Kansas City T-Bones
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| Founded | 2003 |
| League | Northern League 2003-present |
| Team History | Kansas City T-Bones 2003-present |
| Ballpark | CommunityAmerica Ballpark |
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| Based in | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Team Colors | maroon, black, gold |
| Owner | John Ehlert |
| Manager | Andy McCauley |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division Titles | 2004, second half; lost playoff |
| Mascot | Sizzle |
The Kansas City T-Bones minor league baseball team is based out of Kansas City, Kansas and play in CommunityAmerica Ballpark near the Kansas Speedway. They have played in the Northern League since 2003. They play in the same metropolitan area as the American League's Kansas City Royals, who are based in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Founded: 2003
- Playoff appearances: 2004
- Divisional titles won: none
- League Championships won: None
The team was previously known as the Duluth-Superior Dukes, and as such, won the league championship on 3 occasions, in 1969, 1970 and 1997.
The T-Bones broke ground on CommunityAmerica Ballpark September 4th, 2002, and just over nine months later played their first game on June 6th, 2003.
The team's mascot is named "Sizzle". On Oct. 16, 2006, the T-Bones announced the firing of manager, "Dirty" Al Gallagher, who had been the team's only manager. Andy McCauley will replace him. Gallagher has been in professional baseball since 1965 when he was the fourteenth player overall selected, taken in the first round by the San Francisco Giants.
Team games are currently available on the internet on the team's website and locally in Kansas City on 1030 AM.
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[edit] Yearly Summary
[edit] 2003
Eddie Pearson led the league in batting average (.362), RBI's (78), and hits (124).
[edit] 2004
The T-Bones finished the regular season with a 48-48 record. They went to the first round of the playoffs and exited the first round after losing 3 of 5 games to the Schaumburg Flyers. For the year, T-Bones player Eddie Pearson received the Most Valuable Player award, Rick Muntean received co-executive of the year, and the entire team received Organization of the Year. Several League Records were set by T-Bones players: Jonathan Krysa set records for innings pitched (165.1), total batters faced, and games started (24); Rick Prieto set new records for walks (78), and runs (97), while tying the league record for triples (10); and Eddie Pearson set the intentional walks record with 17.
[edit] 2005
The T-Bones finished 45-49 overall. They finished second in the first half with a record of 27-19, just missing the playoff berth, but never contended in the second half due to the loss of several key players.
[edit] 2006
Jonathan Krysa was named Northern League Pitcher of the Year with a record of 13-5 and a 3.74 ERA. However, the T-Bones finished third in both halves of the season. They led the second-half race until the final week, when a disastrous season-ending road trip ended their hopes. Their overall record of 45-51 for the season was their franchise-worst record and gave them a 181-194 (.482) record in their four years in Kansas City.
[edit] Year-by-year record
| First Half | Second Half | Overall | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | W-L | Finish | W-L | Win% | Playoffs | ||||||
| 2003 | West | 20-25 | 4th | 23-21 | 2nd | 43-46 | .483 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2004 | South | 20-28 | 4th | 28-20 | 1st | 48-48 | .500 | Lost semi-final | ||||||
| 2005 | South | 27-19 | 2nd | 18-30 | 4th | 45-49 | .479 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2006 | East | 22-26 | 3rd | 23-25 | 3rd | 45-51 | .469 | Did not qualify | ||||||
[edit] External links
- T-Bones web site
- Kansas City Star T-Bones articles
- nlfan.com Kansas City T-Bones Guide
- nlfan.com Duluth-Superior Dukes Guide
- Duluth-Superior Dukes Tribute Page
[edit] References
- nlfan.com - yearly league standings & awards
| Northern League | ||
| North Division: Calgary Vipers | Edmonton Cracker-Cats | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Winnipeg Goldeyes South Division: Gary SouthShore RailCats | Joliet JackHammers | Kansas City T-Bones | Schaumburg Flyers |
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