1971 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1970 Season 1972 Season

Record: 85-76-0, Finished 2nd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bob Lemon (85-76)

General Manager: Cedric Tallis

Scouting Director: Lou Gorman

Ballpark: Municipal Stadium

Attendance: 910,784 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 85-76, 603 Runs, 566 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
Ted Abernathy	38	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Mar 6, 1933	13	63	0	63	63	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$38,000
Wally Bunker	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	197	Jan 25, 1945	9	7	6	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Tom Burgmeier	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Aug 2, 1943	4	68	0	68	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.1
Bill Butler	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 12, 1947	3	14	6	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Lance Clemons	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Jul 6, 1947	1st	10	3	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$12,750
Bruce Dal Canton	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 15, 1941	5	25	22	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$16,000
Dick Drago	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jun 25, 1945	3	35	34	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2
Al Fitzmorris	25	us US	B	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 21, 1946	3	36	15	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Bobby Floyd	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 20, 1943	4	31	16	31	24	0	0	0	8	1	15	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.1	$14,000
Chuck Harrison	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Apr 25, 1941	5	49	36	49	39	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.6
Mike Hedlund	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	182	Aug 11, 1946	5	32	30	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Gail Hopkins	28	us US	L	R	5' 10"	198	Feb 19, 1943	4	103	81	103	83	0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	1.9	$9,000
Joe Keough	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 7, 1946	4	110	94	110	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	92	100	11	2	-0.3
Ed Kirkpatrick	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 8, 1944	10	120	102	120	118	0	60	0	0	0	0	30	16	17	61	12	0	0.9
Bobby Knoop	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Oct 18, 1938	8	72	41	72	53	0	0	0	52	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	-0.5
Buck Martinez	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Nov 7, 1948	3	22	14	22	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7
Jerry May	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1943	8	71	67	71	71	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.4	$25,000
Mike McCormick	32	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Sep 29, 1938	16	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Monty Montgomery	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Sep 1, 1946	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Roger Nelson	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 7, 1944	5	13	1	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bob Oliver	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 8, 1943	4	128	88	128	114	0	0	68	0	2	0	1	0	47	48	23	1	-0.7
Amos Otis	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	4	147	142	147	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	144	5	0	5.3		All-Star
Dennis Paepke	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	202	Apr 17, 1945	2	60	38	60	49	0	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	17	19	0	-1.3
Freddie Patek	26	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Oct 9, 1944	4	147	145	147	146	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	1	1	4.1
Lou Piniella	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Aug 28, 1943	5	126	113	126	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	115	13	0	-0.2
Cookie Rojas	32	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 6, 1939	10	115	112	115	112	0	0	0	111	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	3.6	$30,000	All-Star
Jim Rooker	28	us US	R	L	6' 0"	195	Sep 23, 1942	4	21	7	21	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.9
Ted Savage	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Feb 21, 1936	9	19	6	19	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	9	12	1	-0.4
Paul Schaal	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 3, 1943	8	161	161	161	161	0	0	0	0	161	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5
Rich Severson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	174	Jan 18, 1945	2	16	8	16	13	0	0	0	6	1	6	0	0	0	0	3	1	0.7
Paul Splittorff	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	2	22	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Carl Taylor	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jan 20, 1944	4	20	9	20	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	12	10	0	-0.1
Sandy Valdespino	32	cu CU	L	L	5' 8"	170	Jan 24, 1939	7	18	15	18	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	2	15	3	0	0.5
Ken Wright	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Sep 4, 1946	2	21	12	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Jim York	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 27, 1947	2	53	0	53	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$12,500
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
Bob Lemon	50	us US	Sep 22, 1920	Manager	Apr 6	Sep 29
Charley Lau	38	us US	Apr 12, 1933	Hitting	Apr 6	Sep 29
Galen Cisco	35	us US	Mar 7, 1936	Pitching	Apr 6	Sep 29
Harry Dunlop	37	us US	Sep 6, 1933	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 29
George Strickland	45	us US	Jan 10, 1926	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date