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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)
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Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1969/1971) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December 1, 1969

Drafted Aurelio Monteagudo from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1969 minor league draft.

Drafted Ken Wright from the Boston Red Sox in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

December 3, 1969

Traded Joe Foy to the New York Mets. Received Amos Otis and Bob Johnson.

1970

Bill Faul sent to the San Francisco Giants in an unknown transaction.

Ron Tompkins sent to the Atlanta Braves in an unknown transaction.

January 7, 1970

Sold Aurelio Monteagudo to the San Diego Padres.

January 17, 1970

Drafted Greg Minton in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Jim Wohlford in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 5, 1970 (Standings)

the San Diego Padres returned Aurelio Monteagudo following previous purchase.

April 6, 1970 (Standings)

Released Orlando Pena.

April 13, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased John Sullivan from the Baltimore Orioles.

May 12, 1970 (Standings)

Released Jerry Adair.

May 28, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Mike Fiore to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tom Matchick.

June 4, 1970 (Standings)

Drafted Tom Poquette in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

June 13, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Fred Rico to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Cookie Rojas.

June 15, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Moe Drabowsky to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Bobby Floyd.

July, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Sandy Valdespino from the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 1, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Chris Zachary to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Ted Abernathy.

July 2, 1970 (Standings)

Signed Frank White as an amateur free agent.

July 17, 1970 (Standings)

Signed Ron Washington as an amateur free agent.

September 15, 1970 (Standings)

Sold Juan Rios to the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 13, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Pat Kelly and Don O'Riley to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gail Hopkins and John Matias.

October 19, 1970

Traded Fran Healy to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bob Garibaldi.

December 2, 1970

Traded Ike Brookens to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Tom Hilgendorf.

Traded Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernandez, and Jim Campanis to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Freddie Patek, Bruce Dal Canton, and Jerry May.

1971

Signed Tom Brown as an amateur free agent.

Signed Gary Lance as an amateur free agent.

January 13, 1971

Drafted John Wathan in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.

Drafted Ron Hodges in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

February 2, 1971

Traded Ellie Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Carl Taylor.

February 19, 1971

Traded Hawk Taylor to the Boston Red Sox. Received Billy McCool.

March 15, 1971

Sold George Spriggs to the New York Mets.

March 24, 1971

Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bobby Knoop. The Kansas City Royals sent Luis Alcaraz (March 30, 1971) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March 30, 1971

Released Dave Morehead.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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