Omaha Royals

• Location: Omaha, NE
• League: American Association 1969-1997; Pacific Coast League 1998, 2002-2010
• Affiliation: San Diego Padres & Kansas City Royals 1969; Kansas City Royals 1970-1998, 2002-2010
• Ballpark: Rosenblatt Stadium 1969-2010

Team History

The long-time AAA entry of the Kansas City Royals, the Omaha Royals were members of the American Association throughout its final run, 1969 to 1997. There they won three league titles, in 1970, 1978 and 1990. After the AA dissolved, they joined the Pacific Coast League and have operated there since then, except for three years when they changed their name to the Omaha Golden Spikes. The Royals have never had another AAA affiliate.

Following the 2010 season, the team polled its fans regarding a new name and became the Omaha Storm Chasers.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1969	85-55	1st	Jack McKeon	League Champs
1970	73-65	1st	Jack McKeon	League Champs
1971	69-70	5th	Jack McKeon
1972	71-69	4th	Jack McKeon
1973	62-73	6th	Harry Malmberg
1974	54-82	8th	Harry Malmberg
1975	67-69	6th	Billy Gardner
1976	78-58	2nd	Billy Gardner	Lost League Finals
1977	76-59	1st	John Sullivan	Lost League Finals
1978	66-69	4th	John Sullivan	League Champs
1979	65-71	6th	Gordon Mackenzie
1980	66-70	4th	Joe Sparks			Jerry Cram
1981	79-57	1st	Joe Sparks	Lost League Finals		Jerry Cram
1982	71-66	4th	Joe Sparks	Lost League Finals		Jerry Cram
1983	64-72	6th (t)	Joe Sparks			Jerry Cram
1984	68-86	8th	Gene Lamont			Jerry Cram
1985	73-69	4th	Gene Lamont			Rich Dubee
1986	72-70	4th	John Boles (40-36) / Frank Funk (32-34)			Frank Funk
1987	64-76	7th (t)	John Wathan (62-69) / Frank Funk (2-7)		Adrian Garrett	Frank Funk
1988	81-61	2nd	Glenn Ezell	Lost League Finals	Tom Poquette	Rich Dubee
1989	74-72	3rd (t)	Sal Rende	Lost League Finals	Tom Poquette	Rich Dubee
1990	86-60	1st	Sal Rende	League Champs	Tom Poquette	Rich Dubee
1991	73-71	5th	Sal Rende		Brian Poldberg	Guy Hansen
1992	67-77	6th (t)	Jeff Cox		Bob Herold	Joel Horlen
1993	70-74	5th	Jeff Cox		Rich Dauer	Mike Alvarez
1994	68-76	6th	Jeff Cox		Tom Poquette	Mike Alvarez
1995	76-68	3rd	Mike Jirschele	Lost in 1st round	Tom Poquette	Mike Alvarez
1996	79-65	2nd	Mike Jirschele	Lost in 1st round	Sixto Lezcano	Mike Alvarez
1997	61-83	7th	Mike Jirschele		U L Washington	Mike Alvarez
1998	79-64	4th (t)	Ron Johnson			Gary Lance
2002	76-68	4th	Bucky Dent		Kevin Long	John Cumberland / Dave LaRoche
2003	70-73	11th	Mike Jirschele		Kevin Long	Dave LaRoche
2004	71-73	9th	Mike Jirschele		Terry Bradshaw	Dave LaRoche
2005	72-72	8th	Mike Jirschele		Terry Bradshaw	Mark Brewer
2006	53-91	16th	Mike Jirschele		Terry Bradshaw	Tom Burgmeier
2007	73-71	8th	Mike Jirschele		Terry Bradshaw	Tom Burgmeier
2008	63-81	14th	Mike Jirschele		Terry Bradshaw	Tom Burgmeier
2009	64-80	13th	Mike Jirschele		Tommy Gregg	Tom Burgmeier
2010	81-63	3rd	Mike Jirschele		Tommy Gregg	Doug Henry

Ceremonial first pitch thrown by a Navy sailor before a game in 2007