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1972 Kansas City Royals

Batting Orders

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973

76-78, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Lemon (76-78)
Scored 580 runs, Allowed 545 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73

Ballparks: Municipal Stadium · Attendance: 707,656 (9th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

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1971 / 1973 Batting Orders

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1. Sat,4/15 vs CHW W (2-1)#	Hovley-CF	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Drago-P
2. Sun,4/16 vs CHW W (2-1)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Splittorff-P
3. Sun,4/16 vs CHW W (4-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Floyd-SS	Montgomery-P
4. Tue,4/18 at OAK L (2-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Hedlund-P
5. Wed,4/19 at OAK L (0-4)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Drago-P
6. Wed,4/19 at OAK L (1-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Dal Canton-P
7. Sat,4/22 at CHW L (0-1)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Splittorff-P
8. Sat,4/22 at CHW L (2-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Floyd-SS	Montgomery-P
9. Sun,4/23 at CHW L (2-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	May-C	Floyd-SS	Hedlund-P
10. Tue,4/25 vs BAL W (3-0)	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Drago-P
11. Wed,4/26 vs BAL W (5-3)#	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Oliver-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Dal Canton-P
12. Fri,4/28 vs CLE W (4-0)	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Splittorff-P
13. Sat,4/29 vs CLE L (1-3)	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Montgomery-P
14. Sun,4/30 vs CLE L (3-5)	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Drago-P
15. Tue,5/2 at DET W (6-3)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Oliver-RF	Hansen-SS	May-C	Dal Canton-P
16. Wed,5/3 at DET L (1-6)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Oliver-RF	Hansen-SS	May-C	Splittorff-P
17. Fri,5/5 at BAL L (2-3)	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Hedlund-P
18. Sat,5/6 at BAL W (9-1)#	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Scheinblum-RF	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Drago-P
19. Sun,5/7 at BAL L (4-5)	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Dal Canton-P
20. Tue,5/9 at CLE L (1-2)	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Hovley-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Splittorff-P
21. Wed,5/10 at CLE L (2-7)	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Hovley-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Hedlund-P
22. Sat,5/13 vs DET L (1-3)#	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Drago-P
23. Sun,5/14 vs DET L (2-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Fitzmorris-P
24. Sun,5/14 vs DET W (8-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
25. Mon,5/15 vs TEX W (5-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Hedlund-P
26. Tue,5/16 vs TEX W (5-0)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
27. Wed,5/17 vs TEX L (3-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
28. Fri,5/19 vs OAK W (16-1)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
29. Sat,5/20 vs OAK L (5-8)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Fitzmorris-P
30. Sun,5/21 vs OAK L (2-5)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Paepke-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Hedlund-P
31. Wed,5/24 vs MIN L (0-1)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Drago-P
32. Thu,5/25 at CAL W (5-2)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Splittorff-P
33. Fri,5/26 at CAL L (5-10)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
34. Sat,5/27 at CAL L (2-4)	Patek-SS	Hovley-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Keough-RF	Schaal-3B	Murphy-P
35. Sun,5/28 at CAL L (2-4)#	Patek-SS	Schaal-3B	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Drago-P
36. Tue,5/30 at MIN L (2-3)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Splittorff-P
37. Wed,5/31 at MIN L (2-3)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Hopkins-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
38. Thu,6/1 at MIN W (5-3)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Hopkins-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Murphy-P
39. Fri,6/2 vs BOS W (9-1)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Hopkins-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
