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.
1974 Kansas City Royals | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium | |
City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |
General managers | Cedric Tallis, Joe Burke | |
Managers | Jack McKeon (second season) | |
Television | KBMA | |
Radio | KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White) | |
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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 | — |
1974 Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
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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 | 226.0 | 13 | 19 | 4.10 | 90 |
Al Fitzmorris | 34 | 190.0 | 13 | 6 | 2.79 | 53 |
Bruce Dal Canton | 31 | 175.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.13 | 96 |
Nelson Briles | 17 | 103.0 | 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 | 0 | 4 | 5.32 | 8 |
Aurelio López | 8 | 16.0 | 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 |