Starting out as the Washington Senators, the team played in the 1961 season before they moved to the District of Columbia stadium (which was renamed Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in 1969). Sadly, the team didn’t do so well and lost an average of 90 games each season – off course their, losing streak affected ticket sales. The team’s most accomplished player was Frank Howard; he was famous for his towering home runs and won two home run titles.

In 1968, Ted Williams was hired to be the team’s manager. Williams is a hall of famer, but knew very little about coaching and managing a team. The team had an 86 – 76 record, which was to be their only winning record in 12 long years. Unfortunately, that record was not going to be approached again until 1977. That year, Texas Rangers tickets were in high demand, RFK Stadium was filled with 918,000 fans.

The team’s success did not last for long. They immediately fell back into the AL cellar because the owner of the team, Bob Short, had borrowed money to pay the team and was forced to make many questionable trades in order to service the loan and bring in the much needed cash. This development greatly affected the team and the sales of Texas Rangers tickets – the crowds simply stayed away. The team had a lot of struggles, which led to a twist on an old joke about the senators “Washington: first in war, first in peace and still last in the American League”

Short sold the team to an Arlington Based owner, who decided to move the team from Washington to Texas. This enraged the fans and on the team’s last game in Washington (September 30), thousands of fans just walked in without paying a single cent. The team was leading 7 – 5 and two outs in the top of the ninth inning when thousands of crazed youths stormed the field and raided it for souvenirs. The umpire crew chief Jim Honochick forfeited the game to the Yankees 9 – 0.

In April 15 1972, the team played its first games as the Texas Rangers. This resulted in a 1 – 0 loss to the California Angels. The following day, the team defeated the Angels 5 – 1. This pleased Texas Rangers ticket holding fans. On the 21st of April, the team’s first home game was also played against the California Angels.

Texas Rangers tickets were not exactly popular until 1974, when the Texas Rangers began to come into their own as an MLB team. They finished the 1974 season with 84 – 76 record, and came in second place behind the Oakland Athletics, who went on to win the World Series title that year.

Despite the team’s many struggles, the Texas Rangers’ tickets are still in demand and many of their fans believe that someday they will make it to the big show. The Rangers have won three West Division titles.

Fans with Texas Rangers tickets should expect more from this team, even though the usual tradition is to go to the ballpark and watch the team make it to the fourth, third or second place, without advancing to the playoffs. If the team does not make it to the World Series before the end of the season, there is always another chance to make it up to ticket holders.