Municipal Stadium was the name of the
ballpark used by the
Kansas City A's (1955-1967), the
Kansas City Royals for their first four years (1969-1972), and the
Kansas City Monarchs. Originally named
Muehlebach Field for
George Muehlebach, owner of the
Kansas City Blues, who built the park in 1923. In 1955, the
Philadelphia A's moved out of of
Shibe Park to
Kansas City, and the park was renamed Municipal Stadium. Before leaving for
Oakland in 1967, A's owner
Charlie Finley often tinkered with the park, including adding a hastily assembled "
Pennant Porch" 296 feet down the right field line.
The Municipal Stadium in Cleveland was originally named Lakefront Stadium. Near the end of its existence, it was called Cleveland Stadium, or, more commonly, "The Mistake By The Lake," for both its wonderful view of Lake Erie and the Cleveland Indians' miserable attendance.