Kauffman Stadium
aka Royals Stadium 1973 - Present
Kansas City, MO
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| (1973 - 2023)
|
4009
|
First Game
4/10/1973: Royals (12) vs. Rangers (1)Umpires:
Managers:
Starting Pitchers: Paul Splittorff (KCA) vs Pete Broberg (TEX)
First Pitch:
Attendance: 39,464
Time of Game:
Trivia
Bruce Dal Canton is the only pitcher to allow the first grand slam and inside-the-park homer in a park.| Batting Event | First |
|---|---|
| First Batter | Dave Nelson (TEX) |
| Hit | Amos Otis (KCA) - Bunt Single to 3B (1st) |
| Run Scored | Freddie Patek (KCA) |
| Run Batted In | John Mayberry (KCA) |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | John Mayberry (KCA) vs. Bill Gogolewski (TEX) on 4/10/1973 (5th inning) |
| Grand Slam | Dave May (ML4) vs. Bruce Dal Canton (KCA) on 4/26/1973 (9th inning) |
| IPHR | Vic Harris (TEX) vs. Bruce Dal Canton (KCA) on 6/24/1973 (9th inning) |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | First |
| Win | Paul Splittorff (KCA) |
| Loss | Pete Broberg (TEX) |
| Strikeout | Pete Broberg (TEX)/Hal McRae (KCA) |
| Shutout | |
| Shutout, SP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Shutout, RP | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter | Nolan Ryan (CAL) vs. Royals on 5/15/1973 |
| Batting Event | Last |
|---|---|
| Last Batter | |
| Hit | - |
| Run Scored | |
| Run Batted In | |
| Single | |
| Double | |
| Triple | |
| Home Run | |
| Grand Slam | |
| IPHR | |
| Stolen Base | |
| Sacrifice Hit | |
| Sacrifice Fly | |
| Cycle | |
| Pitching Event | Last |
| Win | |
| Loss | |
| Strikeout | |
| Shutout | |
| Save | |
| Hit by Pitch | |
| Wild Pitch | |
| Balk | |
| No-Hitter |
