1969 Kansas City Royals

69-93 • .426 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1969 Kansas City Royals went 69-93 (.426) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 586 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Municipal Stadium II. Team leaders included Ed Kirkpatrick (14 HR, 49 RBI) and Wally Bunker (12-11, 3.23 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
4th Rank
586 R 688 RA
Diff -102

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586 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
-102 Run Diff
902K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 2% below the 1969 league average (.245)
OBP .309 4% below the 1969 league average (.321)
SLG .338 8% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.72 3% worse than the 1969 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 586 12% below the 1969 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 902,380
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Avg per Game 11,004

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Lou Piniella 0.282 2 Jim Rooker 0.281 3 Mike Fiore 0.274 4 Hawk Taylor 0.270 5 Pat Kelly 0.264

Home Runs

1 Ed Kirkpatrick 14 2 Bob Oliver 13 3 Mike Fiore 12 4 Joe Foy 11 5 Lou Piniella 11

RBI

1 Joe Foy 71 2 Lou Piniella 68 3 Ed Kirkpatrick 49 4 Jerry Adair 48 5 Bob Oliver 43
1969 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Foy 145 519 72 136 19 2 11 71 74 75 37 0.262
Jackie Hernandez 145 504 54 112 14 2 4 40 38 111 17 0.222
Lou Piniella 135 493 43 139 21 6 11 68 33 56 2 0.282
Jerry Adair 126 432 29 108 9 1 5 48 20 36 1 0.250
Pat Kelly 112 417 61 110 20 4 8 32 49 70 40 0.264
Bob Oliver 118 394 43 100 8 4 13 43 21 74 5 0.254
Mike Fiore 107 339 53 93 14 1 12 35 84 63 4 0.274
Ed Kirkpatrick 120 315 40 81 11 4 14 49 43 42 3 0.257
Ellie Rodriguez 95 267 27 63 10 0 2 20 31 26 3 0.236
Chuck Harrison 75 213 18 47 5 1 3 18 16 20 1 0.221
Buck Martinez 72 205 14 47 6 1 4 23 8 25 0 0.229
Paul Schaal 61 205 22 54 6 0 1 13 25 27 2 0.263
Juan Rios 87 196 20 44 5 1 1 5 7 19 1 0.224
Joe Keough 70 166 17 31 2 0 0 7 13 13 5 0.187
Hawk Taylor 64 89 7 24 5 0 3 21 6 18 0 0.270
Jim Campanis 30 83 4 13 5 0 0 5 5 19 0 0.157
Luis Alcaraz 22 79 15 20 2 1 1 7 7 9 0 0.253
Wally Bunker 35 70 1 10 3 0 0 7 5 23 1 0.143
Scott Northey 20 61 11 16 2 2 1 7 7 19 6 0.262
Bill Butler 34 60 1 3 0 0 0 3 5 38 0 0.050
Roger Nelson 29 58 4 8 0 1 0 3 2 16 0 0.138
Jim Rooker 34 57 7 16 3 0 4 8 1 19 0 0.281
Dick Drago 41 52 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 25 0 0.058
Mike Hedlund 34 33 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 15 1 0.152
George Spriggs 23 29 4 4 2 1 0 0 3 8 0 0.138
Dennis Paepke 12 27 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.111
Fred Rico 12 26 2 6 2 0 0 2 9 10 0 0.231
Tom Burgmeier 47 18 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Moe Drabowsky 52 17 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.235
Fran Healy 6 10 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.400
Steve Jones 20 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.125
Billy Harris 5 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Jerry Cram 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don O'Riley 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Morehead 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dave Wickersham 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Chris Zachary 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Al Fitzmorris 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Galen Cisco 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Moe Drabowsky 2.94 2 Wally Bunker 3.23 3 Mike Hedlund 3.24 4 Roger Nelson 3.31 5 Jim Rooker 3.75

Wins

1 Wally Bunker 12 2 Moe Drabowsky 11 3 Dick Drago 11 4 Bill Butler 9 5 Roger Nelson 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Butler 156 2 Wally Bunker 130 3 Dick Drago 108 4 Jim Rooker 108 5 Roger Nelson 82
1969 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wally Bunker 12 11 3.23 35 31 2 222.2 198 80 62 130
Dick Drago 11 13 3.77 41 26 1 200.2 190 84 65 108
Bill Butler 9 10 3.90 34 29 0 193.2 174 84 91 156
Roger Nelson 7 13 3.31 29 29 0 193.1 170 71 65 82
Jim Rooker 4 16 3.75 28 22 0 158.1 136 66 73 108
Mike Hedlund 3 6 3.24 34 16 2 125.0 123 45 40 74
Moe Drabowsky 11 9 2.94 52 0 11 98.0 68 32 30 76
Tom Burgmeier 3 1 4.17 31 0 0 54.0 67 25 21 23
Dave Wickersham 2 3 3.96 34 0 5 50.0 58 22 14 27
Steve Jones 2 3 4.23 20 4 0 44.2 45 21 24 31
Dave Morehead 2 3 5.73 21 2 0 33.0 28 21 28 32
Don O'Riley 1 1 6.94 18 0 1 23.1 32 18 15 10
Galen Cisco 1 1 3.63 15 0 1 22.1 17 9 15 18
Chris Zachary 0 1 7.85 8 2 0 18.1 27 16 7 6
Jerry Cram 0 1 3.24 5 2 0 16.2 15 6 6 10
Al Fitzmorris 1 1 4.22 7 0 2 10.2 9 5 4 3

👥 Roster (39)

Jerry Adair Luis Alcaraz Wally Bunker Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Jim Campanis Galen Cisco Jerry Cram Moe Drabowsky Dick Drago Mike Fiore Al Fitzmorris +27 more

39 players

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The 1969 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 69-93 record (.426) put the 1969 Kansas City Royals 4th in the AL West. The Kansas City Royals scored 586 runs and allowed 688, a run differential of -102. Against a league average of .245, the 1969 Kansas City Royals batted .240. The staff ERA of 3.72 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.62. The 586 runs scored compare with a league average of 663 per club, 12% fewer.

Attendance at Municipal Stadium II totaled 902,380 for the year. For power, Ed Kirkpatrick led the way with 14 homers. Joe Foy drove in a team-high 71 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wally Bunker (12). The strikeout leader was Bill Butler with 156. The saves leader was Moe Drabowsky with 11.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1969 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1969 Kansas City Royals finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Ed Kirkpatrick led the 1969 Kansas City Royals with 14 home runs.
What was the 1969 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1969 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1969 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1969 Kansas City Royals played home games at Municipal Stadium II.
Who led the 1969 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Kirkpatrick (14 HR, 49 RBI) and Wally Bunker (12-11, 3.23 ERA).
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