1969 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1969 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 69-93. They scored 586 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. Ed Kirkpatrick provided the power for the team with 14 homers. Joe Foy was the best run producer with 71 RBI. Lou Piniella led the team with 139 hits for a .282 average. Pat Kelly had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. Wally Bunker led the team with 12 wins. Bill Butler racked up 156 strkeouts to lead the team. Moe Drabowsky was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Adair | 2B | 126 | 432 | 29 | 108 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .285 | .310 | .595 | .250 |
| Luis Alcaraz | 2B | 22 | 79 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .314 | .342 | .656 | .253 |
| Mike Fiore | 1B | 107 | 339 | 53 | 93 | 12 | 35 | 4 | .420 | .428 | .848 | .274 |
| Joe Foy | 3B | 145 | 519 | 72 | 136 | 11 | 71 | 37 | .354 | .370 | .724 | .262 |
| Billy Harris | 2B | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .286 |
| Chuck Harrison | 1B | 75 | 213 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .276 | .296 | .572 | .221 |
| Jackie Hernandez | SS | 145 | 504 | 54 | 112 | 4 | 40 | 17 | .278 | .282 | .560 | .222 |
| Juan Rios | 2B | 87 | 196 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .262 | .276 | .538 | .224 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 61 | 205 | 22 | 54 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .346 | .307 | .653 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Pat Kelly | OF | 112 | 417 | 61 | 110 | 8 | 32 | 40 | .348 | .388 | .736 | .264 |
| Joe Keough | OF | 70 | 166 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .254 | .199 | .453 | .187 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 120 | 315 | 40 | 81 | 14 | 49 | 3 | .348 | .451 | .799 | .257 |
| Scott Northey | OF | 20 | 61 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .338 | .410 | .748 | .262 |
| Bob Oliver | OF | 118 | 394 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 43 | 5 | .294 | .393 | .687 | .254 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 135 | 493 | 43 | 139 | 11 | 68 | 2 | .325 | .416 | .741 | .282 |
| Fred Rico | OF | 12 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .308 | .737 | .231 |
| George Spriggs | OF | 23 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .276 | .518 | .138 |
| Hawk Taylor | OF | 64 | 89 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .313 | .427 | .740 | .270 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Campanis | C | 30 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .202 | .217 | .419 | .157 |
| Fran Healy | C | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .400 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 72 | 205 | 14 | 47 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .258 | .327 | .585 | .229 |
| Dennis Paepke | C | 12 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .148 | .320 | .111 |
| Ellie Rodriguez | C | 95 | 267 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .333 | .296 | .629 | .236 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5462 | 586 | 1311 | 98 | 538 | 129 | .306 | .338 | .645 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wally Bunker | 35 | 31 | 222.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 2 | 130 | 62 | 3.23 | 1.167 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 31 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 4.17 | 1.630 | |||
| Bill Butler | 34 | 29 | 193.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 156 | 91 | 3.90 | 1.368 | |||
| Galen Cisco | 15 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3.63 | 1.435 | |||
| Jerry Cram | 5 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3.24 | 1.257 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 52 | 0 | 98 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 11 | 76 | 30 | 2.94 | 1.000 | |||
| Dick Drago | 41 | 26 | 200.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 1 | 108 | 65 | 3.77 | 1.271 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.22 | 1.215 | |||
| Mike Hedlund | 34 | 16 | 125 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 74 | 40 | 3.24 | 1.304 | |||
| Steve Jones | 20 | 4 | 44.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 4.23 | 1.544 | |||
| Dave Morehead | 21 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 5.73 | 1.697 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 29 | 29 | 193.3 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 0 | 82 | 65 | 3.31 | 1.216 | |||
| Don O'Riley | 18 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 6.94 | 2.017 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 28 | 22 | 158.3 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 0 | 108 | 73 | 3.75 | 1.320 | |||
| Dave Wickersham | 34 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 3.96 | 1.440 | |||
| Chris Zachary | 8 | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.85 | 1.858 | |||
| Team Totals | 412 | 163 | 1464.7 | 69 | 93 | .426 | 25 | 894 | 560 | 3.72 | 1.309 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Foy and Jackie Hernandez | 145 |
| At Bats | Joe Foy | 519 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Foy | 609 |
| Batting Average | Lou Piniella | .282 |
| On-Base % | Joe Foy | .354 |
| Slugging % | Lou Piniella | .416 |
| OPS | Lou Piniella | .741 |
| Runs | Joe Foy | 72 |
| Hits | Lou Piniella | 139 |
| Total Bases | Lou Piniella | 205 |
| Doubles | Lou Piniella | 21 |
| Triples | Lou Piniella | 6 |
| Home Runs | Ed Kirkpatrick | 14 |
| RBI | Joe Foy | 71 |
| Walks | Mike Fiore | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Jackie Hernandez | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | Pat Kelly | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Foy | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Drago | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Foy and Lou Piniella | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jerry Adair | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wally Bunker | 12 |
| Losses | Jim Rooker | 16 |
| Saves | Moe Drabowsky | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Moe Drabowsky | .550 |
| ERA | Wally Bunker | 3.23 |
| WHIP | Wally Bunker | 1.167 |
| Innings Pitched | Wally Bunker | 222.7 |
| Games | Moe Drabowsky | 52 |
| Games Started | Wally Bunker | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Butler | 156 |
| Complete Games | Wally Bunker and Dick Drago | 10 |
| Shutouts | Bill Butler | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Wally Bunker | 907 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Butler and Dick Drago | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Wally Bunker | 198 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Butler | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wally Bunker | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bill Butler | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Wally Bunker and Jim Rooker | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Roger Nelson | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Roger Nelson | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Roger Nelson | 17 |
