09.21.11 Notes 2011 Rangers Game Notes
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Texas Rangers (89-65) at Oakland A’s (69-85) LHP C.J. Wilson (16-7, 2.97) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (9-8, 3.35) Game #155 • Road #77 (40-36) • Wed., Sept. 21, 2011 • O.co Coliseum • 9:07 p.m. CDT • FSSW / ESPN/103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers have won 3 straight games since losing the 200 HITS FOR YOUNG: Michael Young had 3 hits on Tuesday to give him 201 opener of the 6-game roadtrip on Friday in Seattle...Texas has won 7 of 8 and 8 in 2011, his 6th career 200-hit season, 1st since 2007...Young becomes just the of 10, the longer span beginning Sept. 9...club has not had consecutive losses 16th player in major league history to produce 200+ hits at least 6 times, join- since 3 in a row, Aug. 23-25 vs. Boston…Texas is 12-5 (.706) in September and ing Ichiro (10) and Derek Jeter (7) as the only active players to accomplish it: has won 14 of 20 and 28 of last 42…team is 38-24 (.613) since All-Star break, PLAYERS WITH 6 OR MORE SEASONS WITH 200 HITS (16) 3rd-best in A.L., and is 66-42 since May 22. No. Player Years -At 89-65 (.578), Rangers is tied with Detroit for 2nd best record in A.L., T4th- 10 Pete Rose 1965-66-68-69-70-73-75-76-77-79 best in majors…Texas is 24 games over .500 for the 1st time since the end 10 Ichiro Suzuki 2001-2010 of the 1999 season (95-67) and just the 3rd season overall in team history: 9 Ty Cobb 1907-09-11-12-15-16-17-22-24 1999 (high of 31 over) and 1977 (26)...the Rangers have been 20+ games over 8 Paul Waner 1927-28-29-30-32-34-36-37 .500 for each of the last 8 days...club had not been as many as 20 over in any 8 Lou Gehrig 1927-28-30-31-32-34-36-37 season since 1999…Texas’ current record is 2nd-best ever through 154 7 Rogers Hornsby 1920-21-22-24-25-27-29 games behind a 91-63 mark in 1999. 7 Charlie Gehringer 1929-30-33-34-35-36-37 RANGERS’ BEST RANGERS’ BEST 7 Wade Boggs 1983-84-85-86-87-88-89 154-GAME RECORDS 155-GAME RECORDS 7 Derek Jeter 1988-99-00-05-06-07-09 Rk W-L Year(s) Rk W-L Year(s) 6 Sam Rice 1920-24-25-26-28-30 1 91-63 1999 1 92-63 1999 6 George Sisler 1920-21-22-25-27-29 2 89-65 2011 2 88-67 1977 6 Al Simmons 1925-29-30-31-32-33 3 87-67 1977 3 87-68 2010 6 Bill Terry 1929-30-31-32-34-35 6 Stan Musial 1943-46-48-49-51-53 BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS, 2011 Win Pct. Team W-L G 6 Steve Garvey 1974-75-76-78-79-80 .636 Philadelphia 98-56 154 6 Michael Young 2003-04-05-06-07-11 .608 New York-AL 93-60 153 --Michael also has a career high 104 RBI (103 in 2006) and 40 doubles...he had .587 Milwaukee 91-64 155 217 hits, 52 2B, and 103 RBI in 2006 and is just the 5th player since 1960 with .578 Detroit 89-65 154 more than one season of 200+ hits, 40+ 2B, and 100+ RBI (Mattingly-3; Helton, .578 Texas 89-65 154 Al Oliver, Ripken-2 each)...only other such seasons in Rangers history are .574 Arizona 89-66 155 Buddy Bell in 1979 and Ruben Sierra in 1991. --this is the 13th time a Ranger has had 200 hits in a season with Young being VICTORIES: The 89 wins for Texas in 2011 match 2004 for the 5th most in team the only player to do it more than once. history...club has won 90+ games in a season 4 times: 95--1999; 94--1977; 90- --Young now has 3+ hits in a game 25 times in 2011, matching Adrian Gonzalez -1996 and 2010...over the last 2 seasons, Texas is tied for 4th in the majors with for most in majors and a club record, one more than Josh Hamilton’s 2010 total. 