Managerial Record. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  27. Web site: Connie Ryan Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  28. Web site: Billy Hunter Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  29. Web site: Pat Corrales Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  30. Web site: Don Zimmer Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  31. Web site: Darrell Johnson Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  32. Web site: Doug Rader Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  33. Web site: Bobby Valentine Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  34. Web site: Toby Harrah Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  35. Web site: Kevin Kennedy Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  36. Web site: Manager of the Year Award Winners. May 21, 2020. Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  37. Web site: Jerry Narron Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  38. Web site: Buck Showalter Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  39. Web site: Ron Washington Managerial Record. May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  40. Web site: Tim Bogar Statistics and History . May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  41. Web site: Jeff Banister Statistics and History . May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  42. Web site: Don Wakamatsu Statistics and History . May 21, 2020 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  43. Web site: Chris Woodward Managerial Record . October 6, 2022 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  44. Web site: Tony Beasley Managerial Record . October 6, 2022 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.
  45. Web site: Bruce Bochy Managerial Record . November 16, 2023 . Sports Reference. Baseball-Reference.

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