1971 Kansas City Royals

85-76 • .528 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1971 Kansas City Royals went 85-76 (.528) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 603 runs, allowed 566, and played home games at Municipal Stadium II. Team leaders included Amos Otis (15 HR, 79 RBI) and Dick Drago (17-11, 2.98 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

85 Wins
76 Losses
.528 Win %
2nd Rank
603 R 566 RA
Diff +37

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603 Runs Scored
566 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
910K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% above the 1971 league average (.246)
OBP .313 1% below the 1971 league average (.317)
SLG .352 3% below the 1971 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.25 6% better than the 1971 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 603 3% below the 1971 league average (623 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 910,784
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Avg per Game 11,244

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Sandy Valdespino 0.317 2 Amos Otis 0.301 3 Cookie Rojas 0.300 4 Lou Piniella 0.279 5 Gail Hopkins 0.278

Home Runs

1 Amos Otis 15 2 Paul Schaal 11 3 Gail Hopkins 9 4 Ed Kirkpatrick 9 5 Bob Oliver 8

RBI

1 Amos Otis 79 2 Paul Schaal 63 3 Cookie Rojas 59 4 Bob Oliver 52 5 Lou Piniella 51
1971 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddie Patek 147 591 86 158 21 11 6 36 44 80 49 0.267
Amos Otis 147 555 80 167 26 4 15 79 40 74 52 0.301
Paul Schaal 161 548 80 150 31 6 11 63 103 51 7 0.274
Lou Piniella 126 448 43 125 21 5 3 51 21 43 5 0.279
Cookie Rojas 115 414 56 124 22 2 6 59 39 35 8 0.300
Bob Oliver 128 373 35 91 12 2 8 52 14 88 0 0.244
Ed Kirkpatrick 120 365 46 80 12 1 9 46 48 60 3 0.219
Joe Keough 110 351 34 87 14 2 3 30 35 26 0 0.248
Gail Hopkins 103 295 35 82 16 1 9 47 37 13 3 0.278
Jerry May 71 218 16 55 13 2 1 24 27 37 0 0.252
Bobby Knoop 72 161 14 33 8 1 1 11 15 36 1 0.205
Dennis Paepke 60 152 11 31 6 0 2 14 8 29 0 0.204
Chuck Harrison 49 143 9 31 4 0 2 21 11 19 0 0.217
Dick Drago 35 77 3 10 3 0 0 4 8 44 0 0.130
Mike Hedlund 32 68 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 26 0 0.088
Bobby Floyd 31 66 8 10 3 0 0 2 7 21 0 0.152
Sandy Valdespino 18 63 10 20 6 0 2 15 2 5 0 0.317
Paul Splittorff 22 48 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.104
Bruce Dal Canton 25 46 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.087
Buck Martinez 22 46 3 7 2 0 0 1 5 9 0 0.152
Al Fitzmorris 36 44 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 16 0 0.250
Carl Taylor 20 39 3 7 0 0 0 3 5 13 0 0.179
Rich Severson 16 30 4 9 0 2 0 1 3 5 0 0.300
Ted Savage 19 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 0.172
Ken Wright 21 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.091
Tom Burgmeier 68 20 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.250
Jim York 53 17 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0.118
Ted Abernathy 63 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.077
Bill Butler 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.083
Jim Rooker 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Wally Bunker 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Lance Clemons 10 7 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.286
Monty Montgomery 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Roger Nelson 13 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Mike McCormick 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Tom Burgmeier 1.73 2 Ted Abernathy 2.56 3 Paul Splittorff 2.68 4 Mike Hedlund 2.71 5 Jim York 2.89

Wins

1 Dick Drago 17 2 Mike Hedlund 15 3 Tom Burgmeier 9 4 Bruce Dal Canton 8 5 Paul Splittorff 8

Strikeouts

1 Dick Drago 109 2 Jim York 103 3 Paul Splittorff 80 4 Mike Hedlund 76 5 Bruce Dal Canton 58
1971 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Drago 17 11 2.98 35 34 0 241.1 251 80 46 109
Mike Hedlund 15 8 2.71 32 30 0 205.2 168 62 72 76
Paul Splittorff 8 9 2.68 22 22 0 144.1 129 43 35 80
Bruce Dal Canton 8 6 3.44 25 22 0 141.1 144 54 44 58
Al Fitzmorris 7 5 4.17 36 15 0 127.1 112 59 55 53
Jim York 5 5 2.89 53 0 3 93.1 70 30 44 103
Tom Burgmeier 9 7 1.73 67 0 17 88.1 71 17 30 44
Ted Abernathy 4 6 2.56 63 0 23 81.0 60 23 50 55
Ken Wright 3 6 3.69 21 12 1 78.0 66 32 47 56
Jim Rooker 2 7 5.33 20 7 0 54.0 59 32 24 31
Bill Butler 1 2 3.45 14 6 0 44.1 45 17 18 32
Roger Nelson 0 1 5.29 13 1 0 34.0 35 20 5 29
Wally Bunker 2 3 5.01 7 6 0 32.1 35 18 6 15
Lance Clemons 1 0 4.13 10 3 0 24.0 26 11 12 20
Monty Montgomery 3 0 2.11 3 2 0 21.1 16 5 3 12
Mike McCormick 0 0 9.31 4 1 0 9.2 14 10 5 2

👥 Roster (35)

Ted Abernathy Wally Bunker Tom Burgmeier Bill Butler Lance Clemons Bruce Dal Canton Dick Drago Al Fitzmorris Bobby Floyd Chuck Harrison Mike Hedlund Gail Hopkins +23 more

35 players

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The 1971 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1971 Kansas City Royals won 85 games and lost 76, ending up 2nd in the AL West. With 603 runs scored and 566 given up, the 1971 differential was +37. At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .249, 1% better than the league's .246. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. League clubs averaged 623 runs that year, so the Kansas City Royals scored 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Municipal Stadium II, where 910,784 fans came through the gates. For power, Amos Otis led the way with 15 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dick Drago (17). Ted Abernathy saved 23 games. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1971 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1971 Kansas City Royals finished 85-76 (.528 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Amos Otis led the 1971 Kansas City Royals with 15 home runs.
What was the 1971 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1971 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1971 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1971 Kansas City Royals played home games at Municipal Stadium II.
Who led the 1971 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Amos Otis (15 HR, 79 RBI) and Dick Drago (17-11, 2.98 ERA).
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