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1973 Waterloo Royals

1973 > Class A > 1973 Midwest League (North)
Overall: 64-56
Scored 524 runs, Allowed 492 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-57

Affiliation: Kansas City Royals-AL
Manager: Bill Scripture
Represented: Waterloo, IA
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo, IA)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1972 / 1974

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Roman Bailey 23 5 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
2 Ernest Baker 20 12 25 22 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 .227 .320 .227 .547 5 0 0 0
3 Steve Blomberg 22 5 12 12 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 .167 .167 .333 .500 4 0 0 0
4 Ricky Boone 23 35 128 110 13 16 1 0 0 5 2 0 14 21 .145 .250 .155 .405 17 2 0 2
5 Stan Butkus 22 28 77 68 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .088 .137 .132 .269 9 0 4 1
6 David Campbell 20 82 279 253 29 51 10 2 5 30 4 2 21 45 .202 .260 .316 .576 80 0 2 3
7 Winston Cole* 19 13 34 31 4 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 7 .258 .324 .290 .614 9 0 0 0
8 John Gaylord* 23 10 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .333 .556 3 0 1 0
9 Bob Gipson 19 13 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 0
10 Mark Gland* 18 11 18 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .063 .167 .063 .229 1 0 0 0
11 Jerry Gomez* 21 26 67 56 3 12 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 .214 .214 .250 .464 14 0 11 0
12 Rex Goodson 21 21 65 58 8 13 2 0 0 5 3 1 4 8 .224 .281 .259 .540 15 1 1 1
13 Jeff Gressick* 19 10 24 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .056 .227 .056 .283 1 0 2 0
14 Bruce Griggs 21 8 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 1 0 0
15 William Hiegel 23 13 34 28 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 6 12 .179 .324 .357 .681 10 0 0 0
16 John Ihlenburg 22 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 1 0
17 William Jackson 22 37 15 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 .200 .467 .200 .667 2 0 0 0
18 Karl Jacobsen 19 15 46 34 3 7 0 0 1 6 1 0 8 14 .206 .386 .294 .680 10 2 2 0
19 Thomas Linnert# 20 9 28 25 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 7 .200 .231 .320 .551 8 0 2 0
20 Sheldon Mallory* 19 107 440 351 82 102 16 6 9 40 37 4 75 51 .291 .420 .447 .867 157 6 4 4
21 Jimmie Martin 22 27 16 12 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 4 .250 .333 .417 .750 5 0 1 1
22 Richard Riggs 21 5 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0
23 Mike Roberts 23 84 305 259 31 79 16 2 2 45 7 4 39 26 .305 .392 .405 .797 105 0 4 3
24 Roger Schmuck* 23 60 203 171 22 34 4 0 10 34 1 0 30 54 .199 .320 .398 .718 68 1 0 1 Stats for 2 teams
25 Dennis Smith# 21 115 441 410 55 109 8 3 8 37 32 10 21 94 .266 .306 .359 .664 147 3 6 1
26 James Smith 21 45 124 115 16 21 6 0 0 6 6 0 9 16 .183 .242 .235 .477 27 0 0 0
27 Richard Smotherman# 19 49 180 152 19 42 6 1 1 15 6 4 23 46 .276 .369 .349 .717 53 1 1 3
28 Barry Stace* 22 6 15 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .071 .071 .071 .143 1 0 1 0
29 Steve Staggs 22 50 211 177 39 52 11 4 1 21 12 2 29 21 .294 .400 .418 .818 74 3 1 1
30 Roy Tanner# 22 95 327 291 31 74 9 1 0 23 10 2 13 29 .254 .315 .292 .607 85 14 6 3
31 Steve Temple 20 80 258 225 32 53 7 0 3 24 6 2 26 42 .236 .322 .307 .628 69 3 3 1
32 George Throop 22 20 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .091 .167 .091 .258 1 0 0 0
33 Ron Washington 21 85 315 289 35 80 13 5 6 34 16 8 20 45 .277 .327 .419 .746 121 2 3 1
34 Mark Williams* 19 109 410 374 56 117 21 3 6 67 26 12 30 46 .313 .369 .433 .802 162 4 1 1
35 Bary Woodruff* 23 39 21 18 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .278 .316 .333 .649 6 0 2 0
36 Joe Zdeb 20 71 283 262 44 93 20 3 8 55 14 2 17 30 .355 .392 .546 .938 143 1 0 3
36 Players 20.8 120 4261 3743 524 974 155 34 52 439 189 57 387 682 .260 .334 .361 .696 1353 43 59 29 26
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Roman Bailey 23 0 1 .000 3.67 5 5 0 0 0 27.0 23 14 11 1 19 0 19 0 0 3 1.556 7.7 0.3 6.3 6.3 1.00
2 Stan Butkus 22 12 10 .545 2.21 28 28 16 3 0 212.0 169 64 52 14 56 3 142 7 0 3 1.061 7.2 0.6 2.4 6.0 2.54
3 Willie Clark 21 0 1 .000 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
4 Tommy Dugan 22 0 1 .000 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 5 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 8.000 27.0 0.0 45.0 18.0 0.40
5 John Gaylord* 23 3 3 .500 4.14 10 5 2 0 0 37.0 28 25 17 3 20 1 30 4 1 3 1.297 6.8 0.7 4.9 7.3 1.50
6 Bob Gipson 19 1 0 1.000 3.71 13 1 0 0 2 17.0 11 11 7 0 16 2 15 1 0 1 1.588 5.8 0.0 8.5 7.9 0.94
7 Mark Gland* 18 3 5 .375 5.60 11 11 1 1 0 53.0 64 43 33 5 30 1 36 2 0 0 1.774 10.9 0.8 5.1 6.1 1.20
8 Jerry Gomez* 21 14 10 .583 3.92 26 26 11 0 0 172.0 159 87 75 10 82 3 144 7 0 7 1.401 8.3 0.5 4.3 7.5 1.76
9 Jeff Gressick* 19 4 2 .667 3.48 10 10 2 1 0 62.0 42 28 24 4 29 0 46 0 2 2 1.145 6.1 0.6 4.2 6.7 1.59
10 Bruce Griggs 21 1 1 .500 4.00 8 4 0 0 0 18.0 18 9 8 1 18 2 13 0 1 1 2.000 9.0 0.5 9.0 6.5 0.72
11 William Jackson* 22 3 5 .375 3.71 37 1 1 0 4 68.0 68 45 28 4 29 4 60 3 0 9 1.426 9.0 0.5 3.8 7.9 2.07
12 Thomas Linnert* 20 6 1 .857 1.70 9 9 5 0 0 69.0 62 22 13 2 25 1 70 0 0 2 1.261 8.1 0.3 3.3 9.1 2.80
13 Jimmie Martin 22 3 7 .300 5.95 27 6 1 0 0 62.0 52 50 41 3 68 2 54 3 0 7 1.935 7.5 0.4 9.9 7.8 0.79
14 Richard Riggs 21 0 1 .000 4.20 5 2 1 0 0 15.0 17 8 7 1 7 2 7 0 1 0 1.600 10.2 0.6 4.2 4.2 1.00
15 Roger Schmuck* 23 0 1 .000 6.00 9 2 0 0 0 21.0 31 25 14 2 22 2 16 1 1 4 2.524 13.3 0.9 9.4 6.9 0.73 Stats for 2 teams
16 Barry Stace* 22 3 3 .500 2.37 6 6 3 1 0 38.0 31 16 10 0 23 1 25 1 1 0 1.421 7.3 0.0 5.4 5.9 1.09
17 George Throop 22 3 2 .600 2.14 20 1 1 1 9 42.0 39 13 10 2 16 4 39 0 0 0 1.310 8.4 0.4 3.4 8.4 2.44
18 Bary Woodruff* 23 8 2 .800 1.80 38 3 1 1 4 80.0 50 26 16 5 39 6 80 0 2 3 1.112 5.6 0.6 4.4 9.0 2.05
18 Players 21.4 64 56 .533 3.33 120 120 75 45 8 19 996.0 869 492 369 57 506 36 800 29 9 46 1.381 7.9 0.5 4.6 7.2 1.58

