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Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, MO · 1973–present · also known as Royals Stadium

Kauffman Stadium
Photo: Mysteryman28, public domain
4,171
Games on file
1973
First
2025
Last

Kauffman Stadium is a ballpark in Kansas City, MO. The register's first major-league date here is April 10, 1973. The register files it under the American League. It was also known as Royals Stadium.

4,214 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1973 and 2025. The game logs list the Kansas City Royals as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 37,903. 23 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Paul Molitor's 3,000th Hit in 1996, Nolan Ryan's No-Hitter in 1973, and Jim Colborn's No-Hitter in 1977.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 10, 1973, when the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 12–1. Pete Broberg started for the Texas Rangers and Paul Splittorff for the Kansas City Royals. Nestor Chylak was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 21, 2025, when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8–5. Trey Yesavage started for the Toronto Blue Jays and Michael Wacha for the Kansas City Royals. Todd Tichenor was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 42,633, for a game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals on October 9, 1980.

The major leagues also played in Kansas City, MO at Athletic Park (1884–1884), Association Park (1886–1892), Exposition Park (1889–1889), Gordon and Koppel Field (1914–1915), and Municipal Stadium (1955–1972).

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1996

Paul Molitor's 3,000th Hit

Paul Molitor triples for his 3,000th hit at Kansas City, the only member of the club to reach the mark with a triple, during a 225-hit season at age forty.

1973

Nolan Ryan's No-Hitter

Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Kansas City Royals on May 15, 1973, winning 3–0.

1977

Jim Colborn's No-Hitter

Jim Colborn threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on May 14, 1977, winning 6–0.

1991

Bret Saberhagen's No-Hitter

Bret Saberhagen threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 26, 1991, winning 7–0.

1977

John Mayberry Hits for the Cycle, 1977

John Mayberry hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 5, 1977.

1979

George Brett Hits for the Cycle, 1979

George Brett hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Baltimore Orioles on May 28, 1979.

1982

Frank White Hits for the Cycle, 1982

Frank White hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Detroit Tigers on August 3, 1982.

1991

Dave Winfield Hits for the Cycle, 1991

Dave Winfield hit for the cycle for the California Angels against the Kansas City Royals on June 24, 1991.

1994

Scott Cooper Hits for the Cycle, 1994

Scott Cooper hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on April 12, 1994.

1973

Tony Oliva's Three-Home-Run Game, 1973

Tony Oliva hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Royals on July 3, 1973.

1977

Willie Horton's Three-Home-Run Game, 1977

Willie Horton hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Kansas City Royals on May 15, 1977.

1982

Paul Molitor's Three-Home-Run Game, 1982

Paul Molitor hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1982.

1988

George Bell's Three-Home-Run Game, 1988

George Bell hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 4, 1988.

1991

Danny Tartabull's Three-Home-Run Game, 1991

Danny Tartabull hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1991.

2001

Carlos Delgado's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 20, 2001.

2001

Jason Varitek's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

Jason Varitek hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 20, 2001.

2001

Luis Gonzalez's Three-Home-Run Game, 2001

Luis Gonzalez hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Kansas City Royals on June 8, 2001.

2003

José Valentín's Three-Home-Run Game, 2003

José Valentín hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on July 30, 2003.

2010

Alex Rodriguez's Three-Home-Run Game, 2010

Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals on August 14, 2010.

2010

Shin-Soo Choo's Three-Home-Run Game, 2010

Shin-Soo Choo hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Kansas City Royals on September 17, 2010.

2016

Víctor Martínez's Three-Home-Run Game, 2016

Víctor Martínez hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals on June 16, 2016.

2018

Matt Davidson's Three-Home-Run Game, 2018

Matt Davidson hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on March 29, 2018.

2025

Dominic Canzone's Three-Home-Run Game, 2025

Dominic Canzone hit three home runs for the Seattle Mariners against the Kansas City Royals on September 16, 2025.

Further reading: Wikipedia