1974 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1974
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
managers = Jack McKeon
television =KBMA
radio =KMBZ
(Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews)|The by|1974 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.

Offseason

*October 24, 1973: Dick Drago was traded by the Royals to the Boston Red Sox for Marty Pattin. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 7, 1973: Lou Piniella and Ken Wright were traded by the Royals to the New York Yankees for Lindy McDaniel. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinielo01.shtml Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 9, 1974: Mark Souza was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/souzama01.shtml Mark Souza page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Notable transactions

*April 30, 1974: Paul Schaal was traded by the Royals to the California Angels for Richie Scheinblum. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schaapa01.shtml Paul Schaal page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
**Willie Wilson was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (18th pick). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsowi02.shtml Willie Wilson page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Scott Sanderson was drafted by the Royals in the 11th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandesc01.shtml Scott Sanderson page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 11, 1974: Doug Corbett was signed by the Royals as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 6, 1974: Orlando Cepeda signed as a free agent by the Royals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cepedor01.shtml Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference] ]
* September 27, 1974: Orlando Cepeda was released by the Royals.

eason standings

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Omaha Royals (American Association; Harry Malmberg, manager)
* Class AA: Jacksonville Suns (Southern League; Billy Gardner, manager)
* Class A: San Jose Bees (California League; Steve Boros, manager)
* Class A: Waterloo Royals (Midwest League; John Sullivan, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Royals (Gulf Coast League; Bill Scripture, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Royals Academy (Gulf Coast League; Billy Goodman, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1974.shtml 1974 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=KCA 1974 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]