1974 Kansas City Royals season
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| General manager(s) | Cedric Tallis, Joe Burke |
| Manager(s) | Jack McKeon |
| Local television | KBMA |
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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.
Offseason
- 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
Notable transactions
- 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
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett | 133 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 2 | 47 |
Other batters
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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| Schaal, PaulPaul Schaal | 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
| Scheinblum, RichieRichie Scheinblum | 36 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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| Busby, SteveSteve Busby | 38 | 292.1 | 22 | 14 | 3.39 | 198 |
| Dal Canton, BruceBruce Dal Canton | 31 | 175.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.13 | 96 |
| Briles, NelsonNelson Briles | 17 | 103 | 5 | 7 | 4.02 | 41 |
Other pitchers
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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| Pattin, MartyMarty Pattin | 25 | 117.1 | 3 | 7 | 3.99 | 50 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Bird, DougDoug Bird | 55 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2.73 | 62 |
| McDaniel, LindyLindy McDaniel | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.46 | 47 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Notes
- ↑ Dick Drago at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Lou Piniella at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mark Souza at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Paul Schaal at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Willie Wilson at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Scott Sanderson at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Orlando Cepeda at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1974 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1974 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1974 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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