1974 Kansas City Royals season
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman | |
| Manager(s) | Jack McKeon | |
| Local television | KBMA | |
| Local radio | KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1974 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing fifth in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.
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Offseason [edit]
- October 24, 1973: Dick Drago was traded by the Royals to the Boston Red Sox for Marty Pattin.[1]
- December 7, 1973: Lou Piniella and Ken Wright were traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Lindy McDaniel.[2]
- January 9, 1974: Mark Souza was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
Regular season [edit]
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 30, 1974: Paul Schaal was traded by the Royals to the California Angels for Richie Scheinblum.[4]
- June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
- Willie Wilson was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (18th pick).[5]
- Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Royals in the 11th round, but did not sign.[6]
- June 11, 1974: Doug Corbett was signed by the Royals as an amateur free agent.[7]
- August 6, 1974: Orlando Cepeda signed as a free agent by the Royals.[8]
- September 27, 1974: Orlando Cepeda was released by the Royals.[8]
Season standings [edit]
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Texas Rangers | 84 | 76 | 5 | .525 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 8 | .506 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 80 | 9 | .500 |
| Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | 13 | .475 |
| California Angels | 68 | 94 | 22 | .420 |
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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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| 3B | George Brett | 133 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 2 | 47 |
Other batters [edit]
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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| Paul Schaal | 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 36 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
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 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 31 | 175.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.13 | 96 |
| Nelson Briles | 17 | 103 | 5 | 7 | 4.02 | 41 |
Other pitchers [edit]
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 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
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 |
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes [edit]
- ^ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Souza page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Schaal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie Wilson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1974 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com
References [edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1974 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 1974 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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