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When the original Washington Senators moved
to Minnesota in 1960, Major League Baseball awarded a team
to Washington, D.C., giving it the name of the old franchise.
Meanwhile, the American League decided in 1962 to entertain
the idea of bringing a professional baseball team to the Dallas/Fort
Worth area. Kansas City A's owner Charley Finley seeks to
move his team to Dallas, but the idea is rebuffed by the other
AL team owners.
In
1964, the 10,000-seat Turnpike Stadium is constructed in Arlington,
Texas for the minor-league baseball team, the Dallas-Fort
Worth Spurs. The stadium, later renamed Arlington Stadium,
would eventually serve as the new Texas Rangers' first home
stadium.
Meanwhile,
the Washington Senators received new ownership in 1968 in
the form of Bob Short, who was Treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee. He sought to move the team from Washington,
D.C. and on September 20, 1971 he got his wish, receiving
approval from AL owners to move the franchise to Arlington
for the 1972 season. Washington fans were outraged and in
the team's final game in RFK Stadium on September 30 against
the New York Yankees, the Senators were forced to forfeit
the game after angry fans stormed the field and damaged much
of the stadium and playing surface.
During the 2003 season, the Rangers continued to
struggle and following a post-season fallout between Rodriguez
and team management, Rodriguez was traded to the New York
Yankees for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later.
Prior to the 2004 season, little hope was held out for the
Rangers to improve on their losing ways, but behind a young
team that gelled together well, the Rangers battled with the
A's and Angels for first place in the AL West for much of
the season. Mark Teixeira, Alfonso Soriano, Michael Young
and Hank Blalock became one of the better tandems of batting
infielders in the League and three of the four were named
to the 2004 All-Star Game. Soriano was named the All-Star
MVP after going 2 for 3 with a three-run home run. However,
in the end, the Rangers began to fade in September and eventually
finished third in the division behind the Anaheim Angels who
went on to get swept by the Boston Red Sox.
Founded: 1961 (American League expansion)
Formerly known as: the Washington Senators,
1961-1971. (Not to be confused with the team that was the
Washington Senators prior to 1961, which became the Minnesota
Twins.)
Home ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington (known
as The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2004)
Uniform colors: Blue, White, and Scarlet red
Logo design: A "T" superimposed on a baseball,
set inside a circle with "TEXAS" on the top half
and "RANGERS" on the bottom
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