1974 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-85
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,173,292, Avg. 15,055
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Jack McKeon (77-85)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1974 Kansas City Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 77-85
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,173,292, Avg. 15,055
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Jack McKeon (77-85)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1974 Kansas City Royals Roster
The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The Royals plated 667 runs and allowed 662 runs. John Mayberry paced Kansas City with 22 home runs, while Hal McRae walloped 20 or more as well. Hal McRae recorded 88 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .310 clip. Steve Busby led the squad with 22 wins, and Al Fitzmorris recorded a 2.79 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jack McKeon coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Regular Season Runs For: 667
Regular Season Runs Against: 662
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 6, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 23 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 9, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 10, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 13, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 | W | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 16, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 17, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 19, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | ||
| April 20, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| April 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 2-2 | 2-5 | 4-7 | ||
| April 22, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 2-2 | 2-6 | 4-8 | ||
| April 23, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 2-2 | 3-6 | 5-8 | ||
| April 24, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 2-2 | 3-7 | 5-9 | ||
| April 25, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 2-2 | 4-7 | 6-9 | ||
| April 26, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 3-2 | 4-7 | 7-9 | ||
| April 27, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 4-2 | 4-7 | 8-9 | ||
| April 28, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 4-3 | 4-7 | 8-10 | ||
| April 30, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 4-4 | 4-7 | 8-11 | ||
| May 1, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 4-5 | 4-7 | 8-12 | ||
| May 2, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 4-6 | 4-7 | 8-13 | ||
| May 3, 1974 | New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 4-7 | 4-7 | 8-14 | ||
| May 4, 1974 | New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 5-7 | 4-7 | 9-14 | ||
| May 5, 1974 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 6-7 | 4-7 | 10-14 | ||
| May 8, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 6-7 | 5-7 | 11-14 | ||
| May 9, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 6-7 | 6-7 | 12-14 | ||
| May 10, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 2 | L | 6-7 | 6-8 | 12-15 | ||
| May 11, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 2 | W | 6-7 | 7-8 | 13-15 | ||
| May 12, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 2 | W | 6-7 | 8-8 | 14-15 | ||
| May 12, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 | W | 6-7 | 9-8 | 15-15 | ||
| May 13, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 11 | L | 6-7 | 9-9 | 15-16 | ||
| May 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 6-7 | 10-9 | 16-16 | ||
| May 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 6-7 | 10-10 | 16-17 | ||
| May 16, 1974 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 7-7 | 10-10 | 17-17 | ||
| May 17, 1974 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 8-7 | 10-10 | 18-17 | ||
| May 18, 1974 | Texas Rangers 7 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 8-8 | 10-10 | 18-18 | ||
| May 19, 1974 | Texas Rangers 8 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 8-9 | 10-10 | 18-19 | ||
| May 21, 1974 | California Angels 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 9-9 | 10-10 | 19-19 | ||
| May 22, 1974 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 9-10 | 10-10 | 19-20 | ||
| May 23, 1974 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 9-11 | 10-10 | 19-21 | ||
| May 24, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 10-11 | 10-10 | 20-21 | ||
| May 25, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 11-11 | 10-10 | 21-21 | ||
| May 26, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 12-11 | 10-10 | 22-21 | ||
| May 27, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 13-11 | 10-10 | 23-21 | ||
| May 28, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 | W | 14-11 | 10-10 | 24-21 | ||
| May 29, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 14-12 | 10-10 | 24-22 | ||
| May 31, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 14-12 | 11-10 | 25-22 | ||
| June 1, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 14-12 | 11-11 | 25-23 | ||
| June 2, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 14-12 | 11-12 | 25-24 | ||
| June 3, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 14-12 | 11-13 | 25-25 | ||
| June 4, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 14-12 | 12-13 | 26-25 | ||
