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1983 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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| 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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Season standings
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| 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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Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
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Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- August 19, 1983: Rick Honeycutt was traded by the Rangers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dave Stewart, a player to be named later and $200,000. The Dodgers completed by sending Ricky Wright to the Rangers on September 16.[1]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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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- Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1983
Team leaders
- Larry Parrish, Home Runs, 26
- Larry Parrish, RBI, 88
- Billy Sample, Runs, 80
- Billy Sample, Stolen bases, 44
- Buddy Bell, Batting average, .277
- George Wright, Hits, 175
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- July 3 — The Rangers score twelve runs in the fifteenth inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics 16–4, in the process breaking the MLB record for most runs scored during one single extra inning, previously held by the 1928 New York Yankees.[2]
- Dave Stewart at Baseball Reference
- 'Rangers Rout A's 16–4 in 15-Inning Marathon'; The Greenville News, July 5, 1983, p. 18
- 1983 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
- 1983 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.