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The Kansas City Athletics move to Oakland, leaving Kansas City without a major baseball team.
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The Kansas City Royals become a franchise.
They win their first game 3-1. They finish with a 69-93 record in 1969. -
The Royals move to Royals Stadium
This would later become Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are the first expansion team to post a winning record. -
The Royals win the Western Division for the first time.
They would win the division in 1976, 77, and 78, but would be eliminated by the Yankees each year. -
The Royals reach the World Series
They lost to the Phillies in the end but George Brett made a run at .400. -
The Kansas City Royals win the 1985 World Series!
They win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. They were down 3-1 earlier on in the series. -
Dick Howser dies
The Royals manager dies tragically to cancer. -
George Brett retires.
He is the Royals' all-time best player. -
Ewing Kauffman dies.
Kauffman, the longtime Royals owner, is the Royals' stadium's namesake. -
The Glass Family purchases the Royals
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Dayton Moore hired as GM of the Royals.
The Royals were on a losing slump and Moore hoped to turn it around. -
The Royals lose 100 games for the fourth season in five years.
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Kauffman Stadium renovated.
The Stadium now has a huge scoreboard. -
The Royals make it to the World Series.
They lose in heartbreaking fashion to the Giants after an amazing playoff run. -
THE ROYALS WIN THE WORLD SERIES!
