Ballpark Milestones

Royals Stadium debuts the evening of Tuesday April 10, 1973 when the Royals host the Texas Rangers. The Royals post 12-1 victory - complete game for Paul Splittorff.

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, then of the California Angels, threw his first no-hitter on Tuesday May 15, 1973 at Royals Stadium. He went on to toss an MLB record seven career no-hitters - three more than any other pitcher.

The iconic Royals Stadium 'water spectacular' was not yet completed when the ballpark opening in April of 1973. The fountains debuted on Saturday, July 21, 1973 - just three days before the ballpark hosted the 40th MLB All-Star Game. They were the largest privately funded fountain system in the world.

Royals Stadium hosted the 1973 MLB All-Star Game on July 24, 1973.

Royals Stadium hosts concert by 'Three Dog Night' on Thursday August 2, 1973 while the Royals are on the road Chicago.

Royals Stadium is inaugurated with 39,464 fans for a 12-1 win over Texas.

California Angels ace Nolan Ryan records the first no-hitter at Royals Stadium. He struck out 12 for a 3-0 win, his first career no-hitter.

Kansas City hosts the 40th anniversary All-Star Game. Cincinnati's Johnny Bench blasts a mammoth homer to spark a 7-1 National League win. Hall of Famer Willie Mays makes his last All-Star appearance and Royals John Mayberry and Amos Otis combine for 3 of the 5 A.L. hits.

Royals Stadium hosts concert by The Allman Brothers on Friday June 14, 1974 as the Royals begin a nine-game road trip to Detroit, Milwaukee and Oakland.

Royals Stadium hosts concert by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young on Friday July 19, 1974 as the Royals are on an eleven-game road trip to New York, California, Texas and Minnesota.

Royals Stadium hosts 'Summer Jam 76' featuring Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon and others on Friday June 18, 1976. The Royals are on the road in Cleveland.

George Brett hits a ninth inning inside-the-park home run in his final at-bat of the season to raise his batting average to .333 on Sunday October 3, 1976 at Royals Stadium. The hit gives Brett his first American League batting title edging teammate Hal McRae (.332) by .001 - the closet batting title race in baseball history.

Royals Stadium hosts its first playoff game with ALCS Game 1 against the New York Yankees on Saturday October 9, 1976. The Yankees prevail 4-1.

The Royals capture their first playoff victory with a 7-3 win in ALCS Game 2 against the New York Yankees on Sunday October 10, 1976 at Royals Stadium. Royals Hall of Famer Paul Splittorff picks up the win in relief of fellow Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard.

George Brett, Hal McRae and Minnesota's Rod Carew entered the final game of the season separated by .001 in the batting race. Brett (.333) went 3-for-4 to edge teammate McRae (.332) by .001 in a battle of one of the closest batting title races in baseball history.

Jim Colborn becomes the first Royals pitcher to toss a no-hitter in Kansas City when he blanks the Texas Rangers on Saturday May 14, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Rangers only base runners came in the sixth when Toby Harrah who reached on a hit-by-pitch and Jim Sundberg coaxed a walk from Colborn. The Royals won the game 6-0.

Royals Stadium hosts 'Summer Jam 77' featuring Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, the Little River Band and others on Sunday June 26, 1977. The Royals are on the road in Oakland.

Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry becomes the first Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Friday August 5, 1977 at Royals Stadium. Mayberry singled in the first, homered in the third, tripled in the fourth, and doubled in the eighth. The Royals defeat the White Sox 12-2.

The Royals begin a club record 16-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday August 31, 1977 against the Texas Rangers at Royals Stadium.

The Royals set a club record with their 16th consecutive victory a 10th inning walk-off 5-4 win over the Oakland A's in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday September 15, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The streak ended the following night with a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The Royals then won eight more consecutive games to complete an amazing 24-1 run during which they clinch their second American League Western Division Championship.

The Royals reach the 100 win mark with a 6-3 victory over the California Angels on Thursday September 29, 1977 at Royals Stadium.

The Royals win the final game of the season, a 2-0 victory over the California Angels on Sunday October 2, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The win is their 102nd which sets an all-time Kansas City record and was the most in all of baseball that season.

Royals Stadium hosts 'Summer Jam 78' featuring Kansas, the Steve Miller Band, Eddie Money, and Van Halen on Saturday July 25, 1978. The Royals are on the road in New York.

Royals fans put attendance over the two million mark for the first time in Kansas City baseball history with a crowd of 40,237 on Saturday September 16, 1978 at Royals Stadium. BY the end of the 1978 season the total had risen to 2,255,294.

The Royals clinch their third consecutive American League Western Division Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday September 26, 1978 at Royals Stadium.

The Royals finish at 92-70 and draw a season attendance total of 2,255,294, the first time Kansas City has drawn over two million fans.

Royals Hall of Famer George Brett becomes the second Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Friday May 28, 1979 at Royals Stadium. Brett tripled in the third, homered in the eighth, singled in the tenth, doubled in the fourteenth - then tossed in walk-off game winning home run in the sixteenth giving the Royals a 5-4 victory over the Orioles.