51. Willie Foster • P • 1923—1938
Pitched briefly for the Monarchs at the tail end of the '31 season.
52. Sadaharu Oh • 1B • 1959—1980
53. Bert Blyleven • P • 1970—1992
34 games in KC (seven at Municipal, 27 at Royals): 2.84 ERA, 16-13. Also took the loss in the '73 All-Star Game after giving up a couple runs in one inning of work.
54. Biz Mackey • C • 1920—1947
Visited KC to face the Monarchs an unknown number of times. Faced KC in the 1924, '25, and '46 Negro Leagues World Series.
55. Phil Niekro • P • 1964—1987
Made just seven appearances at Royals Stadium (3.80, 4-2).
56. Warren Spahn • P • 1942—1965
57. Jose Mendez • P/IF • 1907—1926
The playing manager for the inaugural 1920 Monarchs. Mendez was with the team through '26, and led them to pennants in '23, '24, and '25.
58. Steve Carlton • P • 1965—1988
Appeared in two regular season games at Royals Stadium, allowing no runs in 8.1 innings. Also faced the Royals in the '80 World Series, though he did not pitch in KC.
59. Ken Griffey, Jr. • CF • 1989—2010
71 games at Royals/Kauffman Stadium. Managed 10 homers, but overall had just a .784 OPS.
Played 135 regular season games at Municipal Stadium that featured 19 homers. Also appeared in the '60 All-Star Game at Municipal, in which he hit the AL's only homer. Made eight appearances at Royals Stadium in the last two years of his career.
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