Team: Kansas City Royals
Sport: Baseball
Venue: Kauffman Stadium
Manager: Tony Pena
Championships: 1 - 1985
Background: The Kansas City Royals
are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City,
Missouri. They are in the Central Division of the American
League.
Founded: 1969 (American League expansion)
Home ballpark: Kauffman Stadium (part of the
Truman Sports Complex)
Uniform colors: Royal Blue and white
Logo design: Entwined "KC"
on a blue shield topped with a gold crown
Wild Card titles won (0): none
Division titles won (7): 1976, 1977,
1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
American League pennants won (2): 1980,
1985
World Series championships won (1):
1985
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Franchise History
The Kansas City Royals were purchased as an
expansion franchise by pharmaceutical magnate Ewing
Kauffman in 1968 and played their first season the following
year. Early Royals stars included 1969 Rookie of the
Year Lou Piniella, Amos Otis, Paul Splitorff, Cookie
Rojas, and Hal McRae. In 1971, the Royals had their
first winning season, with manager Bob Lemon guiding
them to a second-place finish.
In 1973, the Royals moved from Kansas City Municipal
Stadium to brand-new Royals Stadium (now Kauffman Stadium).
The stadium, which featured deep outfield walls and
artificial turf, gave future stars such as George Brett
and Frank White their first break as many of Kansas
City's veteran players had difficulty playing on turf.
The Royals quickly became successful, winning three
straight division championships from 1976 to 1978 under
manager Whitey Herzog.
The Royals made their first World Series appearance
in 1980, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in six
games. That same year, Brett flirted with a .400 batting
average and won his second batting title. Relying again
on Brett's bat and the young pitching of Bret Saberhagen,
Mark Gubicza, and Danny Jackson, the Royals won their
fifth division championship in 1984 and went all the
way to the World Series again in 1985 under manager
Dick Howser, beating the cross-state St. Louis Cardinals
in the so-called I-70 Series in seven games.
