Top 10 Moments in KC Royals History

Although they have fallen on hard times the last decade and a half, the Royals were once one of the class organizations in MLB. From 1976-1985, they made seven postseason appearances. They also boasted one of baseball's all time greats in George Brett.

Here are the top 10 moments in Royals history in chronological order:

Steve Busby's No-hitter (April 27, 1973): Busby no-hit the Detroit Tigers for the first no-no in Royals history. Busby walked 6 and struck out 4.

Larry Gura shuts out A’s 4-0 to win AL West (September 29, 1976): The Royals franchise entered the American League in 1969. They won their first division title in 1976. Larry Gura's shutout propelled the Royals into their first postseason. The team won three straight division titles losing to New York in the playoffs each time.

George Brett hits 3 HR off Catfish Hunter in Game 3 ALCS (October 6, 1978): George Brett became the second player in LCS history to hit three homers in a game. His effort led KC to a 6-5 victory over New York. Bob Robertson in 1971 and Adam Kennedy in 2002 also hit three in one game. Unfortunately, the Royals lost the ALCS to New York.

George Brett hits .390 (1980): George Brett made a run at hitting .400 in the 1980 season. He finished at .390 and led the league in hitting, slugging, and on-base percentage. He also had 118 RBI in 117 games in winning the MVP. It remains the highest average for a full season since Ted Williams in .406 in 1941. Tony Gwynn hit .394 in a strike shortened campaign.

Royals: 4 Yankees: 2 (October 10, 1980): George Brett hit a dramatic third deck three run home run off Goose Gossage at Yankee Stadium sending the Royals to their first World Series. The Royals finally slayed the dragon after three postseason defeats.

The Pine Tar Incident (July 24, 1983): With 2 out in the ninth, George Brett hit another dramatic homer off Goose Gossage giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. Yankee manager Billy Martin protested Brett's bat claiming it violated pine tar rules. The umpires ruled Brett out and the KC third baseman charged the men in blue. Eventually, the league ruled in Brett's favor, KC returned to New York to finish the game, and the Royals beat the Yankees 5-4.

Comeback from 3-1 down to beat Toronto (1985): The Royals fell behind the Toronto Blue Jays 3 games to 1. Danny Jackson shut out the Jays in Game 5. George Brett's homer helped beat Doyle Alexander in Game 6. The Royals closed out the Jays with a 4 run sixth inning against Dave Stieb winning their second pennant.

Royals: 11 Cardinals: 0 (October 27, 1985): The Royals fell behind the Cardinals 3-1. As in the ALCS, Danny Jackson pitched the Royals to a Game 5 win. The Royals won a contested matchup 2-1 on a blown call at first base and a Cardinal meltdown. In Game 7, pitcher Bret Saberhagen put his cleats to the Cards throats, St. Louis came apart at the seams, and the Royals shutout their cross state rivals. The Royals won their first World Title.

George Brett wins batting title (1990): George Brett became the first player to win batting titles in three decades. In 1976, he hit .333. In 1980, Brett hit .390. Ten years later, .329 led the league. Brett remains the only player to achieve this.

George Brett gets 3000th hit (1992): The greatest Royal of them all collected his 3000th hit in 1992. He finished the season at .285 before retiring in 1993. The Hall of Famers ended his career with 3154 hits and a .305 average.