1974 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 667 runs and belted 89 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. John Mayberry provided the power for the team with 22 homers. The offense was powered by Hal McRae, who led the team with 88 RBI and 167 hits. Freddie Patek had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 662 runs and had a team ERA of 3.51. Steve Busby led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 198 strikeouts. Doug Bird led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Bevacqua | 1B | 39 | 90 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .290 | .211 | .501 | .211 |
| George Brett | 3B | 133 | 457 | 49 | 129 | 2 | 47 | 8 | .313 | .363 | .676 | .282 |
| Bobby Floyd | 2B | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .111 | .384 | .111 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 3B | 9 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .190 | .333 | .143 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 126 | 427 | 63 | 100 | 22 | 69 | 4 | .358 | .424 | .782 | .234 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 149 | 537 | 72 | 121 | 3 | 38 | 33 | .324 | .298 | .622 | .225 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 144 | 542 | 52 | 147 | 6 | 60 | 8 | .309 | .339 | .648 | .271 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 12 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .324 | .610 | .176 |
| Tony Solaita | 1B | 96 | 239 | 31 | 64 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .361 | .406 | .767 | .268 |
| Frank White | 2B | 99 | 204 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .239 | .294 | .533 | .221 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Cowens | OF | 110 | 269 | 28 | 65 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .303 | .286 | .589 | .242 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 146 | 552 | 87 | 157 | 12 | 73 | 18 | .348 | .438 | .786 | .284 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 115 | 406 | 46 | 112 | 6 | 41 | 21 | .312 | .374 | .686 | .276 |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 143 | 501 | 55 | 136 | 2 | 44 | 16 | .327 | .343 | .670 | .271 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 139 | 445 | 59 | 112 | 9 | 53 | 16 | .343 | .375 | .718 | .252 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 43 | 107 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .317 | .290 | .607 | .215 |
| Dennis Paepke | C | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .167 | .398 | .167 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Cepeda | DH | 33 | 107 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .282 | .290 | .572 | .215 |
| Hal McRae | DH | 148 | 539 | 71 | 167 | 15 | 88 | 11 | .375 | .475 | .850 | .310 |
| Rick Reichardt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Richie Scheinblum | DH | 36 | 83 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 | .205 | .458 | .181 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5582 | 667 | 1448 | 89 | 623 | 146 | .324 | .364 | .688 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 55 | 1 | 92.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 10 | 62 | 27 | 2.73 | 1.376 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 18 | 17 | 103 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 4.02 | 1.350 | |||
| Steve Busby | 38 | 38 | 292.3 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 0 | 198 | 92 | 3.39 | 1.286 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 31 | 22 | 175.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 96 | 82 | 3.13 | 1.238 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 34 | 27 | 190 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 1 | 53 | 63 | 2.79 | 1.326 | |||
| Gene Garber | 17 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4.82 | 1.714 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 30 | 0 | 35.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 3.82 | 1.246 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5.32 | 1.818 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5.62 | 1.938 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 38 | 5 | 106.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 47 | 24 | 3.46 | 1.246 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 36 | 0 | 67.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 2.81 | 1.129 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 25 | 11 | 117.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 3.99 | 1.270 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 36 | 36 | 226 | 13 | 19 | .406 | 0 | 90 | 75 | 4.10 | 1.447 | |||
| Team Totals | 371 | 162 | 1471.5 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 17 | 731 | 482 | 3.51 | 1.331 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Freddie Patek | 149 |
| At Bats | Amos Otis | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Amos Otis | 632 |
| Batting Average | Hal McRae | .310 |
| On-Base % | Hal McRae | .375 |
| Slugging % | Hal McRae | .475 |
| OPS | Hal McRae | .850 |
| Runs | Amos Otis | 87 |
| Hits | Hal McRae | 167 |
| Total Bases | Hal McRae | 256 |
| Doubles | Hal McRae | 36 |
| Triples | Amos Otis | 9 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry | 22 |
| RBI | Hal McRae | 88 |
| Walks | John Mayberry and Freddie Patek | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Wohlford | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddie Patek | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Freddie Patek | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Patek | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Amos Otis | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cookie Rojas | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Busby | 22 |
| Losses | Paul Splittorff | 19 |
| Saves | Doug Bird | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Fitzmorris | .684 |
| ERA | Al Fitzmorris | 2.79 |
| WHIP | Bruce Dal Canton | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Busby | 292.3 |
| Games | Doug Bird | 55 |
| Games Started | Steve Busby | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Busby | 198 |
| Complete Games | Steve Busby | 20 |
| Shutouts | Al Fitzmorris | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Busby | 1220 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Busby | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Busby | 284 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Busby | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Busby | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Busby and Lindy McDaniel | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Bruce Dal Canton | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Steve Busby | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Splittorff | 28 |
