2015 ALCS Game 7 vs Tigers
Royals win 2015 World Series, second championship.
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and have made four World Series trips, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014.
Quick Facts
- Series result
- Royals 4, Blue Jays 2
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Season
- 2015
- What was at stake
- American League pennant; World Series berth
- Royals' next achievement
- 2015 World Series Champions (defeated Mets 4-1)
- Franchise context
- First World Series title since 1985
Lore & Background
The Royals won the AL Central division title in 2015 and defeated the New York Mets in five games in the 2015 World Series to win their second World Series championship.
Reader's Guide
The 2015 ALCS was against the Toronto Blue Jays. The series ended in Game 6, with the Royals winning 4-2. The Blue Jays were the AL East champions in 2015.
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