1969 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1969 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1969 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1969 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1969 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1969 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1969 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1969 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Wally Bunker 6-02 197 Right Right 1945-01-25
34 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
29 Bill Butler 6-02 210 Left Left 1947-03-12
26 Galen Cisco 5-11 215 Right Right 1936-03-07
38 Jerry Cram 6-00 180 Right Right 1947-12-09
25 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
41 Dick Drago 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-06-25
42 Al Fitzmorris 6-02 190 Right Both 1946-03-21
32 Mike Hedlund 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-08-11
37 Steve Jones 5-10 175 Left Left 1941-04-22
17 Dave Morehead 6-01 185 Right Right 1942-09-05
35 Roger Nelson 6-03 205 Right Right 1944-06-07
23 Don O'Riley 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-03-12
22, 13 Jim Rooker 6-00 201 Left Right 1942-09-23
40 Dave Wickersham 6-03 190 Right Right 1935-09-27
40 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
20 Jim Campanis 6-00 195 Right Right 1944-02-09
45 Fran Healy 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-09-06
21 Buck Martinez 5-10 190 Right Right 1948-11-07
28 Dennis Paepke 6-00 202 Right Right 1945-04-17
11 Ellie Rodriguez 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-05-24
14 Jerry Adair 6-00 175 Right Right 1936-12-17
39 Luis Alcaraz 5-09 165 Right Right 1941-06-20
19 Mike Fiore 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-10-11
1 Joe Foy 6-00 215 Right Right 1943-02-21
15 Billy Harris 6-00 175 Right Left 1943-11-24
7 Chuck Harrison 5-10 190 Right Right 1941-04-25
24 Jackie Hernandez 6-00 175 Right Right 1940-09-11
12 Juan Rios 6-03 185 Right Right 1942-06-14
10 Paul Schaal 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-03-03
18 Pat Kelly 6-01 185 Left Left 1944-07-30
16 Joe Keough 6-00 185 Left Left 1946-01-07
8 Ed Kirkpatrick 5-11½ 195 Right Left 1944-10-08
44 Scott Northey 6-00 175 Right Right 1946-10-15
33 Bob Oliver 6-02 215 Right Right 1943-02-08
9 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
46 Fred Rico 5-10 180 Right Right 1944-07-04
30 George Spriggs 5-11 175 Right Left 1937-05-22
31 Hawk Taylor 6-02 190 Right Right 1939-04-03


The 1969 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 93 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium (Park Factors: 101/102) where 902,414 fans witnessed their 1969 Royals finish the season with a .426 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1969 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1969 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1969 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1969 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1969 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Jerry Adair
Wally Bunker
Joe Foy
Chuck Harrison
Jackie Hernandez
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Lou Piniella
Ellie Rodriguez

1969 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Ellie Rodriguez (90)
1B Mike Fiore (91)
2B Jerry Adair (109)
3B Joe Foy (113)
SS Jackie Hernandez (144)
LF Lou Piniella (126)
CF Bob Oliver (48)
RF Pat Kelly (61)
  
SP Wally Bunker
SP Bill Butler
SP Dick Drago
SP Mike Hedlund
SP Roger Nelson
SP Jim Rooker
  
RP Tom Burgmeier
RP Steve Jones
RP Dave Morehead
RP Dave Wickersham
CL Moe Drabowsky


1969 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Jerry Adair $44,000.00
Moe Drabowsky $36,000.00
Joe Foy $25,000.00
Dave Morehead $25,000.00
Dave Wickersham $25,000.00
Ed Kirkpatrick $23,000.00
Wally Bunker $18,000.00
Paul Schaal $18,000.00
Roger Nelson $17,500.00
Tom Burgmeier $15,000.00
Jackie Hernandez $15,000.00
Jim Rooker $15,000.00
Jim Campanis $14,000.00
Steve Jones $12,000.00
Ellie Rodriguez $12,000.00
Pat Kelly $11,000.00
Bob Oliver $11,000.00
George Spriggs $11,000.00
Luis Alcaraz $10,000.00
Mike Fiore $10,000.00
Billy Harris $10,000.00
Fran Healy $10,000.00
Joe Keough $10,000.00
Dennis Paepke $10,000.00
Dick Drago $8,000.00
Bill Butler $7,200.00
Mike Hedlund $7,200.00
Juan Rios $6,500.00
Jerry Cram $6,000.00
Al Fitzmorris $6,000.00
Fred Rico $6,000.00
Don O'Riley $5,400.00
Scott Northey $5,100.00


1969 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Joe Foy
#7 Chuck Harrison
#8 Ed Kirkpatrick
#9 Lou Piniella
#10 Paul Schaal
#11 Ellie Rodriguez
#12 Juan Rios
#13 Jim Rooker
#14 Jerry Adair
#15 Billy Harris
#16 Joe Keough
#17 Dave Morehead
#18 Pat Kelly
#19 Mike Fiore
#20 Jim Campanis
#21 Buck Martinez
#22 Jim Rooker
#23 Don O'Riley
#24 Jackie Hernandez
#25 Moe Drabowsky
#26 Galen Cisco
#27 Wally Bunker
#28 Dennis Paepke
#29 Bill Butler
#30 George Spriggs
#31 Hawk Taylor
#32 Mike Hedlund
#33 Bob Oliver
#34 Tom Burgmeier
#35 Roger Nelson
#37 Steve Jones
#38 Jerry Cram
#39 Luis Alcaraz
#40 Dave Wickersham
#40 Chris Zachary
#41 Dick Drago
#42 Al Fitzmorris
#44 Scott Northey
#45 Fran Healy
#46 Fred Rico

Did you know that a 1969 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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