The wait is over the Rangers finally did it!! You're not dreaming they are 2023 World Series Champions!!!!🎉

I'll never forget my first Texas Rangers game in September of 1990, could have stayed there the rest of my life

I remember when I was a little kid my dad told me about the old Arlington Stadium, and in a few years I'll be telling my son about the old Ballpark In Arlington

As a Tour Guide @ Globe Life Field, who wasn’t yet here in Texas back in the days the Rangers played in their 1st home, Arlington Stadium, this is such a jewel for me to learn more of the history and events that took place in that 1st ballpark. Thank you so much for posting and I look forward to sharing some of the moments talked about in this segment with new Rangers fans as they come into the Rangers’ current home.

Thanks for posting this. I went to my first MLB game at Arlington Stadium, I'm not sure when, probably 1989 or maybe 1990. I know the last game I attended at Arlington Stadium was on my 12th birthday, August 28, 1993. I almost got a foul ball from Juan Gonzalez at that game.

I was born in 1972. Same year the Rangers came to Texas. I literally grew up with the Rangers. So many memories, Nolan, Charlie, Pudge, Juan Gone, Beuchele, Pete O’brien, Ruben, it just goes on and on. Not to mention channel 5 news with Scott Murray on sports, Scott Chesner’s weather reports. Harold Taft passed away just a couple of years earlier. Jane McGarry and Mike Snyder doing the news, wow, seems like yesterday.

Jeff Burroughs, Bert Blyleven, Mike Hargrove, Tom Grieve, Toby Harrah, Claudell Washington, Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Sparky Lyle, Buddy Bell, Bert Campaneris, Willie Horton, David Clyde, Bump Wills, etc. etc. The good old days.

God this is so good. I became a Rangers fan in 2001 when we got games broadcast in Arkansas on FSN. Can’t believe they’re in a dome now.

Can't believe the Ballpark was only used for only 25 years

Man, I miss Mark Holtz....gone way too soon...

My dad owned a restaurant called Khaki's Fresh Food off Little Road in Arlington. One of my earliest memories was one night after work, he took me to this ballpark and parked in the parking lot and proceeded to tell me stories about it and The Rangers. Told me the next day it would be demolished. Miss you pops and thanks for the memories.

I had something like this in cassette form. It was a give-away at the stadium. I think I wore the tape out as many times as I listened to it.

Love it! Took me back that's for sure, even with the technicalities of the video quality. Also like that you included the commercials in it as well..........and last but not least, who would have remembered that a severe thunderstorm was going through the Dallas area at the time it aired. Thanks for posting this!

and to think, in about 4 years The Ballpark will be gone. stadiums don't last long anymore.

Thanks for keeping the commercials!! Memories!!

My brother Richard's favorite team , his favorite players were Richie Zisk , Toby Harrah , Buddy Bell , Pat Putnam and Jim Sundberg 👍

It is so silly that they need a new stadium after only 25 years. Target Field better be around for a long, long time.

Naming the new stadium "The Ballpark in Arlington," was the SMARTEST thing they ever did! We get SICK AND TIRED of having idiot "sportscasters" talk about everything being in Fort Worth or Dallas!

The place was like sitting in a giant hibachi grill in the summer, but we loved it anyway. Great memories.

Pre President/Governor W; Radighan with that thick accent; Scott Murray, Mark Holtz; Much younger Chuck Morgan.

"Been designed to outlast all of us" Then proceeds to knock the stadium down after about 25 years.

the home of the texas rangers for 22 years at arlington stadium in arlington tx from 1972 - 1993

24:06 "The Ballpark In Arlington was built to outlast all of us". 25 years later - Yeah these 2:05 games in the middle of summer suck. Let's build a new stadium and get outta here.

Thanks for watching and commenting!

This was originally a farm league stadium I'm assuming. I lived in Dallas for a few years ('82-84') and was able to take in a few games. I love all baseball stadiums, because to me, they all have a personality. This one certainly did-I love that it was expanded from it's original size, and they still used it.

I saw my first game here in 1982 vs the Detroit Tigers. So many memories. Like sitting in right field, and beating the crap out of those old aluminum bleachers with those mini wooden bats. Lets Go Rangers. Charge!!!

Rangers have been in existence for 60 years and have had 3 stadiums

Lots of great memories at Arlington stadium…. And that many more at the ballpark…. Somehow I can’t see me ever going to the new one though.

Love this!!

I would love to see more old footage from the first few years of the Rangers existence. I was 11 years old when the Senators became the Rangers and would listen to the games on WBAP. I can still hear Dick Risenhoover and Bill Merrill calling the games, but very few games were televised and none of the home games were on TV. Tom Grieve was my favorite position player and Steve Foucault was my favorite pitcher. He looked a lot like Fred Flintstone...LOL. And Tom was really a nice guy to we kids who'd bother the players for autographs. I'm glad he's the voice of the Rangers on TV nowadays but I have a feeling he'd have made a good manager too. I'd also love to see old footage of Rangers like Joe Lovitto, Rich Billings, Jim Panther and Don Stanhouse. Ah, the '70s. I sure do miss them.

the good old days

I got to see a game in their first year 1972. I remember it was against Detroit. I have the program somewhere.

And now they are world series champions

And unfortunately next season will be it's last season. It will end it's service after 25 years. Well, that's one fourth of 100 years.

Awesome

The old frying pan

Do a special on the Sportatotium.It was a Dallas institution.❤️

texas rangers has 3 stadiums in arlington tx in the dallas fort worth area.

when jimmy johnson was his 5 and final year as the head coach of the dallas cowboys from the year when i was born 1989 until the year 1993 with 2 time super bowl champions when the man himself was the head coach of the same team the dallas cowboys number 2 after tom landry with the hat on and before barry switzer.

the year when jimmy johnson was his 5 and final year as the head coach of the dallas cowboys with 2 super bowl champions with the man himself was the head coach from the year when i was born 1989 until that year 1993 from after tom landry with the hat on and until and before barry switzer.

The last year of Arlington Stadium was also the last year for Nolan Ryan

Could have been a really good piece but Scott Murray seemed know nothing about the Rangers and what the history was behind them. He kept looking at his notes for certain things that he should have known. My other complaint is that it was prefaced as "The History Of Arlington Stadium". It had nothing to do with any of the other events that occurred there. I guess when you have the Cowboys the Rangers will always come in second. Good luck with the new stadium DFW.

Rangers and Braves get new stadiums all the time

Now get ballpark in Arlington is being replaced next year with Globe life field

These were really dark days for the Rangers. They never made the postseason once in that stadium and were almost always near the last of the pack. Arlington Stadium was not very good at all as a stadium. No amenities, bad sight lines, miserably hot with no shade in the Texas heat.

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1:23 "RAYUN-JURRS, RAYUN-JURRS, RAYUN-JURRS" lol

There will have a brand New Ball Park On March 31st,2020 Texas Rangers Baseball ⚾️ will Played there First Game In there New Stadium 🏟

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@tripjet999 To be fair Arlington wouldn't be jack shit without Dallas or Ft. Worth.

when bill clinton was the president of the united states on that year 1993 until 2001 after george h.w. bush and before george w. bush

I went here! As a fetus.

Rangers and Cowboys should play in the actual city of Dallas

Well Sisters.. they finally did it ,.. their WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS