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Record: 92-70 .568.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Royals Stadium
Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Yankees)
Attendance: 2,255,493

Top Draft Pick: Buddy Biancalana (#25) MLB
Manager - Whitey Herzog

Affiliates - AAA Omaha Royals AAA Denver Bears AA Jacksonville Suns A+ Fort Myers Royals Rk Gulf Coast Royals

Team Leaders

HR: Otis [22]
RBI: Otis [96]
2B: Brett [45]
SB: Wilson [46]
W: Leonard [21]
SV: Hrabosky [20]
SO: Leonard [183]

Oldest Player: Marty Pattin [35]
Youngest Player: Clint Hurdle [20]
Longest Tenure: Amos Otis, Paul Splittorff [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dave Cripe (Sep 10) Jim Gaudet (Sep 10) Luis Silverio (Sep 9)
Pitchers: Rich Gale (Apr 30) Bill Paschall (Sep 20)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
7	Randy Bass	1B	24	L	R	6-1	210	3/13/1954	Lawton, OK	MLB	1977-1982
29	Doug Bird	P	28	R	R	6-4	180	3/5/1950	Corona, CA	MLB	1973-1983
3	Steve Braun	OF-3B	30	L	R	5-10	180	5/8/1948	Trenton, NJ	MLB	1971-1985
5	George Brett	3B-1B	25	L	R	6-0	205	5/15/1953	Glen Dale, WV	MLB	1973-1993
40	Steve Busby	P	28	R	R	6-2	205	9/29/1949	Burbank, CA	MLB	1972-1980
48	Jim Colborn	P	32	R	R	6-0	191	5/22/1946	Fayetteville, NC	MLB	1969-1978
18	Al Cowens	OF	26	R	R	6-2	200	10/25/1951	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1974-1986
31	Dave Cripe	3B	27	R	R	6-0	180	4/7/1951	Ramona, CA	MLB	1978-1978
16	Steve Foucault	P	28	L	R	6-0	205	10/3/1949	Duluth, MN	MLB	1973-1978
38	Rich Gale	P	24	R	R	6-7	225	1/19/1954	Littleton, NH	MLB	1978-1984
37	Jim Gaudet	C	23	R	R	6-0	185	6/3/1955	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1978-1979
32	Larry Gura	P	30	B	L	6-1	185	11/26/1947	Joliet, IL	MLB	1970-1985
16	Andy Hassler	P	26	L	L	6-5	220	10/18/1951	Texas City, TX	MLB	1971-1985
39	Al Hrabosky	P	28	R	L	5-11	185	7/21/1949	Oakland, CA	MLB	1970-1982
9	Clint Hurdle	OF	20	L	R	6-3	195	7/30/1957	Big Rapids, MI	MLB	1977-1987
21	Art Kusnyer	C	32	R	R	6-2	198	12/19/1945	Akron, OH	MLB	1970-1978
8	Pete LaCock	1B-OF	26	L	L	6-3	210	1/17/1952	Burbank, CA	MLB	1972-1980
10	Joe Lahoud	OF	31	L	L	6-0	202	4/14/1947	Danbury, CT	MLB	1968-1978
22	Dennis Leonard	P	27	R	R	6-1	190	5/8/1951	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1974-1986
28,31	Randy McGilberry	P	24	B	R	6-1	195	10/29/1953	Mobile, AL	MLB	1977-1978
11	Hal McRae	OF	32	R	R	5-11	185	7/10/1945	Avon Park, FL	MLB	1968-1987
23	Steve Mingori	P	34	L	L	5-10	170	2/29/1944	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1970-1979
26	Amos Otis	OF	31	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile, AL	MLB	1967-1984
43	Bill Paschall	P	24	R	R	6-0	175	4/22/1954	Norfolk, VA	MLB	1978-1981
2	Freddie Patek	SS	33	R	R	5-5	148	10/9/1944	Seguin, TX	MLB	1968-1981
33	Marty Pattin	P	35	R	R	5-11	180	4/6/1943	Charleston, IL	MLB	1968-1980
25	Tom Poquette	OF	26	L	R	5-10	175	10/30/1951	Eau Claire, WI	MLB	1973-1982
15	Darrell Porter	C	26	L	R	6-0	193	1/17/1952	Joplin, MO	MLB	1971-1987
10	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	23	L	R	6-4	200	10/22/1954	Whittier, CA	MLB	1975-1992
17	Luis Silverio	OF	21	R	R	5-11	165	10/23/1956	Villa Gonzalez, DR	MLB	1978-1978
34	Paul Splittorff	P	31	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville, IN	MLB	1970-1984
1	Jerry Terrell	SS-3B	31	R	R	6-0	170	7/13/1946	Waseca, MN	MLB	1973-1980
35	George Throop	P	27	R	R	6-7	205	11/24/1950	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1975-1979
30	U.L. Washington	SS	24	B	R	5-11	175	10/27/1953	Stringtown, OK	MLB	1977-1987
12	John Wathan	C-1B	28	R	R	6-2	205	10/4/1949	Cedar Rapids, IA	MLB	1976-1985
20	Frank White	2B	27	R	R	5-11	175	9/4/1950	Greenville, MS	MLB	1973-1990
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	22	B	R	6-3	195	7/9/1955	Montgomery, AL	MLB	1976-1994
19	Joe Zdeb	OF	25	R	R	5-11	185	6/27/1953	Compton, IL	MLB	1977-1979