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The adoption of the "Dallas Rangers" name occurred in 1958, coinciding with the team's final season in the Double-A Texas League as an independent club after losing its major league affiliation. This marked a pivotal shift, as the franchise ascended to Triple-A in 1959 by joining the American Association, where it competed until 1962. In 1960, the Dallas Rangers merged with the Fort Worth Cats to form the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, operating out of both cities while maintaining the Triple-A level; this combined entity continued in the American Association through 1962 before moving to the Pacific Coast League in 1963. The Rangers name endured through 1964, the franchise's last season in Dallas before relocation, symbolizing its evolution amid the changing landscape of minor league baseball in Texas
