1981 Texas Rangers team stats

1981 Texas Rangers: 57-48  .543
2nd place in A.L. West
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Home record: 32-24  (232 runs scored, 168 allowed)
Road record: 25-24  (220 runs scored, 221 allowed)
Home Attendance*:   853,032 on 54 dates  (15,797 avg.)
Road Attendance*:   893,194 on 49 dates  (18,228 avg.)
Manager: Don Zimmer
Coaches: Jackie Brown, Tommy Helms, Darrell Johnson, Fred Koenig, Wayne Terwilliger

452 runs scored (6th of 14 A.L. teams), 389 runs allowed (2nd)

A.L. Averages: 4.07 runs/game (436.6 runs/team)

Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pos	Batter	Age	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP
C1	Bob Johnson	21	6	18	2	5	11	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.278	.611	.316
OF	Bob Jones*	31	10	34	4	9	19	1	0	3	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	.265	.559	.286
UT	Bill Stein	34	53	115	21	38	50	6	0	2	22	1	3	1	2	4	3	0	15	5	.330	.435	.360
3B	Buddy Bell	29	97	360	44	106	154	16	1	10	64	0	10	3	3	32	10	3	30	6	.294	.428	.364
OF	Leon Roberts	30	72	233	26	65	98	17	2	4	31	2	5	3	4	23	2	1	38	8	.279	.421	.345
OF	Rick Lisi	25	9	16	6	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.312	.312	.450
DH	Al Oliver*	34	102	421	53	130	173	29	1	4	55	0	1	3	0	14	10	2	28	17	.309	.411	.348
LF	Billy Sample	26	66	230	36	65	90	16	0	3	25	3	3	4	1	16	1	7	21	3	.283	.391	.346
C	Jim Sundberg	30	102	339	42	94	124	17	2	3	28	3	3	2	5	44	6	1	48	5	.277	.366	.369
1B	Pat Putnam*	27	95	297	33	79	124	17	2	8	35	1	2	4	2	14	3	0	38	4	.266	.418	.304
CF	Mickey Rivers*	32	99	399	62	114	148	21	2	3	26	3	1	9	5	22	2	1	31	3	.286	.371	.327
S2	Mark Wagner	27	50	85	15	22	31	4	1	1	14	2	0	1	1	8	0	0	13	2	.259	.365	.323
RF	Johnny Grubb*	32	67	199	26	46	66	9	1	3	26	1	1	0	3	23	0	2	25	6	.231	.332	.316
2B	Bump Wills#	28	102	410	51	103	126	13	2	2	41	6	5	12	9	30	2	1	49	8	.251	.307	.304
SS	Nelson Norman#	23	7	13	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.231	.308	.267
O1	Dan Duran*	27	13	16	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.250	.294
C	Larry Cox	33	5	13	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.231	.308	.231
SS	Mario Mendoza	30	88	229	18	53	61	6	1	0	22	14	3	2	1	7	0	1	25	9	.231	.266	.254
DH	Don Werner	28	2	8	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.250	.250
1B	John Ellis	32	23	58	2	8	14	3	0	1	7	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	10	3	.138	.241	.219
OF	Tom Poquette*	29	30	64	2	10	11	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	5	0	1	1	3	.156	.172	.225
3SD	Wayne Tolleson#	25	14	24	6	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	.167	.167	.200
P	Steve Comer#	27	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	John Henry Johnson*	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Jim Kern	32	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Danny Darwin	25	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Charlie Hough	33	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Rick Honeycutt*	27	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Doc Medich	32	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Fergie Jenkins	37	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Jon Matlack*	31	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Bob Babcock	31	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Dave Schmidt	24	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Mark Mercer*	27	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	John Butcher	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Len Whitehouse*	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Bob Lacey	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

