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1983 Texas Rangers Roster (40-man)

1982 Season 1984 Season

Record: 77-85-1, Finished 3rd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Doug Rader (77-85-1)

General Manager: Joseph Klein (Hired Oct. 1982)

Ballpark: Arlington Stadium

Attendance: 1,363,469 (10th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 85-77, 639 Runs, 609 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jim Anderson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 23, 1957	5	50	26	50	47	0	1	0	17	3	27	2	0	1	3	2	0	5	-0.1
Buddy Bell	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 27, 1951	12	156	153	156	154	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.7
Larry Biittner	36	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Jul 27, 1946	14	66	22	66	24	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	38	0	-0.2
John Butcher	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Mar 8, 1957	4	38	6	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Nick Capra	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Mar 8, 1958	2	8	0	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	2	4	-0.1
Víctor Cruz	25	do DO	R	R	5' 9"	174	Dec 24, 1957	5	17	0	1	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Danny Darwin	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Oct 25, 1955	6	28	26	0	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Bucky Dent	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 25, 1951	11	131	125	131	129	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.3
Tom Dunbar	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	192	Nov 24, 1959	1st	12	7	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	9	1	2	0	-0.1
Tom Henke	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Dec 21, 1957	2	8	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Rick Honeycutt	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 29, 1954	7	25	25	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3		All-Star
Dave Hostetler	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 27, 1956	3	94	84	94	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	10	0	0.0
Charlie Hough	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jan 5, 1948	14	34	33	0	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6
Bob Johnson	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 31, 1959	3	72	56	72	72	0	62	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5
Bob Jones	33	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Oct 11, 1949	6	41	14	41	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	5	11	12	25	1	-0.2
Odell Jones	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Jan 13, 1953	6	42	0	0	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Al Lachowicz	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Sep 6, 1960	1st	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Mike Mason	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Nov 21, 1958	2	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Jon Matlack	33	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Jan 19, 1950	13	25	9	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Pete O'Brien	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Feb 9, 1958	2	154	141	154	150	0	0	132	0	0	0	9	0	17	26	1	8	2	1.3
Larry Parrish	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 10, 1953	10	145	145	145	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	132	132	13	0	0	1.5
Mike Richardt	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 24, 1958	3	22	19	22	20	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.3
Mickey Rivers	34	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Oct 30, 1948	14	96	70	96	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	8	23	53	22	3	0.6
Billy Sample	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 2, 1955	6	147	140	147	147	0	0	1	0	0	0	142	3	2	146	0	3	2	3.8	$215,000
Dave Schmidt	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Apr 22, 1957	3	31	0	1	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$80,000
Donnie Scott	21	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 16, 1961	1st	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mike Smithson	28	us US	R	R	6' 8"	215	Jan 21, 1955	2	33	33	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Bill Stein	36	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 21, 1947	12	78	52	78	61	0	0	23	32	10	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	0	1.0
Dave Stewart	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 19, 1957	4	8	8	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Jim Sundberg	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 18, 1951	10	131	116	131	131	0	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.5
Frank Tanana	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jul 3, 1953	11	29	22	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$412,500
Dave Tobik	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 2, 1953	6	27	0	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Wayne Tolleson	27	us US	B	R	5' 9"	160	Nov 22, 1955	3	134	127	134	134	0	0	0	112	0	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.8
Mark Wagner	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Mar 4, 1954	8	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Curt Wilkerson	22	us US	B	R	5' 9"	158	Apr 26, 1961	1st	16	9	16	13	0	0	0	2	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0.0
George Wright	24	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Dec 22, 1958	2	162	160	162	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	161	0	161	0	2	0	3.2
Ricky Wright	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	175	Nov 22, 1958	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Doug Rader	38	us US	Jul 30, 1944	Manager	Apr 4	Oct 2
Merv Rettenmund	40	us US	Jun 6, 1943	Hitting	Apr 4	Oct 2
Dick Such	38	us US	Oct 15, 1944		Apr 4	Oct 2
Wayne Terwilliger	58	us US	Jun 27, 1925		Apr 4	Oct 2
Jackie Brown	40	us US	May 31, 1943	Coach	Apr 4	Oct 2
Rich Donnelly	36	us US	Aug 3, 1946	Coach	Apr 4	Oct 2
Glenn Ezell	38	us US	Oct 29, 1944	Coach	Apr 4	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date