2011 texas rangers al championship ring
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The Texas Rangers’ 2011 season was the 51st season in the overall history of the
franchise and the 40th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. At the season
outset, the Rangers were the defending American League champions.
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Despite playing during one of the hottest summers on record in Texas, the Rangers
claimed their second consecutive Western division title (fifth overall), and set franchise
records for winning (96 wins and a .592 winning percentage, one win better than the
previous record set in 1999) and home attendance (2,946,949 fans at Rangers
Ballpark in Arlington, breaking the old record set in 1997).
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Another year of improvement from the starting pitching and defense would give the
Rangers the most shutouts in the American League, and trailed the Philadelphia
Phillies by only 2 for the MLB lead. All 5 members of the opening day starting rotation
would stay in the rotation for the entire year.
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C. J. Wilson tied for the league lead in starts with 34 while Derek Holland for second in
shutouts with 4, tied for first in the American League, and each pitcher would have at
least 13 wins. The offense, always considered a strong point for the team, would also
have another good year with three players getting 30+ home runs, and Ian Kinsler
completed his second 30/30 season.
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They won their second straight AL West title and beat the Tampa Bay Rays in four
games and the Detroit Tigers in six to advance to the 2011 World Series. They lost
to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games, their second straight defeat in the Fall
Classic becoming the first team to lose back-to-back World Series since the Atlanta
Braves in 1991 and 1992. The World Series was notable for the Rangers being one
strike away from being World Champions twice in Game 6 with a two-run lead each
time before ultimately losing to the Cardinals 10-9 in an 11 inning thriller. They
would go on to lose Game 7, 6-2.
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