Arlington, TX
Arlington is located in north-eastern Texas, between Fort Worth, TX to the west, and Dallas, TX to the east. The first ballpark there in which the Texas Rangers played was called Arlington Stadium, and had been previously used by the minor-league Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. The Rangers later occupied Globe Life Park in Arlington, which originally was called the "Ballpark in Arlington", and moved to the similarly named Globe Life Field in 2020.
A sleepy village until World War II, Arlington is now a large city, and its original population growth was largely due to the efforts of long-time mayor Tom Vandergriff, who made it the home of the University of Texas at Arlington, and Six Flags Over Texas, which is a large amusement park that opened in the early 1960s, and was one of the first of its kind, in addition to convincing the Washington Senators to relocate there. The Dallas Cowboys built their new stadium in Arlington, prompting more growth.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Texas League, (1965-1971)
- Texas Rangers, American League, (1972-present)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Ed Appleton, pitcher
- Kyle Arnsberg, coach
- Tommy Bates, minor league infielder
- Garrett Buechele, minor league infielder
- David Carpenter, pitcher
- Cody Dickson, minor league pitcher
- Jaylen Ferguson, minor league outfielder
- Brian Fletcher, minor league outfielder
- Hunter Goodman, infielder
- Ben Grieve, outfielder
- Kyle Kubitza, infielder
- Tristen Lutz, minor league outfielder
- Chris Martin, pitcher
- Mike McClendon, pitcher
- Parker Mushinski, pitcher
- Dennis Pelfrey, minor league infielder and manager
- Hunter Pence, outfielder
- Dereck Rodriguez, pitcher
- Brandon Tierney, minor league infielder
- Jantzen Witte, minor league infielder
- Brandon Workman, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Ed Appleton, pitcher
- Tom Cooper, infielder/outfielder
- Lou DiMuro, umpire
- Merle Harmon, broadcaster
- Tom Kruta, minor league pitcher
- Paul Lindblad, pitcher
- Joe Lovitto, outfielder
- Steve Macko, infielder
- Buster Mills, outfielder; manager
- Tom Vandergriff, politician
- Johnny Welaj, outfielder
- Jack Whillock, pitcher
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- Arlington Baptist University
- Arlington High School
- Arlington Lamar High School
- Bowie High School
- Grace Preparatory Academy
- James W. Martin High School
- Mansfield Summit High School
- Mansfield Timberview High School
- Sam Houston High School
- Seguin High School
- University of Texas at Arlington
Further Reading[edit]
- Bruce Bumbalough: "Minor-league baseball in the Dallas-Fort Worth area", in Steve West and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 343-349. ISBN 978-1-943816-93-4
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