2003 Texas Rangers Roster

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The 2003 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2003 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 2003 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2003 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2003 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2003 Texas Rangers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"I hope we go in the right direction in the off-season so we can start winning games and contend. We'll see what happens and hopefully we'll get better." - Mark Teixeira (September 28, 2003)

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44 Alan Benes 6-05 215 Right Right 1972-01-21
53 Joaquin Benoit 6-04 250 Right Right 1977-07-26
36 Mickey Callaway 6-02 190 Right Right 1975-05-13
31 Francisco Cordero 6-03 245 Right Right 1975-05-11
17 Doug Davis 6-04 215 Left Right 1975-09-21
45 R.A. Dickey 6-03 215 Right Right 1974-10-29
41 Juan Dominguez 6-02 180 Right Right 1980-05-18
37 Ryan Drese 6-03 220 Right Right 1976-04-05
50 Robert Ellis 6-05 220 Right Right 1970-12-15
38 Aaron Fultz 6-00 196 Left Left 1973-09-04
57 Reynaldo Garcia 6-03 170 Right Right 1978-04-15
56 Rosman Garcia 6-02 160 Right Right 1979-01-03
48 Colby Lewis 6-04 240 Right Right 1979-08-02
32 Ron Mahay 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-06-28
43 Tony Mounce 6-02 170 Left Left 1975-02-08
50 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
61 Chan Ho Park 6-02 210 Right Right 1973-06-30
39 Jay Powell 6-04 230 Right Right 1972-01-09
54 Erasmo Ramirez 6-00 180 Left Left 1976-04-29
40 Mario Ramos 5-11 180 Left Left 1977-10-19
49 Victor Santos 6-03 175 Right Right 1976-10-02
58 Brian Shouse 5-11 180 Left Left 1968-09-26
46 John Thomson 6-03 175 Right Right 1973-10-01
41 Ugueth Urbina 6-02 185 Right Right 1974-02-15
14 Ismael Valdez 6-03 185 Right Right 1973-08-21
47 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
43 Esteban Yan 6-04 255 Right Right 1975-06-22
5 Einar Diaz 5-10 165 Right Right 1972-12-28
27, 22 Todd Greene 5-10 210 Right Right 1971-05-08
12 Chad Kreuter 6-02 200 Right Both 1964-08-26
51 Gerald Laird 6-01 230 Right Right 1979-11-13
11, 9 Hank Blalock 6-01 195 Right Left 1980-11-21
35 Herbert Perry 6-02 210 Right Right 1969-09-15
3 Alex Rodriguez 6-03 230 Right Right 1975-07-27
23 Mark Teixeira 6-03 225 Right Both 1980-04-11
10 Michael Young 6-01 200 Right Right 1976-10-19
16 Ryan Christenson 6-00 190 Right Right 1974-03-28
24 Jermaine Clark 5-10 175 Right Left 1976-09-29
2 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
6 Doug Glanville 6-02 170 Right Right 1970-08-25
19 Juan Gonzalez 6-03 220 Right Right 1969-10-20
21 Jason Jones 6-03 210 Right Both 1976-10-17
15 Ryan Ludwick 6-03 215 Left Right 1978-07-13
28 Kevin Mench 6-00 230 Right Right 1978-01-07
2 Ramon Nivar 5-10 185 Right Right 1980-02-22
17 Laynce Nix 6-01 220 Left Left 1980-10-30
4 Donnie Sadler 5-06 175 Right Right 1975-06-17
21, 38 Ruben Sierra 6-01 200 Right Both 1965-10-06
47 Shane Spencer 6-00 220 Right Right 1972-02-20
27 Marcus Thames 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-06
13 Mike Lamb 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-08-09
25 Rafael Palmeiro 6-00 215 Left Left 1964-09-24
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The 2003 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 110/109) where 2,094,394 fans witnessed their 2003 Rangers finish the season with a .438 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 2003 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2003 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2003 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2003 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

2003 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters

Hank Blalock
Einar Diaz
Carl Everett
Doug Glanville
Juan Gonzalez
Rafael Palmeiro
Alex Rodriguez
Ruben Sierra
Ismael Valdez
Michael Young

