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In 1955, the Kansas City Athletics drew 1,393,054 to Municipal Stadium, a club record easily surpassing the previous record of 945,076 in 1948; in fact, it was the third-highest attendance figure in the majors, behind only the all-powerful Yankees and the also recently relocated Milwaukee Braves in the National League (1953–1965). That number ...
Teams that have lost unclassified free agents, or who did not offer arbitration to classified free agents, did not receive any compensation. [2] The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and its players union, signed on November 22, 2011, and taking effect in the 2012 season, dramatically changed free agent compensation. Players were no ...
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Kansas City, Missouri. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed. Athletic Park Home of: Kansas City Cowboys/Unions – UA (1884 part) Location: Southwest Boulevard; Summit Street Currently: commercial Association Park (I) orig. League Park ...
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Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at ...
Arnold Johnson, owner of the Athletics from 1955 to 1960. Kansas City Athletics cap logo, 1955 to 1959. Rumors abounded that Johnson's real motive was to operate the Athletics in Kansas City for a few years, then move the team to Los Angeles (the Brooklyn Dodgers would later move there after the 1957 season).
The Royals wore their trademark powder blue road uniforms from 1973 to 1991 and reintroduced it in 2008 as an alternate jersey. [17]When the Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland after the 1967 season, Kansas City was left without major league baseball or, for the first time since 1883, professional baseball at all.
Phillip Brooks, WR, Kansas City Chiefs. Brooks left K-State as the school record holder for most career games with 65, including 43 starts. He had a team-high 53 catches for 589 yards and five ...