| June 5, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 14-12 | 12-14 | 26-26 | ||
| June 7, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 14-13 | 12-14 | 26-27 | ||
| June 9, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 14-14 | 12-14 | 26-28 | ||
| June 11, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 15-14 | 12-14 | 27-28 | ||
| June 12, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 16-14 | 12-14 | 28-28 | ||
| June 13, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 17-14 | 12-14 | 29-28 | ||
| June 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 17-14 | 13-14 | 30-28 | ||
| June 15, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 17-14 | 13-15 | 30-29 | ||
| June 16, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 17-14 | 13-16 | 30-30 | ||
| June 18, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 17-14 | 14-16 | 31-30 | ||
| June 19, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 17-14 | 15-16 | 32-30 | ||
| June 20, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 17-14 | 15-17 | 32-31 | ||
| June 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 17-14 | 15-18 | 32-32 | ||
| June 22, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 17-14 | 15-19 | 32-33 | ||
| June 23, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 17-14 | 16-19 | 33-33 | ||
| June 24, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 17-15 | 16-19 | 33-34 | ||
| June 25, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Kansas City Royals 9 | L | 17-16 | 16-19 | 33-35 | ||
| June 26, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 18-16 | 16-19 | 34-35 | ||
| June 27, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 19-16 | 16-19 | 35-35 | ||
| June 28, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 19-17 | 16-19 | 35-36 | ||
| June 29, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 20-17 | 16-19 | 36-36 | ||
| June 30, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 21-17 | 16-19 | 37-36 | ||
| July 1, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 21-17 | 17-19 | 38-36 | ||
| July 2, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 21-17 | 17-20 | 38-37 | ||
| July 3, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 21-17 | 18-20 | 39-37 | ||
| July 4, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 21-17 | 18-21 | 39-38 | ||
| July 6, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 21-17 | 19-21 | 40-38 | ||
| July 7, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 11 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 21-17 | 20-21 | 41-38 | ||
| July 7, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 21-17 | 20-22 | 41-39 | ||
| July 8, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 21-17 | 21-22 | 42-39 | ||
| July 9, 1974 | New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 21-18 | 21-22 | 42-40 | ||
| July 10, 1974 | New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 21-19 | 21-22 | 42-41 | ||
| July 11, 1974 | New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 21-20 | 21-22 | 42-42 | ||
| July 12, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 22-20 | 21-22 | 43-42 | ||
| July 13, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 22-21 | 21-22 | 43-43 | ||
| July 14, 1974 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 23-21 | 21-22 | 44-43 | ||
| July 15, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 24-21 | 21-22 | 45-43 | ||
| July 16, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 25-21 | 21-22 | 46-43 | ||
| July 17, 1974 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 25-22 | 21-22 | 46-44 | ||
| July 18, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 25-22 | 21-23 | 46-45 | ||
| July 19, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 25-22 | 22-23 | 47-45 | ||
| July 20, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 25-22 | 22-24 | 47-46 | ||
| July 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 25-22 | 22-25 | 47-47 | ||
| July 25, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 1 | W | 25-22 | 23-25 | 48-47 | ||
| July 26, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 | W | 25-22 | 24-25 | 49-47 | ||
| July 27, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 3 | W | 25-22 | 25-25 | 50-47 | ||
| July 28, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 25-22 | 25-26 | 50-48 | ||
| July 29, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 10 | L | 25-22 | 25-27 | 50-49 | ||
| July 30, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 25-22 | 25-28 | 50-50 | ||
| July 31, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 25-22 | 26-28 | 51-50 | ||
| August 1, 1974 | Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 25-23 | 26-28 | 51-51 | ||
| August 2, 1974 | Texas Rangers 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 26-23 | 26-28 | 52-51 | ||
| August 3, 1974 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 26-24 | 26-28 | 52-52 | ||
| August 4, 1974 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 27-24 | 26-28 | 53-52 | ||
| August 4, 1974 | California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 3 | W | 28-24 | 26-28 | 54-52 | ||
| August 6, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 17 | W | 29-24 | 26-28 | 55-52 | ||
| August 7, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 30-24 | 26-28 | 56-52 | ||
