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1971 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970/1972)
85-76, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 603 runs, Allowed 566 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-76
Managed by Bob Lemon

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 910,784 (8th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1970/1972) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

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