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The name "Royals" pays homage to the American Royal, a livestock show, horse show, rodeo, and championship barbecue competition held annually in Kansas City since 1899, [7] [8] as well as the identical names of two former Negro league baseball teams that played in the first half of the 20th century (one was a semi-pro team based in Kansas City ...
Kauffman Stadium, home stadium for the Royals since 1973. This is a list of seasons completed by the Kansas City Royals, a professional baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. They formerly played in the American League West until the 1994 realignment, where they now compete in the American League Central Division.
March 28, 1986: Joe Beckwith was released by the Kansas City Royals. [1] May 21, 1986: Mark Huismann was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Terry Bell. [2] June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft. Bo Jackson was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round. [3] Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Royals in the 27th round, but did ...
The 1985 Kansas City Royals season was the 17th season in Royals franchise history. It ended with the Royals' first World Series championship over their intra-state rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals . The Royals won the American League West for the second consecutive season and the sixth time in ten years.
The 1990 Kansas City Royals season was the 22nd season for the franchise, their 18th at Kauffman Stadium and their 4th full season under the management of John Wathan.It involved the Royals finishing sixth in the American League West with a record of 75 wins and 86 losses.
June 2, 1994: Matt Treanor was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994. [8] July 18, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. [9] August 5, 1994: Mike Jeffcoat was released by the Kansas City Royals. [9]
The Astros negated the effect of the Kansas City run in the top of the third as Rasmus homered for his third consecutive postseason game. Kansas City remained resilient, however, with Alex Ríos doubling, Alcides Escobar singling on an overturned video-review call, and Ben Zobrist hitting a sacrifice ground out to bring Rios home. At the end of ...
The 1983 Kansas City Royals season was their 15th in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished second in the American League West at 79–83, 20 games behind the Chicago White Sox . Dan Quisenberry 's league-leading 45 saves also set a single-season franchise record.