Ballpark Milestones

Royals fans set a single-game club record with 41,860 in attendance to watch the Royals take on the New York Yankees on Saturday July 26, 1980 at Royals Stadium.

George Brett goes 4-4 with two doubles and 5 RBI in 8-3 win against Toronto on Sunday August 17, 1980. The last hit of the four hits, a bases loaded 3 RBI double, pushes Brett's batting average to .401 beginning his quest for the coveted .400 mark. He finishes the season at .390 for his second batting title and is named American League MVP.

The Royals clinch their fourth American League Western Division Championship with a 5-0 victory over the California Angels in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday September 27, 1980 at Royals Stadium.

Royals Stadium hosts 1980 World Series Game 3, Kansas City's first-ever World Series Game on Friday October 17, 1980. George Brett homers in the first inning, but its Willie Aikens' 10th inning single that drives home Willie Wilson for the 4-3 victory over the Phillies.

The Royals even the 1980 World Series at two game each defeating the Phillies 5-3 in 1980 World Series Game 4 on Saturday October 18, 1980 at Royals Stadium. Willie Aikens hits two home runs in the game, which he had also done in Game 1 on in Philadelphia, to become the first player with a pair of two home run games in the same World Series.

Royals Stadium and Veterans Stadium hosted the first World Series played entirely on artificial turf in 1980.

Royals Hall of Famer Frank White becomes the third Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Tuesday August 3, 1982 at Royals Stadium. White homered in the first, doubled in the third, singled in the seventh, and tripled to drive in Onix Concepcion with the walk-off game winning RBI in the ninth. The Royals defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-5.

The Royals clinch their sixth American League Western Division Championship with a 5-4 10 inning victory over the Oakland A's on Saturday October 5, 1985 at Royals Stadium. Royals Hall of Famer Willie Wilson singles home Pat Sheridan with the winning run with two out in the bottom of the 10th inning.

The Royals capture their first win of the 1985 postseason after losing ALCS Game 1 & 2 in Toronto. 1985 ALCS Game 3 on Friday October 11, 1985 at Royals Stadium is perhaps the greatest game in George Brett's Hall of Fame career. He goes 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI. Brett scores the winning run and catches the final out in the 6-5 must have victory against the Blue Jays.

The Royals stay alive in the postseason winning 1985 ALCS Game 4 over the Blue Jays 2-0 behind Danny Jackson's complete game shutout on Sunday October 13, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The victory leaves the Royals down three games to two, but sends the series back to Toronto.

The Royals again stay alive with a thrilling ninth-inning rally in 1985 World Series Game 6 defeating the Cardinals 2-1 on Saturday October 26, 1985 at Royals Stadium. Dane Iorg's bases loaded pitch hit single drives in Onix Concepcion and Jim Sundberg in what the Kansas City Star memorably headlined - 'The Miracle On I-70'.

The Royals emphatically deliver Kansas City's first World Series Championship with a rousing 11-0 victory in a decisive World Series Game 7 on Sunday October 27, 1985 at Royals Stadium. Bret Saberhagen goes the distance in the final game and is named MVP.

In his first start since suffering a devastating knee injury in May of 1983, Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard tosses a three-hit shutout before an NBC 'Game of the Week' audience on Saturday April 12, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Royals defeat Toronto 1-0 - the only run coming on a Jorge Orta pinch-hit RBI double driving in Buddy Biancalana with two out in the 8th.

Pitcher Steve Busby and outfielder Amos Otis are inducted as the first two members of the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday June 7, 1986 at Royals Stadium.

The Royals make the signing of 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson official on Saturday June 21, 1986 at Royals Stadium. Jackson was the Royals 4th round selection in the 1986 June Baseball Draft.

Bo Jackson makes his Major League debut on Tuesday September 2, 1986 at Royals Stadium. His first at-bat comes in the second inning against future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton. After just missing a long home run down the left field line, Jackson gets his first hit by legging out an infield single.

Bo Jackson hits his first career home run on Sunday September 14, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The blast comes as Jackson is leading-off the fourth inning against Mike Moore - it measures 475 feet which is the longest in Royals Stadium history.

Dick Howser's #10 becomes the first retired by the club and he is posthumously inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday July 3, 1987 at Royals Stadium.

Royals rookie third baseman Kevin Seitzer becomes the second Royals player to record six hits in a single game - the first to turn the feat at home on Sunday August 2, 1987 at Royals Stadium. Seitzer singled in the first, homered in the third, singled in the fourth, homered in the fifth, singled in the seventh, and doubled in the eighth, The Royals defeated the Red Sox 13-5.

Royals fans set a single season attendance record of 2,477,700 including a crowd of 24,518 for the final home game of the season on Sunday September 24, 1989. The Royals defeat the Seattle Mariners 4-1.