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1974 Kansas City Royals Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 / 1975)
77-85, Finished 5th in AL West
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Scored 667 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Manager: Jack McKeon (77-85)
Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,173,292 (5th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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1973 / 1975 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Kurt Bevacqua 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Jan 23, 1947 4 39 18 39 33 0 0 14 7 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
Doug Bird 24 R R 6' 4" 180 Mar 5, 1950 2 55 0 1 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Brett HOF 21 L R 6' 0" 200 May 15, 1953 2 133 128 133 133 0 0 0 0 132 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Nelson Briles 30 R R 5' 11" 200 Aug 5, 1943 10 18 0 1 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Busby 24 R R 6' 2" 205 Sep 29, 1949 3 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Orlando Cepeda HOF 36 R R 6' 2" 210 Sep 17, 1937 17 33 25 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 8 0
Al Cowens 22 R R 6' 2" 200 Oct 25, 1951 1st 110 64 110 103 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 24 75 102 0 9 8
Bruce Dal Canton 32 R R 6' 2" 205 Jun 15, 1942 8 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Fitzmorris 28 B R 6' 2" 190 Mar 21, 1946 6 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Floyd 30 R R 6' 0" 181 Oct 20, 1943 7 10 3 10 8 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Gene Garber 26 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 13, 1947 5 17 0 1 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fernando Gonzalez 24 R R 5' 10" 170 Jun 19, 1950 3 9 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Fran Healy 27 R R 6' 5" 220 Sep 6, 1946 5 139 129 139 138 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Joe Hoerner 37 R L 6' 1" 200 Nov 12, 1936 11 30 0 1 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Leonard 23 R R 6' 1" 190 May 8, 1951 1st 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aurelio Lopez 25 R R 6' 0" 220 Sep 21, 1948 1st 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buck Martinez 25 R R 5' 10" 190 Nov 7, 1948 5 43 31 43 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
John Mayberry 25 L L 6' 3" 220 Feb 18, 1949 7 126 116 126 106 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 0 All-Star
Lindy McDaniel 38 R R 6' 3" 195 Dec 13, 1935 20 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal McRae 28 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 10, 1945 6 148 145 148 57 0 0 0 0 2 0 40 0 20 56 89 3 0
Steve Mingori 30 L L 5' 10" 170 Feb 29, 1944 5 36 0 1 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amos Otis 27 R R 5' 11" 166 Apr 26, 1947 7 146 142 146 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 143 2 3 0
Dennis Paepke 29 R R 6' 0" 202 Apr 17, 1945 4 6 3 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Freddie Patek 29 R R 5' 5" 148 Oct 9, 1944 7 149 145 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Marty Pattin 31 R R 5' 11" 180 Apr 6, 1943 7 25 0 1 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vada Pinson 35 L L 5' 11" 181 Aug 11, 1938 17 115 102 115 111 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 6 91 110 1 11 1
Rick Reichardt 31 R R 6' 3" 215 Mar 16, 1943 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cookie Rojas 35 R R 5' 10" 170 Mar 6, 1939 13 144 133 144 141 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 All-Star
Paul Schaal 31 R R 5' 11" 180 Mar 3, 1943 11 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richie Scheinblum 31 B R 6' 1" 180 Nov 5, 1942 8 36 15 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 20 1
Tony Solaita 27 L L 6' 0" 215 Jan 15, 1947 2 96 66 96 65 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 18 2
Paul Splittorff 27 L L 6' 3" 210 Oct 8, 1946 5 37 0 1 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frank White 23 R R 5' 11" 170 Sep 4, 1950 2 99 52 99 88 0 0 0 50 16 29 0 0 0 0 0 4 14
Jim Wohlford 23 R R 5' 11" 175 Feb 28, 1951 3 143 125 143 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 18 138 0 11 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1973 / 1975 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played