Prelude
Kansas City finally overcame their chief obstacle in the American League West, Oakland, only to find another waiting for them in the New York Yankees. The teams were natural rivals. Many Kansas City fans still harbored resentment over having the Kansas City Athletics viewed as a feeder system to the Yankee’s in the 1950’s and early ‘60’s. Plus, there was the David vs. Goliath thing going on between the two cities. It was the Royals first rodeo, and the Yankees hadn’t been to the World Series in a dozen years and hadn’t won the Series since 1962.