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Mike Roberts 83 558 42 14 5 .977 7.23 10
Rex Goodson 17 102 10 4 2 .966 6.59 4
Karl Jacobsen 14 91 8 7 0 .934 7.07 6
William Hiegel 10 59 8 3 0 .957 6.70 1
James Smith 4 16 2 0 1 1.000 4.50 0

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Sheldon Mallory 51 409 29 9 30 .980 8.59
Roger Schmuck 49 413 13 7 27 .984 8.69 Stats for 2 teams
Richard Smotherman 43 350 19 16 27 .958 8.58
David Campbell 17 135 10 3 14 .980 8.53
Winston Cole 9 64 4 0 7 1.000 7.56
James Smith 4 24 3 1 2 .964 6.75

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Roy Tanner 72 173 167 24 33 .934 4.72
Steve Temple 29 48 77 9 20 .933 4.31
Steve Staggs 12 24 22 3 5 .939 3.83
David Campbell 9 17 18 0 7 1.000 3.89

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Steve Staggs 39 26 89 19 10 .858 2.95
Ricky Boone 33 23 64 11 6 .888 2.64
Steve Temple 25 22 32 4 4 .931 2.16
David Campbell 18 6 33 6 6 .867 2.17
James Smith 11 7 23 5 1 .857 2.73

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ron Washington 82 130 198 29 34 .919 4.00
David Campbell 27 36 76 12 7 .903 4.15
Steve Temple 14 22 40 6 11 .912 4.43

