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67-94 .416 |
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| Standings |
5th in the AL Central (19 games back) |
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74-87, 73-88, 73-88 |
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747 /
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| Ballpark | Royals Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 102 / Pitching: 103 | | Attendance | 1,517,638 (10th) (22th) | | Fancost | $85 (27th) / $6,893 | | Payroll/Avg | $33,868,149 / $1,167,200 (19th) | | OpExp/$PV | $63,000,000 / $940,299 | | Rev/OpInc | $51,200,000 / -$11,800,000 | | Valuation | $108,000,000 | | Spring Training | Baseball City, Florida (Baseball City Stadium) | | Managers | Bob Boone, Tony Muser | | Coaches | Bruce Kison, Frank White, Greg Luzinski, Guy Hansen, Jamie Quirk, Mitchell Page, Rich Dauer, Tom Poquette | | Executives | Chairman of the Board: David D. Glass, General Manager: Herk Robinson | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Omaha Royals, (AA) Wichita Wranglers, (A) Lansing Lugnuts, (A) Spokane Indians, (A) Wilmington Blue Rocks | | Radio | (WIBW) Denny Matthews, Fred White, John Wathan, Paul Splittorff | | TV | (KMBC/KCWB) Bob Davis, Paul Splittorff | | Cable TV | (Fox Sports Rocky Mtn) Bob Davis, Paul Splittorff |
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The 1997 Kansas City Royals
went 67-94
and finished 5th
in the
American League Central. The Royals
drew 1,517,638
to Royals Stadium.
Jose Rosado made the All-Star team.
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