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Scene from the 1960 World Series
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Originally built for the American Association minor league team, the Kansas City Blues, this ballpark was host to various sports teams in its 53 year lifespan. From the Blues to the legendary Negro League team Kansas City Monarchs to two Major League ball clubs, the Athletics (1955-67) and the Royals (1969-72). It was also home to the NFL Chiefs from 1963 to 1971.
It also took many shapes, when first built it was a simple single-tier ballpark fit to hold a modest capacity of 17,476. In 1954 when it looked like Kansas City would finally join the Major Leagues, plans to add a second deck to the already existing structure took place, only to find the footing was too weak to hold the additional deck, so the old ballpark was razed and in its place, in a hurried fashion of 90 days, a new structure was built to hold 30,296. I suspect the photo is when the finishing touches were put on newly rebuilt Municipal Stadium.
Once the Royals left after the 1972 season for Royals Stadium, the end was near for this historic ballpark, in 1976, Municipal Stadium was demolished and in its place was a municipal garden.
