What's louder than a jet taking off? Royals fans during a playoff game

Published Sep. 30, 2014 9:42 p.m. ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City fans didn't set another Guinness World Record for noise. But it wasn't for lack of trying.

Before a capacity crowd at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night, fans watching the Royals beat the Oakland A's in the American League Wild Card Game recorded cheers as loud as 101.1 decibels in the top of the second inning.

FOXSportsKansasCity.com measured crowd noise for the second in section 221 of the lower deck using the iPhone app Decibel 10th.

Kansas Citians take pride in creating a hell of a lot of noise, whether at The K, at the University of Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse, or at Arrowhead Stadium during Chiefs games. They set a Guinness record for loudest outdoor crowd at a sporting event -- 142.2 dBs -- Monday night during the Chiefs' 41-14 rout of the New England Patriots. It was the second time in two seasons locals have held that particular Guinness record.

On Tuesday, just across the parking lot from the home of the Chiefs, Kansas City hosted the first Royals postseason since Game 7 of the 1985 World Series. And 29 years of frustration were released early and often -- the decibel meter reached its peak during Royals starter James Shields' strikeout of A's catcher Geovany Soto for the second out of the frame.

Royals fans in the lower deck were louder than a jet at takeoff from 1,000 feet away (100 dBs) or a jackhammer (also 100 dBs). The average human pain threshold is 110 dBs. And for long-suffering baseball fans in Kansas City, it never hurt so good.

You can follow Sean Keeler on Twitter at @SeanKeeler or email him at seanmkeeler@gmail.com.

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