1983 Texas Rangers

77-85 • .475 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1983 Texas Rangers went 77-85 (.475) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 639 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Larry Parrish (26 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Hough (15-13, 3.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
3rd Rank
639 R 609 RA
Diff +30

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639 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
1,362K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 4% below the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .310 5% below the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .366 9% below the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.31 18% better than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 639 12% below the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,362,314
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Avg per Game 16,818

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Bill Stein 0.310 2 Mickey Rivers 0.285 3 Buddy Bell 0.277 4 George Wright 0.276 5 Larry Biittner 0.276

Home Runs

1 Larry Parrish 26 2 George Wright 18 3 Buddy Bell 14 4 Billy Sample 12 5 Dave Hostetler 11

RBI

1 Larry Parrish 88 2 George Wright 80 3 Buddy Bell 66 4 Billy Sample 57 5 Pete O'Brien 53
1983 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Wright 162 634 79 175 28 6 18 80 41 82 8 0.276
Buddy Bell 156 618 75 171 35 3 14 66 50 48 3 0.277
Larry Parrish 145 555 76 151 26 4 26 88 46 91 0 0.272
Billy Sample 147 554 80 152 28 3 12 57 44 46 44 0.274
Pete O'Brien 154 524 53 124 24 5 8 53 58 62 5 0.237
Wayne Tolleson 134 470 64 122 13 2 3 20 40 68 33 0.260
Bucky Dent 131 417 36 99 15 2 2 34 23 31 3 0.237
Jim Sundberg 131 378 30 76 14 0 2 28 35 64 0 0.201
Mickey Rivers 96 309 37 88 17 0 1 20 11 21 9 0.285
Dave Hostetler 94 304 31 67 9 2 11 46 42 103 0 0.220
Bill Stein 78 232 21 72 15 1 2 33 8 31 2 0.310
Bob Johnson 72 175 18 37 6 1 5 16 16 55 3 0.211
Larry Biittner 66 116 5 32 5 1 0 18 9 16 0 0.276
Jim Anderson 50 102 8 22 1 1 0 6 5 8 1 0.216
Mike Richardt 22 83 9 13 2 1 1 7 2 11 2 0.157
Bob Jones 41 72 5 16 4 0 1 11 5 17 0 0.222
Curt Wilkerson 16 35 7 6 0 1 0 1 2 5 3 0.171
Tom Dunbar 12 24 3 6 0 0 0 3 5 7 3 0.250
Donnie Scott 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Capra 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Wagner 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Butcher 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Cruz 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Henke 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odell Jones 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Lachowicz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mason 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Matlack 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Smithson 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tobik 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Dave Stewart 2.14 2 Rick Honeycutt 2.42 3 Odell Jones 3.09 4 Frank Tanana 3.16 5 Charlie Hough 3.18

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 15 2 Rick Honeycutt 14 3 Mike Smithson 10 4 Danny Darwin 8 5 Frank Tanana 7

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 152 2 Mike Smithson 135 3 Frank Tanana 108 4 Danny Darwin 92 5 John Butcher 58
1983 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 15 13 3.18 34 33 0 252.0 219 89 95 152
Mike Smithson 10 14 3.91 33 33 0 223.1 233 97 71 135
Danny Darwin 8 13 3.49 28 26 0 183.0 175 71 62 92
Rick Honeycutt 14 8 2.42 25 25 0 174.2 168 47 37 56
Frank Tanana 7 9 3.16 29 22 0 159.1 144 56 49 108
John Butcher 6 6 3.51 38 6 5 123.0 128 48 41 58
Jon Matlack 2 4 4.66 25 9 0 73.1 90 38 27 38
Odell Jones 3 6 3.09 42 0 10 67.0 56 23 22 50
Dave Stewart 5 2 2.14 8 8 0 59.0 50 14 17 24
Dave Schmidt 3 3 3.88 31 0 2 46.1 42 20 14 29
Dave Tobik 2 1 3.68 27 0 9 44.0 36 18 13 30
Victor Cruz 1 3 1.44 17 0 5 25.0 16 4 10 18
Tom Henke 1 0 3.38 8 0 1 16.0 16 6 4 17
Mike Mason 0 2 5.91 5 0 0 10.2 10 7 6 9
Al Lachowicz 0 1 2.25 2 1 0 8.0 9 2 2 8
Ricky Wright 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Jim Anderson Buddy Bell Larry Biittner John Butcher Nick Capra Victor Cruz Danny Darwin Bucky Dent Tom Dunbar Tom Henke Rick Honeycutt Dave Hostetler +25 more

37 players

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The 1983 Texas Rangers in brief

The 1983 Texas Rangers finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 639 runs and allowed 609, a run differential of +30. The team batting average of .254 was 4% below the 1983 league mark of .265. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 3.31 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. The 1983 Texas Rangers scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (639 against 727).

The home park, Arlington Stadium, recorded 1,362,314 in attendance, about 16,818 a game. Larry Parrish topped the Texas Rangers with 26 home runs. George Wright collected the most hits, 175. The pitching staff's wins leader was Charlie Hough (15). The saves leader was Odell Jones with 10. The 1983 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Texas Rangers

What was the 1983 Texas Rangers record?
The 1983 Texas Rangers finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Larry Parrish led the 1983 Texas Rangers with 26 home runs.
What was the 1983 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1983 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Did the 1983 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Texas Rangers play?
The 1983 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Parrish (26 HR, 88 RBI) and Charlie Hough (15-13, 3.18 ERA).
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