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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>Mike Moustakas has been a notorious slow starter.</p>
<p>The third baseman had a chance last March to force the issue and earn an Opening Day roster spot, but he hit just .227 in spring training.</p>
<p>In April with Class AAA Omaha, Moustakas hit .229 in the Pacific Coast League. Then in the next six weeks with the Storm Chasers, Moustakas hit .321 with a .370 on-base percentage and a .550 slugging percentage.</p>
<p>That led to a June 10 promotion to Kansas City, where he initially struggled. He hit a puny .182 with six doubles, one home run and 11 RBI in his first 53 games.</p>
<p>On Aug. 17, he began a 17-game hitting streak, tying a franchise rookie record, batting .421 in the streak. He hit .379 from Aug.
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