1971 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 85-76. They scored 603 runs and belted 80 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Amos Otis, who led the team with 15 home runs, 79 RBI, and 167 hits. Amos Otis had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 566 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Dick Drago led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 109 strikeouts. Ted Abernathy led the team with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Floyd | SS | 31 | 66 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .197 | .430 | .152 |
| Chuck Harrison | 1B | 49 | 143 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .266 | .287 | .553 | .217 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 103 | 295 | 35 | 82 | 9 | 47 | 3 | .364 | .431 | .795 | .278 |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | 72 | 161 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .270 | .286 | .556 | .205 |
| Bob Oliver | 1B | 128 | 373 | 35 | 91 | 8 | 52 | 0 | .277 | .351 | .628 | .244 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 147 | 591 | 86 | 158 | 6 | 36 | 49 | .323 | .371 | .694 | .267 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 115 | 414 | 56 | 124 | 6 | 59 | 8 | .357 | .406 | .763 | .300 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 161 | 548 | 80 | 150 | 11 | 63 | 7 | .387 | .412 | .799 | .274 |
| Rich Severson | 2B | 16 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .433 | .797 | .300 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Keough | OF | 110 | 351 | 34 | 87 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .316 | .325 | .641 | .248 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 120 | 365 | 46 | 80 | 9 | 46 | 3 | .308 | .332 | .640 | .219 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 147 | 555 | 80 | 167 | 15 | 79 | 52 | .345 | .443 | .788 | .301 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 126 | 448 | 43 | 125 | 3 | 51 | 5 | .311 | .368 | .679 | .279 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 19 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .172 | .422 | .172 |
| Carl Taylor | OF | 20 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .261 | .179 | .440 | .179 |
| Sandy Valdespino | OF | 18 | 63 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .338 | .508 | .846 | .317 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Buck Martinez | C | 22 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .196 | .427 | .152 |
| Jerry May | C | 71 | 218 | 16 | 55 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .329 | .344 | .673 | .252 |
| Dennis Paepke | C | 60 | 152 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .242 | .283 | .525 | .204 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5295 | 603 | 1323 | 80 | 573 | 130 | .311 | .353 | .664 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 63 | 0 | 81 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 23 | 55 | 50 | 2.56 | 1.358 | |||
| Wally Bunker | 7 | 6 | 32.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5.01 | 1.269 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 67 | 0 | 88.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 17 | 44 | 30 | 1.73 | 1.144 | |||
| Bill Butler | 14 | 6 | 44.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 3.45 | 1.422 | |||
| Lance Clemons | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 4.12 | 1.583 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 25 | 22 | 141.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 58 | 44 | 3.44 | 1.331 | |||
| Dick Drago | 35 | 34 | 241.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 109 | 46 | 2.98 | 1.231 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 36 | 15 | 127.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 53 | 55 | 4.17 | 1.312 | |||
| Mike Hedlund | 32 | 30 | 205.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 2.71 | 1.167 | |||
| Mike McCormick | 4 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9.31 | 1.959 | |||
| Monty Montgomery | 3 | 2 | 21.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2.11 | 0.892 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 13 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.176 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 20 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 5.33 | 1.537 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 22 | 22 | 144.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 80 | 35 | 2.68 | 1.137 | |||
| Ken Wright | 21 | 12 | 78 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 56 | 47 | 3.69 | 1.449 | |||
| Jim York | 53 | 0 | 93.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 103 | 44 | 2.89 | 1.222 | |||
| Team Totals | 425 | 161 | 1420.1 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 44 | 775 | 496 | 3.25 | 1.265 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Paul Schaal | 161 |
| At Bats | Freddie Patek | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Paul Schaal | 659 |
| Batting Average | Amos Otis | .301 |
| On-Base % | Paul Schaal | .387 |
| Slugging % | Amos Otis | .443 |
| OPS | Paul Schaal | .799 |
| Runs | Freddie Patek | 86 |
| Hits | Amos Otis | 167 |
| Total Bases | Amos Otis | 246 |
| Doubles | Paul Schaal | 31 |
| Triples | Freddie Patek | 11 |
| Home Runs | Amos Otis | 15 |
| RBI | Amos Otis | 79 |
| Walks | Paul Schaal | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Oliver | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Amos Otis | 52 |
| Caught Stealing | Freddie Patek | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Drago and Freddie Patek | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Amos Otis | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Amos Otis | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Drago | 17 |
| Losses | Dick Drago | 11 |
| Saves | Ted Abernathy | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Hedlund | .652 |
| ERA | Mike Hedlund | 2.71 |
| WHIP | Mike Hedlund | 1.167 |
| Innings Pitched | Dick Drago | 241.3 |
| Games | Tom Burgmeier | 67 |
| Games Started | Dick Drago | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Drago | 109 |
| Complete Games | Dick Drago | 15 |
| Shutouts | Dick Drago | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Drago | 977 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Drago | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Drago | 251 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Hedlund | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mike Hedlund | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Drago | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Bruce Dal Canton | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Fitzmorris | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Drago | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Drago | 40 |
