Kauffman Stadium

Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
The K
The renovated Kauffman Stadium when it opened in 2009
Earlier names
Royals Stadium (1973-1993)
Data
place	Kansas City , Missouri
Coordinates	39 ° 3 '5.3 "  N , 94 ° 28' 49.5"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 3 '5.3 "  N , 94 ° 28' 49.5"  W.
owner	Jackson Sports Complex Authority
operator	Jackson Sports Complex Authority
start of building	July 11, 1968
opening	April 10, 1973
First game	April 10, 1973 Kansas City Royals - Texas Rangers 12-1
Renovations	2007-2009
surface	Natural grass (since 1995) Artificial grass (1973–1995, AstroTurf)
costs	070 million US dollars (1973) 250 million US dollars (2007-2009)
architect	Kivett and Myers (1973) Populous (2007-2009)
capacity	37,903 places (2015) 40,052 places (2010) 38,177 places (2009) 40,625 places (1973)
playing area	Left Field - 330 ft (101 m) Left Center - 387 ft (118 m) Center Field - 410 ft (124 m) Right Center - 387 ft (118 m) Right Field - 330 ft (101 m) Backstop - 60 feet (18 m)
Societies)
Kansas City Royals ( MLB , since 1973)
Events
MLB All-Star Game 1973 1980 World Series games 1985 World Series games MLB All-Star Game 2012 2014 World Series games

The Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium (often also " The K ") is a baseball stadium in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri . It is the home of the Kansas City Royals , a major league baseball team in the American League . The original Royals Stadium was named after Ewing M. Kauffman on July 2, 1993 . There are currently 37,903 spectator seats available.

history

In 1967, the voters of Jackson County were in favor of the establishment of the Truman Sports Complex that Arrowhead Stadium for the football - Franchise Kansas City Chiefs and a baseball stadium for the Kansas City Athletics included. Although the owner of the Athletics had just signed a new contract for Remained in Kansas City, they still moved before the 1968 season for Oakland in the new Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum .

The local businessman Ewing M. Kauffman then bought the rights to a new MLB franchise in Kansas City, so that the new stadium was finally realized. On April 10, 1973, the Royals Stadium was inaugurated with a win against the Texas Rangers .

On April 4, 2006, Jackson County's voters approved a 3/8% increase in sales tax to fund renovations to the Truman Sports Complex. The renovation of the over thirty year old Kauffman Stadium began on October 3rd, 2007 and resulted in a number of changes, including a reduction of the audience capacity to 39,000. In 2009 the renovations were completed and the season opening celebrated on April 4th in the renovated stadium. On August 21, 2010, the 70 millionth visitor since opening was recorded in the stadium.

Events

On July 24, 1973, the MLB All-Star Game was played in front of 40,849 spectators. The National League beat the American League 7-1. Almost forty years later, on July 10, 2012, Kauffman Stadium hosted the MLB All-Star Game for the second time . The 40,933 visitors saw the National League win 8-0 over the American League.

The Kansas City Royals reached the World Series four times . In the 1980 World Series they won two of their three home games, but lost a total of 2-4 games against the Philadelphia Phillies . Five years later they met in the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals . They lost the first two home games and were now 1: 3 behind. With two wins in the last two home games, the Royals were able to win their first World Series 4-3 in front of their own audience. The Kansas City Royals were able to move into the 2014 World Series against the San Francisco Giants . Of the four home games, the Royals won two games. The decisive seventh game of the series was lost 3: 2 in front of their own audience and the Giants were confirmed as winners of the World Series 4: 3. A year later, the Kansas City Royals played their way back to the World Series. They won the first two home games afterwards, the Royals were able to assert themselves twice again in three further games while visiting the New York Mets and won the series 4 to 1.

Statues

There are four statues in front of the stadium . One shows the stadium's namesake, Ewing M. Kauffman, together with his wife Muriel. The other three are dedicated to the players George Brett , Dick Howser and Frank White .

Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat

For the 2007 season , a red seat was installed in the middle of the blue spectator seats behind the home plate . The Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat is intended to commemorate the former player Buck O'Neil , who died on October 6, 2006 at the age of 94. It was his regular place. O'Neil played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro League from 1937 to 1955 . For each home game, a person is selected for the pitch who embodies the spirit of the former player. Until 2008 this was in Section 101, Row C, Seat 1. After the renovation and renumbering of the sections in 2009, the seat is in Section 127, Row C, Seat 9.

gallery

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  The Royals Stadium as it looked in 1981

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  The Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat (2009)

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  Aerial view of Kauffman Stadium in August 2013

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Panorama from the Kansas City Royals game against the San Francisco Giants on August 10, 2014

Web links

Commons : Kauffman Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• kansascity.royals.mlb.com: Stadium history on the website of the Kansas City Royals (English)
• sports-venue.info: Kauffman Stadium (English)
• ballparksofbaseball.com: Kauffman Stadium (English)
• andrewclem.com: Kauffman Stadium (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ kansascity.royals.mlb.com: Stadium Milestones (English)
2. ↑ secure.mlb.com: Buck O'Neil Legacy Seat Program (English)