2003 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Einar Diaz (101)
1B Mark Teixeira (116)
2B Michael Young (159)
3B Hank Blalock (141)
SS Alex Rodriguez (158)
LF Shane Spencer (50)
CF Ryan Christenson (59)
RF Juan Gonzalez (57)
  
SP Joaquin Benoit
SP Colby Lewis
SP John Thomson
SP Ismael Valdez
  
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Aaron Fultz
RP Rosman Garcia
RP Ron Mahay
RP Jay Powell
RP Erasmo Ramirez
RP Brian Shouse
CL Ugueth Urbina

2003 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Alex Rodriguez $22,000,000.00
Juan Gonzalez $13,025,000.00
Chan Ho Park $12,884,803.00
Carl Everett $9,150,000.00
Rafael Palmeiro $9,000,000.00
Ugueth Urbina $4,500,000.00
Jay Powell $3,250,000.00
Ismael Valdez $2,500,000.00
Todd Van Poppel $2,500,000.00
Mark Teixeira $1,875,000.00
Einar Diaz $1,837,500.00
Esteban Yan $1,500,000.00
Herbert Perry $1,300,000.00
John Thomson $1,300,000.00
Doug Glanville $1,000,000.00
Francisco Cordero $900,000.00
Todd Greene $750,000.00
Chad Kreuter $750,000.00
Aaron Fultz $600,000.00
Ruben Sierra $600,000.00
C.J. Nitkowski $550,000.00
Mike Lamb $440,000.00
Donnie Sadler $400,000.00
Kevin Mench $327,500.00
Hank Blalock $302,500.00
Colby Lewis $302,500.00
Joaquin Benoit $300,000.00
Jermaine Clark $300,000.00
R.A. Dickey $300,000.00
Juan Dominguez $300,000.00
Ryan Drese $300,000.00
Reynaldo Garcia $300,000.00
Rosman Garcia $300,000.00
Jason Jones $300,000.00
Gerald Laird $300,000.00
Ryan Ludwick $300,000.00
Ron Mahay $300,000.00
Tony Mounce $300,000.00
Ramon Nivar $300,000.00
Laynce Nix $300,000.00
Erasmo Ramirez $300,000.00
Mario Ramos $300,000.00
Victor Santos $300,000.00
Marcus Thames $300,000.00
Michael Young $250,000.00

2003 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Carl Everett
#2 Ramon Nivar
#3 Alex Rodriguez
#4 Donnie Sadler
#5 Einar Diaz
#6 Doug Glanville
#9 Hank Blalock
#10 Michael Young
#11 Hank Blalock
#12 Chad Kreuter
#13 Mike Lamb
#14 Ismael Valdez
#15 Ryan Ludwick
#16 Ryan Christenson
#17 Doug Davis
#17 Laynce Nix
#19 Juan Gonzalez
#21 Jason Jones
#21 Ruben Sierra
#22 Todd Greene
#23 Mark Teixeira
#24 Jermaine Clark
#25 Rafael Palmeiro
#27 Todd Greene
#27 Marcus Thames
#28 Kevin Mench
#31 Francisco Cordero
#32 Ron Mahay
#35 Herbert Perry
#36 Mickey Callaway
#37 Ryan Drese
#38 Aaron Fultz
#38 Ruben Sierra
#39 Jay Powell
#40 Mario Ramos
#41 Juan Dominguez
#41 Ugueth Urbina
#43 Tony Mounce
#43 Esteban Yan
#44 Alan Benes
#45 R.A. Dickey
#46 John Thomson
#47 Shane Spencer
#47 Todd Van Poppel
#48 Colby Lewis
#49 Victor Santos
#50 Robert Ellis
#50 C.J. Nitkowski
#51 Gerald Laird
#53 Joaquin Benoit
#54 Erasmo Ramirez
#56 Rosman Garcia
#57 Reynaldo Garcia
#58 Brian Shouse
#61 Chan Ho Park

Did you know that a 2003 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)?