Kansas City Royals 1979 Roster

Kansas City Royals

85-77 • 7th in American League • 2nd in AL West •

HR

116

19th

R

851

2nd

SO

640

24th

ERA

4.45

22nd

Overview Stats Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
German Barranca	2B	6'0"	160	10/19/1956	22	Veracruz, Mexico
Steve Braun	OF	5'10"	180	5/8/1948	31	Trenton, NJ
George Brett	3B	6'0"	200	5/15/1953	26	Glen Dale, WV
Steve Busby	P	6'2"	205	9/29/1949	29	Burbank, CA
Craig Chamberlain	P	6'1"	190	2/2/1957	22	Hollywood, CA
Gary Christenson	P	6'5"	200	5/5/1953	26	Mineola, NY
Al Cowens	OF	6'2"	200	10/25/1951	27	Los Angeles, CA
Todd Cruz	SS	6'0"	175	11/23/1955	23	Highland Park, MI
Craig Eaton	P	5'11"	175	9/7/1954	24	Cincinnati, OH
Rich Gale	P	6'7"	225	1/19/1954	25	Littleton, NH
Jim Gaudet	C	6'0"	185	6/3/1955	24	New Orleans, LA
Larry Gura	P	6'1"	185	11/26/1947	31	Joliet, IL
Al Hrabosky	P	5'11"	185	7/21/1949	29	Oakland, CA
Clint Hurdle	OF	6'4"	215	7/30/1957	21	Big Rapids, MI
Ralph LaCock	1B	6'3"	210	1/17/1952	27	Burbank, CA
Dennis Leonard	P	6'1"	190	5/8/1951	28	Brooklyn, NY
Renie Martin	P	6'4"	190	8/30/1955	23	Dover, DE
Hal McRae	DH	5'11"	180	7/10/1945	33	Avon Park, FL
Steve Mingori	P	5'10"	170	2/29/1944	35	Kansas City, MO
Jim Nettles	OF	6'0"	186	3/2/1947	32	San Diego, CA
Amos Otis	OF	5'11"	165	4/26/1947	32	Mobile, AL
Bill Paschall	P	6'0"	175	4/22/1954	25	Norfolk, VA
Freddie Patek	SS	5'5"	148	10/9/1944	34	Seguin, TX
Marty Pattin	P	5'11"	180	4/6/1943	36	Charleston, IL
Tom Poquette	OF	5'10"	175	10/30/1951	27	Eau Claire, WI
Darrell Porter	C	6'0"	193	1/17/1952	27	Joplin, MO
Jamie Quirk	C	6'4"	200	10/22/1954	24	Whittier, CA
Dan Quisenberry	P	6'2"	180	2/7/1953	26	Santa Monica, CA
Eduardo Rodriguez	P	6'0"	185	3/6/1952	27	Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
George Scott	1B	6'2"	215	3/23/1944	35	Greenville, MS
Paul Splittorff	P	6'3"	210	10/8/1946	32	Evansville, IN
Jerry Terrell	3B	6'0"	170	7/13/1946	32	Waseca, MN
George Throop	P	6'7"	205	11/24/1950	28	Pasadena, CA
U L Washington	SS	5'11"	175	10/27/1953	25	Stringtown, OK
John Wathan	1B	6'2"	205	10/4/1949	29	Cedar Rapids, IA
Frank White	2B	5'11"	170	9/4/1950	28	Greenville, MS
Willie Wilson	OF	6'3"	195	7/9/1955	23	Montgomery, AL
Joe Zdeb	OF	5'11"	185	6/27/1953	26	Compton, IL

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Henderson

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

32

Ozuna

30

Bohm

27

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.377

Betts

.362

Bohm

.360

Kwan

Hit Leaders

49

Betts

45

Kwan

45

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Jr.

29

Betts

28

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.481

Betts

.439

Soto

.432

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.624

Ozuna

.623

Betts

.618

Ohtani

SB Leaders

18

Cruz

14

Turang

13

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Imanaga

5

Suárez

5

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

52

Wheeler

50

Flaherty

ERA Leaders

0.78

Imanaga

1.32

Suárez

1.44

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.75

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.50

Flaherty

12.20

Crochet

12.03

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.00

Flaherty

9.50

Kirby

9.00

Eflin

Walk Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Kirby

4

Eflin

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

549.3

Betts

503.9

Cruz

466.9

Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

419

Betts

383

Cruz

357

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0