1979 KANSAS CITY ROYALS

| Level: MLB

Location:
Team Record: 85-77 .525
Result: 2nd in American League - West Division
Manager(s): Whitey Herzog
General Manager: Joe Burke
Stadium: Royals Stadium
Attendance: 2,261,845
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Kansas City Royals affiliate history

Oldest Player: Marty Pattin (36)
Youngest Player: Clint Hurdle (21)
Longest Tenure: Amos Otis, Paul Splittorff (10)
Top Hitter: George Brett (1)
Top Pitcher: Dennis Leonard (10)
Top Draft Pick: Atlee Hammaker (#21)

Roster Continuity: 91.25%

American League Standings

West	W	L	Pct	GB
California	88	74	.543	--
KC Royals	85	77	.525	3.0
Texas	83	79	.512	5.0
Minnesota	82	80	.506	6.0
Chi White Sox	73	87	.456	14.0
Seattle	67	95	.414	21.0
Oakland	54	108	.333	34.0

TEAM INFORMATION

Roster

Game Log

Draft Picks

#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
23	German Barranca	2B	MLB	6-0	160	Left	Right	10/19/1956	22	Veracruz,Mexico	1975	UDFA		KC
3	Steve Braun	OF-3B	MLB	5-10	180	Left	Right	5/8/1948	31	Trenton,New Jersey	1966	10	200	MIN
5	George Brett	3B-1B	MLB	6-0	205	Left	Right	5/15/1953	26	Glen Dale,West Virginia	1971	2	29	KC
40	Steve Busby	P	MLB	6-2	205	Right	Right	9/29/1949	29	Burbank,California	1971	2	39	KC
25	Craig Chamberlain	P	MLB	6-1	190	Right	Right	2/2/1957	22	Hollywood,California	1978	1	2	KC
31	Gary Christenson	P	MLB	6-5	200	Left	Left	5/5/1953	26	Mineola,New York	1971	13	297	DET
18	Al Cowens	OF	MLB	6-2	200	Right	Right	10/25/1951	27	Los Angeles,California	1969	75	1026	KC
7	Todd Cruz	SS-3B	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	11/23/1955	23	Highland Park,Michigan	1973	2	26	PHI
35	Craig Eaton	P	MLB	5-11	175	Right	Right	9/7/1954	24	Glendale,Ohio	1974	6	138	KC
38	Rich Gale	P	MLB	6-7	225	Right	Right	1/19/1954	25	Littleton,New Hampshire	1975	5	105	KC
13	Jim Gaudet	C	MLB	6-0	185	Right	Right	6/3/1955	24	New Orleans,Louisiana	1976	6	138	KC
32	Larry Gura	P	MLB	6-1	185	Both	Left	11/26/1947	31	Joliet,Illinois	1969	2	40	CHC
39	Al Hrabosky	P	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Left	7/21/1949	29	Oakland,California	1969	1	19	STL
9,10	Clint Hurdle	OF	MLB	6-3	195	Left	Right	7/30/1957	21	Big Rapids,Michigan	1975	1	9	KC
8	Pete LaCock	1B-OF	MLB	6-3	210	Left	Left	1/17/1952	27	Burbank,California	1970	1	20	CHC
22	Dennis Leonard	P	MLB	6-1	190	Right	Right	5/8/1951	28	Brooklyn,New York	1972	2	42	KC
27	Renie Martin	P	MLB	6-4	190	Right	Right	8/30/1955	23	Dover,Delaware	1977	19	486	KC
11	Hal McRae	OF	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	7/10/1945	33	Avon Park,Florida	1965	6	117	CIN
23	Steve Mingori	P	MLB	5-10	170	Left	Left	2/29/1944	35	Kansas City,Missouri	1965	UDFA		CIN
28	Jim Nettles	OF	MLB	6-0	186	Left	Left	3/2/1947	32	San Diego,California	1968	4	76	MIN
26	Amos Otis	OF	MLB	5-11	166	Right	Right	4/26/1947	32	Mobile,Alabama	1965	5	95	BOS
42	Bill Paschall	P	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	4/22/1954	25	Norfolk,Virginia	1976	3	53	KC
2	Freddie Patek	SS	MLB	5-5	148	Right	Right	10/9/1944	34	Seguin,Texas	1965	22	421	PIT
33	Marty Pattin	P	MLB	5-11	180	Right	Right	4/6/1943	36	Charleston,Illinois	1965	7	127	CAL
25	Tom Poquette	OF	MLB	5-10	175	Left	Right	10/30/1951	27	Eau Claire,Wisconsin	1970	4	80	KC
15	Darrell Porter	C	MLB	6-0	193	Left	Right	1/17/1952	27	Joplin,Missouri	1970	1	4	MIL
9,10	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	MLB	6-4	200	Left	Right	10/22/1954	24	Whittier,California	1972	1	18	KC
29	Dan Quisenberry	P	MLB	6-2	185	Right	Right	2/7/1953	26	Santa Monica,California	1975	UDFA		KC
21	Eduardo Rodriguez	P	MLB	6-0	185	Right	Right	3/6/1952	27	Barceloneta,Puerto Rico		UDFA
0	George Scott	1B	MLB	6-2	215	Right	Right	3/23/1944	35	Greenville,Mississippi	1962	UDFA		BOS
34	Paul Splittorff	P	MLB	6-3	210	Left	Left	10/8/1946	32	Evansville,Indiana	1968	25	574	KC
1	Jerry Terrell	SS-3B	MLB	6-0	170	Right	Right	7/13/1946	32	Waseca,Minnesota	1968	18	412	MIN
35	George Throop	P	MLB	6-7	205	Right	Right	11/24/1950	28	Pasadena,California	1972	16	378	KC
30	U.L. Washington	SS	MLB	5-11	175	Both	Right	10/27/1953	25	Stringtown,Oklahoma	1973	UDFA		KC
12	John Wathan	C-1B	MLB	6-2	205	Right	Right	10/4/1949	29	Cedar Rapids,Iowa	1971	1	4	KC
20	Frank White	2B	MLB	5-11	175	Right	Right	9/4/1950	28	Greenville,Mississippi	1970	UDFA		KC
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	MLB	6-3	195	Both	Right	7/9/1955	23	Montgomery,Alabama	1974	16	379	LAD
19	Joe Zdeb	OF	MLB	5-11	185	Right	Right	6/27/1953	26	Compton,Illinois	1971	4	75	KC

Team Personnel	Position
Steve Boros	Assistant Coach
Joe Burke	General Manager
Galen Cisco	Pitching Coach
Murray Cook	Scout
Al Diez	Scout
Whitey Herzog	Manager
Chuck Hiller	Third Base Coach
Denny Matthews	Broadcaster
John Sullivan	Bullpen Coach
Fred White	Broadcaster

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