Omaha_Royals

Omaha Royals

The Omaha Royals are a minor league baseball team based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals major league club. The Omaha Royals have been a member of the expanded Pacific Coast League since 1998. From 1969 to 1997, Omaha played in the now dissolved American Association. The team is owned by the Omaha Royals Limited Partnership, principal owners include Warren Buffett & Walter Scott, Jr..

The Royals play in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home to the College World Series for over 50 years. Omaha has been the only Triple-A location for the Kansas City Royals since their inception in 1969.

Beginning with the 1999 season, the team nickname was changed to the Omaha Golden Spikes. The name change was a reference to the Golden Spike driven at Promontory Summit, Utah to celebrate the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. It was intended to celebrate the rich railroad tradition in Omaha, headquarters of Union Pacific. However, the name change proved to be unpopular, and after three seasons the team name was changed back to the Royals in 2002.

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium is one of the few stadiums that still uses live music instead of prerecorded music. From 1973 through 2002, Lambert Bartak was the full-time organist; he holds the distinction of being one of very few baseball organists to be ejected from a game. Wilbur Snapp, of the Clearwater Phillies, was ejected in 1985, making him the first.

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1969	85-55	1st	Jack McKeon	League Champs
1970	73-65	1st	Jack McKeon	League Champs
1971	69-70	5th	Jack McKeon
1972	71-69	4th	Jack McKeon
1973	62-73	6th	Harry Malmberg
1974	54-82	8th	Harry Malmberg
1975	67-69	6th	Billy Gardner
1976	78-58	2nd	Billy Gardner	Lost League Finals
1977	76-59	1st	John Sullivan	Lost League Finals
1978	66-69	4th	John Sullivan	League Champs
1979	65-71	6th	Gordon Mackenzie
1980	66-70	4th	Joe Sparks
1981	79-57	1st	Joe Sparks	Lost League Finals
1982	71-66	4th	Joe Sparks	Lost League Finals
1983	64-72	6th (t)	Joe Sparks
1984	68-86	8th	Gene Lamont
1985	73-69	4th	Gene Lamont
1986	72-70	4th	John Boles / Frank Funk
1987	64-76	7th (t)	John Wathan / Frank Funk
1988	81-61	2nd	Glenn Ezell	Lost League Finals
1989	74-72	3rd (t)	Sal Rende	Lost League Finals
1990	86-60	1st	Sal Rende	League Champs
1991	73-71	5th	Sal Rende
1992	67-77	6th (t)	Jeff Cox
1993	70-74	5th	Jeff Cox
1994	68-76	6th	Jeff Cox
1995	76-68	3rd	Mike Jirschele	Lost in 1st round
1996	79-65	2nd	Mike Jirschele	Lost in 1st round
1997	61-83	8th	Mike Jirschele
1998	79-64	4th (t)	Ron Johnson
1999	81-60	3rd	Ron Johnson	Lost in 1st round
2000	64-79	11th	John Mizerock
2001	70-74	10th	John Mizerock
2002	76-68	4th	Bucky Dent
2003	70-73	11th	Mike Jirschele
2004	71-73	9th	Mike Jirschele
2005	72-72	8th	Mike Jirschele
2006	53-91	16th	Mike Jirschele
2007	73-71	3rd	Mike Jirschele
2008	63-81	3rd	Mike Jirschele