2007 Season

Season Notes

• 2007 Season Page at Baseball Reference
• 2007 Season Page at Wikipedia
• Final Record: 75-87 (.463), 4th/4 AL West, 19Gb
• Interleague Home: Astros, Brewers, Cubs
• Interleague Away: Astros, Reds, Pirates
• The Interactive schedule is not available for this season – the first year MLB.com did that was 2009.
• This was Ron Washington’s first season as manager.
• All Star Representatives (1): Michael Young
• Rangers set a record for most runs in a game with 30 on Aug 22 against the Orioles.
• At the time Showalter was fired, he still had three years left on his contract.

• ST1: Rangers lose to Royals, 8-6 (3/2/2007)
• ST2: Rangers beat Royals, 8-5 (3/3/2007)
• ST3: Rangers shut out Royals, 5-0 (3/4/2007)
• ST4: Texas pounds the Rock, 8-2 (3/5/2007)
• ST5: Rangers make USS Mariner Website happy; lose 10-3 (3/6/2007)
• ST6: Rangers hold on, beat Diamondbacks, 9-8 (3/7/2007)
• ST7: Rangers beat A’s, 7-6 (3/9/2007)
• ST8: Rangers beat Cubs, 11-9 (3/9/2007)
• ST9: Faux Rangers lose to Giants 13-9 (3/10/2007)
• ST10: Rangers shut out by Angels, 2-0 (3/11/2007)
• ST12: Rangers win beanball game, 11-7 (3/12/2007)
• ST13: Rangers lose game and Young to White Sox, 12-8 (3/13/2007)
• ST14: Hairston powers Rangers to extra innings win, 9-5 (3/14/2007)
• ST15: Rangers lose a fiasco of a game 15-12 (3/15/2007)
• ST16: Rangers hold on, beat Padres 4-3 (3/16/2007)
• ST17: Rangers beat Mariners, 4-1 (3/17/2007)
• ST18: Rangers outslug Rockies, 12-8 (3/18/2007)
• ST19: Rangers outhomer Giants to win 4-3 (3/20/2007)
• ST20: Rangers lose to Cubs, 11-7 (3/21/2007)
• Rangers / Angels rained out (3/22/2007)
• My Spring Training Recap Catch-up (3/30/2007)
• Game in Frisco Rained out (3/30/2007)
• G1: Rangers lose the opener, 4-1 to the Angels (4/2/2007)
• G2: Rangers lose again to Angels, 8-3 (4/3/2007)
• G3: Rangers swept in Anaheim, 5-3 (4/4/2007)
• G4: Topes Win! Topes Win 2-0 over Red Sox!! (4/6/2007)
• G5: Rangers go to 2-3 behind 8-4 win over Red Sox (4/7/2007)
• G6: Rangers drop series finale to Red Sox, 3-2 (4/8/2007)
• G7: Rangers beat Rays behind a six spot in the sixth, 8-4 (4/9/2007)
• G8: Rangers club Rays into submission, 12-8 (4/10/2007)
• G9: Rangers drop finale of series to Rays, (4/11/2007)
• G10: Gagne activated, saves game for Millwood, 5-2 (4/13/2007)
• G11: Rangers lose sloppy affair to M’s, 8-3 (4/14/2007)
• G12: Rangers blown out by Mariners, 14-6 (4/15/2007)
• G13: Rangers win a deceptively close game, 8-1 (4/17/2007)
• G14: It’s all about Mark Buehrle. Rangers lose 6-0 (4/18/2007)
• G15: Rangers drop finale of series to White Sox, 6-4 (4/19/2007)
• G16: Rangers destroyed by 8 run & 6 run innings; lose big (16-4) (4/20/2007)
• G17: Rangers win close game, 7-0 (4/21/2007)
• G18: Rangers come from behind, take game and series, 4-3 (4/22/2007)
• G19: Rangers drop game to M’s, 5-4 (4/23/2007)
• Tuesday’s game rained out (4/24/2007)
• G20: Rangers lose in 11 to Indians, 8-7 (4/25/2007)
• G21: Rangers swept in Cleveland by score of 9-4 (4/26/2007)
• My late April, early May game catch up post (5/8/2007)
• G32: Yankees beat Rangers, 8-2 (5/8/2007)
• G33: Yankees beat Rangers, 6-2 (5/9/2007)
• G34: Rangers open up can of whoop-ass, salvage the last one, win 14-2 (5/10/2007)
• G35: Rangers lose to Lackey and Angels, 6-3 (5/11/2007)
• G36: Rangers lose to Colon & Angels, 6-3 (5/12/2007)
• G37: Chicks dig the long ball; Rangers win 7-6 (5/13/2007)
• G38: Rangers look seriously sad, lose 7-2 (5/14/2007)
• G39: Rangers drop in 10 to Rays, 4-3 (5/15/2007)
• G40: Rangers lose again. 11-8 to the freakin’ DEVIL RAYS! (5/16/2007)
