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1975 Kansas City Royals season

January 01, 1970

The 1975 Kansas City Royals season was their seventh in Major League Baseball. The Royals' 91–71 record was the best in franchise history and Kansas City finished second in the American League West, six games behind the Oakland Athletics. Manager Jack McKeon was fired on July 24 and was replaced by Whitey Herzog.[1][2] John Mayberry became the first Royals player to hit at least 30 home runs in a season (34) and also set a franchise single-season record with 106 runs batted in.

Offseason edit

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 98 64 0.605 β€” 54–27 44–37
Kansas City Royals 91 71 0.562 7 51–30 40–41
Texas Rangers 79 83 0.488 19 39–41 40–42
Minnesota Twins 76 83 0.478 20Β½ 39–43 37–40
Chicago White Sox 75 86 0.466 22Β½ 42–39 33–47
California Angels 72 89 0.447 25Β½ 35–46 37–43

Record vs. opponents edit

1975 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX
Baltimore β€” 9–9 6–6 7–4 10–8 12–4 7–5 14–4 6–6 8–10 4–8 7–5
Boston 9–9 β€” 6–6 8–4 7–11 13–5 7–5 10–8 10–2 11–5 6–6 8–4
California 6–6 6–6 β€” 9–9 3–9 6–5 4–14 7–5 8–10 7–5 7–11 9–9
Chicago 4–7 4–8 9–9 β€” 7–5 5–7 9–9 8–4 9–9 6–6 9–9 5–13
Cleveland 8–10 11–7 9–3 5–7 β€” 12–6 6–6 9–9 3–6 9–9 2–10 5–7
Detroit 4–12 5–13 5–6 7–5 6–12 β€” 6–6 7–11 4–8 6–12 6–6 1–11
Kansas City 5–7 5–7 14–4 9–9 6–6 6–6 β€” 7–5 11–7 7–5 11–7 14–4
Milwaukee 4–14 8–10 5–7 4–8 9–9 11–7 5–7 β€” 2–10 9–9 5–7 6–6
Minnesota 6–6 2–10 10–8 9–9 6–3 8–4 7–11 10–2 β€” 4–8 6–12 8–10
New York 10–8 5–11 5–7 6–6 9–9 12–6 5–7 9–9 8–4 β€” 6–6 8–4
Oakland 8–4 6–6 11–7 9–9 10–2 6–6 11–7 7–5 12–6 6–6 β€” 12–6
Texas 5–7 4–8 9–9 13–5 7–5 11–1 4–14 6–6 10–8 4–8 6–12 β€”


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Buck Martinez 80 226 51 .226 3 23
1B John Mayberry 156 554 161 .291 34 106
2B Cookie Rojas 120 406 103 .254 2 37
SS Freddie Patek 136 483 110 .228 5 45
3B George Brett 159 634 195 .308 11 89
LF Hal McRae 126 480 147 .306 5 71
CF Amos Otis 132 470 116 .247 9 46
RF Jim Wohlford 116 353 90 .255 0 30
DH Harmon Killebrew 106 312 62 .199 14 44

Other batters edit

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Al Cowens 120 328 91 .277 4 42
Vada Pinson 103 319 71 .223 4 21
Frank White 111 304 76 .250 7 36
Tony Solaita 93 231 60 .260 16 44
Fran Healy 56 188 48 .255 2 18
Bob Stinson 63 147 39 .265 1 9
Jamie Quirk 14 39 10 .256 1 5
Rodney Scott 48 15 1 .067 0 0
Gary Martz 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Busby 34 260.1 18 12 3.08 160
Al Fitzmorris 35 242.0 16 12 3.57 78
Dennis Leonard 32 212.1 15 7 3.77 146

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Marty Pattin 44 177.0 10 10 3.25 89
Paul Splittorff 35 159.0 9 10 3.17 76
Nelson Briles 24 112.0 6 6 4.26 73
Mark Littell 7 24.1 1 2 3.70 19
Bruce Dal Canton 4 8.2 0 2 15.58 5