40. Sat,6/3 vs BOS W (10-4)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Hopkins-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
41. Sun,6/4 vs BOS W (7-5)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Hopkins-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
42. Sun,6/4 vs BOS L (0-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Taylor-1B	Schaal-3B	May-C	Hedlund-P
43. Tue,6/6 vs MIL W (4-2)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Taylor-1B	Schaal-3B	May-C	Murphy-P
44. Wed,6/7 vs MIL W (5-4)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
45. Thu,6/8 vs MIL L (3-4)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Otis-CF	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
46. Fri,6/9 vs NYY W (1-0)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Taylor-1B	Schaal-3B	May-C	Rooker-P
47. Sat,6/10 vs NYY L (4-8)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Taylor-1B	Schaal-3B	May-C	Murphy-P
48. Sun,6/11 vs NYY W (1-0)	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Mayberry-1B	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
49. Tue,6/13 at BOS W (4-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
50. Wed,6/14 at BOS L (3-11)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	May-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
51. Thu,6/15 at BOS W (13-9)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Hansen-SS	Murphy-P
52. Fri,6/16 at MIL W (3-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Hansen-3B	Drago-P
53. Sat,6/17 at MIL W (6-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Hansen-3B	Splittorff-P
54. Sun,6/18 at MIL L (0-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Hansen-3B	Rooker-P
55. Tue,6/20 at NYY L (2-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Hansen-3B	Drago-P
56. Fri,6/23 vs MIN W (5-0)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
57. Sat,6/24 vs MIN L (1-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Rooker-P
58. Sun,6/25 vs MIN L (3-5)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Drago-P
59. Sun,6/25 vs MIN W (8-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Murphy-P
60. Mon,6/26 vs CHW W (4-1)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Dal Canton-P
61. Tue,6/27 vs CHW W (6-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
62. Thu,6/29 at MIN W (5-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Drago-P
63. Thu,6/29 at MIN W (12-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-3B	Hedlund-P
64. Fri,6/30 at MIN L (0-2)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-SS	Nelson-P
65. Sat,7/1 vs TEX W (3-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
66. Sun,7/2 vs TEX L (5-7)	Patek-SS	Keough-LF	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Dal Canton-P
67. Sun,7/2 vs TEX W (8-3)	Patek-SS	Keough-LF	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Rooker-P
68. Mon,7/3 vs TEX L (1-2)#	Patek-SS	Keough-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Drago-P
69. Tue,7/4 vs DET W (1-0)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Nelson-P
70. Wed,7/5 vs DET W (8-2)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
71. Thu,7/6 vs DET L (0-7)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Keough-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Rooker-P
72. Fri,7/7 at CLE W (6-3)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
73. Sat,7/8 at CLE L (1-2)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Nelson-P
74. Sun,7/9 at CLE W (6-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
75. Sun,7/9 at CLE W (8-5)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-3B	Hedlund-P
76. Mon,7/10 at BAL W (3-2)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Dal Canton-P
77. Tue,7/11 at BAL L (1-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-3B	Drago-P
78. Wed,7/12 at BAL W (11-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Nelson-P
79. Thu,7/13 at DET L (4-6)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
80. Fri,7/14 at DET W (1-0)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	May-C	Floyd-3B	Dal Canton-P
81. Sat,7/15 at DET L (3-5)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Drago-P
82. Sun,7/16 at DET L (0-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-3B	Nelson-P
83. Tue,7/18 vs CLE W (6-5)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-3B	Knoop-2B	Splittorff-P
84. Tue,7/18 vs CLE W (11-8)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-3B	Knoop-2B	Dal Canton-P
85. Wed,7/19 vs CLE L (1-6)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-3B	Knoop-2B	Drago-P
86. Thu,7/20 vs BAL L (5-8)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-3B	Knoop-2B	Nelson-P
