Around the Horn in KC · Apr 9, 2018
Royals Baseball: 50 Years Strong
The Royals have proven to be one of the most successful expansion franchises since 1969
This story was featured in the Opening Day Issue of Royals Baseball Insider and is available for free to all fans who attend any game during the homestand from March 29-April 1, 2018.
Fifty years ago this month, on April 8, 1969, the Kansas City Royals played their inaugural game vs. the Minnesota Twins at Municipal Stadium. The boys in blue won, 4–3, in 12 innings on a pinch-hit, walk-off RBI single by Joe Keough in front of 17,688 fans.