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Sanford Porte named the Kansas City Royals because of Missouri's billion-dollar livestock income. The American Royal parade exemplified Kansas City through its pageantry, which honored the local stocker and feeder market status of the city.
The franchise began play in 1969 after Senator Stuart Symington pressured Major League Baseball to expand quickly. General Manager Cedric Tallis engineered trades for stars like Amos Otis and John Mayberry during this initial period.
Home plate umpire Tim McClelland measured more than 18 inches up the handle of George Brett's bat and called him out. AL President Lee MacPhail reinstated the home run weeks later after Yankee manager Billy Martin argued the call.
Payroll dropped from $40.5 million in 1994 to just $16.5 million by 1999 following owner Ewing Kauffman's death in 1993. The franchise set a record low winning percentage of .398 in 1999 losing 97 games before enduring nine consecutive losing records from 2004 through 2012.
The team won its second championship in 2015 defeating the New York Mets four games to one. Salvador Perez earned World Series MVP honors after scoring five runs in the 12th inning of Game 5 during this victory.