Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: July 1 Posted on July 1, 2018 by Baseballia 1984 Kansas City Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff, whose 166 victories in 13 seasons are the most in club history, retires. His lone 20-win season was in 1973, when the Royals had a team record of 88 wins and finished second in their division.