Royals Post Win In Yost Debut
With the Royals 6-1 victory tonight, Ned Yost becomes the third straight Royals Manager to win his debut game with the ballclub. The 16th full-time skipper for the boys in blue also evens the score for managerial debuts in Royals History at 8-8.
Here is a rundown of those maiden voyages:
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Manager |
Joe Gordon |
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Date |
April 8, 1969 |
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Ballpark |
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
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Minnesota Twins 3 – Royals 4 (12 Innings) |
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Manager |
Charlie Metro |
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Date |
April 7, 1970 |
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Ballpark |
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Oakland A’s 6 – Royals 4 |
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Manager |
Bob Lemon |
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Date |
June 9, 1970 |
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Ballpark |
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
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Washington Senators 1 – Royals 8 |
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Manager |
Jack McKeon |
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Date |
April 6, 1973 |
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Ballpark |
Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) |
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Loss |
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Royals 2 – California Angels 3 |
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|
Manager |
Whitey Herzog |
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Date |
July 25, 1975 |
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Ballpark |
Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
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Texas Rangers 3 – Royals 6 |
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Manager |
Jim Frey |
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Date |
April 10, 1980 |
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Ballpark |
Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Detroit Tigers 5 – Royals 1 |
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Manager |
Dick Howser |
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Date |
August 31, 1981 |
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Ballpark |
Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Milwaukee Brewers 5 – Royals 1 |
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Manager |
Billy Gardner |
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Date |
April 6, 1987 |
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Ballpark |
Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Chicago White Sox 5 – Royals 4 |
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Manager |
John Wathan |
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Date |
August 27, 1987 |
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Ballpark |
Royals Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
|
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Texas Rangers 2 – Royals 3 (10 Innings) |
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|
Manager |
Hal McRae |
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Date |
May 24, 1991 |
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Ballpark |
Metrodome (Minneapolis) |
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Loss |
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Royals 2 – Minnesota Twins 3 |
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Manager |
Bob Boone |
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Date |
April 26, 1995 |
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Ballpark |
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
|
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Baltimore Orioles 1 – Royals 5 |
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Manager |
Tony Muser |
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Date |
July 10, 1997 |
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Ballpark |
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Chicago White Sox 6 – Royals 3 |
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|
Manager |
Tony Pena |
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Date |
May 15, 2002 |
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Ballpark |
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Loss |
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Minnesota Twins 8 – Royals 6 |
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Manager |
Buddy Bell |
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Date |
June 1, 2005 |
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Ballpark |
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
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New York Yankees 1 – Royals 3 |
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Manager |
Trey Hillman |
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Date |
March 31, 2008 |
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Ballpark |
Comerica Park (Detroit) |
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Win |
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Royals 5 – Detroit Tigers 4 (11 Innings) |
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Manager |
Ned Yost |
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Date |
May 14, 2010 |
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Ballpark |
Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City) |
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Win |
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Chicago White Sox 1 – Royals 6 |
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Interesting Notes: Only three of the sixteen debuts have come on the road and two of those were the first game of the season (Jack McKeon – 1973 & Trey Hillman – 2008).
The only Royals Manager to debut on the road in a non-Opening Day game is Hal McRae back on May 24, 1991 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
(Curt Nelson, Director – Royals Hall of Fame)
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