1970 Kansas City Royals

65-97 • .401 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1970 Kansas City Royals went 65-97 (.401) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 611 runs, allowed 705, and played home games at Municipal Stadium II. Team leaders included Bob Oliver (27 HR, 99 RBI) and Jim Rooker (10-15, 3.54 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
4th Rank
611 R 705 RA
Diff -94

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611 Runs Scored
705 Runs Allowed
-94 Run Diff
692K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 AL Average

Batting Avg .243 2% below the 1970 league average (.249)
OBP .309 4% below the 1970 league average (.322)
SLG .348 8% below the 1970 league average (.378)
Team ERA 3.78 2% worse than the 1970 league average (3.72)
Runs Scored 611 10% below the 1970 league average (676 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium II
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 692,986
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Avg per Game 8,771

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Joe Keough 0.322 2 Lou Piniella 0.301 3 Amos Otis 0.284 4 Paul Schaal 0.268 5 Billy Sorrell 0.267

Home Runs

1 Bob Oliver 27 2 Ed Kirkpatrick 18 3 Amos Otis 11 4 Lou Piniella 11 5 Pat Kelly 6

RBI

1 Bob Oliver 99 2 Lou Piniella 88 3 Ed Kirkpatrick 62 4 Amos Otis 58 5 Pat Kelly 38
1970 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Amos Otis 159 620 91 176 36 9 11 58 68 67 33 0.284
Bob Oliver 160 612 83 159 24 6 27 99 42 126 3 0.260
Lou Piniella 144 542 54 163 24 5 11 88 35 42 3 0.301
Pat Kelly 136 452 56 106 16 1 6 38 76 105 34 0.235
Ed Kirkpatrick 134 424 59 97 17 2 18 62 55 65 4 0.229
Cookie Rojas 98 384 36 100 13 3 2 28 20 29 3 0.260
Paul Schaal 124 380 50 102 12 3 5 35 43 39 7 0.268
Rich Severson 77 240 22 60 11 1 1 22 16 33 0 0.250
Jackie Hernandez 83 238 14 55 4 1 2 10 15 50 1 0.231
Ellie Rodriguez 80 231 25 52 8 2 1 15 27 35 2 0.225
Joe Keough 57 183 28 59 6 2 4 21 23 18 1 0.322
Tommy Matchick 55 158 11 31 3 2 0 11 5 23 0 0.196
Billy Sorrell 57 135 12 36 2 0 4 14 10 13 1 0.267
George Spriggs 51 130 12 27 2 3 1 7 14 32 4 0.208
Luis Alcaraz 35 120 10 20 5 1 1 14 4 13 0 0.167
Dick Drago 35 76 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 44 0 0.053
Mike Fiore 25 72 6 13 2 0 0 4 13 24 1 0.181
Jim Rooker 41 70 12 14 4 0 1 13 2 35 0 0.200
Bob Johnson 40 57 2 6 1 0 0 3 6 34 0 0.105
Hawk Taylor 57 55 3 9 3 0 0 6 6 16 0 0.164
Jim Campanis 31 54 6 7 0 0 2 2 4 14 0 0.130
Bill Butler 25 44 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 31 0 0.045
Bobby Floyd 14 43 5 14 4 0 0 9 4 9 0 0.326
Dave Morehead 28 36 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.167
Wally Bunker 24 31 3 2 0 0 0 1 7 13 0 0.065
Al Fitzmorris 45 31 5 9 4 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.290
Jerry Adair 7 27 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0.148
Ted Abernathy 36 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.214
Tom Burgmeier 42 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.143
Buck Martinez 6 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.111
Moe Drabowsky 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Mike Hedlund 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ken Wright 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Don O'Riley 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Monteagudo 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jim York 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roger Nelson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Ted Abernathy 2.59 2 Bob Johnson 3.07 3 Tom Burgmeier 3.16 4 Moe Drabowsky 3.28 5 Jim Rooker 3.54

Wins

1 Jim Rooker 10 2 Ted Abernathy 9 3 Dick Drago 9 4 Al Fitzmorris 8 5 Bob Johnson 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Johnson 206 2 Dick Drago 127 3 Jim Rooker 117 4 Bill Butler 75 5 Dave Morehead 69
1970 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Drago 9 15 3.75 35 34 0 240.0 239 100 72 127
Bob Johnson 8 13 3.07 40 26 4 214.0 178 73 82 206
Jim Rooker 10 15 3.54 38 29 1 203.2 190 80 102 117
Bill Butler 4 12 3.77 25 25 0 140.2 117 59 87 75
Wally Bunker 2 11 4.22 24 15 0 121.2 109 57 50 59
Dave Morehead 3 5 3.62 28 17 1 121.2 121 49 62 69
Al Fitzmorris 8 5 4.44 43 11 1 117.2 112 58 52 47
Tom Burgmeier 6 6 3.16 41 0 1 68.1 59 24 23 43
Ted Abernathy 9 3 2.59 36 0 12 55.2 41 16 38 49
Ken Wright 1 2 5.23 47 0 3 53.1 49 31 29 30
Moe Drabowsky 1 2 3.28 24 0 2 35.2 28 13 12 38
Aurelio Monteagudo 1 1 2.96 21 0 0 27.1 20 9 9 18
Don O'Riley 0 0 5.40 9 2 0 23.1 26 14 9 13
Mike Hedlund 2 3 7.20 9 0 0 15.0 18 12 7 5
Roger Nelson 0 2 10.00 4 2 0 9.0 18 10 0 3
Paul Splittorff 0 1 7.27 2 1 0 8.2 16 7 5 10
Jim York 1 1 3.38 4 0 0 8.0 5 3 2 6

👥 Roster (38)

Ted Abernathy Jerry Adair Luis Alcaraz Wally Bunker Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Jim Campanis Moe Drabowsky Dick Drago Mike Fiore Al Fitzmorris Bobby Floyd +26 more

38 players

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The 1970 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1970 Kansas City Royals finished 65-97, a .401 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL West. With 611 runs scored and 705 given up, the 1970 differential was -94. Against a league average of .249, the 1970 Kansas City Royals batted .243. Pitchers allowed 3.78 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.72. The 611 runs scored compare with a league average of 676 per club, 10% fewer.

Municipal Stadium II was home in 1970, drawing a total attendance of 692,986. Bob Oliver led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Amos Otis with 176. Jim Rooker was the top winner, with 10 victories. Bob Johnson struck out 206, the most on the club. The saves leader was Ted Abernathy with 12.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1970 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1970 Kansas City Royals finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Bob Oliver led the 1970 Kansas City Royals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1970 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1970 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1970 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1970 Kansas City Royals played home games at Municipal Stadium II.
Who led the 1970 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Oliver (27 HR, 99 RBI) and Jim Rooker (10-15, 3.54 ERA).
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