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. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents 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. Roster 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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts 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 Buddy Bell, Batting average, .277 George Wright, Hits, 175 Farm system Notable events 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. Notes References 1983 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference 1983 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac Texas Rangers seasons Texas Rangers season 1983 in sports in Texas