Claim: Pat Sheridan played for the Kansas City Royals (established in 1969) had a batting average of .253 and made 51 home runs.
Evidence: .253 51 He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 baseball draft. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969, and has played in four World Series, winning in 1985 and 2015, and losing in 1980 and 2014.