1972 Kansas City Royals

76-78 • .494 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1972 Kansas City Royals went 76-78 (.494) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 580 runs, allowed 545, and played home games at Municipal Stadium II. Team leaders included John Mayberry (25 HR, 100 RBI) and Dick Drago (12-17, 3.01 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

76 Wins
78 Losses
.494 Win %
4th Rank
580 R 545 RA
Diff +35

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580 Runs Scored
545 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
706K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 7% above the 1972 league average (.239)
OBP .326 7% above the 1972 league average (.306)
SLG .352 3% above the 1972 league average (.343)
Team ERA 3.24 6% worse than the 1972 league average (3.06)
Runs Scored 580 8% above the 1972 league average (537 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 706,756
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Avg per Game 9,178

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Lou Piniella 0.312 2 Richie Scheinblum 0.300 3 John Mayberry 0.298 4 Amos Otis 0.293 5 Ed Kirkpatrick 0.275

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 25 2 Amos Otis 11 3 Lou Piniella 11 4 Ed Kirkpatrick 9 5 Richie Scheinblum 8

RBI

1 John Mayberry 100 2 Lou Piniella 72 3 Richie Scheinblum 66 4 Amos Otis 54 5 Cookie Rojas 53
1972 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Piniella 151 574 65 179 33 4 11 72 34 59 7 0.312
Amos Otis 143 540 75 158 28 2 11 54 50 59 28 0.293
Freddie Patek 136 518 59 110 25 4 0 32 47 64 33 0.212
John Mayberry 149 503 65 150 24 3 25 100 78 74 0 0.298
Cookie Rojas 137 487 49 127 25 0 3 53 41 35 2 0.261
Richie Scheinblum 134 450 60 135 21 4 8 66 58 40 0 0.300
Paul Schaal 127 435 47 99 19 3 6 41 61 59 1 0.228
Ed Kirkpatrick 113 364 43 100 15 1 9 43 51 50 3 0.275
Steve Hovley 105 196 24 53 5 1 3 24 24 29 3 0.270
Bobby Floyd 61 134 9 24 3 0 0 5 5 29 1 0.179
Jerry May 53 116 10 22 5 1 1 4 14 13 0 0.190
Carl Taylor 63 113 17 30 2 1 0 11 17 16 4 0.265
Bobby Knoop 44 97 8 23 5 0 0 7 9 16 0 0.237
Gail Hopkins 53 71 1 15 2 0 0 5 7 4 0 0.211
Paul Splittorff 35 71 9 16 0 1 0 3 4 8 0 0.225
Dick Drago 35 68 4 4 0 0 0 5 8 36 0 0.059
Joe Keough 56 64 8 14 2 0 0 5 8 7 2 0.219
Bob Oliver 16 63 7 17 2 1 1 6 2 12 1 0.270
Roger Nelson 34 54 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 19 0 0.093
Bruce Dal Canton 35 41 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.098
Mike Hedlund 29 32 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.188
Ron Hansen 16 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.133
Jim Wohlford 15 25 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.240
Al Fitzmorris 39 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.174
Jim Rooker 18 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.100
Monty Montgomery 9 17 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.176
Steve Busby 5 15 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.200
Tom Murphy 21 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 51 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.333
Ted Abernathy 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dennis Paepke 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Mike Jackson 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Norm Angelini 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Wright 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Steve Busby 1.58 2 Ted Abernathy 1.70 3 Roger Nelson 2.08 4 Dick Drago 3.01 5 Monty Montgomery 3.04

Wins

1 Dick Drago 12 2 Paul Splittorff 12 3 Roger Nelson 11 4 Tom Burgmeier 6 5 Bruce Dal Canton 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Splittorff 140 2 Dick Drago 135 3 Roger Nelson 120 4 Bruce Dal Canton 75 5 Mike Hedlund 52
1972 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Drago 12 17 3.01 34 33 0 239.1 230 80 51 135
Paul Splittorff 12 12 3.13 35 33 0 216.0 189 75 67 140
Roger Nelson 11 6 2.08 34 19 2 173.1 120 40 31 120
Bruce Dal Canton 6 6 3.40 35 16 2 132.1 135 50 29 75
Mike Hedlund 5 7 4.78 29 16 0 113.0 119 60 41 52
Al Fitzmorris 2 5 3.74 38 2 3 101.0 99 42 28 51
Jim Rooker 5 6 4.38 18 10 0 72.0 78 35 24 44
Tom Murphy 4 4 3.07 18 9 1 70.1 77 24 16 34
Ted Abernathy 3 4 1.70 45 0 5 58.1 44 11 19 28
Monty Montgomery 3 3 3.04 9 8 0 56.1 55 19 17 24
Tom Burgmeier 6 2 4.23 51 0 9 55.1 67 26 33 18
Steve Busby 3 1 1.58 5 5 0 40.0 28 7 8 31
Mike Jackson 1 2 6.41 7 3 0 19.2 24 14 14 15
Ken Wright 1 2 4.91 17 0 4 18.1 15 10 15 18
Norm Angelini 2 1 2.25 21 0 2 16.0 13 4 12 16

👥 Roster (34)

Ted Abernathy Norm Angelini Tom Burgmeier Steve Busby Bruce Dal Canton Dick Drago Al Fitzmorris Bobby Floyd Ron Hansen Mike Hedlund Gail Hopkins Steve Hovley +22 more

34 players

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The 1972 Kansas City Royals in brief

The record for the 1972 Kansas City Royals reads 76 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the AL West. Runs came in at 580 scored against 545 allowed (+35). At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .254, 7% better than the league's .239. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.24 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.06. Measured against the 537-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

Municipal Stadium II was home in 1972, drawing a total attendance of 706,756. The home run leader was John Mayberry, who hit 25. The hits leader was Lou Piniella with 179. The pitching staff's wins leader was Paul Splittorff (12). In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1972 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1972 Kansas City Royals finished 76-78 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1972 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1972 Kansas City Royals with 25 home runs.
What was the 1972 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1972 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.24.
Did the 1972 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1972 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1972 Kansas City Royals played home games at Municipal Stadium II.
Who led the 1972 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (25 HR, 100 RBI) and Dick Drago (12-17, 3.01 ERA).
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