1973 Kansas City Royals

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1973 Kansas City Royals went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (26 HR, 100 RBI) and Paul Splittorff (20-11, 3.98 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
755 R 752 RA
Diff +3

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⚡ Quick Stats

755 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
+3 Run Diff
1,345K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1973 league average (.259)
OBP .338 3% above the 1973 league average (.328)
SLG .381 equal to the 1973 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.19 10% worse than the 1973 league average (3.82)
Runs Scored 755 9% above the 1973 league average (693 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,345,441
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Avg per Game 16,610

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Floyd 0.333 2 Amos Otis 0.300 3 Paul Schaal 0.288 4 John Mayberry 0.278 5 Fran Healy 0.276

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 26 2 Amos Otis 26 3 Hal McRae 9 4 Lou Piniella 9 5 Paul Schaal 8

RBI

1 John Mayberry 100 2 Amos Otis 93 3 Lou Piniella 69 4 Cookie Rojas 69 5 Hal McRae 50
1973 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Amos Otis 148 583 89 175 21 4 26 93 63 47 13 0.300
Cookie Rojas 139 551 77 152 29 3 6 69 37 38 18 0.276
Lou Piniella 144 513 53 128 28 1 9 69 30 65 5 0.250
John Mayberry 152 510 87 142 20 2 26 100 122 79 3 0.278
Freddie Patek 135 501 82 117 19 5 5 45 54 63 36 0.234
Ed Kirkpatrick 126 429 61 113 24 3 6 45 46 48 3 0.263
Paul Schaal 121 396 61 114 14 3 8 42 63 45 5 0.288
Hal McRae 106 338 36 79 18 3 9 50 34 38 2 0.234
Fran Healy 95 279 25 77 15 2 6 34 31 56 3 0.276
Kurt Bevacqua 99 276 39 71 8 3 2 40 25 42 2 0.257
Steve Hovley 104 232 29 59 8 1 2 24 33 34 6 0.254
Carl Taylor 69 145 18 33 6 1 0 16 32 20 2 0.228
Frank White 51 139 20 31 6 1 0 5 8 23 3 0.223
Gail Hopkins 74 138 17 34 6 1 2 16 29 15 1 0.246
Rick Reichardt 41 127 15 28 5 2 3 17 11 28 0 0.220
Jim Wohlford 45 109 21 29 1 3 2 10 11 12 1 0.266
Bobby Floyd 51 78 11 26 3 1 0 8 4 14 1 0.333
George Brett 13 40 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.125
Buck Martinez 14 32 2 8 1 0 1 6 4 5 0 0.250
Jerry May 11 30 4 4 1 1 0 2 3 5 0 0.133
Tom Poquette 21 28 4 6 1 0 0 3 1 4 1 0.214
Frank Ortenzio 9 25 1 7 2 0 1 6 2 6 0 0.280
Keith Marshall 8 9 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.222
Norm Angelini 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bird 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Dal Canton 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Drago 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Garber 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jackson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Littell 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Raziano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Simpson 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Wright 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Al Fitzmorris 2.83 2 Doug Bird 2.99 3 Steve Mingori 3.04 4 Paul Splittorff 3.98 5 Steve Busby 4.23

Wins

1 Paul Splittorff 20 2 Steve Busby 16 3 Dick Drago 12 4 Gene Garber 9 5 Al Fitzmorris 8

Strikeouts

1 Steve Busby 174 2 Paul Splittorff 110 3 Dick Drago 98 4 Doug Bird 83 5 Ken Wright 75
1973 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Paul Splittorff 20 11 3.98 38 38 0 262.0 279 116 78 110
Steve Busby 16 15 4.23 37 37 0 238.1 246 112 105 174
Dick Drago 12 14 4.23 37 33 0 212.2 252 100 76 98
Gene Garber 9 9 4.24 48 8 11 152.2 164 72 49 60
Doug Bird 4 4 2.99 54 0 20 102.1 81 34 30 83
Bruce Dal Canton 4 3 4.81 32 3 3 97.1 108 52 46 38
Al Fitzmorris 8 3 2.83 15 13 0 89.0 88 28 25 26
Ken Wright 6 5 4.91 25 12 0 80.2 60 44 82 75
Wayne Simpson 3 4 5.73 16 10 0 59.2 66 38 35 29
Steve Mingori 3 3 3.04 19 1 1 56.1 59 19 23 46
Mark Littell 1 3 5.68 8 7 0 38.0 44 24 23 16
Mike Jackson 0 0 6.85 9 0 0 22.1 25 17 20 13
Joe Hoerner 2 0 5.12 22 0 4 19.1 28 11 13 15
Tom Burgmeier 0 0 5.40 6 0 1 10.0 13 6 4 4
Barry Raziano 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 0
Norm Angelini 0 0 4.91 7 0 1 3.2 2 2 7 3

👥 Roster (39)

Norm Angelini Kurt Bevacqua Doug Bird George Brett Tom Burgmeier Steve Busby Bruce Dal Canton Dick Drago Al Fitzmorris Bobby Floyd Gene Garber Fran Healy +27 more

39 players

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The 1973 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 88-74 record (.543) put the 1973 Kansas City Royals 2nd in the AL West. Runs came in at 755 scored against 752 allowed (+3). Against a league average of .259, the 1973 Kansas City Royals batted .261. The staff ERA of 4.19 was 10% worse than the league average of 3.82. Measured against the 693-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead. Attendance at Royals Stadium totaled 1,345,441 for the year.

The home run leader was John Mayberry, who hit 26. Amos Otis collected the most hits, 175. The pitching staff's wins leader was Paul Splittorff (20). The strikeout leader was Steve Busby with 174. Doug Bird closed out 20 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1973 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1973 Kansas City Royals finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1973 Kansas City Royals with 26 home runs.
What was the 1973 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1973 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1973 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1973 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1973 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (26 HR, 100 RBI) and Paul Splittorff (20-11, 3.98 ERA).
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