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Dennis Smith 109 199 8 10 1 .954 1.90
Mark Williams 106 159 6 8 1 .954 1.56
Joe Zdeb 69 114 7 3 0 .976 1.75
Sheldon Mallory 53 76 5 3 1 .964 1.53
James Smith 17 32 2 3 1 .919 2.00
Roy Tanner 10 10 1 0 0 1.000 1.10
Ernest Baker 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.29
Steve Blomberg 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.33

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bary Woodruff 38 6 15 3 1 .875 0.55
William Jackson 37 2 22 1 1 .960 0.65
Stan Butkus 28 18 38 2 1 .966 2.00
Jimmie Martin 27 5 8 3 0 .813 0.48
Jerry Gomez 26 8 18 0 0 1.000 1.00
George Throop 20 3 11 1 0 .933 0.70
Bob Gipson 13 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.31
Mark Gland 11 0 14 4 0 .778 1.27
John Gaylord 10 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.90
Jeff Gressick 10 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.50
Thomas Linnert 9 1 18 2 2 .905 2.11
Roger Schmuck 9 0 6 0 0 1.000 0.67 Stats for 2 teams
Bruce Griggs 8 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
Barry Stace 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.83
Roman Bailey 5 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.40
Richard Riggs 5 0 2 2 0 .500 0.40
Willie Clark 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tommy Dugan 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Roman Bailey 23 R R 6' 2.0" 175 May 29, 1950
Ernest Baker 20 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Oct 8, 1952 Dallas, TX, US
Steve Blomberg 22 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Apr 25, 1951 Menominee, MI, US
Ricky Boone 23 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Jun 30, 1950
Stan Butkus 22 R R 6' 3.0" 210 May 6, 1951 Elgin, IL, US
David Campbell 20 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Mar 15, 1953
Willie Clark 21 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Nov 5, 1951 Shelby, MS, US
Winston Cole 19 L L 6' 1.0" 187 Jun 7, 1954
Tommy Dugan 22 L R 6' 1.0" 210 Feb 16, 1951
John Gaylord 23 L L 6' 3.0" 195 Jun 8, 1950
Bob Gipson 19 R R 5' 10.0" 178 Sep 1, 1953
Mark Gland 18 L L 5' 10.0" 170 Aug 6, 1954 Gary, IN, US
Jerry Gomez 21 L L 5' 10.0" Apr 12, 1952 Omaha, NE, US
Rex Goodson 21 R R 5' 11.0" 180 Sep 1, 1951 Monroe, LA, US
Jeff Gressick 19 L L 5' 10.0" 185 Dec 2, 1953 Menominee, MI, US
Bruce Griggs 21 R R 6' 5.0" 212 Jan 22, 1952 Chicago, IL, US
William Hiegel 23 R R 6' 1.0" 187 1950
John Ihlenburg 22 R R 6' 0.0" 170 Aug 4, 1950 Huntington, NY, US
William Jackson 22 R L 6' 0.0" 190 Apr 17, 1951
Karl Jacobsen 19 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Feb 3, 1954 White Plains, NY, US
Thomas Linnert 20 S L 5' 11.0" 165 Jul 31, 1952 Orange, CA, US
Sheldon Mallory 19 L L 6' 2.0" 175 Jul 16, 1953 Argo, IL, US
Jimmie Martin 22 R R 6' 0.0" 207 Jun 3, 1951 Detroit, MI, US
Richard Riggs 21 R R 6' 3.0" 205 1952
Mike Roberts 23 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Mar 1, 1950 Asheville, NC, US
Roger Schmuck 23 L L 6' 3.0" 210 Sep 2, 1949
Dennis Smith 21 S R 6' 1.0" 174 Dec 1, 1951 Exeter, CA, US
James Smith 21 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Aug 27, 1951
Richard Smotherman 19 S R 6' 3.0" 190 Oct 2, 1953 Memphis, TN, US
Barry Stace 22 L L 6' 2.0" 180 Jun 7, 1951 Kogarah, New South Wales, AU
Steve Staggs 22 R R 5' 9.0" 150 May 6, 1951 Anchorage, AK, US
Roy Tanner 22 S R 5' 10.0" 170 Dec 27, 1950 Palatka, FL, US
Steve Temple 20 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Oct 3, 1952 Sebastopol, CA, US
George Throop 22 R R 6' 7.0" 205 Nov 24, 1950 Pasadena, CA, US
Ron Washington 21 R R 5' 11.0" 155 Apr 29, 1952 New Orleans, LA, US
Mark Williams 19 L L 6' 0.0" 180 Jul 28, 1953 Elmira, NY, US
Bary Woodruff 23 L L 6' 0.0" 165 Mar 9, 1950 San Mateo, CA, US
Joe Zdeb 20 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Jun 27, 1953 Compton, IL, US

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