Dallas, TX

Dallas is the third-most-populous city in the state of Texas and the ninth-most-populous in the United States. It is also the largest city in a metropolitan area which includes the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington.

Teams that have played here

• Dallas, Texas-Southern League (1888)
• Dallas Hams, Texas League (1888, 1890, 1892)
• Dallas Tigers, Texas League (1889)
• Dallas Steers, Texas-Southern League (1895)
• Dallas Navigators, Texas-Southern League (1896)
• Dallas Defenders, Texas League (1897)
• Dallas Colts, Texas League (1898)
• Dallas Colts, Southwestern League (1898)
• Dallas Steers, Southern League (1899)
• Dallas Griffins, Texas League (1902)
• Dallas Giants, Texas League (1903-1918)
• Dallas Marines, Texas League (1919)
• Dallas Submarines, Texas League (1920-1921)
• Dallas Steers, Texas League (1922-1938)
• Dallas Rebels, Texas League (1939-1942, 1946-1947)
• Dallas Eagles, Texas League (1948-1957)
• Dallas Rangers, Texas League (1958)
• Dallas Rangers, American Association (1959)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, American Association (1960-1962)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Pacific Coast League (1963)
• Dallas Rangers, Pacific Coast League (1964)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Texas League (1965-1970)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs, Dixie Association (1971)
• Texas Rangers, American League (1972-present)

Persons who were born here

• Mitch Abeita, minor league catcher
• Nat Allbright, broadcaster
• Chad Allen, outfielder
• Shane Andrews, infielder
• Willie Ansley, minor league outfielder
• Omar Arif, minor league pitcher
• Charlotte Armstrong, AAGPBL pitcher
• Jim Asbell, outfielder
• Mike Bacsik, pitcher
• Mike Bacsik Jr., pitcher
• Doug Banks, scout
• Ernie Banks, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Wes Bankston, infielder
• Frank Barnes, pitcher
• Mike Basso, minor league catcher
• Trey Beamon, outfielder
• Preston Beck, minor league outfielder
• Gene Bedford, infielder
• Jodie Beeler, infielder
• Bill Blair, pitcher
• Britt Bonneau, minor league outfielder
• Colten Brewer, pitcher
• Andrew Brown, outfielder
• Randy Brown, minor league infielder
• Sylvester Carlisle, infielder
• Bubba Carpenter, outfielder
• Rocky Cherry, pitcher
• Preston Claiborne, pitcher
• Jason Coats, outfielder
• Samantha Cobb, US women's national team outfielder
• Cliff Cook, infielder
• Matt Craig, minor league infielder
• Sam Crawford, pitcher; manager
• Dewey Creacy, infielder
• Keith Creel, pitcher
• John Curtiss, pitcher
• Eddie Daniels, pitcher
• Clint Davis, minor league pitcher
• Storm Davis, pitcher
• Dave Duncan, catcher
• Chris Eddy, pitcher
• Seth Elledge, pitcher
• Caitlin Everett, USA Women's national team player
• Brandon Fahey, infielder
• Bubba Floyd, infielder
• Steve Foster, pitcher
• Scott Franzke, broadcaster
• Clayton Freimuth, Bundesliga pitcher
• Evan Gattis, catcher
• Josh Geer, pitcher
• Micah Gibbs, minor league catcher
• Steve Gibralter, outfielder
• John Glass, minor league pitcher
• Bobby Goff, minor league infielder
• Tommy Gramly, pitcher
• Buddy Groom, pitcher
• Rowdy Hardy, minor league pitcher
• Mike Hedlund, pitcher
• Duke Henderson, minor league outfielder
• Jordan Hershiser, minor league pitcher
• Tom Hicks, owner
• Chris Hill, minor league pitcher
• Jeremy Hill, pitcher
• Quency Hill, minor league pitcher
• Bryan Holaday, catcher
• Mike Hollimon, infielder
• Chris Holt, pitcher
• Daylan Holt, minor league outfielder
• Sam Horn, infielder
• Justin Howard, minor league infielder
• Mike Humphreys, outfielder
• Tony Jaramillo, coach
• Jason Jennings, pitcher
• Trent Jewett, coach
• Bobby Johnson, catcher
• Stan Johnson, outfielder
• Jimmy Jones, pitcher
• Ruppert Jones, outfielder
• Dennis Kelly, European Leagues player
• Ty Kelly, infielder
• Clayton Kershaw, pitcher
• Bob Kesling, broadcaster
• Roger Kieschnick, outfielder
• Jack Knott, pitcher
• Les Lancaster, pitcher
• Pete Layden, outfielder
• Casey Legumina, pitcher
• Brett Lester, minor league pitcher
• Scott Livingstone, infielder
• Sean Lowe, pitcher
• Danny Lynch, infielder
• Damien Magnifico, pitcher
• Billy McKinney, outfielder
• Keith Miller, outfielder
• Lemmie Miller, outfielder
• Hoby Milner, pitcher
• Keith Moreland, outfielder
• Kyle Muller, pitcher
• Calvin Murray, outfielder
• Tex Nelson, outfielder
• David Nied, pitcher
• Jayson Nix, infielder
• Mike O'Connor, pitcher
• Jon Perlman, pitcher
• Jarod Plummer, minor league pitcher
• Corey Pointer, minor league outfielder
• Stuart Pomeranz, pitcher
• Charlie Powell, minor league player
• Brent Powers, minor league pitcher
• Ryan Pressly, pitcher
• Fred Rath, pitcher
• Howie Reed, pitcher
• Pat Rigby, minor league infielder
• Brian Rogers, pitcher
• Rip Rollins, minor league player
• Cameron Rupp, catcher
• Ron Samford, infielder
• Shahid Sattar, Pakistani national team outfielder
• Bo Schultz, pitcher
• Zack Segovia, pitcher
• Kal Segrist, minor league infielder
• Matt Silverman, General Manager
• Carson Smith, pitcher
• Casey Smith, minor league catcher
• Canaan Smith-Njigba, outfielder
• John Sutton, pitcher
• Scott Tanksley, minor league pitcher
• Taylor Teagarden, catcher
• Curtis Thigpen, outfielder
• Jake Thompson, pitcher
• Shawn Tolleson, pitcher
• Murray Wall, pitcher
• Donnie Walton, infielder
• Carl Warwick, outfielder
• Davey Williams, infielder
• Bob Wilson, intfielder
• Jim Wollscheid, minor league pitcher
• Brent Woodall, minor league pitcher
• Chris Young, pitcher
• Leandy Young, outfielder
• Paul Zaby, minor league outfielder

