ORIGIN OF OUR WORLD SERIES WINNERS: KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Last night, the Kansas City Royals won the World Series in what was one of the best comebacks we have seen in a long time. To celebrate their epic win, we are taking a closer look at the team’s origin, trivia and everything in between.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS (Info courtesy of Wikipedia and Mental Floss)
Established: 1969
Major League Affiliations: American League 1969-present, Central Division 1994-present, West Division: 1969-1993
Colors: Royal blue, powder blue, gold and white
Ballparks: Kaufmann Stadium (since 1973), previously Municipal Stadium
Titles Won:
World Series titles: 2015, 1985
AL Pennants: 2014, 2014, 1985, 1980
West Division titles: 1985, 1984, 1980, 1978, 1977, 1976
Wild card berths: 2015
Business:
Owner: David Glass
Manager: Ned Yost
GM: Dayton Moore
President of Baseball Operations: Dan Glass
Trivia: In 1969, club officials chose Royals from more than 17,000 entries in a name-the-team contest. At the time, Sanford Porte, who was one of the 547 fans who submitted Royals as a team name, was awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to the All-Star Game. He chose the name because of “Kansas City’s position as the nation’s leading stocker and feeder market and the nationally known American Royal Livestock and Horse Show. Royalty stands for the best—that’s another reason.”
