1996 Texas Rangers Roster

The 1996 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1996 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1996 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Texas Rangers



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Complete Roster  
 

48 Jose Alberro 6-02 190 Right Right 1969-06-29
51 Mark Brandenburg 6-00 180 Right Right 1970-07-14
33 John Burkett 6-02 211 Right Right 1964-11-28
42 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
46 Kevin Gross 6-05 215 Right Right 1961-06-08
32 Rick Helling 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-12-15
39 Mike Henneman 6-04 195 Right Right 1961-12-11
37 Gil Heredia 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-10-26
44 Ken Hill 6-02 175 Right Right 1965-12-14
28 Darren Oliver 6-02 200 Left Right 1970-10-06
46 Danny Patterson 6-00 170 Right Right 1971-02-17
59 Roger Pavlik 6-02 220 Right Both 1967-10-04
40 Jeff Russell 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-09-02
32 Mike Stanton 6-01 190 Left Left 1967-06-02
52 Ed Vosberg 6-01 190 Left Left 1961-09-28
27 Matt Whiteside 6-00 205 Right Right 1967-08-08
36 Bobby Witt 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-05-11
6 Kevin Brown 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-04-21
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-27
10 Dave Valle 6-02 200 Right Right 1960-10-30
22 Will Clark 6-01 190 Left Left 1964-03-13
18 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
23 Benji Gil 6-02 180 Right Right 1972-10-06
88 Rene Gonzales 6-03 201 Right Right 1960-09-03
3 Mark McLemore 5-11 195 Right Both 1964-10-04
16 Dean Palmer 6-02 195 Right Right 1968-12-27
11 Lee Stevens 6-04 219 Left Left 1967-07-10
1 Kurt Stillwell 5-11 175 Right Both 1965-06-04
24 Craig Worthington 6-00 200 Right Right 1965-04-17
2 Damon Buford 5-10 170 Right Right 1970-06-12
30 Rikkert Faneyte 6-01 170 Right Right 1969-05-31
14 Lou Frazier 6-02 175 Right Both 1965-01-26
19 Juan Gonzalez 6-03 210 Right Right 1969-10-20
29 Rusty Greer 6-00 190 Left Left 1969-01-21
4 Darryl Hamilton 6-01 180 Right Left 1964-12-03
21 Warren Newson 5-07 202 Left Left 1964-07-03
24 Jack Voigt 6-01 175 Right Right 1966-05-17
9 Luis Ortiz 6-00 190 Right Right 1970-05-25
15 Mickey Tettleton 6-02 212 Right Both 1960-09-16
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The 1996 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 100/101) where 2,889,020 fans witnessed their 1996 Rangers finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1996 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1996 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1996 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Will Clark
Kevin Elster
Juan Gonzalez
Rusty Greer
Darryl Hamilton
Ken Hill
Mark McLemore
Ivan Rodriguez
Mickey Tettleton
Craig Worthington

1996 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (146)
1B Will Clark (117)
2B Mark McLemore (147)
3B Dean Palmer (154)
SS Kevin Elster (157)
LF Rusty Greer (136)
CF Darryl Hamilton (147)
RF Juan Gonzalez (102)
DH Mickey Tettleton (115)
  
SP Kevin Gross
SP Ken Hill
SP Darren Oliver
SP Roger Pavlik
SP Bobby Witt
  
RP Mark Brandenburg
RP Dennis Cook
RP Gil Heredia
RP Jeff Russell
RP Mike Stanton
RP Ed Vosberg
CL Mike Henneman


1996 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Juan Gonzalez $7,425,000.00
Will Clark $5,657,365.00
Ivan Rodriguez $4,000,000.00
Kevin Gross $3,300,000.00
Ken Hill $3,100,000.00
Dean Palmer $2,000,000.00
Mike Henneman $1,519,681.00
Mickey Tettleton $1,461,649.00
Bobby Witt $1,350,000.00
Darryl Hamilton $1,300,000.00
Roger Pavlik $1,250,000.00
Mark McLemore $1,225,000.00
Dave Valle $725,000.00
Jeff Russell $615,000.00
Matt Whiteside $375,000.00
Gil Heredia $360,000.00
Dennis Cook $330,000.00
Kevin Elster $270,000.00
Rusty Greer $258,333.00
Warren Newson $250,000.00
Darren Oliver $220,000.00
Benji Gil $200,000.00
Ed Vosberg $198,000.00
Rene Gonzales $175,000.00
Craig Worthington $167,500.00
Lou Frazier $165,500.00
Damon Buford $165,000.00
Kurt Stillwell $150,000.00
Mark Brandenburg $123,500.00
Lee Stevens $109,000.00


1996 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Kurt Stillwell
#2 Damon Buford
#3 Mark McLemore
#4 Darryl Hamilton
#6 Kevin Brown
#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#9 Luis Ortiz
#10 Dave Valle
#11 Lee Stevens
#14 Lou Frazier
#15 Mickey Tettleton
#16 Dean Palmer
#18 Kevin Elster
#19 Juan Gonzalez
#21 Warren Newson
#22 Will Clark
#23 Benji Gil
#24 Jack Voigt
#24 Craig Worthington
#27 Matt Whiteside
#28 Darren Oliver
#29 Rusty Greer
#30 Rikkert Faneyte
#32 Rick Helling
#32 Mike Stanton
#33 John Burkett
#36 Bobby Witt
#37 Gil Heredia
#39 Mike Henneman
#40 Jeff Russell
#42 Dennis Cook
#44 Ken Hill
#46 Kevin Gross
#46 Danny Patterson
#48 Jose Alberro
#51 Mark Brandenburg
#52 Ed Vosberg
#59 Roger Pavlik
#88 Rene Gonzales

Did you know that a 1996 Texas Rangers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?