 Average age (non-P): 30.5

Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage


Pitching Statistics

Pitcher	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	MI	GF	SV	SHO	IP	H	BFP	R	ER	HR	UW	IW	HP	SO	WP	BK
John Butcher	24	1	2	1.63	5	3	1	1	1	0	1	27.2	18	106	6	5	0	7	1	0	19	0	0
Bob Babcock	31	1	1	2.20	16	0	0	9	7	0	0	28.2	21	117	7	7	2	15	1	1	18	0	0
Steve Comer	27	8	2	2.56	36	1	0	13	22	6	0	77.1	70	330	25	22	1	23	8	1	22	2	0
John Henry Johnson*	24	3	1	2.66	24	0	0	9	15	2	0	23.2	19	94	7	7	2	5	1	1	8	1	0
Jim Kern	32	1	2	2.70	23	0	0	8	15	6	0	30.0	21	131	10	9	0	19	3	1	20	1	1
Charlie Hough	33	4	1	2.96	21	5	2	7	9	1	0	82.0	61	330	30	27	4	30	1	3	69	4	0
Doc Medich	32	10	6	3.08	20	20	4	0	0	0	4	143.1	136	585	51	49	8	28	5	2	65	1	0
Dave Schmidt	24	0	1	3.13	14	1	0	5	8	1	0	31.2	31	132	11	11	1	8	3	1	13	3	1
Rick Honeycutt*	27	11	6	3.31	20	20	8	0	0	0	2	127.2	120	509	49	47	12	16	1	0	40	1	0
Danny Darwin	25	9	9	3.64	22	22	6	0	0	0	2	146.0	115	601	67	59	12	52	5	6	98	1	0
Jon Matlack*	31	4	7	4.14	17	16	1	1	0	0	1	104.1	101	447	59	48	8	40	1	1	43	2	0
Fergie Jenkins	37	5	8	4.50	19	16	1	1	2	0	0	106.0	122	467	55	53	14	36	4	0	63	2	0
Mark Mercer*	27	0	1	4.70	7	0	0	5	2	2	0	7.2	7	36	4	4	1	7	0	0	8	0	0
Bob Lacey*	27	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Len Whitehouse*	23	0	1	16.20	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	8	20	7	6	1	2	0	0	2	0	0

Average age: 30.0

Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks


Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pitcher	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP	OPS	GB%
John Butcher	5	97	6	18	22	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	19	2	.186	.227	.248	.474	69.3
Jim Kern	23	103	10	21	23	2	0	0	4	1	0	1	19	3	1	20	3	.204	.223	.346	.570	60.9
Charlie Hough	21	294	30	61	86	11	1	4	1	1	11	4	30	1	3	69	6	.207	.293	.289	.581	51.0
Steve Comer	36	290	25	70	87	8	3	1	4	4	1	2	23	8	1	22	10	.241	.300	.313	.613	62.5
John Henry Johnson*	24	82	7	19	28	1	1	2	2	3	0	1	5	1	1	8	2	.232	.341	.283	.624	48.5
Doc Medich	20	540	51	136	177	17	0	8	8	2	8	8	28	5	2	65	6	.252	.328	.296	.624	56.3
Rick Honeycutt*	20	487	49	120	178	18	2	12	5	0	0	2	16	1	0	40	18	.246	.366	.272	.637	69.6
Dave Schmidt	14	120	11	31	39	5	0	1	0	0	3	4	8	3	1	13	1	.258	.325	.326	.651	61.1
Danny Darwin	22	527	67	115	188	23	7	12	8	3	11	5	52	5	6	98	12	.218	.357	.300	.657	47.9
Bob Babcock	16	96	7	21	33	4	1	2	3	1	1	0	15	1	1	18	4	.219	.344	.333	.677	54.5
Jon Matlack*	17	391	59	101	144	17	1	8	8	6	5	5	40	1	1	43	11	.258	.368	.326	.694	64.0
Mark Mercer*	7	29	4	7	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	8	0	.241	.345	.389	.734	64.3
Fergie Jenkins	19	421	55	122	186	18	2	14	5	1	6	5	36	4	0	63	9	.290	.442	.351	.792	55.6
Len Whitehouse*	2	16	7	8	11	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	.500	.688	.526	1.214	75.0
Bob Lacey*	1	4	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	1.000	.250	1.250	33.3

Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls


Defensive Statistics

Catcher                 INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP   SB   CS   PB   WP    ERA   RAT   RTOT
Jim Sundberg          863.1   97    1    2   98   464   52   2    9   .996   41   38    8   17   3.38     8     11
Larry Cox              43.0    5    0    1    5    33    2   0    0  1.000    7    0    2    1   4.19    -2    -56
Bob Johnson            34.0    3    2    0    5    22    0   0    0  1.000    2    0    0    0   2.91     0      0

First Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Pat Putnam            696.0   76   18    9   94   769   64   6   65   .993  10.77      3     0      6
John Ellis            117.0   13    5    6   18   140    8   1   16   .993  11.38     -2     0    -24
Bill Stein            116.1   15    5   12   20   146   10   0    9  1.000  12.07      0     0     -2
Bob Johnson             9.0    1    0    0    1     9    0   0    0  1.000   9.00      0     0     27
Dan Duran               1.0    0    1    0    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   9.00      0     0   -120
Al Oliver               1.0    0    1    0    1     2    0   0    0  1.000  18.00      0     0   -120

Second Base             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Bump Wills            894.1  101    0    3  101   268  326  10   70   .983   5.98      5    -3      3
Mark Wagner            37.0    4    0    0    4    13   15   1    5   .966   6.81      0     0      6
Bill Stein              9.0    0    3    0    3     2    3   0    1  1.000   5.00      0     0     13

Third Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Buddy Bell            835.2   96    0    6   96    66  281  14   18   .961   3.74     27     0     38
Bill Stein             50.0    5    2    0    7     4   12   1    0   .941   2.88     -1     0    -24
Wayne Tolleson         47.2    4    2    0    6     5    8   0    0  1.000   2.45      0     0    -13
Mark Wagner             7.0    0    2    0    2     2    4   0    0  1.000   7.71      1     0    103

Shortstop               INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Mario Mendoza         687.2   83    5   29   88   114  270  12   47   .970   5.03     10    -2     14
Mark Wagner           205.2   18   25    5   43    39   68   4   13   .964   4.68      1    -1      1
Nelson Norman          38.0    4    1    0    5     5   21   1    5   .963   6.16      2     0     69
Wayne Tolleson          4.0    0    2    0    2     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0    -90
Bill Stein              3.0    0    1    0    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   3.00      0     0    120
Buddy Bell              2.0    0    1    0    1     1    3   0    1  1.000  18.00      1     0    360

Left Field              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Billy Sample          524.0   60    1    4   61   125    5   1    1   .992   2.23      4    -1      6
Leon Roberts          206.1   22    4    2   26    53    0   1    0   .981   2.31      0     0     -3
Tom Poquette           78.0    9    0    1    9    12    0   1    0   .923   1.38     -1    -1    -25
Bill Stein             53.0    6    1    3    7    13    1   1    0   .933   2.38      1    -1     -5
Dan Duran              36.0    3    4    0    7     6    1   0    0  1.000   1.75     -2     0    -70
Johnny Grubb           17.0    2    0    0    2     3    0   0    0  1.000   1.59      0     0      7
Pat Putnam             11.0    2    1    2    3     2    0   0    0  1.000   1.64      0     0     11
Jim Sundberg           11.0    1    1    0    2     1    0   0    0  1.000   0.82      0     0    -44
Bob Jones               4.0    0    1    0    1     1    1   0    0  1.000   4.50      0     0     30

Center Field            INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Mickey Rivers         832.1   94    3    4   97   227   12   1    3   .996   2.58      0    -4     -6
Tom Poquette           43.0    5    1    2    6    11    0   0    0  1.000   2.30     -1     0    -17
Billy Sample           30.0    3    2    2    5     5    0   0    0  1.000   1.50     -1     0    -40
Leon Roberts           24.0    2    2    0    4     7    1   0    0  1.000   3.00     -1     0    -35
Rick Lisi              11.0    1    1    1    2     3    0   0    0  1.000   2.45      0     0     44

Right Field             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Johnny Grubb          462.0   54    2    9   56    89    2   1    1   .989   1.77     -4     0    -10
Leon Roberts          351.1   39    7    4   46    70    2   1    0   .986   1.84      0     0      1
Bob Jones              75.0    9    0    3    9    19    3   0    0  1.000   2.64      2     1     43
Rick Lisi              34.0    2    4    0    6     6    0   0    0  1.000   1.59     -1     0    -21
Tom Poquette           11.0    1    2    0    3     3    0   0    0  1.000   2.45      0     0     44
Billy Sample            4.0    0    1    0    1     2    0   0    0  1.000   4.50      0     0     90
Pat Putnam              2.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0    -60
Bill Stein              1.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0   -120

Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings


Transactions

10-22-1980	granted free agency to Ed Figueroa
10-23-1980	granted free agency to Rusty Staub
10-24-1980	traded Tucker Ashford and cash to Yankees for Roger Holt
10-25-1980	granted free agency to Bud Harrelson
11-04-1980	granted free agency to Dave Roberts
12-10-1980	traded Kevin Saucier to Tigers for Mark Wagner
12-12-1980	traded Richie Zisk, Ken Clay, Rick Auerbach, Jerry Don Gleaton, Brian Allard and Steve Finch to Mariners for Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Willie Horton and Leon Roberts
12-15-1980	released Jay Pettibone
12-15-1980	traded Danny Walton and Greg Mahlberg to Reds for Don Werner and Greg Hughes
12-18-1980	signed Bill Stein as a free agent
12-18-1980	signed Bob Jones as a free agent
02-10-1981	signed Jose Guzman as a free agent
03-01-1981	signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent
04-01-1981	released Willie Horton
04-17-1981	signed Bobby Bonds as a free agent
04-30-1981	placed Jim Kern on the disabled list
05-06-1981	placed Billy Sample on the disabled list
05-25-1981	released Ed Figueroa
06-02-1981	activated Billy Sample and Jim Kern
06-04-1981	sold Bobby Bonds to Cubs
06-10-1981	released Adrian Devine
08-12-1981	claimed Tom Poquette on waivers from Red Sox
08-18-1981	released Larry Cox
08-25-1981	sold Dennis Lewallyn to Indians
09-08-1981	purchased Bob Lacey from Indians
10-20-1981	traded Dave Rajsich to Phillies for Ramon Aviles
11-13-1981	granted free agency to Fergie Jenkins and Tom Poquette
12-11-1981	traded Jim Kern to Mets for Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano
01-06-1982	signed Frank Tanana as a free agent
01-15-1982	signed Lamar Johnson as a free agent
02-02-1982	signed Jim Gideon as a free agent
02-18-1982	released Tony Fossas
02-19-1982	traded Rick Lisi to Orioles for Steve Luebber (acq. 2/23/1982)
03-26-1982	released Bob Lacey
03-26-1982	traded Bump Wills to Cubs for Paul Mirabella, Paul Semall (acq. 4/21/1982) and cash
03-27-1982	placed Johnny Grubb on the disabled list
03-28-1982	placed Mickey Rivers on the disabled list
03-30-1982	released John Ellis
03-31-1982	traded Al Oliver to Expos for Larry Parrish and Dave Hostetler

Game Log   Click on the date to view the boxscore    Home games are highlighted

Date	D/N	Opponent	Result	Record	Pl	GB	Att	Starter	Starter
									Opponent

Thu, Apr 09	D	at New York Yankees	L 3-10	0-1 .000	5	1.0	55,123	J. Matlack	T. John
Sat, Apr 11	D	at New York Yankees	L 1-5	0-2 .000	6	2.5	23,845	D. Darwin	R. May
Sun, Apr 12	D	at New York Yankees	W 6-4	1-2 .333	5	2.5	30,079	F. Jenkins	R. Guidry
Tue, Apr 14	N	vs Cleveland Indians	L 1-7	1-3 .250	5	4.0	22,761	J. Matlack	R. Waits
Wed, Apr 15	N	vs Cleveland Indians	W 8-0	2-3 .400	3	4.0	10,845	D. Medich	L. Barker
Fri, Apr 17	N	vs New York Yankees	L 1-2	2-4 .333	4	5.5	34,333	D. Darwin	R. Guidry
Sat, Apr 18	D	vs New York Yankees	W 6-4	3-4 .429	3	5.5	23,744	R. Honeycutt	T. John
Sun, Apr 19	D	vs New York Yankees	W 4-0	4-4 .500	3	5.0	20,757	J. Matlack	T. Underwood
Mon, Apr 20	D	at Boston Red Sox	L 2-4	4-5 .444	3	6.0	26,844	D. Medich	M. Torrez
Tue, Apr 21	D	at Boston Red Sox	L 4-10	4-6 .400	3	7.0	13,233	F. Jenkins	J. Tudor
Wed, Apr 22	D	at Boston Red Sox	W 16-8	5-6 .455	3	7.0	15,699	D. Darwin	D. Eckersley
Sat, Apr 25	D	at Cleveland Indians	W 8-4	6-6 .500	3	7.5	10,413	R. Honeycutt	W. Garland
Sun, Apr 26	D	at Cleveland Indians	L 3-4	6-7 .462	3	8.5	13,777	J. Matlack	B. Blyleven
Mon, Apr 27	N	vs Boston Red Sox	W 10-0	7-7 .500	3	7.5	11,862	D. Medich	M. Torrez
Tue, Apr 28	N	vs Boston Red Sox	W 9-0	8-7 .533	3	6.5	11,898	F. Jenkins	S. Crawford
Wed, Apr 29	N	vs Boston Red Sox	W 5-0	9-7 .562	3	6.5	11,632	D. Darwin	J. Tudor
Thu, Apr 30	N	vs Kansas City Royals	W 7-0	10-7 .588	3	6.0	19,352	R. Honeycutt	R. Gale


