the kansas city royals got their name from the american royal.
where did the kansas city royals get their name?
the american royal
pharmaceutical executive ewing kauffman won the bidding for the new kansas city team. he conducted a contest to determine the best and most appropriate name for the new franchise. sanford porte from overland park, kansas submitted the name royals, in recognition of missouri's billion-dollar livestock industry. his suggestion was that the american royal best exemplified kansas city through its pageantry and parade, so the new team should be named the royals. the name was selected out of 17,000 submissions and the royals board voted 6-1 to adopt the name. the one dissenting vote was mr kauffman's. he eventually changed his mind after the name grew on him. (some sources say it was in honor of the kansas city monarchs, a negro league team.) the team's logo, a crown atop a shield with the letters "kc" inside the shield, was created by shannon manning, an artist at hallmark cards, based in kansas city.
history of the kansas city royals
1998 kansas city royals season









































the 1998 kansas city royals season was a season in american baseball. it involved the royals finishing 3rd in the american league central with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses.









































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bullet::::- november 18, 1997: yamil benitez was drafted by the arizona diamondbacks from the kansas city royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.









































bullet::::- january 20, 1998: terry pendleton was signed as a free agent with the kansas city royals.









































bullet::::- january 20, 1998: lee smith signed as a free agent with the kansas city royals.
1998 kansas city royals season