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1972 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971/1973)
76-78, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 580 runs, Allowed 545 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Managed by Bob Lemon

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1971/1973) / 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.Sat,4/15 vs CHW W (2-1)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Hovley Oliver Drago  
2.Sun,4/16 vs CHW W (2-1) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Splittorff  
3.Sun,4/16 vs CHW W (4-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Montgomery  
4.Tue,4/18 at OAK L (2-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Hedlund  
5.Wed,4/19 at OAK L (0-4)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Drago  
6.Wed,4/19 at OAK L (1-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Dal Canton  
7.Sat,4/22 at CHW L (0-1)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Splittorff  
8.Sat,4/22 at CHW L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Montgomery  
9.Sun,4/23 at CHW L (2-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Oliver Hedlund  
10.Tue,4/25 vs BAL W (3-0) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Oliver Drago  
11.Wed,4/26 vs BAL W (5-3)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Oliver Dal Canton  
12.Fri,4/28 vs CLE W (4-0) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Oliver Splittorff  
13.Sat,4/29 vs CLE L (1-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Oliver Montgomery  
14.Sun,4/30 vs CLE L (3-5) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Oliver Drago  
15.Tue,5/2 at DET W (6-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Hansen Piniella Otis Oliver Dal Canton  
16.Wed,5/3 at DET L (1-6)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Hansen Piniella Otis Oliver Splittorff  
17.Fri,5/5 at BAL L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
18.Sat,5/6 at BAL W (9-1)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
19.Sun,5/7 at BAL L (4-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
20.Tue,5/9 at CLE L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Scheinblum Splittorff  
21.Wed,5/10 at CLE L (2-7) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Scheinblum Hedlund  
22.Sat,5/13 vs DET L (1-3)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
23.Sun,5/14 vs DET L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Fitzmorris  
24.Sun,5/14 vs DET W (8-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
25.Mon,5/15 vs TEX W (5-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
26.Tue,5/16 vs TEX W (5-0) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
27.Wed,5/17 vs TEX L (3-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
28.Fri,5/19 vs OAK W (16-1) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
29.Sat,5/20 vs OAK L (5-8) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Fitzmorris  
30.Sun,5/21 vs OAK L (2-5)# Paepke Mayberry Knoop Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
31.Wed,5/24 vs MIN L (0-1)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
32.Thu,5/25 at CAL W (5-2)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
33.Fri,5/26 at CAL L (5-10) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Rooker  
34.Sat,5/27 at CAL L (2-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Keough Murphy  
35.Sun,5/28 at CAL L (2-4)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
36.Tue,5/30 at MIN L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Splittorff  
37.Wed,5/31 at MIN L (2-3) Kirkpatrick Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Rooker  
38.Thu,6/1 at MIN W (5-3) Kirkpatrick Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Murphy  
39.Fri,6/2 vs BOS W (9-1) Kirkpatrick Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Drago  
40.Sat,6/3 vs BOS W (10-4) Kirkpatrick Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Splittorff  
41.Sun,6/4 vs BOS W (7-5) Kirkpatrick Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Rooker  
42.Sun,6/4 vs BOS L (0-4)# May Taylor Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
43.Tue,6/6 vs MIL W (4-2)# May Taylor Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Murphy  
44.Wed,6/7 vs MIL W (5-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Drago  
45.Thu,6/8 vs MIL L (3-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Splittorff  
46.Fri,6/9 vs NYY W (1-0)# May Taylor Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
47.Sat,6/10 vs NYY L (4-8)# May Taylor Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Murphy  
48.Sun,6/11 vs NYY W (1-0) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Drago  
49.Tue,6/13 at BOS W (4-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
50.Wed,6/14 at BOS L (3-11)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
51.Thu,6/15 at BOS W (13-9) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Hansen Piniella Otis Scheinblum Murphy  
52.Fri,6/16 at MIL W (3-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Hansen Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
53.Sat,6/17 at MIL W (6-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Hansen Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
54.Sun,6/18 at MIL L (0-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Hansen Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
55.Tue,6/20 at NYY L (2-4)# May Mayberry Rojas Hansen Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
56.Fri,6/23 vs MIN W (5-0) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
57.Sat,6/24 vs MIN L (1-4)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
58.Sun,6/25 vs MIN L (3-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
59.Sun,6/25 vs MIN W (8-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Murphy  
60.Mon,6/26 vs CHW W (4-1)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
61.Tue,6/27 vs CHW W (6-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
62.Thu,6/29 at MIN W (5-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
63.Thu,6/29 at MIN W (12-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
64.Fri,6/30 at MIN L (0-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
65.Sat,7/1 vs TEX W (3-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
66.Sun,7/2 vs TEX L (5-7) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Keough Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
67.Sun,7/2 vs TEX W (8-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Keough Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
68.Mon,7/3 vs TEX L (1-2)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Keough Scheinblum Drago  
69.Tue,7/4 vs DET W (1-0) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
70.Wed,7/5 vs DET W (8-2)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
71.Thu,7/6 vs DET L (0-7) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Keough Otis Scheinblum Rooker  
72.Fri,7/7 at CLE W (6-3) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
73.Sat,7/8 at CLE L (1-2)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
74.Sun,7/9 at CLE W (6-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
75.Sun,7/9 at CLE W (8-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Hedlund  
76.Mon,7/10 at BAL W (3-2)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
77.Tue,7/11 at BAL L (1-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
78.Wed,7/12 at BAL W (11-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
79.Thu,7/13 at DET L (4-6)# May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
80.Fri,7/14 at DET W (1-0) May Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
81.Sat,7/15 at DET L (3-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
82.Sun,7/16 at DET L (0-2) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
83.Tue,7/18 vs CLE W (6-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Rojas Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
84.Tue,7/18 vs CLE W (11-8) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Rojas Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
85.Wed,7/19 vs CLE L (1-6) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Rojas Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
86.Thu,7/20 vs BAL L (5-8) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Rojas Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Nelson  
87.Fri,7/21 vs BAL L (6-7) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Taylor Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Dal Canton  
88.Sat,7/22 vs BAL W (8-5)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Floyd Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Splittorff  
89.Sun,7/23 vs BAL L (4-8)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Knoop Rojas Patek Piniella Otis Scheinblum Drago  
90.Thu,7/27 at CHW L (3-7)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Scheinblum Splittorff  
91.Thu,7/27 at CHW W (3-0) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Scheinblum Nelson  
92.Fri,7/28 at CHW L (0-5) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Pin