<P> Kansas City welcomed the new Royals, who were led by 1969 American League Rookie of the Year Lou Piniella . The expansion team drew nearly one million fans in their first season, despite a 69--93 record . </P> <P> In subsequent seasons, many future stars made their debuts for the Royals, who were building a highly competitive team, rising up to an 85 - 76 record in 1971 . CF Amos Otis (1970), P Paul Splittorff (1970), SS Freddie Patek (1971), 1B John Mayberry (1972) and P Steve Busby (1972) were a core of young Royals who made their debuts at Municipal Stadium . Each went on to selection into the Royals Hall of Fame . </P> <P> After the 1972 baseball season, the Royals moved to Royals Stadium in the Truman Sports Complex . The Royals won the final game (and event) at Municipal Stadium, a 4--0 win over the Texas Rangers on October 4, 1972, in also the final Major League game managed by Hall of Famer Ted Williams . Amos Otis scored the final run in Municipal Stadium history and Ed Kirkpatrick had the final hit . Four days prior Gene Tenace of the Oakland A's hit the final home run, and John Mayberry hit the final Royals home run the night before . </P> <P> Franchise owner Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans of the fledgling American Football League (AFL) to Kansas City after the 1962 season, becoming the Kansas City Chiefs . The stadium was retrofitted for football . The playing field ran an unconventional east - west, along the first base line . Temporary stands were erected in left field to expand the stadium's capacity each fall, but had to be removed during the baseball season . Due to the lower capacity without the temporary bleachers, the Chiefs opened almost every season between 1963 and 1971 with three or more consecutive road games, except 1968, the year in between the Athletics' final season in Kansas City and the Royals' first season . </P>

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