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| Record |
77-85 .475 |
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| Standings |
5th in the AL West (13 games back) |
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82-80, 82-80, 82-80 |
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667 /
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| Ballpark | Royals Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 106 / Pitching: 106 | | Attendance | 1,173,292 (5th) (10th) | | Spring Training | Fort Myers, Florida (Terry Park) | | Manager | Jack McKeon | | Coaches | Charley Lau, Galen Cisco, Harry Dunlop | | Executives | Chairman of the Board: Ewing Kauffman, General Manager: Joe Burke, General Manager: Cedric Tallis | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Omaha Royals, (AA) Jacksonville Suns, (A) Waterloo Royals, (A) San Jose Bees | | Radio | (KMBZ) Bud Blattner, Denny Matthews | | TV | (KMBA) Bud Blattner, Denny Matthews |
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The 1974 Kansas City Royals
went 77-85
and finished 5th
in the
American League West. The Royals
drew 1,173,292
to Royals Stadium.
Steve Busby, John Mayberry and Cookie Rojas made the All-Star team. Gold Glove winners for 1974 included Amos Otis.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
appear here as time allows. If you can help with some summaries or can fill out
any missing information from this page, please use the Contact link at the top
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