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The Kansas
City Royals are one of two Major League Baseball teams to call
the state of Missouri home. The other team is that of the St.
Louis Cardinals.
The Royals
home field is Kauffman Stadium which is a part of the Truman Sports
Complex in Kansas City. The complex also features Arrowhead Stadium
which is the home of the National Football Leagues Kansas City
Chiefs. The Royals ballpark was renamed Kauffman Stadium after
team owner Ewing Kauffman on July 2, 1993.
The Royals
played their first game on April 3, 1973 and beat the Texas Rangers
in that game.
The Kansas
City Royals are a part of the Central Division of the American
League. The team was formed in 1969 as an American League expansion.
The Royals
have won their division 7 times in there teams history, making
the League Championship Series in 6 of those years. In those 6
Series, the Royals have won 2, earning there way into the World
Series. The Royals won one World Championship in their two attempts,
winning in 1985.
The 1985
World Series was known as the “I-70 Series” because
it pitted the Royals against the St. Louis Cardinals who were
literally just down the road from Kansas City. In a 7 game series
that saw one of the most controversial “non-called-outs”
in baseball history, the Royals came back to win their only World
Championship. BUY ROYALS TICKETS The 2002 season would start out
slow for the Royals, as the started 8-15, and saw their manager
get fired. Mike Sweeney would be the shining star for the Royals
throughout the season as he battled for the top batting average
in the American League. At seasons end, he had a .340 average,
but could not capture the title. The Royals finished the season
62-100, marking the first time in franchise history the team lost
100 games in a season. The Royals started the 2003 season on fire
winning 16 of there first 19 games. But by early June, the Royals
were struggling to get back to .500. Injuries plagued the Kansas
City pitching staff, but got resurged with the acquisition of
Jose Lima who won his first 4 decisions with the team. At the
mid-point in the season, the Royals were 10 games above .500,
and led the AL Central by 7 games. The Royals would melt down
in the second half finishing in 3rd with a record of 83-79. Expectations
were high for the 2004 season, but they were quickly abandoned.
Injuries to additions that were brought in to make a run at the
postseason severely hurt the Royals. Kansas City finished the
regular season with a franchise worst 104 losses, and finished
well out of playoff contention. After the season, the Royals re-signed
Jose Lima in an effort to get the team back to there 2003 form
for the 2005 season.
<p>With Scott Podsednik traded to the Dodgers, it opens up a gap at the top of the Royals' batting order and in left field.</p>
<p>Podsednik had been the leadoff hitter in 65 games, including nearly all the games since Ned Yost took over as manager on May 14. Yost said he would go day to day when determining his leadoff man.</p>
<p>Willie Bloomquist hit first Thursday in a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Orioles. Yost said second baseman Chris Getz "when he plays" can bat leadoff. He said Mitch Maier could lead off, and he mentioned that Jason Kendall "has led off before."</p>
<p>"It's not earthshaking," Yost said. "It's not a big major problem. We don't have a prototypical leadoff hitter. Some clubs don't.
Ty broke the tie between two struggling American League clubs. Ty Wigginton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game's final tie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Corey Patterson homered with two outs in the eighth off Kansas City's Robinson Tejada and tied the score 5-5.
The Royals have promoted Greg Holland from Triple-A Omaha to fill the roster spot of outfielder Scott Podsednik, who was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Royals announced the move before Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The 24-year-old Holland was 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA and three saves for Omaha.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers Wednesday night, trying to replenish their outfield and boost their chances in the NL West. The trade was announced before Los Angeles played at San Diego. The Dodgers began the day five games behind the division-leading Padres.
OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of last-place clubs? The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Kansas City sent them flying back home with a refreshing, renewed sense of confidence. "You can tell around the clubhouse," said Brian Duensing, who got the victory in a 6-4 win Wednesday that...
The Kansas City Royals recalled right-hander Bryan Bullington from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday and optioned right-hander Victor Marte. Bullington spent a week with the Royals in May, allowing four runs in three innings and going 0-1. In Omaha, he was 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 20 games, including 15 starts.
Milestones and historic firsts just keep piling up for both the happy Minnesota Twins and the battered Kansas City Royals. Danny Valencia became the first Twins rookie ever to have four hits in back-to-back games, equaling Monday's feat in an 11-2 win Tuesday night. The night before in an even worse 19-1 drubbing, he'd become the first Twins rookie to smack a grand slam for his first major...
Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Farnsworth left the game against Minnesota in the seventh inning Tuesday night with a right hamstring cramp. After throwing two pitches to Michael Cuddyer, Farnsworth walked off on his own and was replaced by Robinson Tejeda. The Royals said he would be re-evaluated on Wednesday.
Royals right-hander Gil Meche will have surgery on his pitching shoulder that will probably end his season. Meche, 31, has been on the disabled list since May 29 with what the club described as bursitis in the shoulder. Meche, the first upper-tier free agent the Royals signed, has battled injuries the past two seasons.
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.
Danny Valencia's own grandchildren may have trouble believing this story one day. Not only was his first major league home run a grand slam, it came in a 19-1 victory. And on a night he went 4 for 4. And, topper of toppers, it was off the reigning American League Cy Young winner in a six-run first inning.
Alex Rodriguez came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Sunday, wanting to do something special for the thousands of people who waited out a lengthy rain delay to see him hit home run No. 600. Blake Wood had no intention of being a footnote in history. After getting ahead of A-Rod in the count, the Royals reliever threw a pitch high and tight that deflected of the New York...
The last thing that Kyle Davies wanted to do was allow another milestone home run to Alex Rodriguez. That's why the Kansas City pitcher could smile while standing in front of his locker on Saturday, despite giving up two homers to Mark Teixeira and another to Jorge Posada. After all, he kept Rodriguez in the park and pitched the Royals to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jose Guillen homered and drove in two runs, Rick Ankiel also had a pair of RBIs and the Kansas City Royals pounded spot starter Sergio Mitre during a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
A look at the honorees to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame: ANDRE NOLAN DAWSON: Born July 10, 1954, in Miami ... 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right-handed and threw right-handed ... nicknamed "Hawk" for his fearlessness and intensity ... as a power-hitting outfielder batted .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs and 1,591 RBIs in a major league career from 1976-96 ...
A.J. Burnett stood smiling in front of his locker Friday night, allowing himself the luxury of imaging what could have been if a wicked thunderstorm hadn't curtailed his fine outing. That's the Burnett the Yankees hope to see on a more consistent basis. The tempestuous right-hander bounced back from a horrible start cut short by a self-inflicted injury to pitch five scoreless innings,...
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