Gonzalez is the Rangers' all-time leader with 372 home runs, 1,180 RBIs and a .565 slugging percentage. His 157 RBIs in 1998 and .643 slugging percentage in 1996 are also club records.

Despite Perry's notoriety for doctoring baseballs (e.g. throwing a spitball), and perhaps even more so for making batters think he was throwing them on a regular basis (he even went so far as to title his 1974 autobiography Me and the Spitter) he was not ejected for the illegal practice until August 23, 1982, in his 21st season in the majors.

The team played its first game on April 15, 1972, a 1-0 loss at the hands of the California Angels, their 1961 expansion cousins. The next day, the Rangers defeated the Angels, 5-1, for the club's first victory.

In 2002, Alex Rodriguez had a major league-best 57 HR, 142 RBIs and 389 total bases, becoming the first player to lead the majors in all three categories since 1984.

In 1991, Franco had his only 200-hit season and won the American League batting title. His .341 average was 8 points higher than the previous team record of .333 set by Mickey Rivers in 1980.