Kansas City, MO

Kansas City is located in western Missouri, on the Missouri River as it crosses the border of Kansas. Kansas City, KS is on the other side of the border, while St. Louis, MO is 160 miles to the east, clear on the other side of the state.

Kansas City is home to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, in tribute to the fact that the Negro National League was formed at a meeting at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City on February 13, 1920.

Teams that have played here

• Kansas City Unions, Union Association (1884)
• Kansas City Cowboys, Western League (1885, 1887, 1892)
• Kansas City Cowboys, National League (1886)
• Kansas City Cowboys, American Association (1888-1889)
• Kansas City Blues, Western Association (1888, 1890-1891)
• Kansas City Cowboys, Western Association (1893)
• Kansas City Blues, Western League (1894-1899)
• Kansas City Blues, American League (1900)
• Kansas City Blues, Western League (1901)
• Kansas City Blue Stockings, Western League (1902-1903)
• Kansas City Cowboys, American Association (1902-1903)
• Kansas City Blues, American Association (1904-1954)
• Kansas City Packers, Federal League (1913-1915)
• Kansas City Monarchs, Negro National League (1920-1931)
• Kansas City Monarchs, independent Negro Leagues team (1932-1936)
• Kansas City Monarchs, Negro American League (1937-1955)
• Kansas City Athletics, American League (1955-1967)
• Kansas City Royals, American League (1969-present)

