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1970 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969/1971)
65-97, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 611 runs, Allowed 705 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-92
Managed by Charlie Metro and Bob Lemon

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 693,047 (11th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 100
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1969/1971) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Tue,4/7 vs OAK L (4-6) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Bunker  
2.Wed,4/8 vs OAK W (2-0) Campanis Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Kirkpatrick Otis Kelly Drago  
3.Thu,4/9 vs OAK W (3-1) Campanis Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
4.Fri,4/10 vs CAL L (7-11)# Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Nelson  
5.Sat,4/11 vs CAL L (3-6) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Bunker  
6.Sun,4/12 vs CAL L (5-7) Campanis Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Severson Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
7.Thu,4/16 at MIL W (8-6) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
8.Fri,4/17 at CAL W (7-5) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Severson Piniella Otis Spriggs Morehead  
9.Sat,4/18 at CAL L (1-7)# Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Severson Piniella Otis Spriggs Bunker  
10.Sun,4/19 at CAL W (4-1) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Severson Piniella Otis Spriggs Drago  
11.Mon,4/20 at OAK W (4-2) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Severson Piniella Otis Spriggs Butler  
12.Tue,4/21 at OAK L (3-4) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
13.Wed,4/22 at OAK L (1-2)# Campanis Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Bunker  
14.Fri,4/24 vs BAL L (5-7)# Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
15.Sat,4/25 vs BAL L (3-9) Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
16.Sun,4/26 vs BAL L (9-10)# Rodriguez Kirkpatrick Adair Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
17.Tue,4/28 vs DET L (3-8) Campanis Kirkpatrick Adair Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Bunker  
18.Wed,4/29 vs DET L (2-8)# Rodriguez Oliver Adair Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
19.Thu,4/30 vs DET W (3-2)# Rodriguez Fiore Adair Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Butler  
20.Fri,5/1 vs CLE L (5-7) Rodriguez Keough Adair Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
21.Sat,5/2 vs CLE W (4-3)# Campanis Kirkpatrick Adair Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
22.Sun,5/3 vs CLE L (3-6)# Campanis Keough Adair Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
23.Tue,5/5 at BAL L (3-7) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
24.Wed,5/6 at BAL L (1-3)# Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
25.Thu,5/7 at BAL L (6-7)# Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Schaal Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
26.Fri,5/8 at DET W (9-3)# Rodriguez Fiore Severson Oliver Schaal Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
27.Sat,5/9 at DET L (4-7)# Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Schaal Keough Otis Kelly Rooker  
28.Sun,5/10 at DET W (9-7) Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Schaal Keough Otis Kelly Drago  
29.Wed,5/13 at CLE W (1-0)# Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Schaal Keough Otis Kelly Butler  
30.Thu,5/14 at MIN L (2-5) Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Schaal Keough Otis Kelly Morehead  
31.Fri,5/15 at CHW L (3-9) Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Nelson  
32.Sat,5/16 at CHW L (1-6)# Rodriguez Oliver Severson Schaal Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Johnson  
33.Sun,5/17 at CHW W (3-2) Kirkpatrick Fiore Severson Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Drago  
34.Sun,5/17 at CHW W (8-4) Rodriguez Fiore Severson Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Rooker  
35.Mon,5/18 vs MIN L (5-7)# Rodriguez Fiore Severson Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Butler  
36.Tue,5/19 vs MIN L (4-5) Kirkpatrick Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Morehead  
37.Wed,5/20 vs MIN L (5-10) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Johnson  
38.Fri,5/22 vs MIL W (6-3) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Drago  
39.Sat,5/23 vs MIL W (3-1) Rodriguez Fiore Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Rooker  
40.Sun,5/24 vs MIL W (6-5)# Rodriguez Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Keough Butler  
41.Mon,5/25 vs CHW W (7-1) Rodriguez Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Morehead  
42.Tue,5/26 vs CHW L (1-3) Rodriguez Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Johnson  
