1983 Texas Rangers season

1983 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
Arlington Stadium (since 1972)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	Eddie Chiles
General manager(s)	Joe Klein
Manager(s)	Doug Rader
Local television	KXAS-TV (Steve Busby, Merle Harmon)
Local radio	WBAP (Eric Nadel, Mark Holtz)
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The Texas Rangers 1983 season involved the Rangers finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Opening Day starters

• Buddy Bell
• Bucky Dent
• Dave Hostetler
• Pete O'Brien
• Larry Parrish
• Mike Richardt
• Billy Sample
• Mike Smithson
• Jim Sundberg
• George Wright

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

1983 Texas Rangers roster
Roster
Pitchers 29 John Butcher 23 Víctor Cruz 44 Danny Darwin 35 Tom Henke 40 Rick Honeycutt 49 Charlie Hough 21 Odell Jones 51 Al Lachowicz 16 Mike Mason 32 Jon Matlack 24 Dave Schmidt 48 Mike Smithson 31 Dave Stewart 28 Frank Tanana 41 Dave Tobik 38 Ricky Wright		Catchers  8 Bob Johnson 43 Donnie Scott 10 Jim Sundberg Infielders 46 Jim Anderson 25 Buddy Bell 14 Larry Biittner  7 Bucky Dent  9 Pete O'Brien  2 Mike Richardt  1 Bill Stein  3 Wayne Tolleson 30 Mark Wagner 19 Curtis Wilkerson		Outfielders  4 Nick Capra 13 Tom Dunbar  6 Bobby Jones 15 Larry Parrish  5 Billy Sample 26 George Wright Other batters 12 Dave Hostetler 17 Mickey Rivers		Manager 11 Doug Rader Coaches 37 Rich Donnelly 23 Glenn Ezell 22 Merv Rettenmund 52 Dick Such 42 Wayne Terwilliger

Player stats

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
3B	Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell	156	618	171	.277	14	66
SS	Dent, BuckyBucky Dent	131	417	99	.237	2	34
LF	Sample, BillyBilly Sample	147	554	152	.274	12	57

Other batters

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
Richardt, MikeMike Richardt	22	83	13	.157	1	7
Jones, BobbyBobby Jones	41	72	16	.222	1	11

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Butcher, JohnJohn Butcher	38	123	6	6	3.51	58

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Cruz, VíctorVíctor Cruz	17	1	3	5	1.44	18

Awards and honors

• Buddy Bell, 3B, Gold Glove 1983

All-Star Game

Team leaders

• Larry Parrish, Home Runs, 26
• Larry Parrish, RBI, 88
• Billy Sample, Runs, 80
• Billy Sample, Stolen bases, 44
• Bill Stein, Batting average, .310
• George Wright, Hits, 175

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	Tom Burgess
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Marty Scott
A	Burlington Rangers	Midwest League	Orlando Gómez
A-Short Season	Tri-City Triplets	Northwest League	Dave Oliver
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Andy Hancock

Notes

1. Dave Stewart at Baseball Reference

References

• 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.