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Team
Founded: 1969
Team History: 1969-Present
- Kansas City Royals
Team Colors: Royal
Blue, Gold, Grey & White
Derivative : Named
a popular fan poll but comes from
the famous
American Royal Livestock and Horse
Show held in KC each year.
Mailing Address:
Kansas City Royals Baseball Club
Kauffman Stadium
P.O. Box 419969
Kansas City, MO 64141-6969
Stadium Address:
Kauffman Stadium
1 Royal Way
Kansas City, MO 64129
816-921-8000
Opened: April 10,
1973
First Official Game:
April 10, 1973, 12-1 win over Texas
Rangers
Stadium Capacity:
40,625
Surface: Natural
Grass
Dimensions:
* Home to Left Field - 330 Feet
* Home to Left-Center Field - 375
Feet
* Home to Center Field - 400 Feet
* Home to Right-Center Field - 375
Feet
* Home to Right Field - 330 Feet
* Height of Outfield Wall - 9 Feet
Ground Rules:
- Foul poles: on or above orange,
home run; below orange, in play.
- Ball going in to dugout or hitting
padded protective rilings is
out of play.
- Ball hitting guy wires supporting
backstop screen is out of play.
- Batted or thrown ball that hits
tarpaulin area cover is in play.
- Thrown ball lodging in or under
backstop protective canvas and
remaining is two bases; pitched ball,
one base.
Chairman of the Board &
CEO: David Glass
Executive Vice President &
General Manager: Spencer
Robinson
Manager: Tony Pena
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Coaching
History:
Term Coach Reg.Season Playoff
1969 Joe Gordon 69- 93
1970 Charlie Metro 19- 33
(Replaced after 52 games of 1970 Season)
Bob Lemon 46- 64
1971-72 Bob Lemon 161-154
1973-75 Jack McKeon 215-205
(Replaced after 96 games of 1975 Season)
Whitey Herzog 41- 25 2- 3
1976-79 Whitey Herzog 369-279 3- 6
1980-81 Jim Frey 127-105
(Replaced after 70 Games of 1981 Season)
Dick Howser 20- 13 5- 4
1982-86 Dick Howser 384-351 8- 9
(Replaced after 88 games of 1986 Season)
Mike Ferraro 36- 38
(Interim manager for 74 games of 1986 Season)
1987 Billy Gardner 62- 64
(Replaced after 126 games of 1987 Season)
John Wathan 21- 15
1988-1991 John Wathan 266-255
(Replaced after 37 games of 1991 Season)
Bob Schaefer 1- 0
(Interim manager for 1 game of 1991 Season)
Hal McRae 66- 58
1992-94 Hal McRae 220-219
1995-97 Bob Boone 181-206
(Replaced after 82 games of the 1997 season)
Tony Muser 31- 48
(Interim manager for final 79 games of 1997
season)
1998-2002 Tony Muser 286- 383
(Replaced after 23 games in 2002 season)
John Mizerock 5- 8
(Interim manager for 13 games in 2002 season)
2002-present Tony Pena
Retired
Numbers: (3)
5 - George Brett
10 - Dick Howser
20 - Frank White
Royals
in the Hall of Fame: (5)
1976 - Bob Lemon
1984 - Harmon Killebrew
1991 - Gaylord Perry
1999 - George Brett
1999 - Orlando Cepeda
World Series Titles: (1)
1985
American League Pennants: (2)
1980, 1985
Division Titles: (6) 1976,
'77, '78, '80, '84, '85
Wild Card: None
AL
Most Valuable Player AL Cy Young Award
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1980 - George Brett 1985 - Bret Saberhagen
1989 - Bret Saberhagen
1994 - David Cone
Rookie
of the Year Manager of the Year
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1994 - Bob Hamelin None
1969 - Lou Piniella
1999 - Carlos Beltran |
Statistics
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