Blues Stadium
First Athletics home game in 1955
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| Former names | Muehlebach Field (1923–1937) Ruppert Stadium (1937–1943) Blues Stadium (1943–1954) |
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| Location | 2123 Brooklyn Avenue Kansas City, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39°5′9″N 94°33′25″W / 39.08583°N 94.55694°WCoordinates: 39°5′9″N 94°33′25″W / 39.08583°N 94.55694°W |
| Owner | City of Kansas City |
| Operator | City of Kansas City |
| Capacity | 17,476 (1923–1955) 30,296 (1955–1961) 34,165 (1961–1969) 34,164 (1969–1971) 35,561 (1971–1972) |
| Field size |
1923 Left Field – 350 ft (107 m) Center F. – 450 ft (137 m) Right Field – 350 ft (107 m) 1972 Left Field – 369 ft (112 m) L. Center – 408 ft (124 m) Center F. – 421 ft (128 m) R. Center – 382 ft (116 m) Right Field – 338 ft (103 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1923 |
| Opened | July 3, 1923 |
| Demolished | 1976 |
| Construction cost | US$400,000 ($5.62 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering |
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Kansas City Blues (AA) (1923–1954) Kansas City Monarchs (NNL / 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) |
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Kansas City Municipal Stadium was an American baseball and football stadium that formerly stood in Kansas City, Missouri. It was located at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and E. 22nd Street.
Municipal Stadium hosted both the minor-league Kansas City Blues of the American Association and the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro leagues from 1923 to 1954.
The stadium was almost completely rebuilt prior to the 1955 baseball season when the Kansas City Athletics moved to Kansas City from Philadelphia. The A's played from 1955 to 1967, the Kansas City Royals from 1969 to 1972, the Kansas City Chiefs (American Football League and National Football League) from 1963 to 1971 and the Kansas City Spurs (North American Soccer League) from 1968–1970.
The stadium hosted the 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game). The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl IV after appearing in the very first Super Bowl, Super Bowl I. Municipal Stadium was the site of the longest NFL game in history, in a playoff game between the Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins on Christmas Day, 1971. Jackie Robinson played at the stadium for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945 until he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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