On April 10, 1973, Royals Stadium hosted its first MLB game, a 12-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Since then, the stadium has undergone a name change to honor team founder Ewing Kauffman, hosted two All-Star Games, and 15 post-season series including four World Series. Over the last 50 years, the Royals have won 2,032 games at Kauffman Stadium (losing 1,903 for a .516 winning percentage), scoring 18,072 runs. Fans have seen a combined 6,391 home runs hit at the stadium by the Royals and their opponents (the Royals have been out-homered 3,487 to 2,831).
My first game was a 1988 game against the Orioles, and over the years I’ve been to hundreds of games with family and friends - my father, my mother, my kids, and my wife, my best friends, and even some of you.