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1969 Kansas City Royals

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970

69-93, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Gordon (69-93)
Scored 586 runs, Allowed 688 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-93

Ballparks: Municipal Stadium · 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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Jerry Adair 32 R R 6' 0" 175 Dec 17, 1936 12 126 113 126 118 0 0 0 109 1 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 -1.3 $44,000
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 0.2 $10,000
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 3.5 $18,000
Tom Burgmeier 25 L L 5' 11" 185 Aug 2, 1943 2 47 0 47 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 16 -0.4 $15,000
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 0.9 $7,200
Jim Campanis 25 R R 6' 0" 195 Feb 9, 1944 4 30 21 30 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 -0.8 $14,000
Galen Cisco 33 R R 6' 0" 200 Mar 7, 1936 7 15 0 15 15 15 0 0 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 0.0 $600
Moe Drabowsky 33 R R 6' 3" 190 Jul 21, 1935 14 52 0 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $36,000
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 1.2 $8,000
Mike Fiore 24 L L 6' 0" 175 Oct 11, 1944 2 107 95 107 99 0 0 92 0 0 0 3 9 2 14 12 0 3.0 $10,000
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 0.0 $6,000
Joe Foy 26 R R 6' 0" 215 Feb 21, 1943 4 145 143 145 144 0 0 16 4 112 5 2 13 1 16 1 0 1.3 $25,000
Billy Harris 25 L R 6' 0" 175 Nov 24, 1943 2 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 $10,000
Chuck Harrison 28 R R 5' 10" 185 Apr 25, 1941 4 75 50 75 55 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 -1.2 $
Fran Healy 22 R R 6' 5" 220 Sep 6, 1946 1st 6 3 6 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.1 $
Mike Hedlund 22 R R 6' 1" 182 Aug 11, 1946 3 34 16 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 $7,200
Jackie Hernandez 28 R R 5' 11" 165 Sep 11, 1940 5 145 139 145 144 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 3 -1.5 $15,000
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 -0.2 $12,000
Pat Kelly 24 L L 6' 1" 185 Jul 30, 1944 3 112 106 112 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 47 61 107 4 2 1.8 $11,000
Joe Keough 23 L L 6' 0" 185 Jan 7, 1946 2 70 35 70 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 26 21 49 23 6 -1.1 $10,000
Ed Kirkpatrick 24 L R 5' 11" 195 Oct 8, 1944 8 120 78 120 92 0 9 2 1 2 0 30 24 33 82 39 1 3.0 $23,000
Buck Martinez 20 R R 5' 10" 190 Nov 7, 1948 1st 72 47 72 56 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 -0.6 $4,200
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 -0.4 $25,000
Roger Nelson 25 R R 6' 3" 200 Jun 7, 1944 3 29 29 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 $17,500
Scott Northey 22 R R 6' 0" 175 Oct 15, 1946 1st 20 16 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 3 0.2 $5,100
Don O'Riley 24 R R 6' 3" 205 Mar 12, 1945 1st 19 0 19 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1.6 $5,400
Bob Oliver 26 R R 6' 3" 205 Feb 8, 1943 2 118 102 118 112 0 0 12 0 8 0 9 48 45 98 7 6 -0.8 $11,000
Dennis Paepke 24 R R 6' 0" 202 Apr 17, 1945 1st 12 7 12 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -0.4 $10,000
Lou Piniella 25 R R 6' 0" 182 Aug 28, 1943 3 135 125 135 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 4 0 129 9 0 1.7 $
Fred Rico 24 R R 5' 10" 180 Jul 4, 1944 1st 12 9 12 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 9 1 1 0.6 $6,000
Juan Rios 26 R R 6' 3" 185 Jul 14, 1942 1st 87 43 87 77 0 0 0 47 4 31 0 0 0 0 15 8 -1.2 $6,500
Ellie Rodriguez 23 R R 5' 11" 185 May 24, 1946 2 95 83 95 90 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.4 $12,000 All-Star
Jim Rooker 26 R L 6' 0" 195 Sep 23, 1942 2 35 22 35 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2.2 $15,000
Paul Schaal 26 R R 5' 11" 165 Mar 3, 1943 6 61 55 61 60 0 0 0 6 49 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.3 $18,000
George Spriggs 32 L R 5' 11" 175 May 22, 1937 4 23 4 23 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 16 3 0.1 $11,000
Hawk Taylor 30 R R 6' 1" 187 Apr 3, 1939 10 64 9 64 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 18 52 0 -0.1 $
Dave Wickersham 33 R R 6' 3" 188 Sep 27, 1935 10 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $25,000
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 -0.6 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Joe Foy
Chuck Harrison
Ed Kirkpatrick
Lou Piniella
Paul Schaal
Ellie Rodriguez
Juan Rios
Jim Rooker

Jerry Adair
Billy Harris
Joe Keough
Dave Morehead
Pat Kelly
Mike Fiore
Jim Campanis
Buck Martinez

Jim Rooker
Don O'Riley
Jackie Hernandez
Moe Drabowsky
Galen Cisco
Wally Bunker
Dennis Paepke
Bill Butler

George Spriggs
Hawk Taylor
Mike Hedlund
Bob Oliver
Tom Burgmeier
Roger Nelson
Steve Jones
Jerry Cram
Billy Harris

Luis Alcaraz
Dave Wickersham
Chris Zachary
Dick Drago
Al Fitzmorris
Chris Zachary
Scott Northey
Fran Healy
Steve Jones
Fred Rico

1970 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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