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1973 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972/1974)
88-74, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 755 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Managed by Jack McKeon

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,345,341 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 107, Pitching - 107
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1972/1974) / 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.Fri,4/6 at CAL L (2-3) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Kirkpatrick
2.Sat,4/7 at CAL W (12-5)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Simpson Bevacqua
3.Sun,4/8 at CAL W (6-5)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Taylor
4.Tue,4/10 vs TEX W (12-1) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Splittorff Kirkpatrick
5.Wed,4/11 vs TEX W (9-6) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Hopkins
6.Thu,4/12 vs TEX L (0-4) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Simpson Kirkpatrick
7.Fri,4/13 at CHW W (12-5) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Drago Hovley
8.Sat,4/14 at CHW W (3-0)# Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Marshall Splittorff Bevacqua
9.Sun,4/15 at CHW W (12-5) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby McRae
10.Tue,4/17 vs OAK W (5-4)# Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Simpson Healy
11.Wed,4/18 vs OAK L (6-7) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Kirkpatrick
12.Thu,4/19 vs OAK W (16-8) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff Hopkins
13.Fri,4/20 vs CHW L (2-16) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby McRae
14.Sun,4/22 vs CHW L (4-8)# Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Bevacqua
15.Sun,4/22 vs CHW W (6-1) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Wright Piniella
16.Tue,4/24 vs MIL L (1-9) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Splittorff Kirkpatrick
17.Wed,4/25 vs MIL W (3-2) May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Simpson McRae
18.Thu,4/26 vs MIL L (3-7)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Wright Bevacqua
19.Fri,4/27 at DET W (3-0) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby Hovley
20.Sat,4/28 at DET W (7-4)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Splittorff Bevacqua
21.Sun,4/29 at DET L (1-6) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Simpson Hopkins
22.Tue,5/1 at NYY L (1-6) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Wright McRae
23.Wed,5/2 at NYY W (4-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis McRae Splittorff Hovley
24.Fri,5/4 at MIL W (5-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis McRae Busby Hopkins
25.Sat,5/5 at MIL W (9-7) Taylor Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis McRae Simpson Piniella
26.Sun,5/6 at MIL L (2-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Drago McRae
27.Tue,5/8 vs DET W (7-2)# May Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff McRae
28.Wed,5/9 vs DET L (1-4) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby McRae
29.Thu,5/10 vs DET W (8-2) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Drago Hopkins
30.Fri,5/11 vs MIN W (6-2) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Dal Canton Hovley
31.Sat,5/12 vs MIN W (4-2) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff Hovley
32.Sun,5/13 vs MIN L (0-5) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby Hovley
33.Mon,5/14 vs CAL L (2-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Drago Piniella
34.Tue,5/15 vs CAL L (0-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Dal Canton Kirkpatrick
35.Wed,5/16 at TEX L (1-2) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff McRae
36.Thu,5/17 at TEX W (6-1) Healy Mayberry Rojas Bevacqua Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Simpson Wohlford
37.Fri,5/18 at OAK L (4-5)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Wohlford
38.Sat,5/19 at OAK W (5-2)# Healy Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Wohlford
39.Sun,5/20 at OAK W (8-2) Healy Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Splittorff Piniella
40.Mon,5/21 at OAK L (0-5) Healy Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Dal Canton Piniella
41.Tue,5/22 at MIN L (7-8) Healy Mayberry Rojas Bevacqua Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Simpson Hopkins
42.Wed,5/23 at MIN L (6-8)# Taylor Mayberry Rojas Bevacqua Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Wohlford
43.Thu,5/24 at MIN L (0-2) Healy Mayberry Rojas Bevacqua Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Drago McRae
44.Fri,5/25 at MIN W (5-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley McRae Splittorff Otis
45.Sun,5/27 vs BOS W (13-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Garber McRae
46.Sun,5/27 vs BOS L (2-7)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Wohlford
47.Mon,5/28 vs BOS W (5-4) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Drago McRae
48.Tue,5/29 vs BAL L (2-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Splittorff Hopkins
49.Wed,5/30 vs BAL L (4-5)# Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Simpson McRae
50.Thu,5/31 vs BAL W (4-1)# Healy Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Garber Wohlford
51.Fri,6/1 vs CLE W (5-4) Healy Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Drago Hovley
52.Sat,6/2 vs CLE W (5-1) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Splittorff Hopkins
53.Sun,6/3 vs CLE W (5-4) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Bevacqua Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Busby Hopkins
54.Mon,6/4 at BOS L (3-9)# Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Garber Bevacqua
55.Tue,6/5 at BOS L (2-9) Kirkpatrick Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Hovley Drago Hopkins
56.Wed,6/6 at BOS L (4-5)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Bevacqua Wright Wohlford
57.Fri,6/8 vs NYY L (1-8) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Hovley Kirkpatrick Garber Hopkins
58.Sat,6/9 vs NYY L (4-6) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Hovley Kirkpatrick Drago Hopkins
59.Sun,6/10 vs NYY W (7-4) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Bevacqua Hovley Kirkpatrick Splittorff Hopkins
60.Tue,6/12 at BAL L (4-6) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby Hopkins
61.Wed,6/13 at BAL W (2-0)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis Bevacqua Drago Wohlford
62.Thu,6/14 at BAL L (3-8) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Littell Hopkins
63.Fri,6/15 at CLE W (7-2) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Splittorff Piniella
64.Sat,6/16 at CLE W (5-2) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby Hopkins
65.Sun,6/17 at CLE W (6-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Hovley Kirkpatrick Drago Otis
66.Sun,6/17 at CLE W (6-2)# Healy Bevacqua Floyd Schaal White Piniella Otis McRae Wright Wohlford
67.Mon,6/18 vs OAK L (5-9)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis McRae Littell Wohlford
68.Tue,6/19 vs OAK L (6-11) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Splittorff McRae
69.Wed,6/20 vs OAK W (5-4)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Kirkpatrick Otis McRae Busby Wohlford
70.Fri,6/22 vs TEX L (0-3)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis McRae Drago Bevacqua
71.Sat,6/23 vs TEX W (8-7) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Floyd Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Splittorff Piniella
72.Sun,6/24 vs TEX W (7-4) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Hovley Kirkpatrick Busby Otis
73.Sun,6/24 vs TEX W (10-6) Healy Hopkins Floyd Bevacqua White Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Littell Mayberry
74.Mon,6/25 at CAL L (2-5) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal White Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Wright Hopkins
75.Tue,6/26 at CAL L (5-6)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Wohlford
76.Wed,6/27 at OAK L (2-3) Taylor Mayberry White Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff Hopkins
77.Thu,6/28 at OAK L (2-3)# Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Busby Bevacqua
78.Fri,6/29 at TEX L (0-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Hovley Kirkpatrick Littell Hopkins
79.Sat,6/30 at TEX W (8-3) Taylor Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Bevacqua Otis Kirkpatrick Drago Wohlford
80.Sat,6/30 at TEX W (4-2) Healy Mayberry Floyd Schaal White Bevacqua Otis Hovley Wright Hopkins
81.Sun,7/1 at TEX L (3-8)# Taylor Mayberry White Schaal Patek Bevacqua Otis McRae Splittorff Wohlford
82.Mon,7/2 vs MIN L (2-5) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Kirkpatrick Otis Hovley Busby Wohlford
83.Tue,7/3 vs MIN W (7-6) Healy Hopkins Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Littell Hovley
84.Wed,7/4 at MIN W (5-4)# Healy Bevacqua Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis McRae Drago Wohlford
85.Thu,7/5 at MIN W (12-10) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Splittorff Hopkins
86.Fri,7/6 vs DET W (12-1) Healy Mayberry Rojas Bevacqua Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Busby Hopkins
87.Sat,7/7 vs DET W (5-2) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella Otis Kirkpatrick Wright Hopkins
88.Sun,7/8 vs DET L (0-3) Healy Mayberry Rojas Schaal Patek Piniella