1974 Kansas City Royals Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 77-85
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,174,292, Avg. 15,055
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Manager: Jack McKeon (77-85)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1974 Kansas City Royals Statistics
1974 Kansas City Royals Roster

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1974 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.

The Royals plated 667 runs and allowed 662 runs. John Mayberry paced Kansas City with 22 home runs, while Hal McRae walloped 20 or more as well. Hal McRae recorded 88 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .310 clip. Steve Busby led the squad with 22 wins, and Al Fitzmorris recorded a 2.79 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Jack McKeon coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 667
Regular Season Runs Against: 662

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 5, 1974 Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 6, 1974 Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 23 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 9, 1974 Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 1-2 0-0 1-2
April 10, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 2-2 0-0 2-2
April 13, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 2-2 1-0 3-2
April 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 2-2 1-1 3-3
April 16, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 3 L 2-2 1-2 3-4
April 17, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Texas Rangers 4 L 2-2 1-3 3-5
April 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 2-2 1-4 3-6
April 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 2-2 2-4 4-6
April 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 7 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 2-2 2-5 4-7
April 22, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 2-2 2-6 4-8
April 23, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 2-2 3-6 5-8
April 24, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 2-2 3-7 5-9
April 25, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 1 W 2-2 4-7 6-9
April 26, 1974 Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 3-2 4-7 7-9
April 27, 1974 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 10 W 4-2 4-7 8-9
April 28, 1974 Boston Red Sox 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 4-3 4-7 8-10
April 30, 1974 Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 4-4 4-7 8-11
May 1, 1974 Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 4-5 4-7 8-12
May 2, 1974 Detroit Tigers 9 at Kansas City Royals 7 L 4-6 4-7 8-13
May 3, 1974 New York Yankees 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 4-7 4-7 8-14
May 4, 1974 New York Yankees 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 5-7 4-7 9-14
May 5, 1974 New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 6-7 4-7 10-14
May 8, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 2 W 6-7 5-7 11-14
May 9, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at Texas Rangers 1 W 6-7 6-7 12-14
May 10, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 2 L 6-7 6-8 12-15
May 11, 1974 Kansas City Royals 10 at California Angels 2 W 6-7 7-8 13-15
May 12, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 W 6-7 8-8 14-15
May 12, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 2 W 6-7 9-8 15-15
May 13, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 11 L 6-7 9-9 15-16
May 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 6-7 10-9 16-16
May 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 6-7 10-10 16-17
May 16, 1974 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 7-7 10-10 17-17
May 17, 1974 Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 W 8-7 10-10 18-17
May 18, 1974 Texas Rangers 7 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 8-8 10-10 18-18
May 19, 1974 Texas Rangers 8 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 8-9 10-10 18-19
May 21, 1974 California Angels 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 9-9 10-10 19-19
May 22, 1974 California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 9-10 10-10 19-20
May 23, 1974 California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 9-11 10-10 19-21
May 24, 1974 Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 10-11 10-10 20-21
May 25, 1974 Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 11-11 10-10 21-21
May 26, 1974 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 12-11 10-10 22-21
May 27, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Kansas City Royals 9 W 13-11 10-10 23-21
May 28, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 W 14-11 10-10 24-21
May 29, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 10 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 14-12 10-10 24-22
May 31, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 14-12 11-10 25-22
June 1, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 14-12 11-11 25-23
June 2, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 14-12 11-12 25-24
June 3, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 14-12 11-13 25-25
June 4, 1974 Kansas City Royals 8 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 14-12 12-13 26-25
June 5, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 14-12 12-14 26-26
June 7, 1974 Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 14-13 12-14 26-27
June 9, 1974 Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Royals 6 L 14-14 12-14 26-28
June 11, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 15-14 12-14 27-28
June 12, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 16-14 12-14 28-28
June 13, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 17-14 12-14 29-28
June 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 17-14 13-14 30-28
June 15, 1974 Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 11 L 17-14 13-15 30-29
June 16, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 17-14 13-16 30-30
June 18, 1974 Kansas City Royals 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 17-14 14-16 31-30
June 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 17-14 15-16 32-30
June 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 17-14 15-17 32-31
June 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 L 17-14 15-18 32-32
June 22, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 17-14 15-19 32-33
June 23, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 17-14 16-19 33-33
June 24, 1974 Chicago White Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 17-15 16-19 33-34
June 25, 1974 Chicago White Sox 10 at Kansas City Royals 9 L 17-16 16-19 33-35
June 26, 1974 Chicago White Sox 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 18-16 16-19 34-35
June 27, 1974 Oakland Athletics 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 19-16 16-19 35-35
June 28, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 19-17 16-19 35-36
June 29, 1974 Oakland Athletics 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 20-17 16-19 36-36
June 30, 1974 Oakland Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 21-17 16-19 37-36
July 1, 1974 Kansas City Royals 9 at Chicago White Sox 0 W 21-17 17-19 38-36
July 2, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 21-17 17-20 38-37
July 3, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 21-17 18-20 39-37
July 4, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Chicago White Sox 11 L 21-17 18-21 39-38
July 6, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 21-17 19-21 40-38
July 7, 1974 Kansas City Royals 11 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 21-17 20-21 41-38
July 7, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 21-17 20-22 41-39
