1973 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 755 runs and belted 114 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. John Mayberry and Amos Otis were tied for the team lead in home runs with 26. John Mayberry knocked in 100 runs. Amos Otis led the team with 175 hits for a .300 average. Freddie Patek had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 752 runs and had a team ERA of 4.21. Paul Splittorff was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Steve Busby led the team with 174 strikeouts. Doug Bird led the team with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 99 | 276 | 39 | 71 | 2 | 40 | 2 | .317 | .330 | .647 | .257 |
| George Brett | 3B | 13 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .175 | .300 | .125 |
| Bobby Floyd | SS | 51 | 78 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .357 | .397 | .754 | .333 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 152 | 510 | 87 | 142 | 26 | 100 | 3 | .417 | .478 | .895 | .278 |
| Frank Ortenzio | 1B | 9 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .480 | .813 | .280 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 135 | 501 | 82 | 117 | 5 | 45 | 36 | .311 | .321 | .632 | .234 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 139 | 551 | 78 | 152 | 6 | 69 | 18 | .320 | .372 | .692 | .276 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 121 | 396 | 61 | 114 | 8 | 42 | 5 | .389 | .399 | .788 | .288 |
| Frank White | SS | 51 | 139 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .262 | .281 | .543 | .223 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Hovley | OF | 104 | 232 | 29 | 59 | 2 | 24 | 6 | .346 | .323 | .669 | .254 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | OF | 126 | 429 | 61 | 113 | 6 | 45 | 3 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .263 |
| Keith Marshall | OF | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Hal McRae | OF | 106 | 338 | 36 | 79 | 9 | 50 | 2 | .312 | .385 | .697 | .234 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 148 | 583 | 89 | 175 | 26 | 93 | 13 | .368 | .484 | .852 | .300 |
| Lou Piniella | OF | 144 | 513 | 53 | 128 | 9 | 69 | 5 | .291 | .361 | .652 | .250 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 21 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .258 | .250 | .508 | .214 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 95 | 279 | 25 | 77 | 6 | 34 | 3 | .348 | .409 | .757 | .276 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 14 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Jerry May | C | 11 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .233 | .468 | .133 |
| Carl Taylor | C | 69 | 145 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .363 | .283 | .646 | .228 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gail Hopkins | DH | 74 | 138 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .380 | .348 | .728 | .246 |
| Rick Reichardt | DH | 41 | 127 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .279 | .362 | .641 | .220 |
| Jim Wohlford | DH | 45 | 109 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .333 | .385 | .718 | .266 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5508 | 755 | 1440 | 114 | 703 | 105 | .336 | .381 | .718 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Norm Angelini | 7 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4.91 | 2.432 | |||
| Doug Bird | 54 | 0 | 102.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20 | 83 | 30 | 2.99 | 1.085 | |||
| Tom Burgmeier | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.700 | |||
| Steve Busby | 37 | 37 | 238.3 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 0 | 174 | 105 | 4.23 | 1.473 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 32 | 3 | 97.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 4.81 | 1.583 | |||
| Dick Drago | 37 | 33 | 212.7 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 98 | 76 | 4.23 | 1.542 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 15 | 13 | 89 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 2.83 | 1.270 | |||
| Gene Garber | 48 | 8 | 152.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 11 | 60 | 49 | 4.24 | 1.395 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 22 | 0 | 19.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5.12 | 2.124 | |||
| Mike Jackson | 9 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 6.85 | 2.018 | |||
| Mark Littell | 8 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 5.68 | 1.763 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 19 | 1 | 56.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 3.04 | 1.456 | |||
| Barry Raziano | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.400 | |||
| Wayne Simpson | 16 | 10 | 59.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 5.73 | 1.692 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 38 | 38 | 262 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 110 | 78 | 3.98 | 1.363 | |||
| Ken Wright | 25 | 12 | 80.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 75 | 82 | 4.91 | 1.760 | |||
| Team Totals | 375 | 162 | 1449.3 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 41 | 790 | 617 | 4.21 | 1.475 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Mayberry | 152 |
| At Bats | Amos Otis | 583 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Amos Otis | 651 |
| Batting Average | Amos Otis | .300 |
| On-Base % | John Mayberry | .417 |
| Slugging % | Amos Otis | .484 |
| OPS | John Mayberry | .895 |
| Runs | Amos Otis | 89 |
| Hits | Amos Otis | 175 |
| Total Bases | Amos Otis | 282 |
| Doubles | Cookie Rojas | 29 |
| Triples | Freddie Patek | 5 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry and Amos Otis | 26 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 100 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 122 |
| Strikeouts | John Mayberry | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Patek | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Freddie Patek | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Patek | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ed Kirkpatrick, Lou Piniella, and Cookie Rojas | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lou Piniella | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Paul Splittorff | 20 |
| Losses | Steve Busby | 15 |
| Saves | Doug Bird | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Splittorff | .645 |
| ERA | Paul Splittorff | 3.98 |
| WHIP | Paul Splittorff | 1.363 |
| Innings Pitched | Paul Splittorff | 262 |
| Games | Doug Bird | 54 |
| Games Started | Paul Splittorff | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Busby | 174 |
| Complete Games | Paul Splittorff | 12 |
| Shutouts | Paul Splittorff | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Paul Splittorff | 1119 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 279 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Busby | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Dick Drago and Paul Splittorff | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Busby and Paul Splittorff | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Drago | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Splittorff | 40 |
