World Series - 2014 : SF Giants v KC Royals

2014-Oct-21:29

Kauffman Stadium (Royals) – AT&T Park (Giants)

MVP: Madison Baumgarner (SFG) Bumgarner pitched 21 innings in the 2014 World Series and allowed just one run, giving him a series ERA of just 0.43

The Giants defeated the Royals four games to three.This was the second World Series in history in which two wild card teams faced each other

Pinch hitting - Missouri

August 10, 2021 Jefferson City, Missouri

The state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouria, a Siouan-language tribe. French colonists adapted a form of the Illinois language-name for the people: Wimihsoorita. Their name means "One who has dugout canoes"

Missouri is home to two Major League Baseball Teams : St Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, formerly home to the St Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics

 

World Series - 1980 Philadelphia Phillies v Kansas City Royals

 1980 World Series

October 14-21

Philadelphia Phillies (Veterans Stadium)  v Kansas City Royals (Royals Stadium)

Phillies defeat Royals 4 games to 2

Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia) - MVP

Bret Saberhagen

1985-Sep-30 Kansas City, Mo

California Angels 1-3 Kansas City Royals

Angels RBI: Doug DeCinces

Royals RBI: George Brett 2 (HR); Jim Sundberg (HR)

Pitching: John Candelaria - Angels L; Saberhagen - Royals W (20-6)

1985-Nov-11 New York, NY

Cy Young Award

Bret Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals (20-6)

1991-Aug-26 Kansas City, Mo

No-Hit Game (5 strikeouts, 2 walks)

Chicago White Sox 0-7 Kansas City Royals

Royals Stadium

KCR RBI: Todd Benzinger 3; George Brett; Bill Pecota; Jim eisenreich; Kirk Gibson

 Brett Saberhagen

Kansas City Royals (1984-1991) New York Mets (1992-1995)

Colorado Rockies (1995) Boston Red Sox (1997-1999, 2001)

• Win-Loss: 167-117
• ERA: 3.34
• Strikeouts: 1, 715
• 3-time All-Star
• World Series Champion: 1985
• 2-time AL Cy Young Award: (1985, 1989)
• World Series MVP: 1985
• Gold Glove Award: 1989
• MLB Wins leader: 1989
• Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award: 1998
• Tony Conigliaro Award: 1998
• Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame: 2005

1988 - Grenada

1990 - Comoro Islands

Bret Saberhagen and Kevin Mitchell souvenir sheet

Baseball Is My Life

Dick Howser

Kansas City Royals honored Dick Howser July 3, 1987

Dick Howser was a shortstop, coach and manager who is best known for guiding the Kansas City Royals to the franchise's first World Series in 1985.

Howser was an All-American shortstop at Florida State University, setting a school record with a .422 batting average in 1956.

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics, joining the club from 1961-1963. He moved to the Cleveland Indians during the 1963 season until 1966. Joined the New York Yankees 1967-1968

Howser stayed with the Yankees as third base coach from 1969-1978. He managed one game for the Yankees between the Billy Martin-Bob Lemon managerial change.

Became Head Coach of Florida State, 1979, only to return to the Yankees as manager for the 1980 season. Howser would move onto the Royals office from 1981-1986

David Cone - Greg Maddux - Cy Young Award

1994-Oct-25, New York, NY

David Cone, Kansas City Royals and Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves awarded the Cy Young Award as the best pitchers of their respective leagues

David Cone signed with the KC Royals as a free agent prior to the 1993, finishing with an 11-14 record, 3.33 ERA. In 1994 his record improved to 16-5, 2.94 ERA to earn the award

Greg Maddux posted a 1.56 ERA. Maddux led the National League with 16 wins and 202 innings pitched. This would be his third Cy Young Award

Kansas City Royals - AFL-CIO - 1986

 

April 25, 1986  Kansas City, Mo

AFL-CIO Union Industries show

1985 Championship Playoffs

16-Oct-1985 Toronto Canada

1985 American League Playoffs, the Kansas City Royals returned to the postseason for the seventh time in ten years, and the Toronto Blue Jays made their first postseason appearance in franchise history. This was the first postseason meeting between the Blue Jays and Royals, and the only postseason series ever played at Exhibition Stadium. The Royals overcame a 3–1 series deficit to defeat the Blue Jays in seven games and return to the World Series for the second time in six years.

World Series - 1985 Kansas City Royals v St Louis Cardinals

Klem hand-drawn cachet

1985 World Series

Kansas City Royals v St Louis Cardinals

October 19-27, 1985

"Show-Me Series" "I-70 Showdown Series"

Kansas City wins 4-games to 3 over the Cardinals

MVP - Brett Saberhagen - Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals Championship meter slogan cancel

Kansas City Royals

April 8, 1969 Kansas City, Mo  UPCS cachet

The Royals played their inaugural game at Municipal Stadium against the Minnesota Twins, taking the victory 4-3.

The winning pitcher was Moe Drabowsky, who pitched in the ninth as the Royals scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

The Royals RBIs came from Jerry Adair, Lou Piniella, Joe Keogh and Jim Campania.

Joe Grenada took the loss for the Twins, who received RBIs from Harmon Killebrew, Graig Nettles and Rich Reese. Graig Nettles homered for the Twins

1968

Super Summer logo - 1977 meter cancel

Catch Royalmania - 1978 meter cancel

April 7, 1998 Opening Day
The Royals opened up at home after going 3-4 on the road against the Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles started their season at 6-1, continued to dominate defeating the Royals 11-7.
Scott Ericsson earned the victory for the Orioles, while Glendon Rusch took the loss.
Orioles runs came from RBIs by Joe Cater (4), Eric Davis (3), Rafael Palmer (2), Lenny Webster and Jeffrey Hammonds.
HomeRuns from Lenny Webster and Eric Davis
Royals RBIs came from Jeff King (3), Jose Offerman (2), Dean Palmer and Johnny Damon
Home Runs from Jeff King and Dean Palmer

2015

George Brett - Pine Tar Game

"The bat handle, for not more than 18 inches from the end, may be covered or treated with any material (including pine tar) to improve the grip. any such material, including pine tar, which extends past the 18-inch limitation in the umpire's judgement, shall cause the bat to be removed from the game. No such material shall improve the reaction or distance factor of the bat."

Rule 1.10(b) Official Rules of Baseball, 1983

Jul 24, 1983 the Kansas City Royals trailed the New York Yankees 4-3 with 2-outs in the top of the ninth at Yankee Stadium. George Brett stepped to the plate and hit a 2-run home run off of pitcher Goose Gossage to give the Royals the lead.

Before Brett could cross home plate, Yankee manager Billy Martin came charging out of the dugout ordering the umpire to check Brett's bat. The umpire did so and determined that the pine tar extended beyond the 18-inch rule and nullified the home run and ejected Brett from the game for using an illegal bat. Brett's reaction has become a baseball legend...

The Royals filed a protest and the American League president Lee McPhial upheld their protest and ordered the game to be resumed on Aug 18. Kansas City would hold their re-instituted led and defeat the Yankees 5-4...