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Doug Bird 51 9 6 11 3.25 81
Lindy McDaniel 40 5 1 1 4.15 40
Steve Mingori 36 0 3 2 2.50 25
Bob McClure 12 1 0 1 0.00 15
George Throop 7 0 0 2 4.00 8
Ray Sadecki 5 1 0 0 3.00 0

Farm system edit

See also: Minor League Baseball

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Royals fire McKeon, hire Herzog". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. July 25, 1975. p.Β D1.
  2. ^ "Royals fire McKeon, hire Angles' Herzog". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 25, 1975. p.Β 1, part 2.
  3. ^ Harmon Killebrew at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Ron Hassey at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Mark Williams at Baseball Reference

References edit

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2ndΒ ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBNΒ 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links edit

  • 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
  • 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac


 

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January 01, 1970
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The 1975 Kansas City Royals season was their seventh in Major League Baseball The Royals 91 71 record was the best in franchise history and Kansas City finished second in the American League West six games behind the Oakland Athletics Manager Jack McKeon was fired on July 24 and was replaced by Whitey Herzog 1 2 John Mayberry became the first Royals player to hit at least 30 home runs in a season 34 and also set a franchise single season record with 106 runs batted in 1975 Kansas City RoyalsLeagueAmerican LeagueDivisionWestBallparkRoyals StadiumCityKansas City MissouriOwnersEwing KauffmanGeneral managersJoe BurkeManagersJack McKeon 50 46 521 Whitey Herzog 41 25 621 TelevisionKBMA Buddy Blattner Denny Matthews RadioWIBW AM Buddy Blattner Denny Matthews Fred White 1974 Seasons 1976 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Record vs opponents 2 3 Notable transactions 2 4 Roster 3 Player stats 3 1 Batting 3 1 1 Starters by position 3 1 2 Other batters 3 2 Pitching 3 2 1 Starting pitchers 3 2 2 Other pitchers 3 2 3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOffseason editJanuary 24 1975 Harmon Killebrew was signed as a free agent by the Royals 3 Regular season editSeason standings edit vteAL West W L Pct GB Home Road Oakland Athletics 98 64 0 605 54 27 44 37 Kansas City Royals 91 71 0 562 7 51 30 40 41 Texas Rangers 79 83 0 488 19 39 41 40 42 Minnesota Twins 76 83 0 478 20 39 43 37 40 Chicago White Sox 75 86 0 466 22 42 39 33 47 California Angels 72 89 0 447 25 35 46 37 43 Record vs opponents edit 1975 American League recordvteSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK TEX Baltimore 9 9 6 6 7 4 10 8 12 4 7 5 14 4 6 6 8 10 4 8 7 5 Boston 9 9 6 6 8 4 7 11 13 5 7 5 10 8 10 2 11 5 6 6 8 4 California 6 6 6 6 9 9 3 9 6 5 4 14 7 5 8 10 7 5 7 11 9 9 Chicago 4 7 4 8 9 9 7 5 5 7 9 9 8 4 9 9 6 6 9 9 5 13 Cleveland 8 10 11 7 9 3 5 7 12 6 6 6 9 9 3 6 9 9 2 10 5 7 Detroit 4 12 5 13 5 6 7 5 6 12 6 6 7 11 4 8 6 12 6 6 1 11 Kansas City 5 7 5 7 14 4 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 5 11 7 7 5 11 7 14 4 Milwaukee 4 14 8 10 5 7 4 8 9 9 11 7 5 7 2 10 9 9 5 7 6 6 Minnesota 6 6 2 10 10 8 9 9 6 3 8 4 7 11 10 2 4 8 6 12 8 10 New York 10 8 5 11 5 7 6 6 9 9 12 6 5 7 9 9 8 4 6 6 8 4 Oakland 8 4 6 6 11 7 9 9 10 2 6 6 11 7 7 5 12 6 6 6 