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	Texas Rangers blog
		As one of the youngest players in the Texas League in 1989, he hit 32 doubles and 25 homers, putting himself on the map as an elite power hitting prospect at a time when 25 homers in a season was good enough to crack the top 10 list.
		But when Melvin replaced Grieve as the G.M., he was willing to deal Lowery to bring Buford to Texas, and installed him as his new centerfielder for the 1995 season.
		Buford was a disaster, and Melvin started searching desperately for a new centerfielder, someone who had the range to cover the broad expanses of center field for the Rangers (particularly with the plodding Rusty Greer and Juan Gonzalez at each corner), while still hitting enough to contribute to the lineup.
	txrangers.blogspot.com /2005_01_01_txrangers_archive.html (14601 words)

	Sporting News, The: Getting leverage from a buyout - hiring of baseball player Alex Rodriguez by team Texas Rangers' owner Tom Hicks
		When Hicks, whose hobbies include owning the Texas Rangers, sat down with Rangers general manager Doug Melvin and Scott Boras, the agent for free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez, last week in a suite at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, his mindset was the same as it was when the Shamrock deal nearly collapsed.
		Something needs to be changed, but until it is changed, I have to do what is best for the Texas Rangers.
		In Hicks' days at the University of Texas, he was both the president and rush chair of his fraternity, spending most of his time organizing parties.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_52_224/ai_68866549 (1488 words)

	BallParkWatch - Your Guide to Baseball Ballparks!
		Toby coached under Bobby Valentine in Texas (1989-92) and has five years experience as an organizational hitting instructor with the Rangers (1993-94), Tigers (1997-98) and Reds (1999).
		Harrah was the interim manager for the Rangers the last half of the 1992 season, succeeding Bobby Valentine.
		Harrah’s first two seasons after retirement were at the reins of Oklahoma City, the Rangers Class AAA club.
	northernleaguedigest.com /news/terwilliger_harrah_cats.htm (1488 words)

	Wilson Alvarez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wilson Eduardo Alvarez (born March 24, 1970 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played in 13 seasons for the Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1991-1997), San Francisco Giants (1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2002) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2003-2005).
		Acquired from the Rangers two years before, Alvarez provided one of the biggest highlights in the Chicago season by pitching a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium, only his second major league start.
		That season, Alvarez won 15 games but led the league with 122 walks.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilson_Alvarez (485 words)

	Archives, Pecos Enterprise
		The investors' group led by Bush and Edward W. ``Rusty'' Rose purchased controlling interest of the team in 1989 from Eddie Chiles, who bought the Rangers in 1980.
		The Rangers opened a new $189 million stadium in 1994, and a club-record 2.9 million fans went to The Ballpark last season despite the team's losing record.
		The Rangers are now owned by a group of 28 limited partners, including Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
	www.pecos.net /news/arch98/010698s.htm (1393 words)

	Texas Rangers Tickets - Rangers MLB Baseball - Rangers Ticket Brokers
		Mediocrity was the order under Eddie Chiles, who bought the Rangers in February 1980 and allowed GM Eddie Robinson to deal two more young pitchers, Walt Terrell and Ron Darling, for Lee Mazzilli.
		Chiles, fading in the oil bust, sold out to a group in March 1989.
		Future Texas governor George W. Bush began negotiations for a new stadium as neighboring Dallas opened a campaign to usurp the team just as Arlington had from the nation's capital in 1972.
	www.coasttocoasttickets.com /mlb/rangers_tickets.shtml (803 words)

	Dickie Thon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During his 15-year career, Thon spent two seasons with the California Angels (1979-1980), seven seasons with the Houston Astros (1981-1987), one season with the San Diego Padres (1988), three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1989-1991), one season with the Texas Rangers (1992), and finished his career with the Milwaukee Brewers (1992).
		Richard William "Dickie" Thon (born June 20, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball.
		In 1991, Thon received the Tony Conigliaro Award.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dickie_Thon (803 words)

	Texas Rangers blog
		As one of the youngest players in the Texas League in 1989, he hit 32 doubles and 25 homers, putting himself on the map as an elite power hitting prospect at a time when 25 homers in a season was good enough to crack the top 10 list.
		Palmer was solid, if unspectacular, for the next three years, holding down third base while tantalizing the Rangers with his potential, until he finally exploded in 1995.
		Palmer played well with the Royals, and signed a 5 year, $36 million deal with the Detroit Tigers as a free agent after the 1998 season.
	txrangers.blogspot.com /2005/01/dean-palmer-comeback.html (2017 words)

	Dean Palmer Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Palmer was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1989, with the Texas Rangers.
		Did you know that you can compare Dean Palmer to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1989 American League season?
		Dean Palmer was born on Friday, December 27, 1968, in Tallahassee, Florida.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=palmede01 (306 words)