Persons who died here

• Steve Adair, college coach
• Mark Austry, minor league infielder
• Jay Avrea, pitcher
• Lee Ballanfant, umpire
• Heinz Becker, infielder
• Leo Birdine, pitcher/outfielder
• Dusty Boggess, umpire
• Red Borom, infielder
• Ollie Brantley, minor league pitcher
• Virgil Cheeves, pitcher
• Glen Clark, pinch-hitter
• Tom Clyde, pitcher
• Bob Connery, minor league infielder
• Duff Cooley, outfielder
• Oscar Dugey, infielder
• Uel Eubanks, pitcher
• Bubba Floyd, infielder
• Boob Fowler, infielder
• Oscar Fuhr, pitcher
• Alvin Gardner, minor league executive
• Walt Goldsby, outfielder
• Charles Grimes, minor league outfielder
• Turkey Gross, infielder
• Jim Haislip, pitcher
• Mickey Heath, infielder
• Ernie Herbert, pitcher
• Pinky Higgins, infielder; manager
• Mark Holtz, broadcaster
• Marty Hopkins, infielder
• Dave Howard, infielder
• Ray Hutchison, politician
• Percy Jones, pitcher
• John F. Kennedy, President
• Frank Lane, General Manager
• Jim Levey, infielder
• Jack Little, outfielder
• Tom Lovelace, pinch-hitter
• Curley Maloney, minor league outfielder
• Mickey Mantle, outfielder; Hall of Fame
• Reeve McKay, pitcher
• Otto McIvor, outfielder
• Jack Meanor, minor league infielder
• Lloyd Messersmith, college coach
• Frank Millard, infielder
• Hack Miller, catcher
• Gene Moore, pitcher
• Ray Morehart, infielder
• Walter Morris, infielder
• Buddy Napier, pitcher
• Charlie Neal, infielder
• Dan O'Brien, Sr., executive
• Pretzel Pezzullo, pitcher
• Jim Pisoni, outfielder
• Charley Pride, Negro Leagues pitcher
• Mack Rankin, owner
• Pat Rigby, minor league infielder
• Leonard Roberts, umpire
• Ron Samford, infielder
• Pete Sims, pitcher
• Red Snapp, minor league infielder
• Jackie Sullivan, infielder
• Leo Tankersley, catcher
• Scott Tanksley, minor league pitcher
• Ed Taylor, pitcher
• Les Tullos, minor league infielder
• Herm Wehmeier, pitcher
• Grady White, minor league infielder and manager
• Stuart Williams, minor league infielder
• Bob Wilson, infielder
• Lefty Wilson, pitcher
• Archie Wise, pitcher
• Robert Young, minor league infielder and manager

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop College
• Bishop Dunne Catholic School
• Bishop Lynch High School
• Booker T. Washington High School
• Brookhaven College
• Crozier Tech High School
• Dallas Baptist University
• Dallas Theological Seminary
• Highland Park High School
• James Madison High School
• Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
• Justin F. Kimball High School
• Lake Highlands High School
• Mountain View College
• Oak Cliff High School
• Paul Quinn College
• R. L. Turner High School
• Richland College
• St. Mark's School
• Samuell High School
• Seagoville High School
• Skyline High School
• South Oak Cliff High School
• Southern Methodist University
• Sunset High School
• Thomas Jefferson High School
• University of Plano
• W. H. Adamson High School
• W. T. White High School
• Woodrow Wilson High School

Further Reading

• 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