1979 Kansas City Royals season
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| Manager(s) | Whitey Herzog |
| Local television |
KBMA (Steve Shannon, Dave Nelson) |
| Local radio |
WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1979 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing second in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Offseason
- January 9, 1979: Mike Bielecki was drafted by the Royals in the 6th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[1]
- February 26, 1979: Eduardo Rodríguez was purchased by the Royals from the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| California Angels | 88 | 74 | -- | .543 |
| Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | 3 | .525 |
| Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 5 | .512 |
| Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 6 | .506 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | 14 | .456 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 21 | .414 |
| Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | 34 | .333 |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1979: Doug Bird was traded by the Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Cruz.[3]
- April 27, 1979: George Throop was traded by the Royals to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Astros completed the deal by sending Keith Drumright to the Royals on October 26.[4]
- June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft
- Atlee Hammaker was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (21st pick).[5]
- Dan Marino was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round (99th pick overall).[6]
- John Elway was drafted by the Royals in the 18th round (463rd pick overall).[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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Player stats
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 |
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| 2B | White, FrankFrank White | 127 | 467 | 124 | .266 | 10 | 48 |
| 3B | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett | 154 | 645 | 212 | .329 | 23 | 107 |
| SS | Patek, FreddieFreddie Patek | 106 | 306 | 77 | .252 | 1 | 37 |
| LF | Wilson, WillieWillie Wilson | 154 | 588 | 185 | .315 | 6 | 49 |
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 |
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| Washington, U LU L Washington | 101 | 268 | 68 | .254 | 2 | 25 |
| Scott, GeorgeGeorge Scott | 44 | 146 | 39 | .267 | 1 | 20 |
| Cruz, ToddTodd Cruz | 55 | 118 | 24 | .203 | 2 | 15 |
| Braun, SteveSteve Braun | 58 | 116 | 31 | .267 | 4 | 10 |
| Terrell, JerryJerry Terrell | 31 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 1 | 2 |
| Barranca, GermánGermán Barranca | 5 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 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 |
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| Gura, LarryLarry Gura | 39 | 233.2 | 13 | 12 | 4.47 | 85 |
| Gale, RichRich Gale | 34 | 181.2 | 9 | 10 | 5.65 | 103 |
| Chamberlain, CraigCraig Chamberlain | 10 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 30 |
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 |
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| Busby, SteveSteve Busby | 22 | 94.1 | 6 | 6 | 3.63 | 45 |
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 |
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| Rodríguez, EduardoEduardo Rodríguez | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.84 | 26 |
| Paschall, BillBill Paschall | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 3 |
| Christenson, GaryGary Christenson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 |
| Eaton, CraigCraig Eaton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 |
| Throop, GeorgeGeorge Throop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Terrell, JerryJerry Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Omaha Royals | American Association | Gordon Mackenzie |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Joe Jones |
| A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Gene Lamont |
| Rookie | GCL Royals Blue | Gulf Coast League | Brian Murphy |
| Rookie | GCL Royals Gold | Gulf Coast League | José Martínez |
Notes
- ↑ Mike Bielecki page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Eduardo Rodríguez page on Baseball Reference
- ↑ Todd Cruz page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Atlee Hammaker page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1979&round=4&draft_type=junreg
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1979&round=18&draft_type=junreg
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1979 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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