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Kansas City Municipal Stadium (KC-134, 59576-C)

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KANSAS CITY MUNICIPAL STADIUM

KC-134, 59576-C

Bright, sharp image! A Collector's Favorite!!!

Kansas City Blues (A.A.) (1923-1954) Kansas City Monarchs (NNL and NAL) (1923-1931, 1937-1954) Kansas City Blues / Cowboys (NFL) (1924-1926) Kansas City Athletics (MLB) (1955-1967) Kansas City Chiefs (AFL / NFL) (1963-1971) Kansas City Spurs (NASL) (1968-1970) Kansas City Royals (MLB) (1969-1972)

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, the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues during most of the same time, 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 some other short-lived professional teams.

Municipal Stadium was originally built as Muehlebach Field in 1923 for the minor-league Blues for $400,000. It was named for Blues owner George E. Muehlebach, who also owned Muehlebach Beer and the Muehlebach Hotel.

It was located in the inner city neighborhood near 18th and Vine to house the minor league white Kansas City Blues baseball team and the Negro League Kansas City Monarchs. The first Negro League World Series game was held at the stadium in 1924. Today, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is a few blocks from the site.

The stadium consisted of a single-decked, mostly covered, grandstand extending from the right field foul pole down around most of the left field line. When the New York Yankees bought the Blues for their farm system in 1937, the stadium was renamed Ruppert Stadium in honor of the Yankees owner, Col. Jacob Ruppert. Ruppert died two years later, and the stadium was renamed Blues Stadium in 1943.

Unused 4" x 6" deckled continental size chrome

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