1988 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.

Offseason

 * December 13, 1987: Bárbaro Garbey was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
 * December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers.
 * March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.

Opening Day starters

 * Jerry Browne
 * Steve Buechele
 * Scott Fletcher
 * Charlie Hough
 * Pete Incaviglia
 * Oddibe McDowell
 * Pete O'Brien
 * Larry Parrish
 * Geno Petralli
 * Rubén Sierra

Notable transactions

 * April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
 * July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
 * July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.
 * August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.
 * September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.

Game log

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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa