Team Founded:
1961
Team History:
1961-71 - Washington Senators
1972-Present - Texas Rangers
Team Colors: Red,
Blue, Grey & White
Derivative : Named
in honor of the state police, the
Texas Rangers, in the area.
Stadium Address:
Texas Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
1000 Ballpark Way
Arlington, TX 76004
(817) - 273-5222
Mailing Address:
Texas Rangers
P.O. Box 90111
Arlington, TX 76004
Opened: April 1,
1994
First Official Game: April
11, 1994, 4-3 loss to Milwaukee Brewers
Stadium Capacity:
49,166
Surface: Natural
Grass
Dimensions:
* Home to Left Field - 332 Feet
* Home to Left Center Field - 390
Feet
* Home to Center Field - 400 Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 377-381
Feet
* Home to Right Field - 325 Feet
* Height of Outfield Walls - 14 Feet
(Left Field)
8 Feet (Center & Right Fields)
Ground Rules:
- Ball striking railing separating
photographers bench or facing of
dugout roof and rebounding to field
is considered in the dugout.
- A fly ball hitting the foul poles
or screens above the fence
line is a home run.
- A ball lodging in the outfield fence
padding or in the manually
operated scoreboard in the left field
fence is a ground-rule double.
Owner: Tom Hicks
Managing Partner & President:
Tom Schieffer
Managing Partner:
Edward W. "Rusty" Rose III
Vice President, General Manager:
Doug Melvin
Manager: Buck Showalter
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