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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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Dave Hostetler | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1956-03-27 |
17 | Mickey Rivers | 5-10 | 165 | Left | Left | 1948-10-30 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1983 Texas Rangers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?