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Texas Rangers Opening Day Starters and Results

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Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH

2008.Mon, Mar 31 at SEA L (2-5)# Laird Broussard Kinsler Blalock Young Murphy Hamilton Byrd Millwood Bradley

2007.Mon, Apr 2 at LAA L (1-4) Laird Teixeira Kinsler Blalock Young Wilkerson Lofton Sosa Millwood Catalanotto

2006.Mon, Apr 3 vs BOS L (3-7) Barajas Teixeira Kinsler Blalock Young Wilkerson Nix Mench Millwood Nevin

2005.Tue, Apr 5 at LAA L (2-3) Barajas Teixeira Soriano Blalock Young Mench Matthews Hidalgo Drese Dellucci

2004.Mon, Apr 5 at OAK L (4-5) Laird Teixeira Soriano Blalock Young Dellucci Nix Mench Rogers Fullmer

2003.Sun, Mar 30 at ANA W (6-3) Diaz Palmeiro Young Blalock Rodriguez Everett Glanville Gonzalez Valdez Sierra

2002.Mon, Apr 1 at OAK L (3-8)# Rodriguez Palmeiro Young Blalock Rodriguez Kapler Everett Gonzalez Park Catalanotto

2001.Sun, Apr 1 at TOR L (1-8) Rodriguez Palmeiro Velarde Caminiti Rodriguez Greer Porter Mateo Helling Galarraga

2000.Mon, Apr 3 vs CHW W (10-4)# Rodriguez Segui Alicea Evans Clayton Greer Mateo Kapler Rogers Palmeiro

1999.Mon, Apr 5 vs DET L (5-11) Rodriguez Stevens Alicea Zeile Clayton Greer Goodwin Gonzalez Helling Palmeiro

1998.Tue, Mar 31 vs CHW L (2-9) Rodriguez Clark McLemore Tatis Elster Greer Goodwin Gonzalez Burkett Stevens

1997.Tue, Apr 1 vs MIL W (6-2) Rodriguez Stevens McLemore Palmer Gil Greer Buford Newson Hill Tettleton

1996.Mon, Apr 1 vs BOS W (5-3) Rodriguez Clark McLemore Worthington Elster Greer Hamilton Gonzalez Hill Tettleton

1995.Wed, Apr 26 at NYY L (6-8)# Rodriguez Clark Frye Palmer Gil Hatcher Nixon Greer Rogers Tettleton

1994.Mon, Apr 4 at NYY L (3-5)# Rodriguez Clark Strange Palmer Lee Gonzalez Hulse James Brown Canseco

1993.Mon, Apr 5 at BAL W (7-4) Rodriguez Palmeiro Ripken Palmer Gil Gonzalez Hulse Canseco Lefferts Franco

1992.Mon, Apr 6 at SEA W (12-10)# Rodriguez Palmeiro Newman Palmer Thon Fariss Gonzalez Sierra Ryan Downing

1991.Mon, Apr 8 vs MIL L (4-5) Petralli Palmeiro Franco Buechele Huson Daugherty Pettis Sierra Ryan Reimer

1990.Mon, Apr 9 vs TOR W (4-2) Petralli Palmeiro Franco Buechele Kunkel Incaviglia Pettis Sierra Ryan Baines

1989.Tue, Apr 4 vs DET W (4-0) Petralli Palmeiro Franco Buechele Fletcher Incaviglia Espy Sierra Hough Bell

1988.Mon, Apr 4 vs CLE W (4-3) Petralli O'Brien Browne Buechele Fletcher Incaviglia McDowell Sierra Hough Parrish

1987.Mon, Apr 6 at BAL L (1-2) Slaught O'Brien Browne Buechele Fletcher Incaviglia McDowell Sierra Hough Parrish

1986.Tue, Apr 8 vs TOR W (6-3) Slaught O'Brien Harrah Buechele Wilkerson Ward McDowell Incaviglia Guzman Parrish

1985.Mon, Apr 8 at BAL L (2-4) Slaught O'Brien Harrah Bell Wilkerson Ward Wright Jones Hough Johnson

1984.Tue, Apr 3 vs CLE L (1-9) Yost O'Brien Tolleson Bell Wilkerson Sample Wright Ward Hough Parrish

1983.Mon, Apr 4 vs CHW W (5-3) Sundberg O'Brien Richardt Bell Dent Sample Wright Parrish Smithson Hostetler

1982.Sat, Apr 10 at CLE W (8-3)# Sundberg Johnson Flynn Bell Wagner Mazzilli Wright Parrish Hough Richardt

1981.Thu, Apr 9 at NYY L (3-10)# Sundberg Putnam Wills Bell Mendoza Sample Rivers Grubb Matlack Oliver

1980.Thu, Apr 10 vs NYY W (1-0)# Sundberg Ellis Wills Bell Frias Sample Rivers Oliver Matlack Zisk