Fri, May 01	N	vs Kansas City Royals	L 0-4	10-8 .556	3	7.0	26,520	S. Comer	L. Gura
Sat, May 02	N	vs Kansas City Royals	L 2-7	10-9 .526	3	8.0	30,628	D. Medich	D. Leonard
Sun, May 03	N	vs Kansas City Royals	W 9-8	11-9 .550	3	6.5	12,974	F. Jenkins	P. Splittorff
Tue, May 05	N	vs Chicago White Sox	W 6-1	12-9 .571	2	6.5	10,399	D. Darwin	R. Baumgarten
Wed, May 06	N	vs Chicago White Sox	W 4-2	13-9 .591	2	5.5	12,104	R. Honeycutt	B. Burns
Thu, May 07	N	vs Chicago White Sox	W 9-4	14-9 .609	2	5.5	11,710	J. Matlack	S. Trout
Sat, May 09 1	N	vs Baltimore Orioles	L 3-7	14-10 .583				F. Jenkins	D. Martinez
Sat, May 09 2	N	vs Baltimore Orioles	L 2-4	14-11 .560	2	7.5	20,188	D. Schmidt	S. Stone
Sun, May 10	N	vs Baltimore Orioles	W 7-3	15-11 .577	2	6.5	13,190	D. Darwin	M. Flanagan
Mon, May 11	N	at Kansas City Royals	W 9-1	16-11 .593	2	6.0	28,876	R. Honeycutt	L. Gura
Tue, May 12	N	at Kansas City Royals	L 2-3	16-12 .571	2	6.0	19,155	J. Matlack	D. Leonard
Thu, May 14	N	at Kansas City Royals	W 3-2	17-12 .586	2	5.5	25,892	D. Medich	P. Splittorff
Fri, May 15	N	at Chicago White Sox	W 2-1	18-12 .600	2	4.5	29,829	F. Jenkins	R. Dotson
Sat, May 16	N	at Chicago White Sox	L 1-9	18-13 .581	2	4.5	20,206	D. Darwin	B. Burns
Sun, May 17	D	at Chicago White Sox	L 0-9	18-14 .562	2	4.5	30,990	R. Honeycutt	R. Baumgarten
Mon, May 18	N	at Detroit Tigers	W 13-5	19-14 .576	2	3.5	10,114	J. Matlack	D. Petry
Tue, May 19	N	at Detroit Tigers	L 1-14	19-15 .559	2	3.5	10,002	D. Medich	D. Schatzeder
Wed, May 20	N	at Detroit Tigers	L 4-8	19-16 .543	3	3.5	9,757	F. Jenkins	J. Morris
Fri, May 22	N	at Seattle Mariners	W 6-2	20-16 .556	3	3.0	6,956	D. Darwin	F. Bannister
Sat, May 23	N	at Seattle Mariners	W 6-4	21-16 .568	3	3.0	31,306	R. Honeycutt	B. Clark
Sun, May 24	D	at Seattle Mariners	W 5-3	22-16 .579	3	3.5	6,382	J. Matlack	M. Parrott
Mon, May 25	N	vs Minnesota Twins	W 4-3	23-16 .590	2	3.5	21,558	D. Medich	A. Williams
Tue, May 26	N	vs Minnesota Twins	W 2-1	24-16 .600	2	2.5	12,932	F. Jenkins	P. Redfern
Wed, May 27	N	vs Minnesota Twins	L 1-2	24-17 .585	3	2.5	13,961	D. Darwin	J. Koosman
Thu, May 28	N	vs Minnesota Twins	W 6-2	25-17 .595	2	2.0	15,604	R. Honeycutt	R. Erickson
Fri, May 29	N	vs Seattle Mariners	L 4-5	25-18 .581	3	2.0	14,447	J. Matlack	B. Clark
Sat, May 30	N	vs Seattle Mariners	W 6-0	26-18 .591	3	1.0	20,530	D. Medich	M. Parrott
Sun, May 31	N	vs Seattle Mariners	L 3-5	26-19 .578	3	2.0	16,636	F. Jenkins	B. Allard


