1970 Kansas City Royals season

1970 Kansas City Royals
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Municipal Stadium (since 1969)
Kansas City, Missouri (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ewing Kauffman
General manager(s)	Cedric Tallis
Manager(s)	Charlie Metro and Bob Lemon
Local television	KMBC-TV
Local radio	KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews)
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The 1970 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses.

Offseason

• December 3, 1969: Joe Foy was traded by the Royals to the New York Mets for Amos Otis and Bob Johnson.^[1]
• January 17, 1970: Greg Minton was drafted by theRoyals in the 3rd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	98	64	0.605	—	51–30	47–34
Oakland Athletics	89	73	0.549	9	49–32	40–41
California Angels	86	76	0.531	12	43–38	43–38
Kansas City Royals	65	97	0.401	33	35–44	30–53
Milwaukee Brewers	65	97	0.401	33	38–42	27–55
Chicago White Sox	56	106	0.346	42	31–53	25–53

Record vs. opponents

1970 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	WSH
Baltimore	—	13–5	7–5	9–3	14–4	11–7	12–0	7–5	5–7	11–7	7–5	12–6
Boston	5–13	—	5–7	8–4	12–6	9–9	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	7–5	12–6
California	5–7	7–5	—	12–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	12–6	8–10	5–7	8–10	7–5
Chicago	3–9	4–8	6–12	—	6–6	6–6	7–11	7–11	6–12	5–7	2–16	4–8
Cleveland	4–14	6–12	6–6	6–6	—	7–11	8–4	7–5	6–6	8–10	7–5	11–7
Detroit	7–11	9–9	6–6	6–6	11–7	—	6–6	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–6	9–9
Kansas City	0–12	5–7	8–10	11–7	4–8	6–6	—	12–6	5–13	1–11	7–11	6–6
Milwaukee	5–7	7–5	6–12	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–12	—	5–13	3–9–1	8–10	5–7
Minnesota	7–5	5–7	10–8	12–6	6–6	8–4	13–5	13–5	—	5–7	13–5	6–6
New York	7–11	8–10	7–5	7–5	10–8	11–7	11–1	9–3–1	7–5	—	6–6	10–8
Oakland	5–7	5–7	10–8	16–2	5–7	6–6	11–7	10–8	5–13	6–6	—	10–2
Washington	6–12	6–12	5–7	8–4	7–11	9–9	6–6	7–5	6–6	8–10	2–10	—

Notable transactions

• May 28, 1970: Mike Fiore was traded by the Royals to the Boston Red Sox for Tom Matchick.^[3]

Roster

1970 Kansas City Royals
Roster
Pitchers 36 Ted Abernathy 27 Wally Bunker 22 Tom Burgmeier 29 Bill Butler 25 Moe Drabowsky 41 Dick Drago 23 Al Fitzmorris 32 Mike Hedlund 30 Bob Johnson 21 Aurelio Monteagudo 17 Dave Morehead 35 Roger Nelson 32 Don O'Riley 13 Jim Rooker 43 Paul Splittorff 28,48 Ken Wright 40 Jim York		Catchers 20,25 Jim Campanis  8 Ed Kirkpatrick  6 Buck Martinez 11 Ellie Rodríguez 31 Hawk Taylor Infielders 14 Jerry Adair  1 Luis Alcaraz 19 Mike Fiore 15 Bobby Floyd 24 Jackie Hernández 19 Tom Matchick 33 Bob Oliver  1 Cookie Rojas 10 Paul Schaal 15 Rich Severson  7 Billy Sorrell		Outfielders 18 Pat Kelly 16 Joe Keough 26 Amos Otis  9 Lou Piniella 6,12 George Spriggs		Manager  2 Bob Lemon 36 Charlie Metro Coaches  5 Dan Carnevale  4 Harry Dunlop  2 Bob Lemon  3 Joe Schultz 14 George Strickland

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
CF	Otis, AmosAmos Otis	159	620	176	.284	11	58

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

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

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
Johnson, BobBob Johnson	40	214	8	13	3.07	206
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker	24	121.2	2	11	4.22	59
Nelson, RogerRoger Nelson	4	9	0	2	10.00	3

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
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	36	9	3	12	2.59	49

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Omaha Royals	American Association	Jack McKeon
AA	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Harry Malmberg
A	San Jose Bees	California League	Buddy Peterson
A	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Steve Boros
Rookie	Kingsport Royals	Appalachian League	Owen Friend
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Dave Pavlesic

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha

Elmira affiliation shared with San Diego Padres

Notes

1. Amos Otis page at Baseball Reference
2. Greg Minton page at Baseball Reference
3. Tom Matchick page at Baseball Reference

References

• 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.
• 1970 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
• 1970 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com