1979.Sat, Apr 7 at DET W (8-2) Sundberg Jorgensen Wills Bell Norman Grubb Oliver Zisk Jenkins Gamble

1978.Sat, Apr 8 vs NYY W (2-1)# Sundberg Hargrove Wills Harrah Campaneris Oliver Beniquez Zisk Matlack Bevacqua

1977.Thu, Apr 7 at BAL W (2-1) Sundberg Hargrove Wills Harrah Campaneris Washington Beniquez May Blyleven Grieve

1976.Fri, Apr 9 vs MIN W (2-1) Sundberg Hargrove Smalley Howell Harrah Randle Beniquez Burroughs Perry Grieve

1975.Tue, Apr 8 vs MIN L (4-11) Sundberg Hargrove Nelson Randle Harrah Tovar Davis Burroughs Jenkins Spencer

1974.Thu, Apr 4 vs OAK L (2-7) Billings Spencer Nelson Fregosi Harrah Johnson Lovitto Tovar Bibby Burroughs

1973.Sat, Apr 7 vs CHW L (1-3)# Billings Epstein Nelson Lovitto Harrah Johnson Maddox Burroughs Bosman Carty

1972.Sat, Apr 15 at CAL L (0-1) King Mincher Randle Nelson Harrah Howard Lovitto Biittner Bosman

1971.Mon, Apr 5 vs OAK W (8-0)# Casanova Epstein Cullen Foy Harrah Howard Flood Maddox Bosman

1970.Mon, Apr 6 vs DET L (0-5)# Casanova Epstein Nelson McMullen Brinkman Howard Unser Allen Bosman

1969.Mon, Apr 7 vs NYY L (4-8) Casanova Epstein Cullen McMullen Brinkman Howard Unser Stroud Pascual

1968.Wed, Apr 10 vs MIN L (0-2) Casanova Epstein Coggins McMullen Hansen Howard Unser Valentine Pascual

1967.Mon, Apr 10 vs NYY L (0-8) Camilli Nen Allen McMullen Brinkman Howard Valentine Peterson Richert

1966.Mon, Apr 11 vs CLE L (2-5)# Camilli Cunningham Hamlin McMullen Brinkman Howard Lock Valentine Richert

1965.Mon, Apr 12 vs BOS L (2-7) Brumley Chance Blasingame McMullen Brinkman Howard Lock Kirkland Ortega

1964.Mon, Apr 13 vs LAA L (0-4) Retzer Skowron Blasingame Kennedy Brinkman Hinton Lock King Osteen

1963.Mon, Apr 8 vs BAL L (1-3)# Leppert Brown Breeding Osborne Brinkman Minoso Lock Hinton Rudolph

1962.Mon, Apr 9 vs DET W (4-1)# Schmidt Long Cottier O'Connell Johnson Tasby Piersall Hinton Daniels

1961.Mon, Apr 10 vs CHW L (3-4) Daley Long O'Connell Klaus Veal Woodling Tasby Keough Donovan

48 games 17 players 21 players 28 players 21 players 22 players 26 players 30 players 32 players 27 players 28 players

Most Common-games Rodriguez-11
Sundberg-9
Casanova-4 Palmeiro-8
O'Brien-6
Epstein-5 Wills-5
Nelson-4
Franco-3 Blalock-7
Bell-7
McMullen-6 Brinkman-7
Harrah-6
Young-5 Howard-8
Greer-6
Sample-4 Wright-4
Lock-4
Unser-3 Sierra-6
Gonzalez-5
Burroughs-3 Hough-6
Bosman-4
Ryan-3 Parrish-4
Tettleton-3
Grieve-2

Most Common Lineups

1 Games
C. Schmidt
1B. Long
2B. Cottier
3B. O'Connell
SS. Johnson
LF. Tasby
CF. Piersall
RF. Hinton
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Hargrove
2B. Nelson
3B. Randle
SS. Harrah
LF. Tovar
CF. Davis
RF. Burroughs
Pitcher
DH. Spencer

1 Games
C. Leppert
1B. Brown
2B. Breeding
3B. Osborne
SS. Brinkman
LF. Minoso
CF. Lock
RF. Hinton
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Casanova
1B. Epstein
2B. Coggins
3B. McMullen
SS. Hansen
LF. Howard
CF. Unser
RF. Valentine
Pitcher
Pitcher

1 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Hargrove
2B. Wills
3B. Harrah
SS. Campaneris
LF. Washington
CF. Beniquez
RF. May
Pitcher
DH. Grieve

1 Games
C. Sundberg
1B. Johnson
2B. Flynn
3B. Bell
SS. Wagner
LF. Mazzilli
CF. Wright
RF. Parrish
Pitcher
DH. Richardt

48 total lineups (48 when including pitchers)

The game result information and lineup data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.

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