Ballpark Milestones

Frank White collects career hit #2,000 with a two-run double against Toronto in the bottom of the fourth inning on Tuesday September 11, 1990 at Royals Stadium.

Royals Stadium's Sony Jumbotron, the largest full-color videoboard in the United States when it was installed, debuts on Opening Day Monday April 8, 1991. It remained in service through 2007.

Danny Tartabull becomes the first Royals player to ever hit three home runs in a single game at home on Saturday July 6, 1991 at Royals Stadium. Unfortunately his three blast are not enough to produce a Royals victory as they fall to the Oakland A's 9-7.

Bret Saberhagen becomes the second Royals pitcher to toss a no-hitter in Kansas City when he blanks the Chicago White Sox on Monday August 26, 1991 at Royals Stadium. The White Sox only record three base runners on two Saberhagen walks and an error by leftfielder Kirk Gibson. The Royals won the game 7-0.

Royals founder Ewing Kauffman is inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on Sunday May 23, 1993 at Royals Stadium. Mr. K's on-field acceptance of the honor would turn out to be his final public appearance.

Royals Stadium is officially re-named Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium during a pre-game on-field ceremony on Friday July 2, 1993. The honor had been proposed several times before, but this time Kauffman accepted the recommendation made by Jackson County. Mrs. K represents her husband at the service as he is too ill to attend.

George Brett plays his final game at home on Wednesday September 29, 1993 at Kauffman Stadium. He collects an 8th inning single in his last at-bat and leaves the game to a standing ovation for a pinch-runner Phil Hiatt. The Royals defeat the Cleveland Indians 3-2. Brett returns to kiss home plate during a post-game celebration of his career.

George Brett's #5 becomes the second retired by the club as he is inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on Saturday May 14, 1994 at Kauffman Stadium.

Kauffman Stadium's artificial turf was replaced by natural grass during the off-season between the strike shortened 1994 and 1995 seasons. The new bluegrass field is unveiled on Opening Day Wednesday April 26, 1995. Royals Hall of Fame groundskeeper throws out the first pitch and the Royals defeat the Orioles 5-1 behind Royals Hall of Famer Kevin Appier's 6.2 innings of no-hit baseball.

Frank White's #20 becomes the third retired by the club as he is inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on Sunday July 2, 1995 at Kauffman Stadium.

Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr of the Orioles broke Sachio Kinugasa of Japan 'world record' for consecutive games played at 2,216 on June 14, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. Ripken had broken Lou Gehrig's MLB mark of 2,130 consecutive games played the previous year.

Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, then with his hometown Minnesota Twins, became the 21st member of the MLB's 3,000 Hit Club on September 16, 1996 with a fifth-inning triple off the Royals' Jose Rosado at Kauffman Stadium - it was the first, and remains the only, 3,000th hit triple in history.

Kauffman Stadium hosts its first ever interleague game when the Royals welcome the Houston Astros on Monday June 16, 1997. The Royals prevail 5-2.

Kauffman Stadium debuts a few new renovations including the Crown Club, Dugout Suites and a lower level 'blue' seat replacement on Opening Day Monday April 5, 1999.

Royals Hall of Famer Jeff Montgomery records his 300th career save closing out an 8-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday August 25, 1999 at Kauffman Stadium. Montgomery became the 10th MLB pitcher to reach 300 saves and the first to mark the milestone having every one of his career saves with a single club.

The Royals hold an on-field ceremony to honor George Brett's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.