Mike Witt's Perfect Game
Mike Witt threw a perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers on September 30, 1984, winning 1–0.
Arlington, TX · 1972–1993
Arlington Stadium was a ballpark in Arlington, TX. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 21, 1972 and the last on October 3, 1993. The register files it under the American League.
1,750 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1972 and 1993. The game logs list the Texas Rangers as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 10,600. 11 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Mike Witt's Perfect Game in 1984, Nolan Ryan's No-Hitter in 1991, and Cal Ripken Hits for the Cycle, 1984 in 1984.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 21, 1972, when the Texas Rangers beat the California Angels 7–6. Clyde Wright started for the California Angels and Dick Bosman for the Texas Rangers. Marty Springstead was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 3, 1993, when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4–1. Kevin Appier started for the Kansas City Royals and Steve Dreyer for the Texas Rangers. Dale Scott was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 43,705, for a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers on July 23, 1983.
The major leagues also played in Arlington, TX at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (1994–2019) and Globe Life Field in Arlington (from 2020).
Mike Witt threw a perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers on September 30, 1984, winning 1–0.
Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter for the Texas Rangers against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 1, 1991, winning 3–0.
Cal Ripken hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against the Texas Rangers on May 6, 1984.
Oddibe McDowell hit for the cycle for the Texas Rangers against the Cleveland Indians on July 23, 1985.
John Mayberry hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on July 1, 1975.
Al Oliver hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins on May 23, 1979.
George Brett hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on July 22, 1979.
Larry Parrish hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the New York Yankees on April 29, 1985.
Joe Carter hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Texas Rangers on June 24, 1989.
Juan González hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Minnesota Twins on June 7, 1992.
Juan González hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Baltimore Orioles on August 28, 1993.
Further reading: Wikipedia