July 8, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 21-17 21-22 42-39
July 9, 1974 New York Yankees 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 21-18 21-22 42-40
July 10, 1974 New York Yankees 9 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 21-19 21-22 42-41
July 11, 1974 New York Yankees 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 21-20 21-22 42-42
July 12, 1974 Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 22-20 21-22 43-42
July 13, 1974 Detroit Tigers 8 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 22-21 21-22 43-43
July 14, 1974 Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 23-21 21-22 44-43
July 15, 1974 Boston Red Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 24-21 21-22 45-43
July 16, 1974 Boston Red Sox 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 25-21 21-22 46-43
July 17, 1974 Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 25-22 21-22 46-44
July 18, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at New York Yankees 10 L 25-22 21-23 46-45
July 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at New York Yankees 4 W 25-22 22-23 47-45
July 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at New York Yankees 6 L 25-22 22-24 47-46
July 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 25-22 22-25 47-47
July 25, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 1 W 25-22 23-25 48-47
July 26, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 W 25-22 24-25 49-47
July 27, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at California Angels 3 W 25-22 25-25 50-47
July 28, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 6 L 25-22 25-26 50-48
July 29, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 10 L 25-22 25-27 50-49
July 30, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 25-22 25-28 50-50
July 31, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 25-22 26-28 51-50
August 1, 1974 Texas Rangers 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 25-23 26-28 51-51
August 2, 1974 Texas Rangers 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 26-23 26-28 52-51
August 3, 1974 California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 26-24 26-28 52-52
August 4, 1974 California Angels 0 at Kansas City Royals 3 W 27-24 26-28 53-52
August 4, 1974 California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 10 W 28-24 26-28 54-52
August 6, 1974 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 17 W 29-24 26-28 55-52
August 7, 1974 Minnesota Twins 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 W 30-24 26-28 56-52
August 7, 1974 Minnesota Twins 1 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 31-24 26-28 57-52
August 8, 1974 Minnesota Twins 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 31-25 26-28 57-53
August 9, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Kansas City Royals 13 W 32-25 26-28 58-53
August 10, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kansas City Royals 8 W 33-25 26-28 59-53
August 11, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 34-25 26-28 60-53
August 12, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 34-25 26-29 60-54
August 13, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 34-25 27-29 61-54
August 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 34-25 28-29 62-54
August 16, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 34-25 28-30 62-55
August 17, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 34-25 29-30 63-55
August 18, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 34-25 29-31 63-56
August 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 W 34-25 30-31 64-56
August 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 34-25 30-32 64-57
August 22, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 34-25 31-32 65-57
August 23, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 L 34-25 31-33 65-58
August 23, 1974 Kansas City Royals 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 W 34-25 32-33 66-58
August 24, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 34-25 33-33 67-58
August 25, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 34-25 34-33 68-58
August 26, 1974 Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 34-26 34-33 68-59
August 27, 1974 Cleveland Indians 12 at Kansas City Royals 8 L 34-27 34-33 68-60
August 27, 1974 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Royals 13 W 35-27 34-33 69-60
August 28, 1974 Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 35-28 34-33 69-61
August 30, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 9 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 35-29 34-33 69-62
August 31, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 35-30 34-33 69-63
September 1, 1974 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 35-31 34-33 69-64
September 2, 1974 Chicago White Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 35-32 34-33 69-65
September 3, 1974 Chicago White Sox 2 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 35-33 34-33 69-66
September 4, 1974 Chicago White Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 35-34 34-33 69-67
September 5, 1974 Minnesota Twins 4 at Kansas City Royals 1 L 35-35 34-33 69-68
September 7, 1974 Minnesota Twins 0 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 36-35 34-33 70-68
September 8, 1974 Minnesota Twins 8 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 36-36 34-33 70-69
September 9, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 36-36 34-34 70-70
September 9, 1974 Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 36-36 34-35 70-71
September 10, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 8 L 36-36 34-36 70-72
September 11, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at California Angels 3 L 36-36 34-37 70-73
September 13, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 36-36 34-38 70-74
September 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 13 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 36-36 35-38 71-74
September 14, 1974 Kansas City Royals 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 36-36 35-39 71-75
September 15, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 36-36 35-40 71-76
September 16, 1974 Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 36-36 35-41 71-77
September 17, 1974 Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 W 37-36 35-41 72-77
September 18, 1974 Oakland Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 L 37-37 35-41 72-78
September 19, 1974 Oakland Athletics 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 38-37 35-41 73-78
September 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 8 at Texas Rangers 5 W 38-37 36-41 74-78
September 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Texas Rangers 1 W 38-37 37-41 75-78
September 22, 1974 Kansas City Royals 3 at Texas Rangers 4 L 38-37 37-42 75-79
September 24, 1974 California Angels 9 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 38-38 37-42 75-80
September 25, 1974 California Angels 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 38-39 37-42 75-81
September 26, 1974 California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 10 W 39-39 37-42 76-81
September 27, 1974 Texas Rangers 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 40-39 37-42 77-81
September 28, 1974 Texas Rangers 11 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 40-40 37-42 77-82
September 29, 1974 Texas Rangers 5 at Kansas City Royals 0 L 40-41 37-42 77-83
October 1, 1974 Kansas City Royals 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 40-41 37-43 77-84
October 2, 1974 Kansas City Royals 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 40-41 37-44 77-85


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