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Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. They are in the Western Division of the American League.

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: The Ballpark in Arlington
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
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (4): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999
American League pennants won (0): none
World Series championships won (0): none

Texas Rangers History

When the 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. The team survived for several years, but eventually moved to Texas for the 1972 season.

Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Famers

  • Ferguson Jenkins
  • Gaylord Perry
  • Nolan Ryan
  • Ted Williams


    • Texas Rangers Retired numbers

  • 34 Nolan Ryan
  • 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)


    • Most Valuable Players

  • 1974 Jeff Burroughs
  • 1996 Juan Gonzalez
  • 1998 Juan Gonzalez
  • 1999 Ivan Rodriguez


    • Rookie Of the Year

  • 1974 Mike Hargrove


    • Batting Champion

  • 1991 Julio Franco (.341)


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