1974 Omaha Royals Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 54-82
Finished 4th in the AA's East Division
Manager: Harry Malmberg (54-82)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 120,992, Avg. 1,779
1974 Omaha Royals Statistics

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1974 season with a record of 54 wins and 82 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Royals scored 541 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 684 runs. Frank Ortenzio, Jamie Quirk and Jim Hoppe led Omaha with 10 home runs apiece. Jim Clark recorded 65 runs batted in. Gary Sanserino paced all regular hitters with a .261 average. Dennis Leonard topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.47 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1974 Omaha Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were José Arcia, Al Autry, George Brett, Tom Bruno, Jim Clark, Bobby Floyd, Jim Foor, Buddy Hunter, Dennis Leonard, Mark Littell, Keith Marshall, José Martínez, Bob McClure, Steve Mingori, Frank Ortenzio, Dennis Paepke, Tom Poquette, Jamie Quirk, Paul Schaal and Mark Williams.

Harry Malmberg served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
José ArciaRRAugust 22, 19436'3"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Al AutryRRFebruary 29, 19526'5"225Modesto, CA US
Hal BairdSLAugust 23, 19495'11"175
Ed BernardRRMarch 13, 19516'5"205
George BrettLRMay 15, 19536'0"185Glen Dale, WV US
Tom BrunoRRJanuary 26, 19536'5"210Chicago, IL US
Greg ChlanRRJuly 8, 19486'2"205
Jim ClarkRRApril 30, 19476'1"190Kansas City, KS US
Rocky CraigRRJanuary 2, 19495'11"175San Diego, CA US
Pete DuncanRRSeptember 7, 19486'1"175Victoria, BC CA
Bobby FloydRROctober 20, 19436'1"180Hawthorne, CA US
Jim FoorLLJanuary 13, 19496'2"170St. Louis, MO US
Randy HammonRRDecember 29, 19516'3"190Los Angeles, CA US
Tom HarmonLRDecember 16, 19485'11"185
Jim HoppeRRMarch 17, 19466'1"185Watertown, WI US
Buddy HunterRRAugust 9, 19475'10"170Omaha, NE US
Dennis LeonardRRMay 18, 19516'1"190Brooklyn, NY US
Mark LittellLRJanuary 17, 19536'3"210Cape Girardeau, MO US
Keith MarshallRRJuly 2, 19516'2"175San Francisco, CA US
José MartínezRRJuly 26, 19426'0"178Cardenas, Matanzas CU
Bob McClureRLApril 29, 19525'11"170Oakland, CA US
Steve MingoriLLFebruary 29, 19445'10"165Kansas City, MO US
Frank OrtenzioRRFebruary 24, 19516'2"215Fresno, CA US
Dennis PaepkeRRApril 17, 19456'0"202Long Beach, CA US
Paul PelzRRNovember 9, 19526'3"165Los Angeles, CA US
Tom PoquetteLROctober 30, 19515'10"175Eau Claire, WI US
Jamie QuirkLROctober 22, 19546'4"190Whittier, CA US
Gary RaheLLFebruary 13, 19525'11"190Fredericksburg, TX US
Gary SanserinoRRFebruary 18, 19486'0"180Los Angeles, CA US
Paul SchaalRRMarch 3, 19435'11"165Pittsburgh, PA US
Charles SmithSRJune 2, 19525'11"185
Paul StarkovichRRJanuary 28, 19506'0"195
Mark WilliamsLLJuly 28, 19536'0"180Elmira, NY US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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