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The1974Kansas City Royals season was their sixth inMajor League Baseball. The Royals finished fifth in theAmerican League West at 77–85, 13 games behind theOakland Athletics. PitcherSteve Busby set a single-season franchise record with 22 victories.

Offseason

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October 24, 1973:Dick Drago was traded by the Royals to theBoston Red Sox forMarty Pattin.^[1]
December 7, 1973:Lou Piniella andKen Wright were traded by the Royals to theNew York Yankees forLindy McDaniel. Baseball authorBill James called the trade the only clinker the Royals made during the 1970s.^[2]
January 9, 1974:Mark Souza was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (17th pick) of the1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]

Regular season

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Notable transactions

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April 30, 1974:Paul Schaal was traded by the Royals to theCalifornia Angels forRichie Scheinblum.^[4]
June 5, 1974:1974 Major League Baseball draft
- Willie Wilson was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (18th pick).^[5]
- Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Royals in the 11th round, but did not sign.^[6]
June 11, 1974:Doug Corbett was signed by the Royals as an amateur free agent.^[7]
August 6, 1974:Orlando Cepeda signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[8]
September 27, 1974: Orlando Cepeda was released by the Royals.^[8]

Season standings

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AL West
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Oakland Athletics	90	72	.556	—	49‍–‍32	41‍–‍40
Texas Rangers	84	76	.525	5	42‍–‍38	42‍–‍38
Minnesota Twins	82	80	.506	8	48‍–‍33	34‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox	80	80	.500	9	46‍–‍34	34‍–‍46
Kansas City Royals	77	85	.475	13	40‍–‍41	37‍–‍44
California Angels	68	94	.420	22	36‍–‍45	32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1974 American League record v t e Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	TEX
Baltimore	—	10–8	7–5	5–7	12–6	14–4	8–4	8–10	6–6	11–7	6–6	4–8
Boston	8–10	—	4–8	8–4	9–9	11–7	4–8	10–8	6–6	11–7	8–4	5–7
California	5–7	8–4	—	10–8–1	3–9	5–7	8–10	3–9	8–10	3–9	6–12	9–9
Chicago	7–5	4–8	8–10–1	—	8–4	7–5	11–7	8–4	7–11–1	4–8	7–11	9–7–1
Cleveland	6–12	9–9	9–3	4–8	—	9–9	8–4	10–8	6–6	7–11	5–7	4–8
Detroit	4–14	7–11	7–5	5–7	9–9	—	7–5	9–9	3–9	11–7	5–7	5–7
Kansas City	4–8	8–4	10–8	7–11	4–8	5–7	—	11–1	8–10	4–8	8–10	8–10
Milwaukee	10–8	8–10	9–3	4–8	8–10	9–9	1–11	—	6–6	9–9	5–7	7–5
Minnesota	6–6	6–6	10–8	11–7–1	6–6	9–3	10–8	6–6	—	4–8	5–13	9–9
New York	7–11	7–11	9–3	8–4	11–7	7–11	8–4	9–9	8–4	—	7–5	8–4
Oakland	6–6	4–8	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	10–8	7–5	13–5	5–7	—	8–10
Texas	8–4	7–5	9–9	7–9–1	8–4	7–5	10–8	5–7	9–9	4–8	10–8	—

Roster

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1974 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers 29Doug Bird 19Nelson Briles 40Steve Busby 43Bruce Dal Canton 39Al Fitzmorris 32Gene Garber 27Joe Hoerner 22Dennis Leonard 38Aurelio López 41Lindy McDaniel 23Steve Mingori 33Marty Pattin 34Paul Splittorff		Catchers 16Fran Healy 21Buck Martinez 17Dennis Paepke Infielders 2Kurt Bevacqua 25George Brett 15Bobby Floyd 13Fernando González 7John Mayberry 37Freddie Patek 1Cookie Rojas 10Paul Schaal 8Tony Solaita 20Frank White		Outfielders 18Al Cowens 11Hal McRae 26Amos Otis 28Vada Pinson 5Richie Scheinblum 6Jim Wohlford Other batters 30Orlando Cepeda 48Rick Reichardt		Manager 31Jack McKeon Coaches 3Galen Cisco(Pitching) 4Harry Dunlop(Third base) 24Charley Lau(Hitting and first base)

