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Kansas City T-Bones Founded in 2003 Kansas City, Kansas

Team Logo Cap Insignia

League affiliations

Northern League

Name

Kansas City T-Bones (2003-present) Duluth-Superior Dukes (1993-2002)

Team Colors

maroon, black, gold

Ballpark

CommunityAmerica Ballpark Wade Stadium

Championships

League titles: 1 (2004)

Owner(s)/Operated By: John Ehlert

General Manager: Rick Muntean

Manager: Andy McCauley

Media: Kansas City Kansan Kansas City Star

Website: www.tbonesbaseball.com

The Kansas City T-Bones, an independent league baseball team is based out of Kansas City, Kansas and play in CommunityAmerica Ballpark near the Kansas Speedway. They have played in the Northern League since 2003. They play in the same metropolitan area as the American League's Kansas City Royals, who are based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Founded: 2003

Playoff appearances: 2004

Divisional titles won: none

League Championships won: none

The team was previously known as the Duluth-Superior Dukes (representing Duluth, MN and Superior, WI), which had won the Northern League championship 1997, though league records do not reflect such continuity.

The T-Bones broke ground on CommunityAmerica Ballpark September 4th, 2002, and just over nine months later played their first home game on June 6th, 2003.

The team's mascot is named "Sizzle". On Oct. 16, 2006, the T-Bones announced the firing of manager, "Dirty" Al Gallagher, who had been the team's first and only manager. Andy McCauley replaced him. Gallagher has been in professional baseball since 1965 when he was the fourteenth player overall selected, taken in the first round by the San Francisco Giants, and took another managing job with the St. Joseph Blacksnakes.

Team games are currently available on the internet on the team's website and locally in Kansas City on 1660 AM.

Contents 1 Yearly Summary 1.1 2003 1.2 2004 1.3 2005 1.4 2006 2 Year-by-year record 3 External links 4 References

Eddie Pearson led the league in batting average (.362), RBI's (78), and hits (124).

The T-Bones finished the regular season with a 48-48 record. They went to the first round of the playoffs and exited the first round after losing 3 of 5 games to the Schaumburg Flyers. For the year, T-Bones player Eddie Pearson received the Most Valuable Player award, Rick Muntean received co-executive of the year, and the entire team received Organization of the Year. Several League Records were set by T-Bones players: Jonathan Krysa set records for innings pitched (165.1), total batters faced, and games started (24); Rick Prieto set new records for walks (78), and runs (97), while tying the league record for triples (10); and Eddie Pearson set the intentional walks record with 17.

The T-Bones finished 45-49 overall. They finished second in the first half with a record of 27-19, just missing the playoff berth, but never contended in the second half due to the loss of several key players.

Jonathan Krysa was named Northern League Pitcher of the Year with a record of 13-5 and a 3.74 ERA. However, the T-Bones finished third in both halves of the season. They led the second-half race until the final week, when a disastrous season-ending road trip ended their hopes. Their overall record of 45-51 for the season was their franchise-worst record and gave them a 181-194 (.482) record in their four years in Kansas City.

				First Half			Second Half			Overall
Season		Division		W-L	Finish		W-L	Finish		W-L	Win%		Playoffs
2003		West		20-25	4th		23-21	2nd		43-46	.483		Did not qualify
2004		South		20-28	4th		28-20	1st		48-48	.500		Lost semi-final
2005		South		27-19	2nd		18-30	5th		45-49	.479		Did not qualify
2006		South		22-26	3rd		23-25	3rd		45-51	.469		Did not qualify
2007		South		18-30	4th		26-22	2nd		44-52	.458		Did not qualify

• T-Bones web site
• Kansas City Star T-Bones articles
• nlfan.com Kansas City T-Bones Guide
• nlfan.com Duluth-Superior Dukes Guide
• Duluth-Superior Dukes Tribute Page

• nlfan.com - yearly league standings & awards

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