Tue, Jun 02	N	at Minnesota Twins	W 5-3	27-19 .587	2	2.0	3,655	D. Darwin	J. Koosman
Wed, Jun 03	N	at Minnesota Twins	W 6-3	28-19 .596	2	2.0	3,789	R. Honeycutt	R. Erickson
Thu, Jun 04	D	at Minnesota Twins	L 3-7	28-20 .583	2	2.0	4,793	J. Matlack	F. Arroyo
Fri, Jun 05	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	W 5-4	29-20 .592	2	1.0	11,495	D. Medich	M. Bomback
Sat, Jun 06	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	W 4-1	30-20 .600	2	1.0	24,312	F. Jenkins	D. Stieb
Sun, Jun 07	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	W 9-0	31-20 .608	2	1.0	14,857	D. Darwin	J. Todd
Mon, Jun 08	N	vs Detroit Tigers	W 8-1	32-20 .615	2	0.5	13,753	R. Honeycutt	D. Schatzeder
Tue, Jun 09	N	vs Detroit Tigers	L 0-5	32-21 .604	2	2.0	37,350	J. Matlack	A. Lopez
Wed, Jun 10	N	at Milwaukee Brewers	W 12-5	33-21 .611	2	1.0	19,189	D. Medich	M. Haas
Thu, Jun 11	N	at Milwaukee Brewers	L 3-6	33-22 .600	2	1.5	15,259	F. Jenkins	P. Vuckovich


Mon, Aug 10	N	at New York Yankees	L 0-2	0-1 .000	4	1.0	40,373	D. Darwin	T. John
Tue, Aug 11	N	at New York Yankees	W 1-0	1-1 .500	3	1.0	30,117	R. Honeycutt	D. Righetti
Wed, Aug 12	D	at New York Yankees	L 4-5	1-2 .333	4	1.0	20,918	J. Matlack	R. Reuschel
Fri, Aug 14	N	vs Boston Red Sox	W 3-2	2-2 .500	3	1.0	32,400	D. Medich	F. Tanana
Sat, Aug 15	N	vs Boston Red Sox	L 3-5	2-3 .400	5	2.0	29,353	D. Darwin	D. Eckersley
Sun, Aug 16	N	vs Boston Red Sox	W 3-0	3-3 .500	4	2.0	20,348	R. Honeycutt	B. Ojeda
Tue, Aug 18 1	N	vs Milwaukee Brewers	L 1-3	3-4 .429				J. Matlack	M. Haas
Tue, Aug 18 2	N	vs Milwaukee Brewers	W 8-6	4-4 .500	4	1.5	37,310	F. Jenkins	P. Vuckovich
Wed, Aug 19	N	vs Milwaukee Brewers	W 4-1	5-4 .556	4	1.5	13,908	D. Medich	J. Slaton
Fri, Aug 21	N	at Detroit Tigers	L 4-7	5-5 .500	4	1.0	27,761	D. Darwin	A. Lopez
Sat, Aug 22	D	at Detroit Tigers	L 0-2	5-6 .455	4	2.0	23,763	R. Honeycutt	D. Petry
Sun, Aug 23	D	at Detroit Tigers	L 4-5	5-7 .417	4	2.5	21,388	J. Matlack	M. Wilcox
Mon, Aug 24	D	at Toronto Blue Jays	W 3-0	6-7 .462	3	2.0	12,735	D. Medich	J. Berenguer
Tue, Aug 25	D	at Toronto Blue Jays	W 6-1	7-7 .500	3	1.5	13,729	F. Jenkins	D. Stieb
Thu, Aug 27	N	at Milwaukee Brewers	W 5-1	8-7 .533	2	1.5	8,908	D. Darwin	M. Caldwell
Fri, Aug 28	N	at Milwaukee Brewers	L 3-6	8-8 .500	2	1.5	17,072	R. Honeycutt	M. Haas
Sat, Aug 29	D	at Milwaukee Brewers	W 8-5	9-8 .529	2	0.5	15,536	J. Matlack	R. Lerch
Sun, Aug 30	D	at Milwaukee Brewers	L 2-6	9-9 .500	2	0.5	14,722	D. Medich	P. Vuckovich
Mon, Aug 31	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	L 0-3	9-10 .474	3	1.0	8,034	F. Jenkins	D. Stieb


