1979 Kansas City Royals Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 85-77
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,261,845, Avg. 28,631
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Whitey Herzog (85-77)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1979 Kansas City Royals Statistics
1979 Kansas City Royals Results

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.

The Royals scored 851 runs and yielded 816 runs. George Brett led Kansas City with 23 home runs, while Amos Otis and Darrell Porter walloped 20 or more as well. Darrell Porter accounted for 112 RBI. George Brett paced all regular batters by connecting at a .329 clip. Paul Splittorff topped the team with 15 wins, and Dennis Leonard registered a 4.08 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Whitey Herzog coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
German Barranca2BLROctober 19, 19566'0"160Veracruz, Ve Mexico
Steve BraunLFLRMay 8, 19485'10"180Trenton, NJ USA
George Brett3BLRMay 15, 19536'0"185Glen Dale, WV USA
Steve BusbyPRRSeptember 29, 19496'2"205Burbank, CA USA
Craig ChamberlainPRRFebruary 2, 19576'1"190Hollywood, CA USA
Gary ChristensonPLLMay 5, 19536'5"200Mineola, NY USA
Al CowensRFRROctober 25, 19516'1"197Los Angeles, CA USA
Todd CruzSSRRNovember 23, 19556'0"175Highland Park, MI USA
Craig EatonPRRSeptember 7, 19545'11"175Cincinnati, OH USA
Rich GalePRRJanuary 19, 19546'7"225Littleton, NH USA
Jim GaudetCRRJune 3, 19556'0"185New Orleans, LA USA
Larry GuraPBLNovember 26, 19476'0"170Joliet, IL USA
Al HraboskyPRLJuly 21, 19495'11"185Oakland, CA USA
Clint HurdleLFLRJuly 30, 19576'3"195Big Rapids, MI USA
Pete LaCock1BLLJanuary 17, 19526'2"200Burbank, CA USA
Dennis LeonardPRRMay 18, 19516'1"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Renie MartinPRRAugust 30, 19556'4"190Dover, DE USA
Hal McRaePRRJuly 10, 19455'11"180Avon Park, FL USA
Steve MingoriPLLFebruary 29, 19445'10"165Kansas City, MO USA
Jim NettlesLFLLMarch 2, 19476'0"186San Diego, CA USA
Amos OtisCFRRApril 26, 19475'11"165Mobile, AL USA
Bill PaschallPRRApril 22, 19546'0"175Norfolk, VA USA
Freddie PatekSSRROctober 9, 19445'5"148Oklahoma City, OK USA
Marty PattinPRRApril 6, 19435'11"180Charleston, IL USA
Tom PoquetteRFLROctober 30, 19515'10"175Eau Claire, WI USA
Darrell PorterCLRJanuary 17, 19526'0"193Joplin, MO USA
Jamie QuirkCLROctober 22, 19546'4"190Whittier, CA USA
Dan QuisenberryPRRFebruary 7, 19536'2"170Santa Monica, CA USA
Eduardo RodriguezPRRMarch 6, 19526'0"180Barceloneta, P.R.
George Scott1BRRMarch 23, 19446'2"200Greenville, MS USA
Paul SplittorffPLLOctober 8, 19466'3"205Evansville, IN USA
Jerry Terrell3BRRJuly 13, 19465'11"165Waseca, MN USA
George ThroopPRRNovember 24, 19506'7"205Pasadena, CA USA
U. L. WashingtonSSBROctober 27, 19535'11"175Stringtown, OK USA
John Wathan1BRROctober 4, 19496'2"205Cedar Rapids, IA USA
Frank White2BRRSeptember 4, 19505'11"165Greenville, MS USA
Willie WilsonLFBRJuly 9, 19556'3"190Montgomery, AL USA
Joe ZdebLFRRJune 27, 19535'11"185Compton, IL USA



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