| August 7, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | W | 31-24 | 26-28 | 57-52 | ||
| August 8, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 31-25 | 26-28 | 57-53 | ||
| August 9, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 13 | W | 32-25 | 26-28 | 58-53 | ||
| August 10, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kansas City Royals 8 | W | 33-25 | 26-28 | 59-53 | ||
| August 11, 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 34-25 | 26-28 | 60-53 | ||
| August 12, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 34-25 | 26-29 | 60-54 | ||
| August 13, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 34-25 | 27-29 | 61-54 | ||
| August 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 34-25 | 28-29 | 62-54 | ||
| August 16, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 34-25 | 28-30 | 62-55 | ||
| August 17, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 34-25 | 29-30 | 63-55 | ||
| August 18, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 34-25 | 29-31 | 63-56 | ||
| August 20, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 34-25 | 30-31 | 64-56 | ||
| August 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 34-25 | 30-32 | 64-57 | ||
| August 22, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 34-25 | 31-32 | 65-57 | ||
| August 23, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | L | 34-25 | 31-33 | 65-58 | ||
| August 23, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | W | 34-25 | 32-33 | 66-58 | ||
| August 24, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 34-25 | 33-33 | 67-58 | ||
| August 25, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 34-25 | 34-33 | 68-58 | ||
| August 26, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 34-26 | 34-33 | 68-59 | ||
| August 27, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 13 | W | 35-26 | 34-33 | 69-59 | ||
| August 27, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Kansas City Royals 8 | L | 35-27 | 34-33 | 69-60 | ||
| August 28, 1974 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 35-28 | 34-33 | 69-61 | ||
| August 30, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 35-29 | 34-33 | 69-62 | ||
| August 31, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | L | 35-30 | 34-33 | 69-63 | ||
| September 1, 1974 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 35-31 | 34-33 | 69-64 | ||
| September 2, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 35-32 | 34-33 | 69-65 | ||
| September 3, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 35-33 | 34-33 | 69-66 | ||
| September 4, 1974 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 35-34 | 34-33 | 69-67 | ||
| September 5, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 | L | 35-35 | 34-33 | 69-68 | ||
| September 7, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 36-35 | 34-33 | 70-68 | ||
| September 8, 1974 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 36-36 | 34-33 | 70-69 | ||
| September 9, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 36-36 | 34-34 | 70-70 | ||
| September 9, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 36-36 | 34-35 | 70-71 | ||
| September 10, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 8 | L | 36-36 | 34-36 | 70-72 | ||
| September 11, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 3 | L | 36-36 | 34-37 | 70-73 | ||
| September 13, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 36-36 | 34-38 | 70-74 | ||
| September 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 13 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 36-36 | 35-38 | 71-74 | ||
| September 14, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 36-36 | 35-39 | 71-75 | ||
| September 15, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 36-36 | 35-40 | 71-76 | ||
| September 16, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 36-36 | 35-41 | 71-77 | ||
| September 17, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 37-36 | 35-41 | 72-77 | ||
| September 18, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 | L | 37-37 | 35-41 | 72-78 | ||
| September 19, 1974 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 38-37 | 35-41 | 73-78 | ||
| September 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 8 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 38-37 | 36-41 | 74-78 | ||
| September 21, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 38-37 | 37-41 | 75-78 | ||
| September 22, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 38-37 | 37-42 | 75-79 | ||
| September 24, 1974 | California Angels 9 at Kansas City Royals 3 | L | 38-38 | 37-42 | 75-80 | ||
| September 25, 1974 | California Angels 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 38-39 | 37-42 | 75-81 | ||
| September 26, 1974 | California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 10 | W | 39-39 | 37-42 | 76-81 | ||
| September 27, 1974 | Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 40-39 | 37-42 | 77-81 | ||
| September 28, 1974 | Texas Rangers 11 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 40-40 | 37-42 | 77-82 | ||
| September 29, 1974 | Texas Rangers 5 at Kansas City Royals 0 | L | 40-41 | 37-42 | 77-83 | ||
| October 1, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 40-41 | 37-43 | 77-84 | ||
| October 2, 1974 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 40-41 | 37-44 | 77-85 |
