1983 Texas Rangers | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Owners | Eddie Chiles | |
General managers | Joe Klein | |
Managers | Doug Rader | |
Television | KXAS-TV (Steve Busby, Merle Harmon) | |
Radio | WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz) | |
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The Texas Rangers 1983 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. The Rangers did break a Major League Baseball record for the most runs ever scored by one team during a single extra inning.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 55–26 | 44–37 |
Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 22 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
California Angels | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 29 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 29 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
Seattle Mariners | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39 | 30–51 | 30–51 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
1983 Texas Rangers roster | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jim Sundberg | 131 | 378 | 76 | .201 | 2 | 28 |
1B | Pete O'Brien | 154 | 524 | 124 | .237 | 8 | 53 |
2B | Wayne Tolleson | 134 | 470 | 122 | .260 | 3 | 20 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 156 | 618 | 171 | .277 | 14 | 66 |
SS | Bucky Dent | 131 | 417 | 99 | .237 | 2 | 34 |
LF | Billy Sample | 147 | 554 | 152 | .274 | 12 | 57 |
CF | George Wright | 162 | 634 | 175 | .276 | 18 | 80 |
RF | Larry Parrish | 145 | 555 | 151 | .272 | 26 | 88 |
DH | Dave Hostetler | 94 | 304 | 67 | .220 | 11 | 46 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mickey Rivers | 96 | 309 | 88 | .285 | 1 | 20 |
Bill Stein | 78 | 232 | 72 | .310 | 2 | 33 |
Bob Johnson | 72 | 175 | 37 | .211 | 5 | 16 |
Larry Biitner | 66 | 116 | 32 | .276 | 0 | 18 |
Jim Anderson | 50 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 0 | 6 |
Mike Richardt | 22 | 83 | 13 | .157 | 1 | 7 |
Bobby Jones | 41 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 1 | 11 |
Curt Wilkerson | 16 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Dunbar | 12 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Donnie Scott | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Wagner | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Capra | 8 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Charlie Hough | 34 | 252.0 | 15 | 13 | 3.18 | 152 |
Mike Smithson | 33 | 223.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.91 | 135 |
Danny Darwin | 28 | 183.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.49 | 92 |
Rick Honeycutt | 25 | 174.2 | 14 | 8 | 2.42 | 56 |
Frank Tanana | 29 | 159.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.16 | 108 |
Dave Stewart | 8 | 59.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.14 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Butcher | 38 | 123.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.51 | 58 |
Jon Matlack | 25 | 73.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.66 | 38 |
Al Lachowicz | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Odell Jones | 42 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3.09 | 50 |
Dave Schmidt | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.88 | 29 |
Dave Tobik | 27 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3.68 | 30 |
Víctor Cruz | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.44 | 18 |
Tom Henke | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 17 |
Mike Mason | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 9 |
Ricky Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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