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Major League Baseball

Record: 90-72   .556.... 1st in American League West
Stadium: Royals Stadium
Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Yankees)
Attendance: 1,680,265

Top Draft Pick: Ben Grzybek (#18)   AA

General Manager - Joe Burke
Manager - Whitey Herzog

Hitting Coach - Charlie Lau  Pitching Coach - Galen Cisco  Third Base Coach - Chuck Hiller

Team Leaders

HR: Otis [18]
RBI: Mayberry [95]
2B: Otis [40]
SB: Patek [51]
W: Leonard [17]
SV: Littell [16]
SO: Leonard [150]

Oldest Player: Cookie Rojas [37]
Youngest Player: Willie Wilson [20]
Longest Tenure: Al Fitzmorris [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Ruppert Jones (Aug 1) John Wathan (May 26) Willie Wilson (Sep 4)
Pitchers: Tom Bruno (Aug 1)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
29	Doug Bird	P	26	R	R	6-4	180	3/5/1950	Corona, CA	MLB	1973-1983
5	George Brett	3B-1B	23	L	R	6-0	205	5/15/1953	Glen Dale, WV	MLB	1973-1993
35	Tom Bruno	P	23	R	R	6-5	210	1/26/1953	Chicago, IL	MLB	1976-1979
40	Steve Busby	P	26	R	R	6-2	205	9/29/1949	Burbank, CA	MLB	1972-1980
18	Al Cowens	OF	24	R	R	6-2	200	10/25/1951	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1974-1986
46,49	Jerry Cram	P	28	R	R	6-0	180	12/9/1947	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1969-1976
10	Tommy Davis	OF	37	R	R	6-2	205	3/21/1939	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1959-1976
39	Al Fitzmorris	P	30	B	R	6-2	190	3/21/1946	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1969-1978
37	Larry Gura	P	28	B	L	6-1	185	11/26/1947	Joliet, IL	MLB	1970-1985
42	Tom Hall	P	28	L	L	6-0	155	11/23/1947	Thomasville, NC	MLB	1968-1977
16	Andy Hassler	P	24	L	L	6-5	220	10/18/1951	Texas City, TX	MLB	1971-1985
16	Fran Healy	C	29	R	R	6-5	220	9/6/1946	Holyoke, MA	MLB	1969-1978
30	Ruppert Jones	OF	21	L	L	5-10	170	3/12/1955	Dallas, TX	MLB	1976-1987
22	Dennis Leonard	P	25	R	R	6-1	190	5/8/1951	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1974-1986
17	Mark Littell	P	23	L	R	6-3	210	1/17/1953	Cape Girardeau, MO	MLB	1973-1982
21	Buck Martinez	C	27	R	R	5-11	200	11/7/1948	Redding, CA	MLB	1969-1986
7	John Mayberry	1B	27	L	L	6-3	220	2/18/1949	Detroit, MI	MLB	1968-1982
32	Bob McClure	P	23	B	L	5-11	170	4/29/1953	Oakland, CA	MLB	1975-1993
11	Hal McRae	OF	30	R	R	5-11	185	7/10/1945	Avon Park, FL	MLB	1968-1987
23	Steve Mingori	P	32	L	L	5-10	170	2/29/1944	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1970-1979
3	Dave Nelson	2B-3B	32	R	R	5-10	160	6/20/1944	Fort Sill, OK	MLB	1968-1977
35	Roger Nelson	P	32	R	R	6-3	205	6/7/1944	Altadena, CA	MLB	1967-1976
26	Amos Otis	OF	29	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile, AL	MLB	1967-1984
2	Freddie Patek	SS	31	R	R	5-5	148	10/9/1944	Seguin, TX	MLB	1968-1981
33	Marty Pattin	P	33	R	R	5-11	180	4/6/1943	Charleston, IL	MLB	1968-1980
25	Tom Poquette	OF	24	L	R	5-10	175	10/30/1951	Eau Claire, WI	MLB	1973-1982
9	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	21	L	R	6-4	200	10/22/1954	Whittier, CA	MLB	1975-1992
1	Cookie Rojas	2B	37	R	R	5-10	170	3/6/1939	Havana, CU	MLB	1962-1977
37	Ray Sadecki	P	35	L	L	5-11	180	12/26/1940	Kansas City, KS	MLB	1960-1977
28	Ken Sanders	P	34	R	R	5-11	185	7/8/1941	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1964-1976
8	Tony Solaita	1B	29	L	L	6-0	215	1/15/1947	Nuuuli, SM	MLB	1968-1979
34	Paul Splittorff	P	29	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville, IN	MLB	1970-1984
15	Bob Stinson	C	30	B	R		185	10/11/1945	Elkin, NC	MLB	1969-1980
12	John Wathan	C-1B	26	R	R	6-2	205	10/4/1949	Cedar Rapids, IA	MLB	1976-1985
20	Frank White	2B	25	R	R	5-11	175	9/4/1950	Greenville, MS	MLB	1973-1990
19	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	20	B	R	6-3	195	7/9/1955	Montgomery, AL	MLB	1976-1994
6	Jim Wohlford	OF	25	R	R	5-11	175	2/28/1951	Visalia, CA	MLB	1972-1986