1974 Kansas City Royals

77-85 • .475 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1974 Kansas City Royals went 77-85 (.475) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 662, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (22 HR, 69 RBI) and Steve Busby (22-14, 3.39 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
5th Rank
667 R 662 RA
Diff +5

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⚡ Quick Stats

667 Runs Scored
662 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
1,174K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 equal to the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .327 1% above the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .363 2% below the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.51 3% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 667 equal to the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,174,292
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Avg per Game 14,497

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Hal McRae 0.310 2 Amos Otis 0.284 3 George Brett 0.282 4 Vada Pinson 0.276 5 Jim Wohlford 0.271

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 22 2 Hal McRae 15 3 Amos Otis 12 4 Fran Healy 9 5 Tony Solaita 7

RBI

1 Hal McRae 88 2 Amos Otis 73 3 John Mayberry 69 4 Cookie Rojas 60 5 Fran Healy 53
1974 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Amos Otis 146 552 87 157 31 9 12 73 58 67 18 0.284
Cookie Rojas 144 542 52 147 17 1 6 60 30 43 8 0.271
Hal McRae 148 539 71 167 36 4 15 88 54 68 11 0.310
Freddie Patek 149 537 72 121 18 6 3 38 77 69 33 0.225
Jim Wohlford 143 501 55 136 16 7 2 44 39 74 16 0.271
George Brett 133 457 49 129 21 5 2 47 21 38 8 0.282
Fran Healy 139 445 59 112 24 2 9 53 62 73 16 0.252
John Mayberry 126 427 63 100 13 1 22 69 77 72 4 0.234
Vada Pinson 115 406 46 112 18 2 6 41 21 45 21 0.276
Al Cowens 110 269 28 65 7 1 1 25 23 38 5 0.242
Tony Solaita 96 239 31 64 12 0 7 30 35 70 0 0.268
Frank White 99 204 19 45 6 3 1 18 5 33 3 0.221
Orlando Cepeda 33 107 3 23 5 0 1 18 9 16 1 0.215
Buck Martinez 43 107 10 23 3 1 1 8 14 19 0 0.215
Kurt Bevacqua 39 90 10 19 0 0 0 3 9 20 1 0.211
Richie Scheinblum 36 83 7 15 2 0 0 2 8 8 0 0.181
Paul Schaal 12 34 3 6 2 0 1 4 5 5 0 0.176
Fernando Gonzalez 9 21 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.143
Dennis Paepke 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Bobby Floyd 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Rick Reichardt 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Doug Bird 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Briles 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Dal Canton 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Garber 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aurelio Lopez 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lindy McDaniel 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Doug Bird 2.73 2 Al Fitzmorris 2.79 3 Steve Mingori 2.81 4 Bruce Dal Canton 3.13 5 Steve Busby 3.39

Wins

1 Steve Busby 22 2 Al Fitzmorris 13 3 Paul Splittorff 13 4 Bruce Dal Canton 8 5 Doug Bird 7

Strikeouts

1 Steve Busby 198 2 Bruce Dal Canton 96 3 Paul Splittorff 90 4 Doug Bird 62 5 Al Fitzmorris 53
1974 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Busby 22 14 3.39 38 38 0 292.1 284 110 92 198
Paul Splittorff 13 19 4.10 36 36 0 226.0 252 103 75 90
Al Fitzmorris 13 6 2.79 34 27 1 190.0 189 59 63 53
Bruce Dal Canton 8 10 3.13 31 22 0 175.1 135 61 82 96
Marty Pattin 3 7 3.99 25 11 0 117.1 121 52 28 50
Lindy McDaniel 1 4 3.46 38 5 1 106.2 109 41 24 47
Nelson Briles 5 7 4.02 18 17 0 103.0 118 46 21 41
Doug Bird 7 6 2.73 55 1 10 92.1 100 28 27 62
Steve Mingori 2 3 2.81 36 0 2 67.1 53 21 23 43
Joe Hoerner 2 3 3.82 30 0 2 35.1 32 15 12 24
Gene Garber 1 2 4.82 17 0 1 28.0 35 15 13 14
Dennis Leonard 0 4 5.32 5 4 0 22.0 28 13 12 8
Aurelio Lopez 0 0 5.63 8 1 0 16.0 21 10 10 5

👥 Roster (34)

Kurt Bevacqua Doug Bird George Brett Nelson Briles Steve Busby Orlando Cepeda Al Cowens Bruce Dal Canton Al Fitzmorris Bobby Floyd Gene Garber Fernando Gonzalez +22 more

34 players

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The 1974 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1974 Kansas City Royals finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL West. The Kansas City Royals scored 667 runs and allowed 662, a run differential of +5. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Home games were played at Royals Stadium, where 1,174,292 fans came through the gates. For power, John Mayberry led the way with 22 homers.

The RBI leader was Hal McRae, with 88. The pitching staff's wins leader was Steve Busby (22). Doug Bird closed out 10 saves. The 1974 roster runs to 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1973 season and the 1975 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1974 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1974 Kansas City Royals finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1974 Kansas City Royals with 22 home runs.
What was the 1974 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1974 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.51.
Did the 1974 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1974 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1974 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (22 HR, 69 RBI) and Steve Busby (22-14, 3.39 ERA).
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