1975 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 710 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by John Mayberry, who led the team with 34 home runs and 106 RBI. George Brett led the team with 195 hits for a .308 average. Amos Otis had a great year on the basepaths with 39 stolen bases.
The team allowed 649 runs and had a team ERA of 3.49. Steve Busby led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 160 strikeouts. Doug Bird led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | 3B | 159 | 634 | 84 | 195 | 11 | 89 | 13 | .353 | .456 | .809 | .308 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 156 | 554 | 95 | 161 | 34 | 106 | 5 | .416 | .547 | .963 | .291 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 136 | 483 | 58 | 110 | 5 | 45 | 32 | .291 | .308 | .599 | .228 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 120 | 406 | 34 | 103 | 2 | 37 | 4 | .304 | .323 | .627 | .254 |
| Frank White | 2B | 111 | 304 | 43 | 76 | 7 | 36 | 11 | .297 | .365 | .662 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Al Cowens | OF | 120 | 328 | 44 | 91 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .340 | .402 | .742 | .277 |
| Gary Martz | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hal McRae | OF | 126 | 480 | 58 | 147 | 5 | 71 | 11 | .366 | .442 | .808 | .306 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 132 | 470 | 87 | 116 | 9 | 46 | 39 | .342 | .385 | .727 | .247 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 103 | 319 | 38 | 71 | 4 | 22 | 5 | .248 | .335 | .583 | .223 |
| Jamie Quirk | OF | 14 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .293 | .333 | .626 | .256 |
| Jim Wohlford | OF | 116 | 353 | 45 | 90 | 0 | 30 | 12 | .317 | .312 | .629 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fran Healy | C | 56 | 188 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .307 | .335 | .642 | .255 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 80 | 226 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .293 | .323 | .616 | .226 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 63 | 147 | 18 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .345 | .361 | .706 | .265 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harmon Killebrew | DH | 106 | 312 | 25 | 62 | 14 | 44 | 1 | .317 | .375 | .692 | .199 |
| Rodney Scott | DH | 48 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Tony Solaita | DH | 93 | 231 | 35 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 0 | .369 | .515 | .884 | .260 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5491 | 710 | 1431 | 118 | 667 | 155 | .329 | .394 | .723 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Bird | 51 | 4 | 105.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 11 | 81 | 40 | 3.25 | 1.330 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 24 | 16 | 112 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 73 | 25 | 4.26 | 1.357 | |||
| Steve Busby | 34 | 34 | 260.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 160 | 81 | 3.08 | 1.206 | |||
| Bruce Dal Canton | 4 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15.58 | 3.448 | |||
| Al Fitzmorris | 35 | 35 | 242 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 78 | 76 | 3.57 | 1.302 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 32 | 30 | 212.3 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 146 | 90 | 3.77 | 1.423 | |||
| Mark Littell | 7 | 3 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 3.70 | 1.399 | |||
| Bob McClure | 12 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 15 | 14 | .00 | 1.176 | |||
| Lindy McDaniel | 40 | 0 | 78 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 4.15 | 1.346 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 36 | 0 | 50.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 2.50 | 1.233 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 44 | 15 | 177 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 89 | 45 | 3.25 | 1.232 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 35 | 23 | 159 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 76 | 56 | 3.17 | 1.333 | |||
| George Throop | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 | 1.111 | |||
| Team Totals | 366 | 162 | 1456.5 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 25 | 815 | 498 | 3.49 | 1.318 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Brett | 159 |
| At Bats | George Brett | 634 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Brett | 697 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .308 |
| On-Base % | John Mayberry | .416 |
| Slugging % | John Mayberry | .547 |
| OPS | John Mayberry | .963 |
| Runs | John Mayberry | 95 |
| Hits | George Brett | 195 |
| Total Bases | John Mayberry | 303 |
| Doubles | John Mayberry and Hal McRae | 38 |
| Triples | George Brett | 13 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry | 34 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 106 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 119 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Solaita | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Amos Otis | 39 |
| Caught Stealing | Amos Otis | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Freddie Patek | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hal McRae | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hal McRae | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Busby | 18 |
| Losses | Steve Busby and Al Fitzmorris | 12 |
| Saves | Doug Bird | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Leonard | .682 |
| ERA | Steve Busby | 3.08 |
| WHIP | Steve Busby | 1.206 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Busby | 260.3 |
| Games | Doug Bird | 51 |
| Games Started | Al Fitzmorris | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Busby | 160 |
| Complete Games | Steve Busby | 18 |
| Shutouts | Steve Busby, Al Fitzmorris, and Paul Splittorff | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Busby | 1064 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Al Fitzmorris | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Al Fitzmorris | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nelson Briles | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Fitzmorris | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Al Fitzmorris | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Busby and Al Fitzmorris | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Leonard | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Fitzmorris | 28 |
