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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Texas Rangers Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials


Fall 2022: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Texas Rangers poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit Heritage Sports Stuff.

1. Texas Rangers – The Team Name The franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators. It has been known as:
Washington Senators 1961-1971
Texas Rangers 1972-Present

2. Texas Rangers – One World Series Championship
2023 - Beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4 games to 1

3. Texas Rangers – Two other World Series Appearances
2010 - Lost to San Francisco Giants 4 games to 1
2011 - Lost to St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3

4. Texas Rangers – The Championship Record
Eight Division Championships*** - all AL West Division Championships:
1994 52 wins - 62 losses (***no playoffs in 1994)
1996 90 wins - 72 losses
1998 88 wins - 74 losses
1999 95 wins - 67 losses
2010 90 wins - 72 losses
2011 96 wins - 66 losses
2015 88 wins - 74 losses
2016 95 wins - 67 losses

5. Texas Rangers – Home Stadium History
1. Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
1961
2. DC Stadium / RFK Stadium, Washington DC
1962-71
3. Arlington Stadium, Arlington TX
1972-93
4. The Ballpark in Arlington / Ameriquest Field in Arlington / Rangers Ballpark in Arlington / Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington TX
1994-2019
5. Globe Life Field in Arlington TX, Arlington TX
2020 - Present

6. For more information on the Rangers, you should bookmark these two great websites:

For a huge amount of great historic information:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rang.shtml

For great information about the team's ballparks:
www.ballparks.com

7. Celebrate the Rangers' uniform history by owning a piece of history:
If you love the Texas Rangers and the history of the Rangers franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 14 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 14 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.

These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:
1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)
2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)
3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)



If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Texas Rangers YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmNya45v0A or go directly to the artwork website www.heritagesportsart.com/Texas-Rangers-c160/ where you can see and purchase the artwork.

And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox

And please search my blog archive http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/ for other blogs on the history of the Rangers.

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This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated August 22, 2010. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !

Many thanks!!!
Scott

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