1987 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1987 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1987 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

48 Scott Anderson 6-06 190 Right Right 1962-08-01
21, 53 Ed Correa 6-02 192 Right Right 1966-04-29
42 Keith Creel 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-02-04
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
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
57 Steve Howe 6-01 180 Left Left 1958-03-10
30 Mike Jeffcoat 6-02 187 Left Left 1959-08-03
39 Paul Kilgus 6-01 185 Left Left 1962-02-02
46 Mike Loynd 6-04 210 Right Right 1964-03-26
16 Bob Malloy 6-05 200 Right Right 1964-11-24
16 Mike Mason 6-02 205 Left Left 1958-11-21
38 Ron Meridith 6-00 175 Left Left 1956-11-26
50 Gary Mielke 6-03 185 Right Right 1963-01-28
34 Dale Mohorcic 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-01-25
40 Jeff Russell 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-09-02
28 Mitch Williams 6-04 205 Left Left 1964-11-17
36 Bobby Witt 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-05-11
12 Geno Petralli 6-02 185 Right Left 1959-09-25
4 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
5 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25
8 Jerry Browne 5-10 170 Right Both 1966-02-13
22 Steve Buechele 6-02 190 Right Right 1961-09-26
1 Scott Fletcher 5-11 173 Right Right 1958-07-30
20 Jeff Kunkel 6-02 180 Right Right 1962-03-25
9 Pete O'Brien 6-01 198 Left Left 1958-02-09
41 Tom O'Malley 6-00 190 Right Left 1960-12-25
44 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
3 Greg Tabor 6-00 165 Right Right 1961-05-21
19 Curtis Wilkerson 5-09 158 Right Both 1961-04-26
33 Bob Brower 5-11 185 Right Right 1960-01-10
18 Cecil Espy 6-03 195 Right Both 1963-01-20
29 Pete Incaviglia 6-01 230 Right Right 1964-04-02
0 Oddibe McDowell 5-09 165 Left Left 1962-08-25
51 Dave Meier 6-00 185 Right Right 1959-08-08
3, 21 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
17 Darrell Porter 6-00 193 Right Left 1952-01-17


The 1987 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 87 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,763,053 fans witnessed their 1987 Rangers finish the season with a .463 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 1987 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1987 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1987 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Bob Brower
Steve Buechele
Scott Fletcher
Jose Guzman
Pete Incaviglia
Oddibe McDowell
Pete O'Brien
Larry Parrish
Ruben Sierra
Don Slaught

1987 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Don Slaught (85)
1B Pete O'Brien (158)
2B Jerry Browne (130)
3B Steve Buechele (123)
SS Scott Fletcher (155)
LF Pete Incaviglia (132)
CF Oddibe McDowell (125)
RF Ruben Sierra (156)
DH Larry Parrish (122)
  
SP Ed Correa
SP Jose Guzman
SP Greg Harris
SP Charlie Hough
SP Bobby Witt
  
RP Steve Howe
RP Mike Loynd
RP Jeff Russell
RP Mitch Williams
CL Dale Mohorcic


1987 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Greg Harris $620,000.00
Steve Buechele $135,000.00
Dwayne Henry $120,000.00
Scott Anderson $62,500.00
Bob Brower $62,500.00
Jerry Browne $62,500.00
Ed Correa $62,500.00
Jose Guzman $62,500.00
Pete Incaviglia $62,500.00
Paul Kilgus $62,500.00
Mike Loynd $62,500.00
Bob Malloy $62,500.00
Oddibe McDowell $62,500.00
Gary Mielke $62,500.00
Dale Mohorcic $62,500.00
Mike Stanley $62,500.00
Greg Tabor $62,500.00
Mitch Williams $62,500.00
Bobby Witt $62,500.00
Ruben Sierra $60,000.00


1987 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Oddibe McDowell
#1 Scott Fletcher
#3 Ruben Sierra
#3 Greg Tabor
#4 Don Slaught
#5 Mike Stanley
#8 Jerry Browne
#9 Pete O'Brien
#12 Geno Petralli
#15 Larry Parrish
#16 Bob Malloy
#16 Mike Mason
#17 Darrell Porter
#18 Cecil Espy
#19 Curtis Wilkerson
#20 Jeff Kunkel
#21 Ed Correa
#21 Ruben Sierra
#22 Steve Buechele
#23 Jose Guzman
#27 Greg Harris
#28 Mitch Williams
#29 Pete Incaviglia
#30 Mike Jeffcoat
#33 Bob Brower
#34 Dale Mohorcic
#36 Bobby Witt
#38 Ron Meridith
#39 Paul Kilgus
#40 Jeff Russell
#41 Tom O'Malley
#42 Keith Creel
#44 Tom Paciorek
#45 Dwayne Henry
#46 Mike Loynd
#48 Scott Anderson
#49 Charlie Hough
#50 Gary Mielke
#51 Dave Meier
#53 Ed Correa
#57 Steve Howe

Did you know that a 1987 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)?

     

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