1983 Texas Rangers Roster

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The 1983 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1983 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1983 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Texas Rangers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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29 John Butcher 6-04 190 Right Right 1957-03-08
23 Victor Cruz 5-09 200 Right Right 1957-12-24
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
35 Tom Henke 6-05 215 Right Right 1957-12-21
40 Rick Honeycutt 5-11 190 Left Left 1954-06-29
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
21 Odell Jones 6-03 175 Right Right 1953-01-13
51 Al Lachowicz 6-03 198 Right Right 1960-09-06
16 Mike Mason 6-02 205 Left Left 1958-11-21
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
24 Dave Schmidt 6-01 185 Right Right 1957-04-22
48 Mike Smithson 6-08 215 Right Left 1955-01-21
31 Dave Stewart 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-02-19
28 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
41 Dave Tobik 6-01 195 Right Right 1953-03-02
38 Ricky Wright 6-03 175 Left Left 1958-11-22
8 Bob Johnson 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-07-31
43 Donnie Scott 5-11 185 Right Both 1961-08-16
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
46 Jim Anderson 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-02-23
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
14 Larry Biittner 6-02 205 Left Left 1946-07-27
7 Bucky Dent 5-11 181 Right Right 1951-11-25
9 Pete O'Brien 6-01 198 Left Left 1958-02-09
2 Mike Richardt 6-00 170 Right Right 1958-05-24
1 Bill Stein 5-10 170 Right Right 1947-01-21
3 Wayne Tolleson 5-09 160 Right Both 1955-11-22
30 Mark Wagner 6-01 175 Right Right 1954-03-04
19 Curtis Wilkerson 5-09 158 Right Both 1961-04-26
4 Nick Capra 5-08 165 Right Right 1958-03-08
13 Tommy Dunbar 6-02 192 Left Left 1959-11-24
6 Bob Jones 6-02 195 Left Left 1949-10-11
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
5 Billy Sample 5-09 175 Right Right 1955-04-02
26 George Wright 5-11 180 Right Both 1958-12-22
12 Dave Hostetler 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-03-27
17 Mickey Rivers 5-10 165 Left Left 1948-10-30
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The 1983 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,363,469 fans witnessed their 1983 Rangers finish the season with a .475 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1983 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1983 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1983 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters

Buddy Bell
Bucky Dent
Dave Hostetler
Pete O'Brien
Larry Parrish
Mike Richardt
Billy Sample
Mike Smithson
Jim Sundberg
George Wright

1983 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (131)
1B Pete O'Brien (133)
2B Wayne Tolleson (112)
3B Buddy Bell (154)
SS Bucky Dent (129)
LF Billy Sample (142)
CF George Wright (161)
RF Larry Parrish (132)
  
SP Danny Darwin
SP Rick Honeycutt
SP Charlie Hough
SP Mike Smithson
SP Frank Tanana
  
RP John Butcher
RP Jon Matlack
RP Dave Schmidt
RP Dave Tobik
CL Odell Jones

1983 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Charlie Hough $1,000,000.00
Buddy Bell $600,000.00
Frank Tanana $412,500.00
Danny Darwin $250,000.00
Bucky Dent $185,000.00
Dave Stewart $156,000.00
John Butcher $55,000.00
Nick Capra $35,000.00
Tommy Dunbar $35,000.00
Tom Henke $35,000.00
Dave Hostetler $35,000.00
Bob Johnson $35,000.00
Al Lachowicz $35,000.00
Mike Mason $35,000.00
Pete O'Brien $35,000.00
Dave Schmidt $35,000.00
Donnie Scott $35,000.00
Mike Smithson $35,000.00
Wayne Tolleson $35,000.00
Curtis Wilkerson $35,000.00
George Wright $35,000.00
Ricky Wright $35,000.00

1983 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bill Stein
#2 Mike Richardt
#3 Wayne Tolleson
#4 Nick Capra
#5 Billy Sample
#6 Bob Jones
#7 Bucky Dent
#8 Bob Johnson
#9 Pete O'Brien
#10 Jim Sundberg
#12 Dave Hostetler
#13 Tommy Dunbar
#14 Larry Biittner
#15 Larry Parrish
#16 Mike Mason
#17 Mickey Rivers
#19 Curtis Wilkerson
#21 Odell Jones
#23 Victor Cruz
#24 Dave Schmidt
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 George Wright
#28 Frank Tanana
#29 John Butcher
#30 Mark Wagner
#31 Dave Stewart
#32 Jon Matlack
#35 Tom Henke
#38 Ricky Wright
#40 Rick Honeycutt
#41 Dave Tobik
#43 Donnie Scott
#44 Danny Darwin
#46 Jim Anderson
#48 Mike Smithson
#49 Charlie Hough
#51 Al Lachowicz

Did you know that a 1983 Texas Rangers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?