KAUFFNAM STADIUM HISTORY

KAUFFMAN STADIUM  (capacity 40,625)

Original Name -- Royals Stadium

Kansas City, Missouri   

Park opened April 1973.  Located in a sports complex that includes Arrowhead Stadium, the NFL Chiefs home, this is one of the most fan-friendly ballparks in professional sports.  Over the right field fence the largest privately funded water fountain features lighted cascades between innings.  The Royals hosted the 1973 All Star Game and California’s Nolan Ryan pitched the first no-hitter of his career on 5-15-1973.