1985 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1985 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 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 1985 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1985 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1985 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
33 Glen Cook 5-11 180 Right Right 1959-09-08
23 Jose Guzman 6-02 195 Right Right 1963-04-09
27 Greg Harris 6-00 175 Both Both 1955-11-02
45 Dwayne Henry 6-03 205 Right Right 1962-02-16
46 Burt Hooton 6-01 210 Right Right 1950-02-07
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
16 Mike Mason 6-02 205 Left Left 1958-11-21
31 Dale Murray 6-04 205 Right Right 1950-02-02
36 Dickie Noles 6-02 190 Right Right 1956-11-19
30 Dave Rozema 6-04 200 Right Right 1956-08-05
40 Jeff Russell 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-09-02
24 Dave Schmidt 6-01 185 Right Right 1957-04-22
28 Bob Sebra 6-02 200 Right Right 1961-12-11
48 Dave Stewart 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-02-19
44 Rich Surhoff 6-03 210 Right Right 1962-10-03
28 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
41 Chris Welsh 6-02 185 Left Left 1955-04-14
29 Matt Williams 6-01 200 Right Right 1959-07-25
38 Ricky Wright 6-03 175 Left Left 1958-11-22
7 Glenn Brummer 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-11-23
12 Geno Petralli 6-02 185 Right Left 1959-09-25
8 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
4 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
22 Steve Buechele 6-02 190 Right Right 1961-09-26
11 Toby Harrah 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-10-26
20 Jeff Kunkel 6-02 180 Right Right 1962-03-25
9 Pete O'Brien 6-01 198 Left Left 1958-02-09
1 Bill Stein 5-10 170 Right Right 1947-01-21
3 Wayne Tolleson 5-09 160 Right Both 1955-11-22
19 Curtis Wilkerson 5-09 158 Right Both 1961-04-26
39 Nick Capra 5-08 165 Right Right 1958-03-08
6 Bob Jones 6-02 195 Left Left 1949-10-11
0 Oddibe McDowell 5-09 165 Left Left 1962-08-25
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
21, 59 Duane Walker 6-00 185 Left Left 1957-03-13
32 Gary Ward 6-02 202 Right Right 1953-12-06
26 George Wright 5-11 180 Right Both 1958-12-22
2, 5 Alan Bannister 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-09-03
13 Tom Dunbar 6-02 192 Left Left 1959-11-24
44 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
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The 1985 Texas Rangers played 161 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 99 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 101/102) where 1,112,497 fans witnessed their 1985 Rangers finish the season with a .385 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 1985 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1985 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1985 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Buddy Bell
Toby Harrah
Cliff Johnson
Pete O'Brien
Larry Parrish
Don Slaught
Frank Tanana
Gary Ward
Curtis Wilkerson
George Wright

1985 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Don Slaught (102)
1B Pete O'Brien (159)
2B Toby Harrah (122)
3B Buddy Bell (83)
SS Curtis Wilkerson (110)
LF Gary Ward (139)
CF Oddibe McDowell (103)
RF Larry Parrish (69)
DH Cliff Johnson (82)
  
SP Burt Hooton
SP Charlie Hough
SP Mike Mason
  
RP Dave Rozema
RP Dave Schmidt
RP Dave Stewart
RP Chris Welsh
CL Greg Harris


1985 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Gary Ward $720,000.00
Cliff Johnson $683,333.00
Toby Harrah $650,000.00
Charlie Hough $636,667.00
Frank Tanana $590,000.00
Burt Hooton $565,000.00
Larry Parrish $560,000.00
Dave Stewart $505,000.00
George Wright $400,000.00
Alan Bannister $350,000.00
Dave Schmidt $344,000.00
Dave Rozema $310,000.00
Bill Stein $250,000.00
Dickie Noles $235,000.00
Don Slaught $215,000.00
Duane Walker $185,000.00
Pete O'Brien $165,000.00
Wayne Tolleson $135,000.00
Bob Jones $117,500.00
Oddibe McDowell $60,000.00


1985 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Oddibe McDowell
#1 Bill Stein
#2 Alan Bannister
#3 Wayne Tolleson
#4 Don Slaught
#5 Alan Bannister
#6 Bob Jones
#7 Glenn Brummer
#8 Luis Pujols
#9 Pete O'Brien
#11 Toby Harrah
#12 Geno Petralli
#13 Tom Dunbar
#15 Larry Parrish
#16 Mike Mason
#17 Ellis Valentine
#19 Curtis Wilkerson
#20 Jeff Kunkel
#21 Duane Walker
#22 Steve Buechele
#23 Jose Guzman
#24 Dave Schmidt
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 George Wright
#27 Greg Harris
#28 Bob Sebra
#28 Frank Tanana
#29 Matt Williams
#30 Dave Rozema
#31 Dale Murray
#32 Gary Ward
#33 Glen Cook
#36 Dickie Noles
#38 Ricky Wright
#39 Nick Capra
#40 Tommy Boggs
#40 Jeff Russell
#41 Chris Welsh
#44 Cliff Johnson
#44 Rich Surhoff
#45 Dwayne Henry
#46 Burt Hooton
#48 Dave Stewart
#49 Charlie Hough
#59 Duane Walker

Did you know that a 1985 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)?