Kansas City Monarchs

Kansas City Monarchs
Information
League	Negro National League (1920–1931) Independent (1932–1936) Negro American League (1937–1961) Independent (1962–1965)
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark	Association Park (1920–1923) Muehlebach Field (1923–1955) a.k.a. Ruppert Stadium (1937–1942) a.k.a. Blues Stadium (1943–1954) a.k.a. Municipal Stadium (1955) Valley Field, Grand Rapids (1956–1965)
Year established	1920
Year disbanded	1965
Nickname(s)	Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1956–65 but retained Kansas City as their name
League titles	1923 1924 1925 1929 1937 1939 1940 1941 1942 1946 1953 1957
Negro World Series championships	1924 1942

The Kansas City Monarchs were an American baseball team. They were the the longest-running team in the history of the Negro leagues. The team played in Kansas City, Missouri. It was owned by J. L. Wilkinson. They were members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. In 1930, the Monarchs became the first professional baseball team to use a portable lighting system. It was moved from game to game in trucks to play games at night. They used the system for five years before any major league team did.^[1] The Monarchs won ten league championships before integration. They won the first Negro League World Series in 1924. The Monarchs had only one season without a winning record.^[2] The team had more major league players than any other Negro league franchise.^[3] It was disbanded in 1965.

1. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (2006-07-27). "Belated Recognition". The New York Times. pp. D5.
2. ↑ "Negro Leagues Baseball EMuseum: Team Profiles: Kansas City Monarchs". K-State College of Education. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
3. ↑ Dulin, Pete (2020-01-27). "How the Kansas City Monarchs became the city's favorite sports team in the 1920s". Kansas City Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-21.