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The occasional power-hitting outfielder is not foreign to the KC Royals, but having two at once was infrequent until these two mashers came along.
From the franchise inception in 1969 until 1986 the KC Royals only had one outfield combination that hit 40 or more home runs in a season. That was Al Cowens and Amos Otis who hit exactly 40 while playing the outfield together in 1977.
The team was often constructed to be able to cover the vast acreage at Royals/Kauffman Stadium. Quick, speedy guys generally do not translate to high power numbers.