• G41: Rangers swept by Rays, 8-6. Season over (5/17/2007)
• G42: Rangers beat Astros in Houston, 7-4 (5/18/2007)
• G43: Rangers lose to Astros, 6-1 (5/19/2007)
• G44: Rangers mash Astros intro submission, 14-1 (5/20/2007)
• G45: Rangers score 14 again, beat Twins by 12 (5/21/2007)
• G46: Rangers lose to Twins, 7-1 (5/22/2007)
• G47: Rangers lose 5-3 to Twins (5/23/2007)
• G48: The rally mushrooms aren’t enough; Rangers lose 10-6 (5/25/2007)
• G49: Rangers beat by sixth inning, 7-4 (5/26/2007)
• G50: Rangers lose, swept by Sox on Sunday 6-5 (5/27/2007)
• G51: Rangers lose yet AGAIN, to A’s 5-3 (5/28/2007)
• G52: Rangers finally win; shut out A’s 4-0 (5/29/2007)
• G53: Rangers lose to A’s, 6-1 (5/30/2007)
• G54: Rangers out of it early, lose 9-5 (5/31/2007)
• G55: Rangers win wild one in Seattle, 9-8 (6/1/2007)
• G56: Rangers wake up late, but it’s not enough; lose 5-4 (6/2/2007)
• G57: Rangers drop third of four in Seattle, 11-6 (6/3/2007)
• G58: Rangers go out huge early, hang on for 7-4 win (6/5/2007)
• G59: Rangers suck hard; lose 10-0 (6/6/2007)
• G60: Rangers lose again (what a shock), 11-4 (6/7/2007)
• G61: Rangers win despite themselves, 9-6 (6/8/2007)
• G62: Rangers come back big time to win , 4-3 (6/9/2007)
• G63: Rangers lose in extra innings, 9-6 (6/10/2007)
• G64: Rangers lose frustrating game to Pirates, 7-5 (6/12/2007)
• G65: Rangers look sad in losing to Pirates, 8-1 (6/13/2007)
• G66: Kameron Loe strong; Rangers blank Buccos, 6-0 (6/14/2007)
• G67: Rangers come from behind on Sosa’s 599th; win 7-6 (6/15/2007)
• Rangers lose Saturday, win Sunday (6/18/2007)
• G70: Rangers lose to Cubs, 5-4 (6/19/2007)
• G71: Kameron Loe looks good again, Rangers win 7-3 (6/20/2007)
• G72: Rangers walk off with win, 6-5 (6/21/2007)
• G73: Rangers blast way to win, 11-3 (6/22/2007)
• G74: Rangers take Silver Boot by beating Astros, 7-2 (6/23/2007)
• G75: Rangers lose seriously frustrating game, 12-9 in 10 (6/24/2007)
• G76: Rangers beat Detroit, 8-3 behind Kameron Loe (6/25/2007)
• G77: Rangers come back again against Detroit; win 9-6 (6/26/2007)
• Wednesday’s game rained out (6/27/2007)
• G78: Rangers lose finale 5-2, take series though (6/28/2007)
• G79: Rangers lose second in a row, 2-1 to Red Sox (6/29/2007)
• G80: Dewey defeats Truman 5-4 (6/30/2007)
• G81: Rangers win great game against BoSox, 2-1 (7/1/2007)
• G82: Rangers lose finale of road trip, 7-2 to Red Sox (7/2/2007)
• G83: Millwood & Wilkkkkerson outduel Angels, win 8-3 (7/3/2007)
• G84: Rangers win nice close one against Angels, 4-2 (7/4/2007)
• G85: Rangers lose finale of series, 5-2 to Angels (7/5/2007)
• G86: Rangers win walkoff in 10 against O’s, 4-3 (7/6/2007)
• G87: Rangers totally dominated by Erik Bedard, lose 3-0 (7/7/2007)
• G88: Rangers finish off first half with 2-1 win (7/8/2007)
• G89: Rangers open up second half with frustrating loss, 2-1 (7/13/2007)
• G90: Rangers drop second in a row to Angels, 9-5 (7/14/2007)
• G91: Rangers salvage series finale against Angels 5-4 (7/15/2007)
• G92: Jamey Wright – yeah, Jamey Wright shuts down A’s; Rangers win 4-1 (7/16/2007)
• G93: Rangers whomp on A’s, 11-4 on Tuesday night (7/17/2007)
• G94: Rangers shut down in Oakland finale, 6-0 (7/18/2007)
• G95: Loe struggles, Rangers lose 7-5 (7/19/2007)
• G96: Rangers lose close game, 3-2 to Indians (7/20/2007)
• G97: Rangers win against Indians, 8-5 (7/21/2007)
• G98: Rangers lose finale to Indians, 8-3 (7/22/2007)
• G99: Rangers hang on and beat Mariners, 8-7 (7/23/2007)
• G100: Rheinecker sparkles against Ms; Rangers win 2-1 (7/24/2007)
