2. The Kansas City Royals By Emma Rose Cook Since 1969

3. Through the years there have been many terrific players for the KC Royals but the one that stood out the most was George Brett.

4. George Brett played 21 great years for the KC Royals. He played from 1973 to 1993

5. On July 24,1983, George Brett hit a home run that is now called the “pine tar homerun”. There were 2 outs, Brett up to batt with U.L. Washington on first. Brett hits it right outside of the foul pole. On the next pitch by Ron Guirdy, Brett hits a home run, scores 2 runs and the KC Royals win the game!

6. George Brett holds many Single Season records! Some are listed below. Batting Average On Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Total Bases #1 Batter

7. Only a few baseball players had a better batting career average than Brett did.

8. Royals 5 best batters #1-George Brett #2-John Mayberoy #3-Hal McRay #4-Amos Otis #5-Carlos Beltron

9. Fun Fact: The Royals first played in Memorial Stadium

10. Credits Richard Kempf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Brett http://www.baseball- reference.com/players/b/brettge01.shtml http://baseballhall.org/hof/brett-george http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/roster/_/name/kc/kan sas-city-royals http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=kc

11. http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/ballpark/histor y.jsp http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/kc/ballpark/histor y.jsp http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city- royals/article2157217.html http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city- royals/article2157217.html http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/kansas-city- royals-name-origin-why-cows-lorde-world-series http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/kansas-city- royals-name-origin-why-cows-lorde-world-series http://www.rotorob.com/2012/07/21/mlb-today- chipper-jones-now-the-man-at-third/ http://www.rotorob.com/2012/07/21/mlb-today- chipper-jones-now-the-man-at-third/ http://m.mlb.com/player/111437/george-brett

12. http://www.posters.ws/14455/kansas_city_royals/ge orge_brett_s_3000th_hit_1993 http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this- day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--George-Brett-Hits-- Pine-Tar-Home-Run-.html http://www.tradingcarddb.com/GalleryP.cfm/pid/673 /George-Brett?PageIndex=45 http://kingsofkauffman.com/2014/05/27/lorenzo- cain-royals-best-hitter/ https://www.pinterest.com/kclibrary/kansas-city- history-more/ http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/big-league- stew/kauffman-stadium-local-guide-enjoying-road- trip-home-144215744.html