	Rafael Palmeiro - Baltimore Orioles
		Rafael is in his second stint with the Rangers; he played with Texas from 1989-93.
		A career.293 hitter, Rafael hit.273 for Texas last season with 43 home runs, which was good for third in the American League, 105 RBI, 99 runs scored and 104 walks.
		Rafael is in rare company as far as players who have hit at least 38 home runs for seven straight seasons -- Babe Ruth is the only other player to accomplish the feat.
	www.geocities.com /rafpalmeiro (265 words)

	Sammy Sosa Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Sosa was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 16, 1989, with the Texas Rangers.
		Did you know that you can compare Sammy Sosa to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1989 American League season?
		Sammy Sosa was born on Tuesday, November 12, 1968, in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=sosasa01 (274 words)

	FOX Sports - MLB - Franco closes in on two-year deal with Mets
		Franco has a past relationship with Mets general manager Omar Minaya and special assistant Sandy Johnson, both of whom were with Texas when Franco played for the Rangers from 1989 to '93.
		Franco batted.275 for the Braves last season with nine home runs in 233 at-bats.
		Franco is expected to back up Carlos Delgado at first base and serve as a pinch-hitter off the bench.
	msn.foxsports.com /mlb/story/5149296 (413 words)

	Juan Gonzalez Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Gonzalez was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1989, with the Texas Rangers, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Juan Gonzalez was born on Monday, October 20, 1969, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
		Juan Gonzalez's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Juan Gonzalez baseball statistics page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=gonzaju03 (228 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball
		The Crushers' previous manager, Tim Ireland, accepted a job with the Texas Rangers' organization to manage its Class AA club in Tulsa, Okla.
		He recently attempted a comeback as a designated hitter with the Crushers and worked as the team's hitting coach last season.
		ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Kevin Mitchell, a former San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics slugger who was NL MVP in 1989, has joined another Bay Area team -- this time as manager.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20020306/388174.html (224 words)

	Gary Ward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gary Lamell Ward (born December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1979-83), Texas Rangers (1984-86), New York Yankees (1987-89) and Detroit Tigers (1989-90).
		Ward was signed by the Twins as an amateur free agent in 1972 and made his debut in the 1979 season.
		Ward joined his father to become the first father-son combination in major league history to hit for the cycle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gary_Ward (388 words)

	By Jeff Christian
		Boyd, who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1982 to 1989, the Montreal Expos from 1990-91 and the Texas Rangers, also in 1991, talked about his career in Major League Baseball, how he got his nickname and also about what he is doing now.
		The man who was too hung over to pitch in Game 6 of the 1986 season, talked about getting his nickname "Oil Can" by sipping moonshine his mother and grandmother sent him to get.
		Boyd, when he was on the mound, performed and most of the time performed well.
	www.newlooksports.com /archives/OilCanBoyd.htm (388 words)

	Doyle Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander was not nearly as effective after that, though he did make his only all star team in 1988, and retired after the 1989 season.
		Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova, Alabama) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers.
		The Blue Jays were on the rise in the mid 1980s, and Alexander was an instrumental part of their success, winning 17 games apiece in 1984 and 1985, including the division-clinching win over the Yankees in 1985.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doyle_Alexander (474 words)

	News-Star OnlineFort Worth hires Harrah 12/13/02
		Harrah was also a coach for the Rangers from 1989-92, posting a 32-44 record as manager after replacing the fired Bobby Valentine in 1992.
		The former All-Star infielder played 17 major league seasons, nine in Texas (1972-78 and 1985-86).
		Harrah will be on the staff of manager Wayne Terwilliger, who spent the past eight seasons as a coach with the independent St. Paul Saints.
	www.news-star.com /stories/121302/spo_39.shtml (474 words)

	Claudell Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Claudell Washington (born August 31, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1974-76), Texas Rangers (1977-78), Chicago White Sox (1978-80), New York Mets (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981-86), New York Yankees (1987-88, 1990) and California Angels (1989-90).
		In a 17-season career, Washington posted a.278 with 164 home runs and 824 RBI in 1912 games.
		Hit three home runs in a game in each league (AL, 1979 - NL, 1980)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudell_Washington (474 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Andres Galarraga
		Galarraga left the Braves in 2001, when he played for both the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants.
		Galarraga won Silver Slugger awards in 1988 and 1996 and was a Gold Glove winner at first base in 1989 and 1990.
		Galarraga signed with the Atlanta Braves as a free agent after the 1997 season and he hit.304 with 44 home runs in 1998.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/galarraga.shtml (363 words)

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