1969 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1970 Season

Record: 69-93-1, Finished 4th in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Joe Gordon (69-93-1)

General Manager: Cedric Tallis

Farm Director: Lou Gorman

Scouting Director: Charlie Metro

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

Attendance: 902,414 (7th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 69-93, 586 Runs, 688 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Jerry Adair	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Dec 17, 1936	12	126	113	126	118	0	0	0	109	1	8	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.6	$44,000
Luis Alcaraz	28	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jun 20, 1941	3	22	21	22	22	0	0	0	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.4	$10,000
Wally Bunker	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Jan 25, 1945	7	35	31	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	$18,000
Tom Burgmeier	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Aug 2, 1943	2	47	0	47	32	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	16	-0.2	$15,000
Bill Butler	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 12, 1947	1st	34	29	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$7,200
Jim Campanis	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Feb 9, 1944	4	30	21	30	26	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.8	$14,000
Galen Cisco	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Mar 7, 1936	7	15	0	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Jerry Cram	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 9, 1947	1st	5	2	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$600
Moe Drabowsky	33	pl PL	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 21, 1935	14	52	0	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	$36,000
Dick Drago	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 25, 1945	1st	41	26	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$8,000
Mike Fiore	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Oct 11, 1944	2	107	95	107	99	0	0	92	0	0	0	3	9	2	14	12	0	2.9	$10,000
Al Fitzmorris	23	us US	B	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 21, 1946	1st	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$6,000
Joe Foy	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	215	Feb 21, 1943	4	145	143	145	144	0	0	16	4	112	5	2	13	1	16	1	0	1.5	$25,000
Billy Harris	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 24, 1943	2	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0	$10,000
Chuck Harrison	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Apr 25, 1941	4	75	50	75	55	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	-1.1
Fran Healy	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Sep 6, 1946	1st	6	3	6	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1
Mike Hedlund	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	182	Aug 11, 1946	3	34	16	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$7,200
Jackie Hernández	28	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 11, 1940	5	145	139	145	144	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	0	3	-1.2	$15,000
Steve Jones	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Apr 22, 1941	3	20	4	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1	$12,000
Pat Kelly	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 30, 1944	3	112	106	112	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	47	61	107	4	2	2.3	$11,000
Joe Keough	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 7, 1946	2	70	35	70	50	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	26	21	49	23	6	-0.9	$10,000
Ed Kirkpatrick	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 8, 1944	8	120	78	120	92	0	9	2	1	2	0	30	24	33	82	39	1	3.0	$23,000
Buck Martinez	20	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 7, 1948	1st	72	47	72	56	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	0	-0.3	$4,200
Dave Morehead	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 5, 1943	7	21	2	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$25,000
Roger Nelson	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 7, 1944	3	29	29	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$17,500
Scott Northey	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 15, 1946	1st	20	16	20	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	18	0	3	0.3	$5,100
Don O'Riley	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 12, 1945	1st	19	0	19	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.4	$5,400
Bob Oliver	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 8, 1943	2	118	102	118	112	0	0	12	0	8	0	9	48	45	98	7	6	-0.5	$11,000
Dennis Paepke	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	202	Apr 17, 1945	1st	12	7	12	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.2	$10,000
Lou Piniella	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Aug 28, 1943	3	135	125	135	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	4	0	129	9	0	2.1
Fred Rico	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jul 4, 1944	1st	12	9	12	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	9	1	1	0.4	$6,000
Juan Ríos	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jul 14, 1942	1st	87	43	87	77	0	0	0	47	4	31	0	0	0	0	15	8	-1.0	$6,500
Ellie Rodríguez	23	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	185	May 24, 1946	2	95	83	95	90	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.7	$12,000	All-Star
Jim Rooker	26	us US	R	L	6' 0"	195	Sep 23, 1942	2	35	22	35	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2.3	$15,000
Paul Schaal	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 3, 1943	6	61	55	61	60	0	0	0	6	49	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.4	$18,000
George Spriggs	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	May 22, 1937	4	23	4	23	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	6	16	3	0.0	$11,000
Hawk Taylor	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	187	Apr 3, 1939	10	64	9	64	23	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	18	52	0	0.1
Dave Wickersham	33	us US	R	R	6' 3"	188	Sep 27, 1935	10	34	0	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$25,000
Chris Zachary	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 19, 1944	6	8	2	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Joe Gordon	54	us US	Feb 18, 1915	Manager	Apr 8	Oct 2
Owen Friend	42	us US	Mar 21, 1927		Apr 8	Oct 2
Charlie Metro	51	us US	Apr 28, 1918		Apr 8	Oct 2
Jo-Jo White	60	us US	Jun 1, 1909		Apr 8	Oct 2
Harry Dunlop	35	us US	Sep 6, 1933	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 2
Mel Harder	59	us US	Oct 15, 1909	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date