The Kansas City Royals have been around for over 50 years, and have seen the likes of George Brett, Amos Otis, Kevin Appier, and Dan Quisenberry call the team home. Throughout that time, Kansas City has dealt with playoff droughts and heartbreaking postseason runs but also triumphs. So, how many World Series titles — or crowns, for a better choice of words — have the Royals won? Let’s take a look.

When did the Royals last win a World Series title?

The Royals last won the title in 2015.

How many World Series have the Kansas City Royals won?

The Royals have won two World Series titles in their franchise’s existence, in 1980 and 2015.

The Kansas City Royals’ first World Series title came in 1985, five years after the franchise’s first appearance in the Fall Classic. That initial run led to a loss to the Phillies in 1980.

Kansas City struggled to make their first-ever World Series title, despite strong teams in the 1970s. The Royals lost in the ALCS in 1976, 1977, and 1978, all three years to the Yankees. Kansas City bested the Yankees in 1980 to get to the World Series.

Unfortunately for the Royals, the Phillies overpowered Kansas City. Mike Schmidt hit .381 with two home runs and seven RBI, while catcher Bob Boone hit .412. Hall of Famer Steve Carlton won two games for the Phillies in that series.

It wouldn’t take long for the Royals to return to the Fall Classic.

The Royals would defeat Toronto in the 1985 ALCS to head back to the World Series. But in 1985, Kansas City matched up with the other team in the state of Missouri: the St. Louis Cardinals.

Powered by George Brett, Bret Saberhagen, Steve Balboni, and Charlie Leibrandt, the Royals would defeat St. Louis in seven games to win the franchise’s first title.

Kansas City overcame a 2-0 and 3-1 deficit. It was thanks largely to timely hitting and incredible pitching. Danny Jackson, Saberhagen, and the Royals’ pitching staff held the Cardinals to two runs over those final three contests.

After that 1985 season, Kansas City would fail to make it back into the MLB Postseason until 2014. That year, Kansas City, a team led by Eric Hosmer and Lorenzo Cain, would qualify for the AL Wild Card game to snap the team’s lengthy playoff drought. The Royals would defeat the Oakland Athletics in that game, and then use the momentum to beat the Angels and Orioles to return to the World Series.

Kansas City lost to San Francisco in the 2014 Fall Classic but would not do so the following year.

Kansas City returned in 2015 and clinched a second straight World Series appearance after beating the Blue Jays yet again in the ALCS. In the World Series, the Royals beat the Mets in five games to secure the franchise’s second crown.

Kansas City beat the Mets in the first two games of the series. The Royals then made late comebacks in Games 4 & 5 to finish off the Mets for their second crown in franchise history.

The Kansas City have made the World Series on four occasions.

Make sure to check out how the Tigers and Twins, two of the Royals’ AL Central rivals, have done in the World Series era.