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Entered the American League as an expansion team in 1969. League champions in 1980, 1985, 2014, and 2015; World Series winners in 1985 and 2015.

Official Website:
http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/

Location:
Kansas City, MO

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Buddy Bell	Baseball	27-Aug-1951		Manager, Kansas City Royals, 2005-07
Carlos Beltran	Baseball	24-Apr-1977		Outfielder, New York Yankees
Bud Black	Baseball	30-Jun-1957		Manager, San Diego Padres
Vida Blue	Baseball	28-Jul-1949		Cy Young Award winning pitcher
George Brett	Baseball	15-May-1953		Twelve-time American League All-Star
Bill Buckner	Baseball	14-Dec-1949		Haunted by game 6 of the 1986 World Series
Melky Cabrera	Baseball	11-Aug-1984		White Sox outfielder
Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	17-Sep-1937		MLB first baseman
Rocky Colavito	Baseball	10-Aug-1933		Denies having cursed Cleveland
Vince Coleman	Baseball	22-Sep-1960		St. Louis Cardinal, base stealer
Johnny Damon	Baseball	5-Nov-1973		"Caveman" outfielder
Bucky Dent	Baseball	25-Nov-1951		Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager
Kirk Gibson	Baseball	28-May-1957		1988 National League MVP
David D. Glass	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Wal-Mart, 1988-2000
Whitey Herzog	Baseball	9-Nov-1931		The White Rat
Trey Hillman	Baseball	4-Jan-1963		Manager, Kansas City Royals
Clint Hurdle	Baseball	30-Jul-1957		Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates
Bo Jackson	Baseball	30-Nov-1962		Bo Knows
Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	29-Jun-1936	17-May-2011	Minnesota Twins
Bob Lemon	Baseball	22-Sep-1920	11-Jan-2000	Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager
Jack McKeon	Baseball	23-Nov-1930		Former Manager, Florida Marlins
Bob Melvin	Baseball	28-Oct-1961		Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Gaylord Perry	Baseball	15-Sep-1938		Me and the Spitter
Lou Piniella	Baseball	28-Aug-1943		Manager, Chicago Cubs
Bret Saberhagen	Baseball	11-Apr-1964		Two-time Cy Young winner

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