The Big Names that Played for the Kansas City Royals

Every baseball team in America has quite a number of notable players on its roster, both in the past and present. The Kansas City baseball team is no exception. The Kansas City Royals have seen a few very outstanding ballplayers grace their lineup in the past, and these baseball stars had contributed significantly to the success of the team and to the game of baseball in general. The Kansas City Royals had a few players who were considered legends of baseball and they were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Two of the most notable personalities who made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame from the Kansas City Royals are third baseman George Brett who stayed with the Kansas City Royals from 1973 up to 1993, and the team's radio commentator Denny Matthews who joined the ball club in 1969. Matthews is still commentating for the Royals now. The list of notable Kansas City players of the team also includes Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, and Harmon Killebrew, who were all with the team until the tail-end of their careers.

Other names that were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame from the Kansas City baseball team include second baseman Frank White, shortstop Freddie Patek, Manager Dick Howser and first baseman John Mayberry. Also to be seen on the list of famous names that contributed a lot to the game of baseball are Kansas City Royals owner Ewing Kauffman and his wife Muriel Kauffman. The team's general manager and president, Joe Burke is also included in the list of people from the Kansas City Royals who made it to the Hall of Fame for Baseball.

With such an extensive list of great talents, it is no wonder that the Kansas City Royals have become one of the most esteemed organizations in the Major League.