1974 Kansas City Royals

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

30Orlando Cepeda
48Rick Reichardt

Manager

31Jack McKeon

Coaches

3Galen Cisco(Pitching)
4Harry Dunlop(Third base)
24Charley Lau(Hitting and first base)

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Fran Healy	139	445	112	.252	9	53
1B	John Mayberry	126	427	100	.234	22	69
2B	Cookie Rojas	144	542	147	.271	6	60
SS	Freddie Patek	149	537	121	.225	3	38
3B	George Brett	133	457	129	.282	2	47
LF	Jim Wohlford	143	501	136	.271	2	44
CF	Amos Otis	146	552	157	.284	12	73
RF	Vada Pinson	115	406	112	.276	6	41
DH	Hal McRae	148	539	167	.310	15	88

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Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Al Cowens	110	269	65	.242	1	25
Howard Gold	96	239	64	.268	11	30
Frank White	99	204	45	.221	1	18
Buck Martinez	43	107	23	.215	1	8
Orlando Cepeda	33	107	23	.215	1	18
Kurt Bevacqua	39	90	19	.211	0	3
Richie Scheinblum	36	83	15	.181	0	2
Paul Schaal	12	34	6	.176	1	4
Fernando González	9	21	3	.143	0	2
Dennis Paepke	6	12	2	.167	0	0
Bobby Floyd	10	9	1	.111	0	0
Rick Reichardt	1	1	1	1.000	0	0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Busby	38	292.1	22	14	3.39	198
Paul Splittorff	36	226.0	13	19	4.10	90
Al Fitzmorris	34	190.0	13	6	2.79	53
Bruce Dal Canton	31	175.1	8	10	3.13	96
Nelson Briles	17	103.0	5	7	4.02	41

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Marty Pattin	25	117.1	3	7	3.99	50
Dennis Leonard	5	22.0	0	4	5.32	8
Aurelio López	8	16.0	0	0	5.63	5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Doug Bird	55	7	6	10	2.73	62
Lindy McDaniel	38	1	4	1	3.46	47
Steve Mingori	36	2	3	2	2.81	43
Joe Hoerner	30	2	3	2	3.82	24
Gene Garber	17	1	2	1	4.82	14

Awards and honors

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All-Star Game

John Mayberry, 1B, Reserve
Cookie Rojas, 2B, Resserve
Steve Busby, Pitcher, Injured, Did not play

Farm system

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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Royals	American Association	Harry Malmberg
AA	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	Billy Gardner
A	San Jose Bees	California League	Steve Boros
A	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	John Sullivan
Rookie	GCL Royals	Gulf Coast League	Bill Scripture
Rookie	GCL Royals Academy	Gulf Coast League	Billy Goodman

Notes

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^Dick Drago atBaseball Reference
^James, Bill (1986).The Bill James Baseball Abstract 1987.Ballantine Books. p. 46.
^Mark Souza atBaseball Reference
^Paul Schaal atBaseball Reference
^Willie Wilson atBaseball Reference
^Scott Sanderson atBaseball Reference
^Doug Corbett atBaseball Reference
^^a ^bOrlando Cepeda atBaseball Reference
^1974 Kansas City Royals Statistics and RosterBaseball-Reference.com

References

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Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997).The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1974 Kansas City Royals atBaseball Reference
1974 Kansas City Royals atBaseball Almanac

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Kansas City Royals

Established in1969
Based inKansas City, Missouri

Franchise

Ballparks

Municipal Stadium; Kauffman Stadium; New Royals Stadium (proposed)
Spring training: Terry Park; Baseball City Stadium; Surprise Stadium

Culture

Lore

Team Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

Minor league
affiliates

Triple-A: Omaha Storm Chasers
Double-A: Northwest Arkansas Naturals
High-A: Quad Cities River Bandits
Single-A: Columbia Fireflies
Rookie: ACL Royals; DSL Royals Fortuna; DSL Royals Ventura

Key personnel

Owner:John Sherman
President of baseball operations & general manager:J. J. Picollo
Manager:Matt Quatraro

World Series
championships (2)

American League
pennants (4)

Division titles

West: 1976; 1977; 1978; 1980; 1981 (second half); 1984; 1985
Central: 2015
Wild Card: 2014; 2024

Seasons (58)
1960s	1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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