KANSAS CITY ROYALS
World Series Titles: (2) 1985, 2015
American League Titles: (4) 1980, 1985, 2014, 2015
Division Titles: (8) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 Second Half, 1984, 1985, 2015
Wild Card Titles: (2) 2014, 2024
ROYALS IN THE PLAYOFFS
YEAR
DIVISION
W
L
PCT.
GB
FINISH
1969
American League West 69
93
.426
28
4th
1970
American League West 65
97
.401
33
4th-Tie
1971
American League West 85
76
.528
16
2nd
1972
American League West 76
78
.494
16.5
4th
1973
American League West 88
74
.543
6
2nd
1974
American League West 77
85
.475
13
5th
1975
American League West 91
71
.562
7
2nd
1976
American League West 90
72
.556
+2.5
1st
1977
American League West 102
60
.630
+8
1st
1978
American League West 92
70
.568
+5
1st
1979
American League West 85
77
.525
3
2nd
1980
American League West 97
65
.599
+14
1st
1981 First Half
American League West 20
30
.400
12
5th
1981 Second Half
American League West 30
23
.566
+1
1st
1982
American League West 90
72
.556
3
2nd
1983
American League West 79
83
.488
20
2nd
1984
American League West 84
78
.519
+3
1st
1985
American League West 91
71
.562
+1
1st
1986
American League West 76
86
.469
16
3rd
1987
American League West 83
79
.512
2
2nd
1988
American League West 84
77
.522
19.5
3rd
1989
American League West 92
70
.568
7
2nd
1990
American League West 75
86
.466
27.5
6th
1991
American League West 82
80
.506
13
6th
1992
American League West 72
90
.444
24
5th-Tie
1993
American League West
84
78
.519
10
3rd
1994
American League Central 64
51
.557
4
3rd
1995
American League Central 70
74
.486
30
2nd
1996
American League Central 75
86
.466
24
5th
1997
American League Central 67
94
.416
19
5th
1998
American League Central 72
89
.447
16.5
3rd
1999
American League Central 64
97
.398
32.5
4th
2000
American League Central 77
85
.475
18
4th
2001
American League Central 65
97
.401
26
5th
2002
American League Central 62
100
.383
32.5
4th
2003
American League Central 83
79
.512
7
3rd
2004
American League Central
58
104
.358
34
5th
2005
American League Central 56
106
.346
43
5th
2006
American League Central
62
100
.383
34
5th
2007
American League Central
69
93
.426
27
5th
2008
American League Central
75
87
.463
13.5
4th
2009
American League Central
65
97
.401
21.5
4th-Tie
2010
American League Central
67
95
.414
27
5th
2011
American League Central
71
91
.438
24
4th
2012
American League Central
72
90
.444
16
3rd
2013
American League Central
86
76
.531
7
3rd
2014
American League Central
89
73
.549
1
2nd
2015
American League Central
95
67
.586
+12
1st
2016
American League Central
81
81
.500
13.5
3rd
2017
American League Central
80
82
.494
22
3rd
2018
American League Central
58
104
.358
33
5th
2019
American League Central 59
103
.364
42
4th
2020
American League Central 26
34
.433
10
4th
2021
American League Central 74
88
.457
19
4th
2022
American League Central
65
97
.401
27
5th
2023
American League Central
56
106
.346
31
5th
2024
American League Central
86
76
.531
6.5
2nd-Tie

ROYALS IN THE PLAYOFFS
YEAR
ROUND
OPPONENT
WON/LOST
GAMES
1976
AL Championship Series
New York Yankees
Lost
2-3
1977
AL Championship Series
New York Yankees
Lost
2-3
1978
AL Championship Series
New York Yankees
Lost
1-3
1980
AL Championship Series
New York Yankees
Won
3-0

World Series
Philadelphia Phillies
Lost
2-4
1981
AL Division Series
Oakland Athletics
Lost
0-3
1984
AL Championship Series
Detroit Tigers
Lost
0-3
1985
AL Championship Series
Toronto Blue Jays
Won
4-3

World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
Won
4-3
2014
AL Wild Card Game
Oakland Athletics
Won 9-8 (12 Innings)

AL Division Series
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Won
3-0

AL Championship Series
Baltimore Orioles
Won
4-0

World Series
San Francisco Giants
Lost
3-4
2015
AL Division Series
Houston Astros
Won
3-2

AL Championship Series
Toronto Blue Jays
Won
4-2

World Series
New York Mets
Won
4-1
2024
AL Wild Card Series
Baltimore Orioles
Won
2-0

AL Division Series
New York Yankees
Lost
1-3