1974 Kansas City Royals | |
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Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
General manager(s) | Cedric Tallis, Joe Burke |
Manager(s) | Jack McKeon (second season) |
Local television | KBMA |
Local radio | KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1974 Kansas City Royals season was their sixth in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished fifth in the American League West at 77-85, 13 games behind the Oakland Athletics. Pitcher Steve Busby set a single-season franchise record with 22 victories.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Texas Rangers | 84 | 76 | 0.525 | 5 | 42–38 | 42–38 |
Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 80 | 80 | 0.500 | 9 | 46–34 | 34–46 |
Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 13 | 40–41 | 37–44 |
California Angels | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 22 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | TEX | |
Baltimore | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |
Boston | 8–10 | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | |
California | 5–7 | 8–4 | — | 10–8–1 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 9–9 | |
Chicago | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10–1 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–11–1 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 9–7–1 | |
Cleveland | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | |
Detroit | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 11–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | |
Milwaukee | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 1–11 | — | 6–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | |
Minnesota | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7–1 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–13 | 9–9 | |
New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | |
Oakland | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | |
Texas | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–9–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Fran Healy | 139 | 445 | 112 | .252 | 9 | 53 |
1B | John Mayberry | 126 | 427 | 100 | .234 | 22 | 69 |
2B | Cookie Rojas | 144 | 542 | 147 | .271 | 6 | 60 |
SS | Freddie Patek | 149 | 537 | 121 | .225 | 3 | 38 |
3B | George Brett | 133 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 2 | 47 |
LF | Jim Wohlford | 143 | 501 | 136 | .271 | 2 | 44 |
CF | Amos Otis | 146 | 552 | 157 | .284 | 12 | 73 |
RF | Vada Pinson | 115 | 406 | 112 | .276 | 6 | 41 |
DH | Hal McRae | 148 | 539 | 167 | .310 | 15 | 88 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Al Cowens | 110 | 269 | 65 | .242 | 1 | 25 |
Tony Solaita | 96 | 239 | 64 | .268 | 7 | 30 |
Frank White | 99 | 204 | 45 | .221 | 1 | 18 |
Buck Martinez | 43 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 1 | 8 |
Orlando Cepeda | 33 | 107 | 23 | .215 | 1 | 18 |
Kurt Bevacqua | 39 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 0 | 3 |
Richie Scheinblum | 36 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 0 | 2 |
Paul Schaal | 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
Fernando González | 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Dennis Paepke | 6 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Floyd | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Reichardt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Busby | 38 | 292.1 | 22 | 14 | 3.39 | 198 |
Paul Splittorff | 36 | 226 | 13 | 19 | 4.10 | 90 |
Al Fitzmorris | 34 | 190 | 13 | 6 | 2.79 | 53 |
Bruce Dal Canton | 31 | 175.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.13 | 96 |
Nelson Briles | 17 | 103 | 5 | 7 | 4.02 | 41 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Marty Pattin | 25 | 117.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.99 | 50 |
Dennis Leonard | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5.32 | 8 |
Aurelio López | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Doug Bird | 55 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2.73 | 62 |
Lindy McDaniel | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.46 | 47 |
Steve Mingori | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.81 | 43 |
Joe Hoerner | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.82 | 24 |
Gene Garber | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.82 | 14 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |