1975 Kansas City Royals

91-71 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1975 Kansas City Royals went 91-71 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 710 runs, allowed 649, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (34 HR, 106 RBI) and Steve Busby (18-12, 3.08 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
710 R 649 RA
Diff +61

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⚡ Quick Stats

710 Runs Scored
649 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
1,151K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .332 2% above the 1975 league average (.327)
SLG .394 4% above the 1975 league average (.379)
Team ERA 3.47 8% better than the 1975 league average (3.78)
Runs Scored 710 3% above the 1975 league average (690 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,151,805
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Avg per Game 14,219

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 George Brett 0.308 2 Hal McRae 0.306 3 John Mayberry 0.291 4 Al Cowens 0.277 5 Bob Stinson 0.265

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 34 2 Tony Solaita 16 3 Harmon Killebrew 14 4 George Brett 11 5 Amos Otis 9

RBI

1 John Mayberry 106 2 George Brett 90 3 Hal McRae 71 4 Amos Otis 46 5 Freddie Patek 45
1975 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Brett 159 634 84 195 35 13 11 90 46 49 13 0.308
John Mayberry 156 554 95 161 38 1 34 106 119 73 5 0.291
Freddie Patek 136 483 58 110 14 5 5 45 42 65 32 0.228
Hal McRae 126 480 58 147 38 6 5 71 47 47 11 0.306
Amos Otis 132 470 87 116 26 6 9 46 66 48 39 0.247
Cookie Rojas 120 406 34 103 18 2 2 37 30 24 4 0.254
Jim Wohlford 116 353 45 90 10 5 0 30 34 37 12 0.255
Al Cowens 120 328 44 91 13 8 4 42 28 36 12 0.277
Vada Pinson 103 319 37 71 14 5 4 21 10 21 5 0.223
Harmon Killebrew 106 312 25 62 13 0 14 44 54 70 1 0.199
Frank White 111 304 43 76 10 2 7 36 20 39 11 0.250
Tony Solaita 93 231 35 60 11 0 16 44 39 79 0 0.260
Buck Martinez 80 226 15 51 9 2 3 23 21 28 1 0.226
Fran Healy 56 188 17 48 5 2 2 18 14 19 4 0.255
Bob Stinson 63 147 18 39 9 1 1 9 18 29 1 0.265
Jamie Quirk 14 39 2 10 0 0 1 5 2 7 0 0.256
Rodney Scott 48 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.067
Gary Martz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Mingori 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Bird 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Briles 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Dal Canton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Littell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob McClure 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lindy McDaniel 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Sadecki 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Throop 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Steve Mingori 2.50 2 Steve Busby 3.08 3 Paul Splittorff 3.17 4 Doug Bird 3.25 5 Marty Pattin 3.25

Wins

1 Steve Busby 18 2 Al Fitzmorris 16 3 Dennis Leonard 15 4 Marty Pattin 10 5 Doug Bird 9

Strikeouts

1 Steve Busby 160 2 Dennis Leonard 146 3 Marty Pattin 89 4 Doug Bird 81 5 Al Fitzmorris 78
1975 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Busby 18 12 3.08 34 34 0 260.1 233 89 81 160
Al Fitzmorris 16 12 3.57 35 35 0 242.0 239 96 76 78
Dennis Leonard 15 7 3.77 32 30 0 212.1 212 89 90 146
Marty Pattin 10 10 3.25 44 15 5 177.0 173 64 45 89
Paul Splittorff 9 10 3.17 35 23 1 159.0 156 56 56 76
Nelson Briles 6 6 4.26 24 16 2 112.0 127 53 25 73
Doug Bird 9 6 3.25 51 4 11 105.1 100 38 40 81
Lindy McDaniel 5 1 4.15 40 0 1 78.0 81 36 24 40
Steve Mingori 0 3 2.50 36 0 2 50.1 42 14 20 25
Mark Littell 1 2 3.70 7 3 0 24.1 19 10 15 19
Bob McClure 1 0 0.00 12 0 1 15.1 4 0 14 15
George Throop 0 0 4.00 7 0 2 9.0 8 4 2 8
Bruce Dal Canton 0 2 15.58 4 2 0 8.2 23 15 7 5
Ray Sadecki 1 0 3.00 5 0 0 3.0 5 1 3 0

👥 Roster (32)

Doug Bird George Brett Nelson Briles Steve Busby Al Cowens Bruce Dal Canton Al Fitzmorris Fran Healy Harmon Killebrew Dennis Leonard Mark Littell Buck Martinez +20 more

32 players

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The 1975 Kansas City Royals in brief

The record for the 1975 Kansas City Royals reads 91 wins and 71 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. With 710 runs scored and 649 given up, the 1975 differential was +61. Against a league average of .257, the 1975 Kansas City Royals batted .260. The staff ERA of 3.47 was 8% better than the league average of 3.78. The 710 runs scored compare with a league average of 690 per club, 3% more.

Attendance at Royals Stadium totaled 1,151,805 for the year. John Mayberry led the club in home runs with 34. The hits leader was George Brett with 195. The pitching staff's wins leader was Steve Busby (18). The saves leader was Doug Bird with 11. The 1975 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1975 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1975 Kansas City Royals finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1975 Kansas City Royals with 34 home runs.
What was the 1975 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1975 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1975 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1975 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1975 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (34 HR, 106 RBI) and Steve Busby (18-12, 3.08 ERA).
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