1972 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 76-78. They scored 580 runs and belted 78 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by John Mayberry, who led the team with 25 home runs and 100 RBI. Lou Piniella led the team with 179 hits for a .312 average. Freddie Patek had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 545 runs and had a team ERA of 3.24. Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff were tied for the team lead in wins with 12. Paul Splittorff struck out 140 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Floyd | 3B | 61 | 134 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .209 | .201 | .410 | .179 |
| Ron Hansen | SS | 16 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .133 | .345 | .133 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 53 | 71 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .282 | .239 | .521 | .211 |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | 44 | 97 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .299 | .289 | .588 | .237 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 149 | 503 | 65 | 150 | 25 | 100 | 0 | .394 | .507 | .901 | .298 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 136 | 518 | 59 | 110 | 0 | 32 | 33 | .280 | .276 | .556 | .212 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 137 | 487 | 49 | 127 | 3 | 53 | 2 | .315 | .331 | .646 | .261 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 127 | 435 | 47 | 99 | 6 | 41 | 1 | .323 | .326 | .649 | .228 |
| Jim Wohlford | 2B | 15 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .280 | .601 | .240 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Hovley | OF | 105 | 196 | 24 | 53 | 3 | 24 | 3 | .351 | .352 | .703 | .270 |
| Joe Keough | OF | 56 | 64 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .324 | .250 | .574 | .219 |
| Bob Oliver | OF | 16 | 63 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .292 | .381 | .673 | .270 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 143 | 540 | 75 | 158 | 11 | 54 | 28 | .352 | .413 | .765 | .293 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 151 | 574 | 65 | 179 | 11 | 72 | 7 | .356 | .441 | .797 | .312 |
| Richie Scheinblum | OF | 134 | 450 | 60 | 135 | 8 | 66 | 0 | .383 | .418 | .801 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Kirkpatrick | C | 113 | 364 | 43 | 100 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .365 | .396 | .761 | .275 |
| Jerry May | C | 53 | 116 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .277 | .276 | .553 | .190 |
| Dennis Paepke | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Carl Taylor | C | 63 | 113 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .361 | .301 | .662 | .265 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5167 | 580 | 1317 | 78 | 547 | 85 | .322 | .353 | .675 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 45 | 0 | 58.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 1.70 | 1.081 | |||
| Norm Angelini | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2.25 | 1.563 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 51 | 0 | 55.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 4.23 | 1.808 | |||
| Steve Busby | 5 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 1.58 | 0.900 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 35 | 16 | 132.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 75 | 29 | 3.40 | 1.240 | |||
| Dick Drago | 34 | 33 | 239.3 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 0 | 135 | 51 | 3.01 | 1.174 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 38 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 3.74 | 1.257 | |||
| Mike Hedlund | 29 | 16 | 113 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 52 | 41 | 4.78 | 1.416 | |||
| Mike Jackson | 7 | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 6.41 | 1.929 | |||
| Monty Montgomery | 9 | 8 | 56.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 3.04 | 1.279 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 18 | 9 | 70.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 3.07 | 1.323 | |||
| Roger Nelson | 34 | 19 | 173.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3 | 120 | 31 | 2.08 | 0.871 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 18 | 10 | 72 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 4.38 | 1.417 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 35 | 33 | 216 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 140 | 67 | 3.12 | 1.185 | |||
| Ken Wright | 17 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 4.91 | 1.639 | |||
| Team Totals | 396 | 154 | 1381.1 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 29 | 801 | 405 | 3.24 | 1.229 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Piniella | 151 |
| At Bats | Lou Piniella | 574 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Piniella | 624 |
| Batting Average | Lou Piniella | .312 |
| On-Base % | John Mayberry | .394 |
| Slugging % | John Mayberry | .507 |
| OPS | John Mayberry | .901 |
| Runs | Amos Otis | 75 |
| Hits | Lou Piniella | 179 |
| Total Bases | John Mayberry | 255 |
| Doubles | Lou Piniella | 33 |
| Triples | Freddie Patek, Lou Piniella, and Richie Scheinblum | 4 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry | 25 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 100 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 78 |
| Strikeouts | John Mayberry | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Patek | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Amos Otis | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cookie Rojas | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lou Piniella | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff | 12 |
| Losses | Dick Drago | 17 |
| Saves | Tom Burgmeier | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Roger Nelson | .647 |
| ERA | Roger Nelson | 2.08 |
| WHIP | Roger Nelson | 0.871 |
| Innings Pitched | Dick Drago | 239.3 |
| Games | Tom Burgmeier | 51 |
| Games Started | Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Splittorff | 140 |
| Complete Games | Paul Splittorff | 12 |
| Shutouts | Roger Nelson | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Dick Drago | 974 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Drago | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Drago | 230 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dick Drago | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Drago | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Fitzmorris and Paul Splittorff | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Drago and Tom Murphy | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dick Drago | 30 |
