The 1975 Kansas City Royals season was their seventh in Major League Baseball. The Royals' 91–71 record was the best in franchise history and Kansas City finished second in the American League West, six games behind the Oakland Athletics. Manager Jack McKeon was fired on July 24 and was replaced by Whitey Herzog. John Mayberry became the first Royals player to hit at least 30 home runs in a season (34) and also set a franchise single-season record with 106 runs batted in.
Offseason January 24, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Harmon Killebrew at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 10, 1975: Doug Corbett was released by the Royals.Doug Corbett at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (9th pick).Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference Ron Hassey was drafted by the Royals in the 22nd round, but did not sign.Ron Hassey at Baseball Reference September 15, 1975: Mark Williams was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Ingalls (minors).Mark Williams at Baseball Reference
Roster 1975 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 80 226 51 .226 3 23 1B 156 554 161 .291 34 106 2B 120 406 103 .254 2 37 SS 136 483 110 .228 5 45 3B 159 634 195 .308 11 89 LF 126 480 147 .306 5 71 CF 132 470 116 .247 9 46 RF 116 353 90 .255 0 30 DH 106 312 62 .199 14 44
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 120 328 91 .277 4 42 103 319 71 .223 4 21 111 304 76 .250 7 36 93 231 60 .260 16 44 56 188 48 .255 2 18 63 147 39 .265 1 9 14 39 10 .256 1 5 48 15 1 .067 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 34 260.1 18 12 3.08 160 35 242.0 16 12 3.57 78 32 212.1 15 7 3.77 146
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 44 177.0 10 10 3.25 89 35 159.0 9 10 3.17 76 24 112.0 6 6 4.26 73 7 24.1 1 2 3.70 19 4 8.2 0 2 15.58 5
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 51 9 6 11 3.25 81 40 5 1 1 4.15 40 36 0 3 2 2.50 25 12 1 0 1 0.00 15 7 0 0 2 4.00 8 5 1 0 0 3.00 0
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Steve Busby, Pitcher, Reserve Hal McRae, Outfield, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo
Notes
References
External links 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1975 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac