1971 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 85-76 -- 2nd in American League West Manager: Bob Lemon Location: Kansas City,MO Baseball Stadium: Municipal Stadium Top Draft Pick: Roy Branch (#5) Attendance: 910,784 Youngest Player: Buck Martinez (22) Oldest Player: Ted Abernathy (38) Longest Tenure: Bill Butler, Roger Nelson, Bob Oliver, Mike Hedlund, Al Fitzmorris, Buck Martinez, Lou Piniella, Dick Drago, Jim Rooker, Paul Schaal, Ed Kirkpatrick, Joe Keough, Tom Burgmeier, Wally Bunker (3)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1971 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
36	Ted Abernathy	P	38	R	R	6-4	215	3/6/1933	Stanley,North Carolina	MLB	1955-1972
27	Wally Bunker	P	26	R	R	6-2	197	1/25/1945	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1963-1971
22	Tom Burgmeier	P	27	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1968-1984
29	Bill Butler	P	24	L	L	6-2	210	3/12/1947	Hyattsville,Maryland	MLB	1969-1977
27	Lance Clemons	P	23	L	L	6-2	205	7/6/1947	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1971-1974
43	Bruce Dalcanton	P	29	R	R	6-2	205	6/15/1942	California,Pennsylvania	MLB	1967-1977
41	Dick Drago	P	26	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo,Ohio	MLB	1969-1981
23	Al Fitzmorris	P	25	B	R	6-2	190	3/21/1946	Buffalo,New York	MLB	1969-1978
15	Bobby Floyd	SS-2B	27	R	R	6-0	181	10/20/1943	Hawthorne,California	MLB	1968-1974
7	Chuck Harrison	1B	30	R	R	5-10	190	4/25/1941	Abilene,Texas	MLB	1965-1971
32	Mike Hedlund	P	24	R	R	6-1	190	8/11/1946	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1965-1972
39	Gail Hopkins	1B	28	L	R	5-10	200	2/19/1943	Tulsa,Oklahoma	MLB	1968-1974
16	Joe Keough	OF	25	L	L	6-0	185	1/7/1946	Pomona,California	MLB	1968-1973
8	Ed Kirkpatrick	OF-C	26	L	R	5-11	195	10/8/1944	Spokane,Washington	MLB	1962-1977
19	Bobby Knoop	2B	32	R	R	6-1	170	10/18/1938	Sioux City,Iowa	MLB	1964-1972
6	Buck Martinez	C	22	R	R	5-11	200	11/7/1948	Redding,California	MLB	1969-1986
12	Jerry May	C	27	R	R	6-2	195	12/14/1943	Staunton,Virginia	MLB	1964-1973
25	Mike McCormick	P	32	L	L	6-2	195	9/29/1938	Pasadena,California	MLB	1956-1971
20	Monty Montgomery	P	24	R	R	6-3	200	9/1/1946	Albemarle,North Carolina	MLB	1971-1972
35	Roger Nelson	P	27	R	R	6-3	205	6/7/1944	Altadena,California	MLB	1967-1976
33	Bob Oliver	1B-OF	28	R	R	6-2	215	2/8/1943	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	1965-1975
26	Amos Otis	OF	24	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1967-1984
17	Dennis Paepke	C-OF	26	R	R	6-0	202	4/17/1945	Long Beach,California	MLB	1969-1974
2,37	Freddie Patek	SS	26	R	R	5-5	148	10/9/1944	Seguin,Texas	MLB	1968-1981
9	Lou Piniella	OF	27	R	R	6-2	199	8/28/1943	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1964-1984
1	Cookie Rojas	2B	32	R	R	5-10	170	3/6/1939	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1962-1977
13	Jim Rooker	P	28	R	L	6-0	201	9/23/1942	Lakeview,Oregon	MLB	1968-1980
5	Ted Savage	OF	35	R	R	6-1	185	2/21/1936	Venice,Illinois	MLB	1962-1971
10	Paul Schaal	3B	28	R	R	5-11	180	3/3/1943	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1964-1974
15	Rich Severson	SS-2B	26	R	R	6-0	174	1/18/1945	Artesia,California	MLB	1970-1971
25	Paul Splittorff	P	24	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1970-1984
44	Carl Taylor	C-OF	27	R	R	6-2	207	1/20/1944	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	1968-1973
49	Sandy Valdespino	OF	32	L	L	5-8	170	1/14/1939	San Jose De Las Lajas,Cuba	MLB	1965-1971
28	Ken Wright	P	24	R	R	6-2	210	9/4/1946	Pensacola,Florida	MLB	1970-1974
40	Jim York	P	23	R	R	6-3	200	8/27/1947	Maywood,California	MLB	1970-1976

Team Personnel

Buddy Blattner (Broadcaster)
Galen Cisco (Pitching Coach)
Harry Dunlop (Third Base Coach)
Rosey Gilhousen (Scout)
Charlie Lau (Hitting Coach)
Bob Lemon (Manager)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
George Strickland (Assistant Coach)
Cedric Tallis (General Manager)

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