Tue, Sep 01	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	L 3-9	9-11 .450	5	1.5	8,358	D. Darwin	J. Clancy
Wed, Sep 02	N	vs Toronto Blue Jays	W 4-1	10-11 .476	2	1.0	6,851	R. Honeycutt	L. Leal
Thu, Sep 03	N	vs Detroit Tigers	L 5-8	10-12 .455	5	2.0	9,986	J. Matlack	J. Morris
Fri, Sep 04	N	vs Detroit Tigers	W 3-2	11-12 .478	4	1.0	11,027	D. Medich	M. Wilcox
Sat, Sep 05	N	vs Detroit Tigers	L 0-1	11-13 .458	3	1.0	17,635	F. Jenkins	D. Petry
Sun, Sep 06	D	vs Detroit Tigers	L 3-4	11-14 .440	3	1.0	11,892	D. Darwin	J. Ujdur
Mon, Sep 07	D	at Oakland A's	L 1-2	11-15 .423	3	2.0	36,393	R. Honeycutt	M. Norris
Tue, Sep 08	N	at Oakland A's	L 0-3	11-16 .407	4	3.0	17,469	C. Hough	S. McCatty
Wed, Sep 09	N	at Oakland A's	W 9-4	12-16 .429	3	3.0	11,655	D. Medich	R. Langford
Fri, Sep 11	N	at California Angels	W 11-6	13-16 .448	3	2.0	24,720	D. Darwin	K. Forsch
Sat, Sep 12	N	at California Angels	W 3-2	14-16 .467	3	2.0	30,675	R. Honeycutt	G. Zahn
Sun, Sep 13	D	at California Angels	L 7-8	14-17 .452	4	3.0	20,461	F. Jenkins	M. Witt
Mon, Sep 14	N	vs Oakland A's	L 2-5	14-18 .438	4	4.0	9,995	D. Medich	R. Langford
Tue, Sep 15	N	vs Oakland A's	W 12-2	15-18 .455	4	4.0	11,829	C. Hough	B. Kingman
Wed, Sep 16	N	vs Oakland A's	L 1-2	15-19 .441	4	5.0	9,743	D. Darwin	M. Norris
Fri, Sep 18	N	vs Minnesota Twins	L 3-6	15-20 .429	4	6.0	10,509	R. Honeycutt	P. Redfern
Sat, Sep 19	N	vs Minnesota Twins	W 6-0	16-20 .444	4	5.0	13,065	D. Medich	D. Jackson
Sun, Sep 20	D	vs Minnesota Twins	W 4-3	17-20 .459	4	4.0	7,441	C. Hough	B. Havens
Mon, Sep 21	N	vs Seattle Mariners	W 4-1	18-20 .474	4	3.0	5,873	D. Darwin	B. Stoddard
Tue, Sep 22	N	vs Seattle Mariners	L 2-3	18-21 .462	4	4.0	12,121	J. Butcher	K. Clay
Wed, Sep 23	N	vs Seattle Mariners	L 1-2	18-22 .450	4	4.0	7,644	R. Honeycutt	G. Abbott
Thu, Sep 24	N	vs Seattle Mariners	L 1-2	18-23 .439	4	5.0	7,087	D. Medich	J. Beattie
Fri, Sep 25	N	at Minnesota Twins	W 5-2	19-23 .452	4	4.0	15,607	C. Hough	A. Williams
Sat, Sep 26	D	at Minnesota Twins	L 3-7	19-24 .442	5	4.5	4,959	D. Darwin	F. Arroyo
Sun, Sep 27	D	at Minnesota Twins	L 2-5	19-25 .432	5	5.0	4,428	J. Butcher	P. Redfern
Mon, Sep 28	N	at Seattle Mariners	W 6-5	20-25 .444	4	5.0	4,674	R. Honeycutt	G. Abbott
Tue, Sep 29	N	at Seattle Mariners	W 6-2	21-25 .457	4	5.0	4,810	D. Medich	B. Clark
Wed, Sep 30	N	at Seattle Mariners	W 3-1	22-25 .468	3	5.0	5,158	C. Hough	F. Bannister


Fri, Oct 02	N	vs California Angels	W 8-6	23-25 .479	3	5.0	9,197	D. Darwin	G. Zahn
Sat, Oct 03	N	vs California Angels	W 1-0	24-25 .490	3	4.0	11,550	J. Butcher	A. Moreno
Sun, Oct 04	D	vs California Angels	L 2-9	24-26 .480	3	4.0	7,544	L. Whitehouse	M. Witt

* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.