87. Fri,7/21 vs BAL L (6-7)	Otis-CF	Kirkpatrick-C	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-3B	Knoop-2B	Patek-SS	Dal Canton-P
88. Sat,7/22 vs BAL W (8-5)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-3B	Splittorff-P
89. Sun,7/23 vs BAL L (4-8)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-3B	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Drago-P
90. Thu,7/27 at CHW L (3-7)#	Patek-SS	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
91. Thu,7/27 at CHW W (3-0)	Rojas-2B	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
92. Fri,7/28 at CHW L (0-5)	Hovley-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
93. Sat,7/29 at CHW L (3-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Dal Canton-P
94. Sun,7/30 at CAL L (3-4)	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Hedlund-P
95. Mon,7/31 at CAL W (1-0)	Hovley-RF	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
96. Tue,8/1 at OAK L (0-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Taylor-RF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
97. Wed,8/2 at OAK L (0-5)	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
98. Fri,8/4 vs CAL L (5-6)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Dal Canton-P
99. Sat,8/5 vs CAL W (2-1)#	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Hopkins-1B	Hedlund-P
100. Sun,8/6 vs CAL L (3-4)#	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Hopkins-1B	Nelson-P
101. Sun,8/6 vs CAL L (2-3)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Floyd-SS	Splittorff-P
102. Mon,8/7 vs OAK W (4-2)	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
103. Tue,8/8 vs OAK W (4-3)	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Dal Canton-P
104. Wed,8/9 vs OAK W (5-2)#	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Hopkins-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Hedlund-P
105. Fri,8/11 at TEX W (2-0)	Patek-SS	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Kirkpatrick-C	Piniella-LF	Hopkins-1B	Schaal-3B	Nelson-P
106. Sat,8/12 at TEX L (0-3)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Floyd-SS	Splittorff-P
107. Sun,8/13 at TEX L (4-13)	Rojas-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Floyd-SS	Drago-P
108. Mon,8/14 vs NYY W (3-0)	Hovley-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Hopkins-1B	Schaal-3B	Floyd-SS	Dal Canton-P
109. Tue,8/15 vs NYY W (7-6)#	Patek-SS	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Hopkins-1B	May-C	Hedlund-P
110. Wed,8/16 vs NYY W (3-2)#	Patek-SS	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Schaal-3B	Mayberry-1B	May-C	Nelson-P
111. Fri,8/18 vs MIL L (2-7)	Patek-SS	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
112. Sat,8/19 vs MIL W (2-1)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Patek-SS	Drago-P
113. Sun,8/20 vs MIL L (1-2)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Rojas-2B	Kirkpatrick-C	Patek-SS	Dal Canton-P
114. Tue,8/22 vs BOS L (7-10)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Hedlund-P
115. Wed,8/23 vs BOS W (3-0)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Nelson-P
116. Fri,8/25 at NYY L (1-4)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Splittorff-P
117. Fri,8/25 at NYY W (5-1)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Jackson-P
118. Sat,8/26 at NYY W (6-3)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Mayberry-1B	Taylor-C	Schaal-3B	Drago-P
119. Sun,8/27 at NYY L (6-7)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Dal Canton-P
120. Sun,8/27 at NYY L (8-9)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Mayberry-1B	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Hedlund-P
121. Tue,8/29 at MIL W (6-4)#	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Taylor-C	Piniella-LF	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Nelson-P
122. Wed,8/30 at MIL W (6-2)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Splittorff-P
123. Thu,8/31 at MIL L (3-7)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Jackson-P
124. Fri,9/1 at BOS L (0-1)	Patek-SS	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Knoop-2B	Drago-P
125. Sat,9/2 at BOS L (3-5)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Knoop-2B	Floyd-SS	Hedlund-P
126. Mon,9/4 at TEX W (4-3)	Wohlford-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
127. Tue,9/5 at TEX W (7-2)	Wohlford-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Splittorff-P
128. Wed,9/6 vs CAL L (1-3)#	Wohlford-2B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Piniella-LF	Mayberry-1B	Taylor-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Jackson-P
