Just in time for the Kansas City Royals’ season opener Sunday night, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation shares reminders of its founder’s role in keeping baseball in Kansas City.
According to the foundation, Kauffman Stadium is the only American League stadium named after a person.
For decades, it had a unique position as the sole baseball-only stadium built in the majors between 1962 and 1991. The facility, designed by Kivett & Myers, opened for the 1973 season and hosted the 1973 All Star Game, partly because Kauffman added money to help catch up from a construction strike that had delayed the opening date.