The franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C. After the 1971 season, the Senators moved to Arlington, TX and debuted as the Rangers the following spring.

The Rangers had faced (and lost to) the Yankees in each of their three previous postseason appearances, but they turned things around in the 2010 American League Championship Series, defeating the Yankees 4-2.

Nolan Ryan consistently threw pitches that were clocked above 100 miles per hour. He maintained this velocity throughout his career, even into his 40's.

In 2001, Alex Rodriguez produced one of the top offensive seasons ever for a shortstop, leading the American League with 52 home runs. He followed it up the following year with a major league-best 57 home runs. His 109 home runs in 2001-02 are the most ever by an American League right-handed batter in consecutive seasons.

Mike Hargrove earned the nickname "The Human Rain Delay" for his deliberate routine at the plate. He drove pitchers crazy by stepping out of the batter's box after each pitch and starting his routine, which consisted of (1) adjusting his helmet, (2) adjusting his batting glove, making sure it was tight on his hand and especially the thumb, (3) pulling each sleeve on his uniform up about an inch, and (4) wiping each hand on his uniform pants -- and then sometimes repeating the whole process again -- before finally settling back into the box.

On July 28, 1994, Kenny Rogers pitched the 14th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, blanking the California Angels 4-0 at The Ballpark at Arlington.

In the 2010 World Series, the franchise's first, the Rangers fell to the San Francisco Giants in five games.

During the game, fans became heavily intoxicated, culminating in a riot in the ninth inning, during which they hurled a vast array of objects including cups, rocks, bottles, beer, batteries, hot dogs, popcorn, and even stadium seats that they had torn apart. Realizing that order would not be restored, the umpires forfeited the game to Texas.

After previously managing the Cardinals and White Sox, Eddie Stanky returned to the professional arena briefly in 1977 as manager of the Texas Rangers. He won his first game, but had second thoughts about leaving his adopted state of Alabama and resigned after a mere 18 hours on the job (one of the shortest managerial stints in MLB history) with a 1-0 record.

At the age of 18, Clyde won his first ever Major League start before over 35,000 fans in Arlington Stadium, the first sellout in stadium history.