KANSAS CITY ROYALS by Paul Bowker An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com
www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 052014 092014 Editor Matt Tustison Copy Editor Nicholas Cafarelli Interior Design and Production Christa Schneider Cover Design Christa Schneider Photo Credits G Newman Lowrance AP Images cover Eric Gay AP Images title Cliff Schiappa File AP Images 4 42 bottom AP Images 6 16 23 24 27 30 42 middle 44 The Kansas City Star Patrick Sullivan AP Images 8 Photo by Focus on Sport Getty Images 11 Photo by Diamond Images Getty Images 12 42 top Photo by John Vawter Collection Diamond Images Getty Images 15 19 Richard Drew AP Images 21 Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios Getty Images 28 Chris Corsmeier AP Images 32 Kevork Djansezian AP Images 35 43 top Phil Long AP Images 37 Ed Zurga AP Images 38 43 middle Charlie Riedel AP Images 41 43 bottom Reed Hoffmann AP Images 47 Library of Congress Control Number 2014933081 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bowker Paul 1954 Kansas City Royals by Paul Bowker p cm Inside MLB Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-472-5 1 Kansas City Royals Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title GV875 K3B69 2015 796 357'6409778411 dc23 2014933081
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 World Series Champs 4 Chapter 2 Royal Beginnings 12 Chapter 3 The 70s Building a Winner 16 Chapter 4 The Glorious 80s 24 Chapter 5 Beginning of Decline 32 Chapter 6 Striving for a Comeback 38 Timeline 42 Quick Stats 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
