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1. A Lost Pioneer A Lost Pioneer May 21, 2006 Americus V. McKim, known as "the father of Kansas City baseball" is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. He died February 10, 1910 at age 70. In the 1880s, "McKim was the driving force who brought major-league...
2. Baseball Baseball Print-outs of the Daily News, June 3rd and 8th, 1884. First association game of baseball in Kansas City played at Athletic Park between Kansas City Unions and Chicago Unions, June 7, 1884.
3. Innings Ago: Recollections by Kansas City Ballplayers of Their Days in the Game Innings Ago: Recollections by Kansas City Ballplayers of Their Days in the Game //1987 Book with photos and descriptions of several baseball players starting out or playing professionally in Kansas City for the local teams preceding the Kansas City Royals. Chapters on Buck O'Neil, Hank Bauer,...
4. Major League City: Major League Baseball's Inauspicious Start in K. C. Major League City: Major League Baseball's Inauspicious Start in K. C. May 2000 Article about "the Kansas City Unions, Kansas City's first professional sports team," one of the "34 so-called major league baseball franchises in America" in the 1880s besides the National League. Organized...
5. The 1884 Kansas City Unions: A History of Kansas City's First Major League Baseball Team The 1884 Kansas City Unions: A History of Kansas City's First Major League Baseball Team //1977 Defines term "Major League" and classifies the Unions in 1884 the first such Kansas City team.