• G101: Rangers win game 2 of DH, beat Mariners 4-3 (7/24/2007)
• G102: Rangers sweep Mariners behind 7-6 game (7/25/2007)
• G103: Rangers lose to Royals, 6-1 (7/28/2007)
• G104: Royals beat Nelson Cruz, 6-5 (7/28/2007)
• G105: Rangers swept out by Royals, 10-0 (7/29/2007)
• G106: Rangers pitch well, beat Indians 3-1 (7/31/2007)
• G107: Rangers win in extra innings, 9-6 (8/1/2007)
• G108: Rangers shut out by Tribe, 5-0 (8/2/2007)
• G109: Toronto’s Halladay beats Rangers 6-4 (8/3/2007)
• G110: Rangers & Eyre blow it early, lose to Jays, 9-5 (8/4/2007)
• G111: Rangers swept in Toronto, 4-1 (8/5/2007)
• G112: Rangers lose in 13 innings, 9-7 (8/6/2007)
• G113: Rangers beat A’s, 8-6 (8/7/2007)
• G114: Rangers lose finale to Oakland, 6-3 (8/8/2007)
• G115: Little Cat’s 5 RBI’s take Rays, 7-4 (8/10/2007)
• G116: Rangers totally dominated by Edwin Jackson, lose 3-0 (8/11/2007)
• G117: Rangers blow out Rays; win 9-1 (8/12/2007)
• G118: Rangers beat Kansas City, 5-3 (8/14/2007)
• G119: Padilla impressive in return; Rangers beat Royals 4-3 (8/15/2007)
• G120: Eyre pisses away Rheinecker’s effort, Rangers lose 6-2 (8/16/2007)
• G121: Rangers lose frustrating game to Twins, 2-1 in 10 (8/17/2007)
• G122: Rangers shut out Twins, 5-0 (8/18/2007)
• G123: Rangers dominated by Johan Santana, lose 1-0 (8/19/2007)
• Rangers and Orioles rained out (8/20/2007)
• G124: Erik Bedard tries Santana impression; beats Rangers 6-2 (8/21/2007)
• G125: A 30-3 win is the biggest can of whoop-ass EVER! (8/22/2007)
• G126: Rangers win Game 2 of DH, 9-7 (8/22/2007)
• G127: Rangers drop opener of Seattle series, 9-4 (8/23/2007)
• G128: Rangers lose to Mariners, 4-2 (8/24/2007)
• G129: Rangers beat Mariners, 5-3 (8/25/2007)
• G130: Rangers beat Mariners, 5-3 (8/26/2007)
• G131: Rangers beat White Sox, 4-3 (8/28/2007)
• G132: Rangers beat White Sox, 5-4 (8/29/2007)
• G133: Rangers sweep White Sox behind 5-1 win (8/30/2007)
• G134: Rangers lose in 10 to Angels, 7-6 (8/31/2007)
• G135: Rangers hang on, beat Angels, 7-6 (9/1/2007)
• G136: Rangers hang on again, beat Angels, 8-7 (9/2/2007)
• G137: Rangers stink it up, lose to Royals 8-1 (9/3/2007)
• G138: Rangers squeak a soggy win, 9-8 (9/4/2007)
• G139: Rangers beat KC 3-2, win series (9/5/2007)
• G140: Rangers and Cat beat A’s, 5-3 (9/7/2007)
• G141: Rangers beat A’s again (7-3); move closer to third (9/8/2007)
• G142: Rangers sweep A’s (12-9), tie them for third (9/9/2007)
• G143: Rangers homer their way to 13-6 win over Tigers (9/11/2007)
• G144: Rangers drop second game of DH quietly, 4-1 (9/11/2007)
• G145: Rangers flat again in loss to Tigers, 5-1 (9/12/2007)
• G146: Comeback not enough against Oakland; we lose 6-5 (9/13/2007)
• G147: Rangers lose a fiasco of a game, 11-9 (9/14/2007)
• G148: Rangers lose fifth in a row 7-3; even TV doesn’t care. (9/15/2007)
• G149: Rangers and A’s Brawl; we win 11-9 (9/16/2007)
• G150: Rangers blow it late, lose to Twins 5-4 (9/17/2007)
• G151: Rangers lose 4-2; bad night in the field. (9/18/2007)
• G152: Rangers swept by Twins last night, 4-2 (9/20/2007)
• G153: Bullpen melts down, we lose in 10, 6-3 (9/20/2007)
• G154: Rangers hang on, beat O’s 3-2 (9/21/2007)
• G155: Rangers lose slugfest, 11-9 (9/22/2007)
• G156: Rangers & Millwood great in finale; win 3-0 (9/23/2007)
• G157: Rangers hang on, beat Angels, 8-7 (9/24/2007)
• G158: Rangers win well pitched game by 3-1 score (9/25/2007)
• G159: 2007 at home comes to an end with big 16-2 win! (9/26/2007)
• G160: Rangers lose late to Mariners, 6-4 (9/28/2007)
• G161: Rangers shut down, lose 5-1 (9/29/2007)
• G162: Rangers drop season finale, 4-2 (9/30/2007)