Английская Википедия:1969 Kansas City Royals season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1969 Kansas City Royals season was the Royals' inaugural season. The team finished fourth in the newly established American League West with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses.
Offseason
A franchise is born
The club's inception is connected to the Athletics franchise. On October 18, 1967, A.L. owners at last gave Charles O. Finley permission to move the Athletics to Oakland for the 1968 season. According to some reports, Joe Cronin promised Finley that he could move the team after the 1967 season as an incentive to sign the new lease with Municipal Stadium. The move came in spite of approval by voters in Jackson County of a bond issue for a brand new baseball stadium (the eventual Kauffman Stadium) to be completed in 1973. When U.S. Senator Stuart Symington threatened to have baseball's antitrust exemption revoked, the owners responded with a hasty round of expansion. Kansas City was awarded an American League expansion team, the Royals. They were initially slated to begin play in 1971. However, Symington was not willing to have Kansas City wait three years for another team, and renewed his threat to have baseball's antitrust exemption revoked unless the teams began play in 1969. The owners complied, but it forced the Seattle Pilots to enter the league earlier than expected without a suitable stadium, leading to financial difficulty, and a rapid relocation to Milwaukee in April 1970.
The Kansas City franchise was formally awarded to Ewing Kauffman on January 11, 1968.[1] The owner selected Los Angeles Angels vice president Cedric Tallis as the Royals' first general manager, and Tallis began to assemble a front office staff.
Expansion draft
Шаблон:Main The 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft for the Royals and the Seattle Pilots was held on October 15.
Player | Former Team | Pick |
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Roger Nelson[2] | Baltimore Orioles | 1st |
Joe Foy | Boston Red Sox | 4th |
Jim Rooker | New York Yankees | 6th |
Joe Keough | Oakland A's | 8th |
Steve Jones | Washington Senators | 10th |
Jon Warden | Detroit Tigers | 12th |
Ellie Rodríguez | New York Yankees | 13th |
Dave Morehead | Boston Red Sox | 15th |
Mike Fiore | Baltimore Orioles | 17th |
Bob Oliver | Minnesota Twins | 19th |
Bill Butler | Detroit Tigers | 22nd |
Steve Whitaker | New York Yankees | 23rd |
Wally Bunker[3] | Baltimore Orioles | 25th |
Paul Schaal[4] | California Angels | 27th |
Dan Haynes | Chicago White Sox | 29th |
Dick Drago[5] | Detroit Tigers | 31st |
Pat Kelly | Minnesota Twins | 34th |
Billy Harris | Cleveland Indians | 36th |
Don O'Riley | Oakland A's | 38th |
Al Fitzmorris | Chicago White Sox | 40th |
Moe Drabowsky | Baltimore Orioles | 42nd |
Jackie Hernández | Minnesota Twins | 43rd |
Mike Hedlund | Cleveland Indians | 45th |
Tom Burgmeier | California Angels | 47th |
Hoyt Wilhelm[6] | Chicago White Sox | 49th |
Jerry Adair | Boston Red Sox | 51st |
Jerry Cram | Minnesota Twins | 54th |
Fran Healy | Cleveland Indians | 56th |
Scott Northey | Chicago White Sox | 58th |
Ike Brookens | Washington Senators | 60th |
Other offseason transactions
- June 7, 1968: Dane Iorg was drafted by the Royals in the 16th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[7]
- August 14, 1968: Galen Cisco was purchased by the Royals from the Boston Red Sox.[8]
- December 12, 1968: Hoyt Wilhelm was traded by the Royals to the California Angels for Ed Kirkpatrick and Dennis Paepke.[6]
- December 15, 1968: Dennis Ribant was purchased by the Royals from the Detroit Tigers.[9]
- March 29, 1969: Dennis Ribant was purchased from the Royals by the St. Louis Cardinals.[9]
1968 MLB June amateur draft and minor league affiliates
The Royals and Seattle Pilots, along with the two National League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres, were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft, although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. Despite this impediment, the Royals drafted fifty players in the 1968 June draft, including Iorg and other future major leaguers Lance Clemons (seventh round), Monty Montgomery (ninth) and Paul Splittorff (25th).[10] Splittorff would win 166 games for the MLB Royals, including seasons of 20 (Шаблон:Mlby) and 19 (Шаблон:Mlby) victories, in a 15-year big-league career, then become a longtime analyst on the team's television crew. The Royals affiliated with three minor league clubs during 1968 to develop drafted players; the rosters were filled out by professional and amateur free agents that had been signed and players loaned from other organizations.