43.Wed,5/27 vs CHW W (4-3) Rodriguez Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Kirkpatrick Keough Kelly Drago  
44.Fri,5/29 at WSA L (4-5) Kirkpatrick Oliver Severson Schaal Hernandez Keough Otis Kelly Rooker  
45.Sat,5/30 at WSA L (2-3) Rodriguez Keough Severson Oliver Hernandez Kirkpatrick Otis Kelly Butler  
46.Sun,5/31 at WSA W (6-5) Rodriguez Keough Severson Oliver Hernandez Kirkpatrick Otis Kelly Morehead  
47.Tue,6/2 at NYY L (2-3)# Rodriguez Keough Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Johnson  
48.Wed,6/3 at NYY L (3-5)# Rodriguez Keough Severson Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
49.Thu,6/4 at NYY L (1-2) Rodriguez Keough Severson Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Rooker  
50.Fri,6/5 at BOS L (2-4) Rodriguez Keough Alcaraz Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Butler  
51.Sun,6/7 at BOS L (4-7) Kirkpatrick Keough Severson Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
52.Sun,6/7 at BOS L (2-5)# Rodriguez Oliver Alcaraz Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
53.Tue,6/9 vs WSA W (8-1) Rodriguez Keough Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
54.Wed,6/10 vs WSA L (1-8) Rodriguez Keough Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
55.Fri,6/12 vs NYY L (0-5)# Rodriguez Keough Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
56.Sat,6/13 vs NYY L (4-9)# Rodriguez Taylor Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Keough Johnson  
57.Sun,6/14 vs NYY L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Keough Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
58.Mon,6/15 vs BOS W (7-6) Kirkpatrick Keough Schaal Oliver Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
59.Tue,6/16 vs BOS L (5-7)# Rodriguez Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Keough Butler  
60.Wed,6/17 vs BOS L (1-3)# Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Keough Morehead  
61.Fri,6/19 vs MIN W (5-1) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Keough Drago  
62.Sat,6/20 vs MIN W (5-3) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Keough Rooker  
63.Sun,6/21 vs MIN L (2-11) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Keough Butler  
64.Mon,6/22 at OAK L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Morehead  
65.Tue,6/23 at OAK W (7-5) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Drago  
66.Wed,6/24 at OAK L (1-5) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Rooker  
67.Fri,6/26 vs CAL L (4-5)# Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Keough Butler  
68.Sat,6/27 vs CAL W (2-0) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Morehead  
69.Sun,6/28 vs CAL L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Rooker  
70.Sun,6/28 vs CAL W (13-1) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Keough Fitzmorris  
71.Mon,6/29 at MIN L (4-5) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Schaal Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
72.Tue,6/30 at MIN L (5-8)# Rodriguez Oliver Severson Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick O'Riley  
73.Wed,7/1 at MIN L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Matchick Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
74.Thu,7/2 at MIN L (2-5)# Rodriguez Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Fitzmorris  
75.Fri,7/3 at MIL W (5-3) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
76.Fri,7/3 at MIL W (4-3)# Rodriguez Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
77.Sat,7/4 at MIL W (8-6) Rodriguez Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Kirkpatrick Otis Kelly O'Riley  
78.Sun,7/5 at MIL L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
79.Mon,7/6 at CAL L (2-6) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
80.Tue,7/7 at CAL W (4-3)# Rodriguez Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Fitzmorris  
81.Wed,7/8 at CAL L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
82.Fri,7/10 vs CHW W (8-6) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
83.Fri,7/10 vs CHW W (2-0) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
84.Sat,7/11 vs CHW W (4-0) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
85.Sun,7/12 vs CHW L (5-10)# Taylor Oliver Rojas Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
86.Thu,7/16 vs CLE L (0-6) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
87.Fri,7/17 vs CLE L (0-6) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson  
88.Sat,7/18 vs CLE L (1-4) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Butler  
89.Sun,7/19 vs DET L (0-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Drago  
90.Sun,7/19 vs DET L (4-6)# Campanis Oliver Severson Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Morehead  
91.Mon,7/20 vs DET W (3-0)# Rodriguez Oliver Severson Schaal Hernandez Piniella Otis Kelly Rooker  
92.Tue,7/21 vs BAL L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Oliver Rojas Sorrell Matchick Piniella Otis Kelly Johnson