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.
Kansas City, MO · 1973–present · also known as Royals Stadium
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).
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.
Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter for the California Angels against the Kansas City Royals on May 15, 1973, winning 3–0.
Jim Colborn threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Texas Rangers on May 14, 1977, winning 6–0.
Bret Saberhagen threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 26, 1991, winning 7–0.
John Mayberry hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Chicago White Sox on August 5, 1977.
George Brett hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Baltimore Orioles on May 28, 1979.
Frank White hit for the cycle for the Kansas City Royals against the Detroit Tigers on August 3, 1982.
Dave Winfield hit for the cycle for the California Angels against the Kansas City Royals on June 24, 1991.
Scott Cooper hit for the cycle for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on April 12, 1994.
Tony Oliva hit three home runs for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Royals on July 3, 1973.
Willie Horton hit three home runs for the Texas Rangers against the Kansas City Royals on May 15, 1977.
Paul Molitor hit three home runs for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1982.
George Bell hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 4, 1988.
Danny Tartabull hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Oakland Athletics on July 6, 1991.
Carlos Delgado hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 20, 2001.
Jason Varitek hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals on May 20, 2001.
Luis Gonzalez hit three home runs for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Kansas City Royals on June 8, 2001.
José Valentín hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on July 30, 2003.
Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals on August 14, 2010.
Shin-Soo Choo hit three home runs for the Cleveland Indians against the Kansas City Royals on September 17, 2010.
Víctor Martínez hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals on June 16, 2016.
Matt Davidson hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals on March 29, 2018.
Dominic Canzone hit three home runs for the Seattle Mariners against the Kansas City Royals on September 16, 2025.
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