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The Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs were an American minor league baseball team in the Texas League from 1965–1971.〔(Franchise History since 1902 ) at texas-league.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 The team played in Turnpike Stadium in Arlington, Texas.〔(The History of Baseball in Fort Worth ) at fwcats.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 The Spurs were created when the Triple-A Dallas Rangers moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1965.〔(Pacific Coast League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 With the opening of Turnpike Stadium, the Double-A Texas League's Fort Worth Cats, an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, moved into the new venue and adopted the regional Dallas-Fort Worth designation and the Spurs nickname.〔 The Spurs were affiliated with the Cubs (1965–1967),〔(1965 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕〔(1967 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 Houston Astros (1968),〔(1968 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 and Baltimore Orioles (1969–1971).〔(1969 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕〔(1971 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs ) at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 In its affiliation with Baltimore, the team featured future Major League players Don Baylor,〔 Bobby Grich,〔 Enos Cabell,〔 and Wayne Garland,〔 along with managers Cal Ripken Sr.〔 and Joe Altobelli〔 and batboy Cal Ripken Jr. The Spurs set many Texas League attendance records, especially after Turnpike Stadium expanded to a capacity of 20,500 in 1970.〔(A look at historic stadiums in Dallas-Fort Worth area ) at pe.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 The Dallas-Fort Worth area was considered a prime location for an expansion team or a re-located franchise. Indeed, Turnpike Stadium had been built specifically to attract a major-league team to the Metroplex. That dream nearly came to fruition when the National League expanded in 1969. But the league instead expanded to Montreal, with the Montreal Expos.〔(The Team That Nearly Wasn’t: The Montreal Expos ) by Maury Brown at hardballtimes.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 Two years later, the struggling Washington Senators received American League permission to transfer to the area in 1972 as the Texas Rangers,〔(Historical Moments ) at sportsencyclopedia.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 who moved into Turnpike Stadium (expanded and renamed Arlington Stadium).〔(Arlington Stadium ) at ballparks.com, URL accessed December 30, 2009. (Archived ) 12/30/09〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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