Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Kansas City · 1955–1972 · config 1972
Plays even
(+0.0 runs for the away team)
Dimensions
LF 369′ · LFA 408′ · LC 408′ · CF 421′ · RC 382′ · RFA 382′ · RF 338′
Walls LF 13′ · CF 22′ · RF 12′
Expanded minor-league yard — deep alleys for Athletics/Royals years
Cavernous foul ground
Capacity 35,561
A grown minor-league yard with room to run in the gaps.
Overhead diagram
Photograph
About this park
Municipal Stadium in Kansas City hosted A's and Royals summers in a multipurpose setting before Royals Stadium. It played near even in the book. The fountain era came next door; this chapter was brick-and-bowl practicality.