1968 farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Point-Thomasville
Regular season
- May 4, 1969: Bob Oliver became the first Royal to collect six hits in a nine-inning game.[11]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1969 AL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1969: Steve Whitaker and John Gelnar were traded by the Royals to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella.[12]
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft
- Keith Marshall was drafted by the Royals in the 5th round.[13]
- Frank Ortenzio was drafted by the Royals in the 47th round.[14]
The first game
Starting lineup
9 | Lou Piniella | CF |
14 | Jerry Adair | 2B |
8 | Ed Kirkpatrick | LF |
1 | Joe Foy | 3B |
7 | Chuck Harrison | 1B |
33 | Bob Oliver | RF |
11 | Ellie Rodríguez | C |
24 | Jackie Hernández | SS |
27 | Wally Bunker | P |
Scorecard
April 8, Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
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Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
W: Drabowsky (1–0) L: Grzenda (0–1) | |||||||||||||||
HRs: Nettles (1) |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Шаблон:Sortname | 95 | 267 | 63 | .236 | 2 | 20 |
1B | Шаблон:Sortname | 107 | 339 | 93 | .274 | 12 | 35 |
2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 126 | 432 | 108 | .250 | 5 | 48 |
3B | Шаблон:Sortname | 145 | 519 | 136 | .262 | 11 | 71 |
SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 145 | 504 | 112 | .222 | 4 | 40 |
LF | Шаблон:Sortname | 135 | 493 | 139 | .282 | 11 | 68 |
CF | Шаблон:Sortname | 118 | 394 | 100 | .254 | 13 | 43 |
RF | Шаблон:Sortname | 112 | 417 | 110 | .264 | 8 | 32 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 120 | 315 | 81 | .257 | 14 | 49 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 75 | 213 | 47 | .221 | 3 | 18 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 72 | 205 | 47 | .229 | 4 | 23 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 61 | 205 | 54 | .263 | 1 | 13 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 87 | 196 | 44 | .224 | 1 | 5 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 70 | 166 | 31 | .187 | 0 | 7 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 64 | 89 | 24 | .270 | 3 | 21 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 30 | 83 | 13 | .157 | 0 | 5 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 22 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 1 | 7 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 61 | 16 | .262 | 1 | 7 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 23 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 6 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 35 | 222.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.23 | 130 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 34 | 193.2 | 9 | 10 | 3.90 | 156 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 29 | 193.1 | 7 | 13 | 3.31 | 82 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 28 | 158.1 | 4 | 16 | 3.75 | 108 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 41 | 200.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.77 | 108 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 34 | 125.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.24 | 74 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 44.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.23 | 31 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | 18.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.85 | 6 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 10 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 52 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2.94 | 76 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.96 | 27 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.17 | 23 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.73 | 32 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 10 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.63 | 18 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.22 | 3 |
Farm system
Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Omaha
Elmira affiliation shared with San Diego Padres
Awards and honors
1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Ellie Rodríguez (reserve, did not play)
Notes
References
- 1969 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference
- 1969 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Шаблон:Cite book
Шаблон:1969 MLB season by team Шаблон:Kansas City Royals
- ↑ Holtzman, Jerome, "A.L. Vote to Expand Marks 1967 History," The Sporting News Official 1968 Baseball Guide and Record Book. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News, 1968, pp. 175–181
- ↑ Roger Nelson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Wally Bunker page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Paul Schaal page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Hoyt Wilhelm page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dane Iorg page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Galen Cisco page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Information at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Keith Marshall page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Frank Ortenzio page at Baseball Reference