The Texas Rangers 1988 season involved the Rangers finishing 6th 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. Regular season Opening Day starters Jerry Browne Steve Buechele Scott Fletcher Charlie Hough Pete Incaviglia Oddibe McDowell Pete O'Brien Larry Parrish Geno Petralli Rubén Sierra Season standings Record vs. opponents Detailed records 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. Roster Game log |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 4 || Indians || 4–3 || || || || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 6 || Indians || 1–5 || || || || 1–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 7 || Indians || 1–4 || || || || 1–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 8 || Red Sox || 0–4 || || || || 1–3 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 9 || Red Sox || 1–2 || || || || 1–4 || L4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 10 || Red Sox || 4–1 || || || || 2–4 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 12 || @ Tigers || 1–4 || || || || 2–5 || L1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 14 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || || || || 3–5 || W1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 (10) || || || || 4–5 || W2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 2–0 || || || || 5–5 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 17