Kansas City Municipal Stadium was a baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. It hosted the minor league Kansas City Blues of the American Association from 1923 to 1954 and the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues during the same period. The stadium was razed and rebuilt prior to the 1955 baseball season and hosted the Kansas City Athletics of the AL from 1955 to 1967, the Kansas City Royals of the AL from 1969 to 1972, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL and NFL from 1963 to 1971, as well as other short-lived professional teams.
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| - Kansas City Municipal Stadium was a baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. It hosted the minor league Kansas City Blues of the American Association from 1923 to 1954 and the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues during the same period. The stadium was razed and rebuilt prior to the 1955 baseball season and hosted the Kansas City Athletics of the AL from 1955 to 1967, the Kansas City Royals of the AL from 1969 to 1972, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL and NFL from 1963 to 1971, as well as other short-lived professional teams.
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Former names
| - Blues Stadium
- Muehlebach Field
- Ruppert Stadium
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demolished
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Dimensions
| - 1923(xsd:integer)
- Center Field - 421 ft
- Center Field - 450 ft
- Left Center - 408 ft
- Left Field - 350 ft
- Left Field - 369 ft
- Right Center - 382 ft
- Right Field - 338 ft
- Right Field - 350 ft1972
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Ropened
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stadium name
| - Kansas City Municipal Stadium
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seating capacity
| - 16000(xsd:integer)
- 35561(xsd:integer)
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Opened
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Owner
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tenants
| - Kansas City Royals
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas City Blues
- Kansas City Athletics
- Kansas City Blues / Cowboys
- Kansas City Monarchs
- Kansas City Spurs
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abstract
| - Kansas City Municipal Stadium was a baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. It hosted the minor league Kansas City Blues of the American Association from 1923 to 1954 and the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues during the same period. The stadium was razed and rebuilt prior to the 1955 baseball season and hosted the Kansas City Athletics of the AL from 1955 to 1967, the Kansas City Royals of the AL from 1969 to 1972, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL and NFL from 1963 to 1971, as well as other short-lived professional teams.
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