129. Thu,9/7 vs CAL W (6-0)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Montgomery-P
130. Fri,9/8 vs MIN W (5-0)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Hovley-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Murphy-P
131. Fri,9/8 vs MIN W (3-2)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Hovley-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Busby-P
132. Sat,9/9 vs MIN L (2-3)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
133. Sun,9/10 vs MIN W (3-1)	Keough-LF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Hovley-CF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
134. Mon,9/11 vs CHW L (1-2)	Hovley-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Splittorff-P
135. Tue,9/12 vs CHW L (0-6)	Hovley-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Montgomery-P
136. Wed,9/13 vs CHW W (6-4)#	Patek-SS	Hovley-RF	Otis-CF	Piniella-LF	Rojas-2B	Taylor-1B	Schaal-3B	Kirkpatrick-C	Busby-P
137. Fri,9/15 at MIN L (3-4)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
138. Sat,9/16 at MIN L (1-11)	Otis-CF	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
139. Sun,9/17 at MIN W (10-6)	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Hovley-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Otis-CF	Taylor-C	Patek-SS	Splittorff-P
140. Tue,9/19 at CAL W (7-2)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Otis-CF	Taylor-C	Patek-SS	Montgomery-P
141. Wed,9/20 at CAL W (9-2)#	Schaal-3B	Rojas-2B	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Hovley-CF	Patek-SS	Busby-P
142. Thu,9/21 at CAL L (2-4)	Schaal-3B	Hovley-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
143. Fri,9/22 at OAK W (5-3)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
144. Sat,9/23 at OAK L (1-2)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Splittorff-P
145. Sun,9/24 at OAK W (4-2)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-SS	Montgomery-P
146. Sun,9/24 at OAK L (1-2)#	Schaal-3B	Wohlford-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Hovley-RF	Floyd-SS	Murphy-P
147. Tue,9/26 at CHW W (2-1)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Hovley-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Floyd-SS	Busby-P
148. Wed,9/27 at CHW W (4-2)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
149. Thu,9/28 at BOS L (1-3)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Drago-P
150. Fri,9/29 vs OAK W (9-2)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Splittorff-P
151. Sat,9/30 vs OAK L (5-10)	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Montgomery-P
152. Sun,10/1 vs OAK L (2-4)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Murphy-P
153. Tue,10/3 vs TEX L (0-3)#	Schaal-3B	Otis-CF	Scheinblum-RF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Taylor-C	Rojas-2B	Patek-SS	Busby-P
154. Wed,10/4 vs TEX W (4-0)	Hovley-RF	Wohlford-2B	Otis-CF	Mayberry-1B	Piniella-LF	Kirkpatrick-C	Schaal-3B	Patek-SS	Nelson-P
154 Games	7 Players	7 Players	7 Players	4 Players	8 Players	11 Players	13 Players	8 Players	11 Players
Most-Games	Patek-97 Schaal-32 Otis-8 Hovley-7 Rojas-6 Wohlford-3 Keough-1	Otis-85 Rojas-37 Hovley-18 Schaal-8 Keough-3 Wohlford-2 Kirkpatrick-1	Scheinblum-74 Piniella-38 Otis-31 Hovley-6 Mayberry-2 Rojas-2 Keough-1	Mayberry-56 Piniella-43 Scheinblum-30 Kirkpatrick-25	Piniella-61 Mayberry-34 Rojas-31 Kirkpatrick-13 Scheinblum-10 Taylor-3 Paepke-1 Hovley-1	Kirkpatrick-48 Mayberry-32 Taylor-18 Oliver-16 Rojas-14 Hopkins-6 Schaal-6 Otis-5 Scheinblum-4 Piniella-4	Schaal-45 Rojas-42 May-17 Mayberry-14 Otis-8 Knoop-7 Kirkpatrick-6 Piniella-4 Hopkins-3 Taylor-3	Floyd-40 Patek-36 Schaal-31 Knoop-15 May-14 Kirkpatrick-11 Hansen-5 Hopkins-2	Splittorff-33 Drago-33 Nelson-19 Dal Canton-16 Hedlund-16 Rooker-10 Murphy-9 Montgomery-8 Busby-5 Jackson-3

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7 Games Schaal Otis Scheinblum Mayberry Piniella Taylor Rojas Patek Pitcher	5 Games Patek Hovley Piniella Kirkpatrick Rojas Hopkins Otis Schaal Pitcher	5 Games Patek Otis Scheinblum Piniella Rojas Kirkpatrick Mayberry Schaal Pitcher	4 Games Patek Otis Scheinblum Mayberry Kirkpatrick Rojas Piniella Schaal Pitcher	4 Games Patek Otis Scheinblum Mayberry Piniella Kirkpatrick Rojas Knoop Pitcher	4 Games Patek Otis Piniella Scheinblum Mayberry Kirkpatrick Rojas Floyd Pitcher

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5 Games

Pitcher

5 Games

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4 Games

Pitcher

4 Games

Pitcher

4 Games

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90 total batting orders (141 when including pitchers)

1971 / 1973 Batting Orders

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