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.