Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is on the verge of breaking the team’s home run record. Former slugger Steve “Bye Bye” Balboni’s record of 36 home runs in one season has stood since 1985. But if you consider the Kansas City A’s era, the record is further away and held by a Nebraska native. Some fans don’t want that record to fall, as Greg Echlin reports for Omaha Public Radio.
Nebraska Native Holds Kansas City Home Run Record
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A team picture of the 1958 Kansas City Athletics autographed by Bob Cerv hangs on the wall in the home of Cerv fan Ray Van Enam in Merriam, KS
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Bob Cerv's grandson Jamie (on the left) and son Joe (on the right) attended a Royals game against the St. Louis Cardinals during the last homestand.
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Ray Van Enam, an avid Bob Cerv fan, holds the Bob Cerv bobblehead and a baseball autographed by Bob Cerv.
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