Persons who were born here

• Ken Adams, minor league pitcher
• Aaron Ashby, pitcher
• Andy Ashby, pitcher
• Hank Baylis, infielder
• Bugs Bennett, pitcher
• Ken Berry, outfielder
• Ken Blackman, minor league catcher
• Carl Blando, scout
• Harry Bright, infielder
• Mo Bruce, minor league infielder
• Scott Carroll, pitcher
• Ray Chang, minor league infielder
• Harry Cheek, catcher
• David Cone, pitcher
• Jeff Cornell, pitcher
• Rube Curry, pitcher
• George Darby, pitcher
• Tony DeFate, infielder
• Bob Dernier, outfielder
• Chuck Dobson, pitcher
• Tim Doherty, scout
• Frank Duncan, catcher, manager
• Frank Duncan, pitcher
• Harold Easley, umpire
• Brad Flanders, coach
• Tom Funk, pitcher
• John Gabler, pitcher
• Chris Gale, minor league pitcher
• Alex George, infielder
• Jim Gleeson, outfielder
• Mike Grouse, minor league infielder
• Carroll Haff, USA national team pitcher
• Robert Hawkins, outfielder
• Tom Heitz, researcher
• Tom Henke, pitcher
• John Hessler, minor league pitcher
• Fred Hicks, infielder
• Brad Holman, pitcher
• Kenny Hook, minor league infielder
• Tommy Hottovy, pitcher
• Lincoln Jackson, infielder
• Tincy Jamerson, pitcher
• Bill Kelso, pitcher
• Vern Kennedy, pitcher
• Johnny Kling, catcher; manager
• Frank Knoll, minor league outfielder
• Clarence Locke, pitcher
• Pat Magness, minor league infielder
• Shaun Marcum, pitcher
• Casey Martinez, minor league catcher
• Ron Mathis, pitcher
• John Mayberry, Jr., outfielder
• Terry McDaniel, outfielder
• Steve Mingori, pitcher
• Bill Moore, catcher
• Logan Morrison, infielder
• Carl Morton, pitcher
• Chuck Mount, minor league pitcher
• Earl Naylor, outfielder/pitcher
• Al Newman, infielder
• Lance Nichols, minor league catcher
• mark Nussbeck, minor league pitcher
• John O'Donoghue, pitcher
• Darren Oliver, pitcher
• Ivy Olson, infielder
• Sylvester Olson, minor league infielder
• Rick Parker, outfielder
• Kit Pellow, outfielder
• June Peppas, AAGPBL pitcher
• Joe Presko, pitcher
• Eugene Redd, infielder
• Warren Seabough, minor league catcher
• Jonathan Schuerholz, minor league infielder
• Steve Shifflett, pitcher
• Casey Stengel, outfielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Lee Stevens, infielder
• Harry Strohm, minor league infielder
• Nick Tepesch, pitcher
• Tom Tischinski, catcher
• Harry Vaughn, outfielder
• Bill Wakefield, pitcher
• Reggie Walton, outfielder
• Ted Waring, minor league catcher
• Joe Wood, pitcher/outfielder
• Robert Zimmerman, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Hank Baylis, infielder
• Jake Beckley, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Hugh Blackburn, pitcher
• Charles Boles, umpire
• Frank Bonner, infielder
• Joe Bowman, pitcher
• Ad Brennan, pitcher
• Allen Bryant, pitcher
• Parke Carroll, General Manager
• Pete Compton, outfielder
• Alexander Crawford, umpire
• Joe Crisp, catcher
• Pea Ridge Day, pitcher
• Ren Deagle, pitcher
• Russ Derry, outfielder
• Chuck Dobson, pitcher
• Frank Duncan, catcher, manager
• Lawrence Farley, outfielder
• John Farrell, infielder
• Sylvester Foreman, catcher
• Ervin Fowlkes, infielder
• Henry Gehring, pitcher
• George Gillpatrick, pitcher
• Jim Gleeson, outfielder
• Jay Hankins, outfielder
• Luther Harvel, outfielder
• Jack Haskell, umpire
• Logan Hensley, pitcher
• Fred Hicks, infielder
• Fred House, pitcher
• Dick Howser, infielder; manager
• Bill Hutchison, pitcher
• Connie Johnson, pitcher
• Lou Johnson, pitcher
• Newt Joseph, infielder
• Dave Keefe, pitcher
• Dick Kenworthy, infielder
• Bill Kling, pitcher
• Johnny Kling, catcher; manager
• Jim LaMarque, pitcher
• Dick LeMay, pitcher
• Jim Lillie, outfielder
• Carlisle Littlejohn, pitcher
• Art Loudell, pitcher
• Eldridge Mayweather, infielder
• Booker McDaniel, pitcher
• John McDermott, USA National Team player
• Vance McIlree, pitcher
• Hurley McNair, outfielder
• Herm Merritt, infielder
• Steve Mingori, pitcher
• Bill Moore, catcher
• Lynn Nelson, pitcher
• Kid Nichols, pitcher; manager; Hall of Fame
• Billy O'Brien, infielder
• Buck O'Neil, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Don O'Riley, pitcher
• Clarence Orme, infielder
• Satchel Paige, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Joe Pepitone, infielder
• John Perrine, infielder
• Scott Perry, pitcher
• John Peters, catcher
• Joe Presko, pitcher
• Herlen Ragland, pitcher
• Eugene Redd, infielder
• Robert Rhoades, minor league pitcher
• Joe Riggert, outfielder
• Frank Ringo, catcher
• Bullet Rogan, pitcher/outfielder, manager; Hall of Fame
• Carl Rolling, outfielder
• Roy Sanders, pitcher
• Hal Schwenk, pitcher
• Bill Sharp, minor league infielder
• Danny Shay, infielder
• Hilton Smith, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Don Songer, pitcher
• Art Thomason, outfielder
• Cotton Tierney, infielder
• Harry S. Truman, President
• Fred Underwood, pitcher
• Lon Ury, infielder
• Ted Waring, minor league catcher
• Buck Wheat, minor league catcher
• J.L. Wilkinson, Negro Leagues owner; Hall of Fame
• Bill Williams, infielder
• Chuck Workman, outfielder
• Maurice Young, pitcher
• Larry Zirbel, umpire

Educational institutions located here

• Archbishop O'Hara High School (closed)
• Avila University
• Bishop Hogan High School
• Central High School
• De La Salle High School
• Hickman Mills High School
• Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
• Manual High School (closed)
• Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods
• Northeast High School
• Oak Park High School
• Park Hill High School
• Paseo Academy
• Pembroke Hill High School
• Rockhurst High School
• Rockhurst University
• Southeast High School
• University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Westport High School
• Winnetonka High School

Further Reading

• Jeffrey Flanagan: "Historic KC Negro League site nearly restored: Former YMCA to become Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center", mlb.com, February 7, 2017. [1]