1975 Kansas City Royals season

March 2026 November 2013 Kansas City Royals 1975 Kansas City Royals Insignia (1969–2001).svg American League West Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 91 71 y 2nd Ewing Kauffman Joe Burke Jack McKeon (50–46, 50 46)Whitey Herzog (41–25, 41 25) KBMA(Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews) WIBW (AM)(Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White) The 1975 Kansas City Royals season was their seventh in Major League Baseball. The Royals' 91–71 record was the best in franchise history and Kansas City finished second in the American League West, six games behind the Oakland Athletics. Manager Jack McKeon was fired on July 24 and was replaced by Whitey Herzog.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=roYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_cwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6194%2C4088940 Spartanburg Herald South Carolina Associated Press Royals fire McKeon, hire Herzog July 25, 1975 D1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yXRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0BEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1822%2C4174012 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Royals fire McKeon, hire Angles' Herzog July 25, 1975 1, part 2 John Mayberry became the first Royals player to hit at least 30 home runs in a season (34) and also set a franchise single-season record with 106 runs batted in. Offseason January 24, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Harmon Killebrew at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Kansas City Royals Record vs. opponents KC Notable transactions April 10, 1975: Doug Corbett was released by the Royals.Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (9th pick).Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference Ron Hassey was drafted by the Royals in the 22nd round, but did not sign.Ron Hassey at Baseball Reference September 15, 1975: Mark Williams was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Ingalls (minors).Mark Williams at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers 29 Doug Bird 19 Nelson Briles 40 Steve Busby 43 Bruce Dal Canton 39 Al Fitzmorris 22 Dennis Leonard 17 Mark Littell 10 Bob McClure 41 Lindy McDaniel 23 Steve Mingori 33 Marty Pattin 43 Ray Sadecki 34 Paul Splittorff 35 George Throop Catchers 16 Fran Healy 21 Buck Martinez 15 Bob Stinson Infielders  5 George Brett  3 Harmon Killebrew  7 John Mayberry  2 Freddie Patek  1 Cookie Rojas 25,44 Rodney Scott  8 Tony Solaita 20 Frank White Outfielders 18 Al Cowens 12 Gary Martz 11 Hal McRae 26 Amos Otis 28 Vada Pinson  9 Jamie Quirk  6 Jim Wohlford Manager 24 Whitey Herzog 31 Jack McKeon Coaches 14 Steve Boros 36 Galen Cisco  4 Harry Dunlop 27 Charley Lau Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 Buck Martinez 80 226 51 .226 3 23 1B John Mayberry 156 554 161 .291 34 106 2B Cookie Rojas 120 406 103 .254 2 37 SS Freddie Patek 136 483 110 .228 5 45 3B George Brett 159 634 195 .308 11 89 LF Hal McRae 126 480 147 .306 5 71 CF Amos Otis 132 470 116 .247 9 46 RF Jim Wohlford 116 353 90 .255 0 30 DH Harmon Killebrew 106 312 62 .199 14 44 Other batters 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 120 328 91 .277 4 42 Vada Pinson 103 319 71 .223 4 21 Frank White Frank White (baseball) 111 304 76 .250 7 36 Tony Solaita 93 231 60 .260 16 44 Fran Healy Fran Healy (baseball) 56 188 48 .255 2 18 Bob Stinson Bob Stinson (baseball) 63 147 39 .265 1 9 Jamie Quirk 14 39 10 .256 1 5 Rodney Scott Rodney Scott (baseball) 48 15 1 .067 0 0 Gary Martz 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 34 260.1 18 12 3.08 160 Al Fitzmorris 35 242.0 16 12 3.57 78 Dennis Leonard 32 212.1 15 7 3.77 146 Other pitchers 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 44 177.0 10 10 3.25 89 Paul Splittorff 35 159.0 9 10 3.17 76 Nelson Briles 24 112.0 6 6 4.26 73 Mark Littell 7 24.1 1 2 3.70 19 Bruce Dal Canton 4 8.2 0 2 15.58 5 Relief pitchers 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 51 9 6 11 3.25 81 Lindy McDaniel 40 5 1 1 4.15 40 Steve Mingori 36 0 3 2 2.50 25 Bob McClure 12 1 0 1 0.00 15 George Throop George Throop (baseball) 7 0 0 2 4.00 8 Ray Sadecki 5 1 0 0 3.00 0 Awards and honors All-Star Game Steve Busby, Pitcher, Reserve Hal McRae, Outfield, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Omaha Royals American Association Billy Gardner AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Bill Scripture A Waterloo Royals Midwest League John Sullivan Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Gary Blaylock LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac Category:Kansas City Royals seasons Kansas City Royals season Kansas City Category:Long stubs with short prose