1983 Texas Rangers
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Texas Rangers finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 639 runs and belted 106 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Larry Parrish, who led the team with 26 home runs and 88 RBI. George Wright led the team with 175 hits for a .276 average. Billy Sample had a great year on the basepaths with 44 stolen bases.
The team allowed 609 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Charlie Hough led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 152 strikeouts. Odell Jones was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Anderson | SS | 50 | 102 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .252 | .245 | .497 | .216 |
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 156 | 618 | 75 | 171 | 14 | 66 | 3 | .332 | .411 | .743 | .277 |
| Larry Biittner | 1B | 66 | 116 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .323 | .336 | .659 | .276 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 131 | 417 | 36 | 99 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .278 | .297 | .575 | .237 |
| Pete O'Brien | 1B | 154 | 524 | 53 | 124 | 8 | 53 | 5 | .313 | .347 | .660 | .237 |
| Mike Richardt | 2B | 22 | 83 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .174 | .241 | .415 | .157 |
| Bill Stein | 2B | 78 | 232 | 21 | 72 | 2 | 33 | 2 | .331 | .409 | .740 | .310 |
| Wayne Tolleson | 2B | 134 | 470 | 64 | 122 | 3 | 20 | 33 | .319 | .315 | .634 | .260 |
| Mark Wagner | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Curt Wilkerson | SS | 16 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .216 | .229 | .445 | .171 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Nick Capra | OF | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tom Dunbar | OF | 12 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .379 | .250 | .629 | .250 |
| Larry Parrish | OF | 145 | 555 | 76 | 151 | 26 | 88 | 0 | .326 | .474 | .800 | .272 |
| Billy Sample | OF | 147 | 554 | 80 | 152 | 12 | 57 | 44 | .331 | .401 | .732 | .274 |
| George Wright | OF | 162 | 634 | 79 | 175 | 18 | 80 | 8 | .321 | .424 | .745 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Johnson | C | 72 | 175 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 3 | .280 | .343 | .623 | .211 |
| Donnie Scott | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 131 | 378 | 30 | 76 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .272 | .254 | .526 | .201 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Dave Hostetler | DH | 94 | 304 | 31 | 67 | 11 | 46 | 0 | .323 | .372 | .695 | .220 |
| Bob Jones | DH | 41 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .284 | .319 | .603 | .222 |
| Mickey Rivers | DH | 96 | 309 | 37 | 88 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .309 | .350 | .659 | .285 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5610 | 639 | 1429 | 106 | 587 | 119 | .308 | .366 | .675 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Butcher | 38 | 6 | 123 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5 | 58 | 41 | 3.51 | 1.374 | |||
| Victor Cruz | 17 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 1.44 | 1.040 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 28 | 26 | 183 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 92 | 62 | 3.49 | 1.295 | |||
| Tom Henke | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3.38 | 1.250 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 25 | 25 | 174.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 56 | 37 | 2.42 | 1.173 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 34 | 33 | 252 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 152 | 95 | 3.18 | 1.246 | |||
| Odell Jones | 42 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 10 | 50 | 22 | 3.09 | 1.164 | |||
| Al Lachowicz | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2.25 | 1.375 | |||
| Mike Mason | 5 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5.91 | 1.495 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 25 | 9 | 73.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 4.66 | 1.596 | |||
| Dave J. Schmidt | 31 | 0 | 46.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 3.88 | 1.210 | |||
| Mike Smithson | 33 | 33 | 223.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 135 | 71 | 3.91 | 1.361 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 8 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 2.14 | 1.136 | |||
| Frank Tanana | 29 | 22 | 159.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 108 | 49 | 3.16 | 1.212 | |||
| Dave Tobik | 27 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 9 | 30 | 13 | 3.68 | 1.114 | |||
| Ricky Wright | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 353 | 163 | 1466.6 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 32 | 826 | 471 | 3.31 | 1.270 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Wright | 162 |
| At Bats | George Wright | 634 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Wright | 681 |
| Batting Average | Buddy Bell | .277 |
| On-Base % | Buddy Bell | .332 |
| Slugging % | Larry Parrish | .474 |
| OPS | Larry Parrish | .800 |
| Runs | Billy Sample | 80 |
| Hits | George Wright | 175 |
| Total Bases | George Wright | 269 |
| Doubles | Buddy Bell | 35 |
| Triples | George Wright | 6 |
| Home Runs | Larry Parrish | 26 |
| RBI | Larry Parrish | 88 |
| Walks | Pete O'Brien | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Hostetler | 103 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Sample | 44 |
| Caught Stealing | Wayne Tolleson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bucky Dent, Jim Sundberg, and Wayne Tolleson | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Larry Parrish | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Buddy Bell | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Hough | 15 |
| Losses | Mike Smithson | 14 |
| Saves | Odell Jones | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Honeycutt | .636 |
| ERA | Rick Honeycutt | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Rick Honeycutt | 1.173 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Hough | 252 |
| Games | Odell Jones | 42 |
| Games Started | Charlie Hough and Mike Smithson | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Hough | 152 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Hough | 11 |
| Shutouts | Charlie Hough | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Hough | 1030 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Smithson | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Smithson | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Charlie Hough | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charlie Hough | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charlie Hough | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Smithson | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Smithson | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Smithson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Honeycutt | 30 |
