1988 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1988 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1988 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

41 Kevin Brown 6-04 195 Right Right 1965-03-14
37 Jose Cecena 5-11 180 Right Right 1963-08-20
46 Tony Fossas 6-00 187 Left Left 1957-09-23
51 CeciIio Guante 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-02-01
23 Jose Guzman 6-02 195 Right Right 1963-04-09
32 Ray Hayward 6-01 190 Left Left 1961-04-27
45 Dwayne Henry 6-03 205 Right Right 1962-02-16
42 Guy Hoffman 5-09 185 Left Left 1956-07-09
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
30 Mike Jeffcoat 6-02 187 Left Left 1959-08-03
39 Paul Kilgus 6-01 185 Left Left 1962-02-02
48 Scott May 6-01 185 Right Right 1961-11-11
38 Craig McMurtry 6-05 195 Right Right 1959-11-05
34 Dale Mohorcic 6-03 220 Right Right 1956-01-25
40 Jeff Russell 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-09-02
43 Ed Vande Berg 6-02 180 Left Right 1958-10-26
54 De Wayne Vaughn 5-11 180 Right Right 1959-07-22
28 Mitch Williams 6-04 205 Left Left 1964-11-17
34 Steve Wilson 6-04 195 Left Left 1964-12-13
36 Bobby Witt 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-05-11
7 Chad Kreuter 6-02 195 Right Both 1964-08-26
12 Geno Petralli 6-02 185 Right Left 1959-09-25
13 Larry See 6-01 195 Right Right 1960-06-20
5 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
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
19 Curtis Wilkerson 5-09 158 Right Both 1961-04-26
33 Bob Brower 5-11 185 Right Right 1960-01-10
6 Cecil Espy 6-03 195 Right Both 1963-01-20
17 Barbaro Garbey 5-10 170 Right Right 1956-12-04
29 Pete Incaviglia 6-01 230 Right Right 1964-04-02
24 Steve Kemp 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-08-07
0 Oddibe McDowell 5-09 165 Left Left 1962-08-25
47 Kevin Reimer 6-02 225 Right Left 1964-06-28
21 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
27 Jim Steels 5-10 185 Left Left 1961-05-30
15 Larry Parrish 6-03 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
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The 1988 Texas Rangers played 161 games during the regular season, won 70 games, lost 91 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 102/103) where 1,581,901 fans witnessed their 1988 Rangers finish the season with a .435 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 1988 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1988 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1988 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Jerry Browne
Steve Buechele
Scott Fletcher
Charlie Hough
Pete Incaviglia
Oddibe McDowell
Pete O'Brien
Larry Parrish
Geno Petralli
Ruben Sierra

1988 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Geno Petralli (85)
1B Pete O'Brien (155)
2B Curtis Wilkerson (87)
3B Steve Buechele (153)
SS Scott Fletcher (139)
LF Pete Incaviglia (93)
CF Oddibe McDowell (113)
RF Ruben Sierra (153)
DH Larry Parrish (67)
  
SP Jose Guzman
SP Charlie Hough
SP Paul Kilgus
SP Jeff Russell
SP Bobby Witt
  
RP Jose Cecena
RP Craig McMurtry
RP Dale Mohorcic
RP Ed Vande Berg
CL Mitch Williams


1988 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Charlie Hough $850,000.00
Scott Fletcher $575,000.00
Pete O'Brien $562,500.00
Larry Parrish $550,131.00
Pete Incaviglia $275,000.00
Curtis Wilkerson $252,500.00
Oddibe McDowell $250,000.00
Ruben Sierra $230,000.00
Mitch Williams $200,000.00
Jeff Russell $190,000.00
Steve Buechele $180,000.00
Jose Guzman $170,000.00
Dale Mohorcic $157,500.00
Geno Petralli $135,000.00
Bobby Witt $130,000.00
Jerry Browne $117,500.00
Bob Brower $98,000.00
Mike Stanley $84,000.00
Paul Kilgus $80,000.00
Jose Cecena $62,500.00
Cecil Espy $62,500.00


1988 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#0 Oddibe McDowell
#1 Scott Fletcher
#5 Mike Stanley
#6 Cecil Espy
#7 Chad Kreuter
#8 Jerry Browne
#9 Pete O'Brien
#10 Jim Sundberg
#12 Geno Petralli
#13 Larry See
#15 Larry Parrish
#17 Barbaro Garbey
#19 Curtis Wilkerson
#20 Jeff Kunkel
#21 Ruben Sierra
#22 Steve Buechele
#23 Jose Guzman
#24 Steve Kemp
#27 Jim Steels
#28 Mitch Williams
#29 Pete Incaviglia
#30 Mike Jeffcoat
#32 Ray Hayward
#33 Bob Brower
#34 Dale Mohorcic
#34 Steve Wilson
#36 Bobby Witt
#37 Jose Cecena
#38 Craig McMurtry
#39 Paul Kilgus
#40 Jeff Russell
#41 Kevin Brown
#42 Guy Hoffman
#43 Ed Vande Berg
#45 Dwayne Henry
#46 Tony Fossas
#47 Kevin Reimer
#48 Scott May
#49 Charlie Hough
#51 CeciIio Guante
#54 De Wayne Vaughn

Did you know that a 1988 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)?