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1969 Kansas City Royals Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970)
69-93, Finished 4th in AL West
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Scored 586 runs, Allowed 688 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-93
Manager: Joe Gordon (69-93)
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 902,414 (7th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103
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1970 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Jerry Adair 32 R R 6' 0" 175 Dec 17, 1936 12 126 113 126 126 0 0 0 109 1 8 0 0 0 0 9 0
Luis Alcaraz 28 R R 5' 9" 165 Jun 20, 1941 3 22 21 22 22 0 0 0 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wally Bunker 24 R R 6' 2" 197 Jan 25, 1945 7 35 31 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Burgmeier 25 L L 5' 11" 185 Aug 2, 1943 2 47 0 47 47 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 16
Bill Butler 22 L L 6' 2" 210 Mar 12, 1947 1st 34 29 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Campanis 25 R R 6' 0" 195 Feb 9, 1944 4 30 21 30 30 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Galen Cisco 33 R R 5' 11" 215 Mar 7, 1936 7 15 0 15 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Cram 21 R R 6' 0" 180 Dec 9, 1947 1st 5 2 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moe Drabowsky 33 R R 6' 2" 200 Jul 21, 1935 14 52 0 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Drago 24 R R 6' 1" 190 Jun 25, 1945 1st 41 26 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Fiore 24 L L 6' 0" 185 Oct 11, 1944 2 107 95 107 107 0 0 91 0 0 0 3 9 2 13 12 0
Al Fitzmorris 23 B R 6' 2" 190 Mar 21, 1946 1st 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Foy 26 R R 6' 0" 215 Feb 21, 1943 4 145 143 145 145 0 0 16 3 113 5 2 13 1 16 1 0
Billy Harris 25 L R 6' 0" 175 Nov 24, 1943 2 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chuck Harrison 28 R R 5' 10" 190 Apr 25, 1941 4 75 50 75 75 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Fran Healy 22 R R 6' 5" 220 Sep 6, 1946 1st 6 3 6 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mike Hedlund 22 R R 6' 1" 190 Aug 11, 1946 3 34 16 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jackie Hernandez 28 R R 6' 0" 175 Sep 11, 1940 5 145 139 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 3
Steve Jones 28 L L 5' 10" 175 Apr 22, 1941 3 20 4 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pat Kelly 24 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 30, 1944 3 112 106 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 47 61 107 4 2
Joe Keough 23 L L 6' 0" 185 Jan 7, 1946 2 70 35 70 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 26 21 49 23 6
Ed Kirkpatrick 24 L R 195 Oct 8, 1944 8 120 78 120 120 0 8 2 1 2 0 30 24 33 82 39 1
Buck Martinez 20 R R 5' 10" 190 Nov 7, 1948 1st 72 47 72 72 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 0
Dave Morehead 26 R R 6' 1" 185 Sep 5, 1942 7 21 2 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Nelson 25 R R 6' 3" 205 Jun 7, 1944 3 29 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Northey 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Oct 15, 1946 1st 20 16 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 3
Don O'Riley 24 R R 6' 3" 205 Mar 12, 1945 1st 19 0 19 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Oliver 26 R R 6' 2" 215 Feb 8, 1943 2 118 102 118 118 0 0 12 0 8 0 9 48 45 98 7 6
Dennis Paepke 24 R R 6' 0" 202 Apr 17, 1945 1st 12 7 12 12 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Lou Piniella 25 R R 6' 2" 198 Aug 28, 1943 3 135 125 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 4 0 129 9 0
Fred Rico 24 R R 5' 10" 180 Jul 4, 1944 1st 12 9 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 9 1 1
Juan Rios 27 R R 6' 3" 185 Jun 14, 1942 1st 87 43 87 87 0 0 0 46 4 32 0 0 0 0 15 8
Ellie Rodriguez 23 R R 5' 11" 185 May 24, 1946 2 95 83 95 95 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 All-Star
Jim Rooker 26 R L 6' 0" 201 Sep 23, 1942 2 34 22 34 34 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Paul Schaal 26 R R 5' 11" 180 Mar 3, 1943 6 61 55 61 61 0 0 0 6 49 6 0 0 0 0 3 0
George Spriggs 32 L R 5' 11" 175 May 22, 1937 4 23 4 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 16 3
Hawk Taylor 30 R R 6' 2" 190 Apr 3, 1939 10 64 9 64 64 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 18 52 0
Dave Wickersham 33 R R 6' 3" 190 Sep 27, 1935 10 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Zachary 25 L R 6' 2" 200 Feb 19, 1944 6 8 2 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1970 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played