179 wins (195--PHI; 188--NYY; 181--TB; 179--ATL), the 3rd most in back-to- back years in club history (183 in 1998-99; 181 in 1977-78)...the Rangers have BELTRE IS BASHING: Adrian Beltre has homered in 3 straight and 7 of his last posted 3 consecutive winning seasons, matching longest such streak in fran- 9 games with 8 total HR in that span...he is the 1st Ranger to hit as many as 8 chise history (1977-79 and 1989-91). HR in a 9-game span since Rafael Palmeiro had 8 HR/9 GM,, Aug. 18-27, 1999...it is the most HR in a 9game span in Beltre’s career...he has 16 RBI in ON TOP IN WEST: On Tuesday, the Rangers maintained their 5.0-game lead in his last 10 games and leads the majors in RBI (21) and is T1st in HR (8) in the A.L. West for 2nd straight day with 8 to play...it is the club’s largest advan- September...Beltre has hit safely in 16 of 17 games at .357 (25-70) with 8 HR tage since a 5.0-game margin on Aug. 20...last bigger lead was 6.0 games on and 21 RBI since being activated from 15-day DL on September 1. Aug. 19...the club has gained 3.5 games in the standings over the last 10 days...club has led by at least 2.0 games for 40 of last 41 days…the 5.5-game MIKE NAPOLI has hit safely in his last 7 overall games at .560 (14-25) and in margin is the smallest of any division leader in the majors. 11 of last 12 (all 11 starts) at .537 (22-41) with 4 HR and 9 RBI…he leads the --Texas has had sole possession of first place in the A.L. West for 114 of the last majors in both batting since the All-Star break at .389 (74-190) and in 116 days beginning May 16, including 76 straight days beginning July 6, as September at .478 (22-46)...the Rangers have won the last 7 games with Napoli Texas has not been out of first since May 15 (-0.5 GB)…team has had at least behind the plate and are 38-15 (.716) in his catching starts in 2011. a share of division lead for 160 of 172 days in 2011, club’s 3rd-most days in first ever in a single season behind 179 in 1999 and 177 in 1996…has been ELVIS ANDRUS hit safely in a season high 13 straight games, matching the in 1st for 278 of 292 days beginning June 8, 2010. injured Buster Posey for the 2nd longest current hitting streak in the majors behind 14 games for Magglio Ordonez...it is one shy of Andrus’ career high, set ON THE ROAD: The Rangers have won 3 straight and 14 of the last 21 on the from Aug. 8-24, 2010. road...club is 24-15 (.615) away from home since June 17, the 2nd best road winning percentage in the ML behind Philadelphia at .667 (30-15)...overall road LET’S GET IT STARTED: Derek Holland alowed one run in his 7.0 innings on winning percentage of .526 (40-36) is 6th in A.L....current mark matches team’s Tuesday, the 32nd time in 2011 that a Texas starter has worked at least 7.0 best road record of the year at 4 games over .500, the 3rd time (33-29 on Aug. innings and allowed one or no runs...Texas starters did that just 23 times in all 17; 34-30 on Aug. 19)...club was last as many as 5 games over .500 on the road of 2010...The Rangers’ 71 starting wins are tied with Milwaukee for 2nd most in on Sept. 5, 2006 (37-32). the majors, 2 behind Philadelphia and match the 3rd most in club history (75-- 1996; 72--1974; 71--1968)...Texas is tied with Tampa Bay for the A.L. lead with AGAINST THE A’S: Texas is 12-5 vs. Oakland this season, winning the last 2 94 quality starts, 5th most in team history and most since 1992 (95)...the team’s and 11 of the last 12 beginning May 10...the 12 wins match 2nd most ever vs. current starters’ ERA of 3.67 would be team’s best since 1983 (3.34). the A’s in a season, 13-2 in 1977 and 12-7 in 2008...the Rangers are 15-5 in the series beginning Sept. 24, 2010...the Rangers are 5-3 at the Coliseum, winning MORE HOLLAND: With his victory last night, Derek became just the 5th differ- the last 4 since a defeat on May 1...in the all-time series, Texas leads, 306-291 ent Texas lefthander to ever win as many as 15 games in a season, joining overall with Oakland holding a 155-143 edge at the Coliseum. Kenny Rogers (3), C.J. Wilson (2), Jon Matlack (1), and Frank Tanana (1)...at --the club record for most wins in a single season vs.