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The Royals finished second in the American League West at 85–77, three games behind the California Angels and ending Kansas City's run of three consecutive division titles. Darrell Porter tied a single-season franchise record with 112 runs batted in. George Brett led the American League in hits (212) and triples (20).
Kansas City's milestone off-season in 1989–1990 was its biggest commitment to free agents in the club's entire history. [5] Despite the promising off-season moves, the team suffered critical bullpen injuries while both newly signed Davises experienced lackluster seasons in 1990. [6]
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 ...
Román Benedicto Colón (born August 13, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals. He also played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers.
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.
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 ...
McNally and Messersmith were officially granted free agency on March 16, 1976. [3] [5] Messersmith signed with the Atlanta Braves on April 10, 1976, [5] and went on to play in MLB through the 1979 season, [4] completing his 12-year major-league career with 344 games pitched (295 starts) and a 130–99 win–loss record. [5]
December 12 – The San Francisco Giants sign three veteran free agents who were granted free agency from their 1979 clubs: catcher Milt May (formerly of the Chicago White Sox), infielder Rennie Stennett (Pittsburgh Pirates), and outfielder Jim Wohlford (Kansas City Royals). May and Stennett will be regulars on the 1980 Giants.