Kansas City Sports History
 

Kansas City Royals 1969-Present

As a result of the Athletics move Kansas City was awarded an expansion team. This team would start play in the summer of 1969. Ewing Kauffman was selected as the new team owner, and he began the process of creating a professional baseball franchise from scratch. Kansas City then held a contest to pick the new nickname of the team. The winner was the name Royals, in honor of the longtime American Royal livestock show. The Royals changed ownership again in 2000 announcing David Glass, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart, as the new owner. The Royals are currently in the American League's Central Division.
Kansas City Monarchs 1920-1950

The Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues were formed in 1920. The team quickly became a dynasty, and was considered one of the best Negro League teams in history boasting such stars as Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige and Kansas City's own Buck O'Neil.
Kansas City Athletics 1955-1967
In 1955 the Philadelphia Athletics were sold to Arnold Johnson who moved them to Kansas City, Missouri. During the next five years the Athletics continued to struggle, and in 1960 they were sold to Charles O. Finley. Finley continually threatened to move the team. He successfully did so in 1967 when he moved the team to Oakland.
  Other Baseball Teams in Kansas City
Kansas City Unions UA 1884-1884
Kansas City Cowboys NL, WL, AA 1885-1903
Kansas City Blues WL, AA 1888-1889
Kansas City Blue Stockings WL 1902-1903
Kansas City Packers FL 1914-1915
Kansas City Blues AA 1900-1954

Reference
www.baseball-almanac.com
www.nlbm.com
www.kcroyals.com
Bjarkman, Peter. Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, American League Team
Histories. New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers/Richard Gallen, 1993. 183.

  

Kansas City Kings 1972-1985

This NBA franchise moved from Cincinnati in 1972 and was originally known as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings before becoming the Kansas City Kings in 1975. The Kings began playing in Kemper Arena in 1974 and remained there until 1985 when they were moved to Sacramento.
 

 

Other Basketball Teams in Kansas City

Kansas City Blues PBLA 1947-1948
Kansas City Hi-Spots ABC 1947-1948
Kansas City Hi-Spots NPBL 1950-1951
Kansas City Steers ABL 1960-1963
Kansas City Sizzlers CBA 1985-1986
Kansas City Mustangs WBA 1994-1995
Kansas City Lightning WBA 1977-1977
Kansas City Legacy NWBL 2001-2003

Kansas City Knights ABA 2000-2003

Reference
www.nba.com
www.apbr.org

 

Kansas City Chiefs 1963-Present
In the late 1950's Lamar Hunt unsuccessfully attempted to acquire a NFL team. So in 1960, along with six other owners, he decided to form a rival league, the American Football League (AFL). Hunt's team, the Dallas Texans, were unsuccessful in their first two years of existence. But in 1962 the Texans captured the AFL title in dramatic fashion beating the Houston Oilers in double overtime. After continued strong competition by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, Hunt decided to move his team to Kansas City in 1963, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL were born. The Chiefs are currently part of the American Football Conference Western Division.

Kansas City Command 2005-2008, 2011-Present
2006 marked the inaugural year for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League (AFL).  The Brigade played at Kemper Arena until 2007 then moved to Sprint Center in 2008.  Play was suspended after the 2008 season until 2011 when the team returned renamed the Kansas City Command.
  Other Football Teams in Kansas City
Kansas City Blues NFL 1924-1924
Kansas City Cowboys NFL 1925-1926

Reference
www.kcchiefs.com
Stallard, Mark. AFL to Arrowhead. Addax Publishing Group, 1999. 13-17.

 

Kansas City Scouts 1974-1976

The National Hockey League had a brief history in Kansas City. The Kansas City Scouts made the city their home from 1974-1976. Over the teams two-year history in Kansas City the Scouts compiled a 27-110 record. After their brief stay in Kansas City the franchise moved to Colorado where they were known as the Rockies for six seasons before moving to and becoming the NHL's present day New Jersey Devils.
 

Other Hockey Teams in Kansas City

Kansas City Pla-Mors AHA 1927-1933
Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 1933-1940
Kansas City Americans AHA 1940-1942
Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 1945-1949
Kansas City Mohawks USHL 1949-1951
Kansas City Blues CPHL 1967-1968
Kansas City Blues CHL 1968-1977
Kansas City Red Wings IHL 1977-1979

Kansas City Blades IHL 1990-2001

Kansas City Outlaws UHL 2004

Reference
www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/index.html
www.nhl.com

 

Sporting Kansas City 1990-Present
In 1996 the Kansas City Wiz of Major League Soccer were formed. In 1997 they were renamed the Wizards.  The Wizards became the 2000 MLS Champions.  In 2006 the team was purchased by a local group named OnGoal LLC. The team was officially rebranded Sporting Kansas City in 2010.  In 2011 they opened the state-of-the-art LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, giving the team their first true home for players and fans alike.
Kansas City Comets  2001-2005
The Kansas City Comets are part of the newly formed Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). The Comets are under the ownership of Kansas City Sports Enterprises and make their home in Kemper Arena. They were known as the Kansas City Attack for 10 years and became the Comets when the NPSL League disbanded in 2001.
 

Other Soccer Teams in Kansas City

Kansas City Spurs NASL 1968-1970

Kansas City Comets MISL 1981-1991

Kansas City Attack NPSL 1991-2000
Kansas City Brass PDL 1998-Present

Reference
www.kccomets.com
www.sover.net/~spectrum/misl.html
www.kcwizards.com

 

Kansas City Explorers 1993-Present
The Kansas City Explorers make their home in Hale Arena located next door to Kemper Arena. The Explorers are part of World Team Tennis.