Kansas City Monarchs

Kansas City Monarchs
Kansas City Monarchs
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League	Negro National League (1920–1931); Independent (1932–1936); Negro American League (1937–1961); Independent (1962–1965); Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1956–65 but retained Kansas City as their name;
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);
Established	1920
Disbanded	1965
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 the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. J. L. Wilkinson was the first white owner at the time of the establishment of the team. In 1930, the Monarchs became the first professional baseball team to use a portable lighting system which was transported from game to game in trucks to play games at night, five years before any MLB team did. The Monarchs won ten league championships before integration, and triumphed in the first Negro League World Series in 1924. The Monarchs had only one season in which they did not have a winning record. The team produced more major league players than any other Negro league franchise. It was disbanded in 1965.

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