12 6 Texas 5 7 4 8 9 9 13 5 7 5 11 1 4 14 6 6 10 8 4 8 6 12 Notable transactions edit April 10 1975 Doug Corbett was released by the Royals 4 June 3 1975 1975 Major League Baseball draft Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round 9th pick 5 Ron Hassey was drafted by the Royals in the 22nd round but did not sign 6 September 15 1975 Mark Williams was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Ingalls minors 7 Roster edit 1975 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 29 Doug Bird 19 Nelson Briles 40 Steve Busby 43 Bruce Dal Canton 39 Al Fitzmorris 22 Dennis Leonard 17 Mark Littell 10 Bob McClure 41 Lindy McDaniel 23 Steve Mingori 33 Marty Pattin 43 Ray Sadecki 34 Paul Splittorff 35 George Throop Catchers 16 Fran Healy 21 Buck Martinez 15 Bob Stinson Infielders 5 George Brett 3 Harmon Killebrew 7 John Mayberry 2 Freddie Patek 1 Cookie Rojas 25 44 Rodney Scott 8 Tony Solaita 20 Frank White Outfielders 18 Al Cowens 12 Gary Martz 11 Hal McRae 26 Amos Otis 28 Vada Pinson 9 Jamie Quirk 6 Jim Wohlford Manager 24 Whitey Herzog 31 Jack McKeon Coaches 14 Steve Boros 36 Galen Cisco 4 Harry Dunlop 27 Charley LauPlayer stats editBatting edit Starters by position edit Note Pos Position G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg HR RBI C Buck Martinez 80 226 51 226 3 23 1B John Mayberry 156 554 161 291 34 106 2B Cookie Rojas 120 406 103 254 2 37 SS Freddie Patek 136 483 110 228 5 45 3B George Brett 159 634 195 308 11 89 LF Hal McRae 126 480 147 306 5 71 CF Amos Otis 132 470 116 247 9 46 RF Jim Wohlford 116 353 90 255 0 30 DH Harmon Killebrew 106 312 62 199 14 44 Other batters edit Note G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg HR RBI Al Cowens 120 328 91 277 4 42 Vada Pinson 103 319 71 223 4 21 Frank White 111 304 76 250 7 36 Tony Solaita 93 231 60 260 16 44 Fran Healy 56 188 48 255 2 18 Bob Stinson 63 147 39 265 1 9 Jamie Quirk 14 39 10 256 1 5 Rodney Scott 48 15 1 067 0 0 Gary Martz 1 1 0 000 0 0 Pitching edit Starting pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Steve Busby 34 260 1 18 12 3 08 160 Al Fitzmorris 35 242 0 16 12 3 57 78 Dennis Leonard 32 212 1 15 7 3 77 146 Other pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Marty Pattin 44 177 0 10 10 3 25 89 Paul Splittorff 35 159 0 9 10 3 17 76 Nelson Briles 24 112 0 6 6 4 26 73 Mark Littell 7 24 1 1 2 3 70 19 Bruce Dal Canton 4 8 2 0 2 15 58 5 Relief pitchers edit Note G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Doug Bird 51 9 6 11 3 25 81 Lindy McDaniel 40 5 1 1 4 15 40 Steve Mingori 36 0 3 2 2 50 25 Bob McClure 12 1 0 1 0 00 15 George Throop 7 0 0 2 4 00 8 Ray Sadecki 5 1 0 0 3 00 0Farm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Omaha Royals American Association Billy Gardner AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Bill Scripture A Waterloo Royals Midwest League John Sullivan Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Gary Blaylock LEAGUE CHAMPIONS WaterlooNotes edit Royals fire McKeon hire Herzog Spartanburg Herald South Carolina Associated Press July 25 1975 p D1 Royals fire McKeon hire Angles Herzog Milwaukee Sentinel UPI July 25 1975 p 1 part 2 Harmon Killebrew at Baseball Reference Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference Ron Hassey at Baseball Reference Mark Williams at Baseball ReferenceReferences editJohnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 1997 The Encyclopedia of Minor League 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