1989 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1989 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1989 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

24 Darrel Akerfelds 6-02 210 Right Right 1962-06-12
43 Wilson Alvarez 6-01 235 Left Left 1970-03-24
28 Brad Arnsberg 6-04 215 Right Right 1963-08-20
27 John Barfield 6-01 185 Left Left 1964-10-15
41 Kevin Brown 6-04 195 Right Right 1965-03-14
51 CeciIio Guante 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-02-01
44 Drew Hall 6-04 205 Left Left 1963-03-27
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
30 Mike Jeffcoat 6-02 187 Left Left 1959-08-03
38 Craig McMurtry 6-05 195 Right Right 1959-11-05
50 Gary Mielke 6-03 185 Right Right 1963-01-28
39 Jamie Moyer 6-00 185 Left Left 1962-11-18
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
40 Jeff Russell 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-09-02
34 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
54 Paul Wilmet 5-11 170 Right Right 1958-11-08
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
5 Mike Stanley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-06-25
10 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
22 Steve Buechele 6-02 190 Right Right 1961-09-26
42 Scott Coolbaugh 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-06-13
8 Jack Daugherty 6-00 195 Left Both 1960-07-03
1 Scott Fletcher 5-11 173 Right Right 1958-07-30
14 Julio Franco 6-00 165 Right Right 1958-08-23
20 Jeff Kunkel 6-02 180 Right Right 1962-03-25
17 Fred Manrique 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-11-05
3 Rafael Palmeiro 6-00 188 Left Left 1964-09-24
16 Dean Palmer 6-02 195 Right Right 1968-12-27
19, 32 Thad Bosley 6-03 175 Left Left 1956-09-17
6 Cecil Espy 6-03 195 Right Both 1963-01-20
13, 19 Juan Gonzalez 6-03 210 Right Right 1969-10-20
29 Pete Incaviglia 6-01 230 Right Right 1964-04-02
21 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
17 Sammy Sosa 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-11-12
13 Harold Baines 6-02 215 Left Left 1959-03-15
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
9 Rick Leach 6-00 195 Left Left 1957-05-04
47 Kevin Reimer 6-02 225 Right Left 1964-06-28
19 Jeff Stone 6-00 175 Right Left 1960-12-26


The 1989 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Arlington Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,043,993 fans witnessed their 1989 Rangers finish the season with a .512 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 1989 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1989 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1989 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Buddy Bell
Steve Buechele
Cecil Espy
Scott Fletcher
Julio Franco
Charlie Hough
Pete Incaviglia
Rafael Palmeiro
Geno Petralli
Ruben Sierra

1989 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Chad Kreuter (85)
1B Rafael Palmeiro (147)
2B Julio Franco (140)
3B Steve Buechele (145)
SS Scott Fletcher (81)
LF Pete Incaviglia (120)
CF Cecil Espy (131)
RF Ruben Sierra (161)
DH Rick Leach (44)
  
SP Kevin Brown
SP Charlie Hough
SP Mike Jeffcoat
SP Jamie Moyer
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Bobby Witt
  
RP CeciIio Guante
RP Drew Hall
RP Gary Mielke
RP Kenny Rogers
CL Jeff Russell


1989 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,800,000.00
Julio Franco $1,300,000.00
Scott Fletcher $1,200,000.00
Charlie Hough $900,000.00
Jeff Russell $480,000.00
Pete Incaviglia $475,000.00
Jim Sundberg $475,000.00
CeciIio Guante $445,000.00
Steve Buechele $430,000.00
Rick Leach $350,000.00
Ruben Sierra $350,000.00
Geno Petralli $325,000.00
Craig McMurtry $275,000.00
Rafael Palmeiro $212,000.00
Jamie Moyer $205,000.00
Bobby Witt $205,000.00
Darrel Akerfelds $102,500.00
Cecil Espy $97,500.00
Mike Stanley $95,000.00
Mike Jeffcoat $83,000.00
Jeff Kunkel $80,000.00
Drew Hall $74,000.00
Kevin Brown $72,500.00
Chad Kreuter $72,500.00
Wilson Alvarez $68,000.00
John Barfield $68,000.00
Scott Coolbaugh $68,000.00
Jack Daugherty $68,000.00
Juan Gonzalez $68,000.00
Gary Mielke $68,000.00
Dean Palmer $68,000.00
Kevin Reimer $68,000.00
Kenny Rogers $68,000.00
Sammy Sosa $68,000.00
Paul Wilmet $68,000.00


1989 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Scott Fletcher
#3 Rafael Palmeiro
#5 Mike Stanley
#6 Cecil Espy
#7 Chad Kreuter
#8 Jack Daugherty
#9 Rick Leach
#10 Jim Sundberg
#12 Geno Petralli
#13 Harold Baines
#13 Juan Gonzalez
#14 Julio Franco
#16 Dean Palmer
#17 Fred Manrique
#17 Sammy Sosa
#19 Thad Bosley
#19 Juan Gonzalez
#19 Jeff Stone
#20 Jeff Kunkel
#21 Ruben Sierra
#22 Steve Buechele
#24 Darrel Akerfelds
#25 Buddy Bell
#27 John Barfield
#28 Brad Arnsberg
#29 Pete Incaviglia
#30 Mike Jeffcoat
#32 Thad Bosley
#34 Nolan Ryan
#36 Bobby Witt
#37 Kenny Rogers
#38 Craig McMurtry
#39 Jamie Moyer
#40 Jeff Russell
#41 Kevin Brown
#42 Scott Coolbaugh
#43 Wilson Alvarez
#44 Drew Hall
#47 Kevin Reimer
#49 Charlie Hough
#50 Gary Mielke
#51 CeciIio Guante
#54 Paul Wilmet

Did you know that a 1989 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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