Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth[?] metropolitan area.

Founded: 1961 (American League expansion)

Formerly known as: the Washington Senators, 1961-1972. (Not to be confused with the team that was the Washington Senators prior to 1961, which became the Minnesota Twins.

Home ballpark: The Ballpark at Arlington

Uniform colors: Blue, White, and Scarlet red

Logo design: A five-pointed star with the word "RANGERS" superimposed on a banner

Division championships won (4): 1994,1996,1998,1999

American League championships won: none

World Series championships won: none

Franchise 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.

Players of note

Baseball Hall of Famers:

• Ferguson Jenkins
• Gaylord Perry[?]
• Nolan Ryan

Current stars:

• Alex Rodriguez
• Ivan Rodriguez[?]

Not to be forgotten:

• Jeff Burroughs[?] (AL MVP, 1974)
• Frank Howard[?]

Retired numbers:

• 34 Nolan Ryan
• 42 Jackie Robinson

Texas Rangers official web site (http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/tex/homepage/tex_homepage.jsp)