| 2005 Texas Rangers | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Ameriquest Field in Arlington | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Record | 79–83 (.488) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |
| General managers | John Hart | |
| Managers | Buck Showalter | |
| Television | KDFI KDFW FSN Southwest (Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin) | |
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel) KFLC (Eleno Ornelas, José Guzmán) | |
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The Texas Rangers finished the 2005 season, third in the American League West. The Rangers had four players in the 2005 All-Star Game. Michael Young, Kenny Rogers, Alfonso Soriano, and Mark Teixeira. Young was also the A.L. batting champion in 2005.
On offense, the team led Major League Baseball in home runs (260), at bats (5,716), slugging percentage (.468) and total bases (2,677). All starters wound up in double figures in home runs.[1] The Rangers used 30 pitchers during the season, the most by any team.[1]