1970 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1970 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 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 1970 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1970 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1970 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 
36 Ted Abernathy 6-04 215 Right Right 1933-03-06
27 Wally Bunker 6-02 197 Right Right 1945-01-25
22 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
29 Bill Butler 6-02 210 Left Left 1947-03-12
25 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
41 Dick Drago 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-06-25
23 Al Fitzmorris 6-02 190 Right Both 1946-03-21
32 Mike Hedlund 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-08-11
30 Bob Johnson 6-04 220 Right Left 1943-04-25
21 Aurelio Monteagudo 5-11 185 Right Right 1943-11-19
17 Dave Morehead 6-01 185 Right Right 1942-09-05
35 Roger Nelson 6-03 205 Right Right 1944-06-07
32 Don O'Riley 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-03-12
13 Jim Rooker 6-00 201 Left Right 1942-09-23
43 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
28, 48 Ken Wright 6-02 210 Right Right 1946-09-04
40 Jim York 6-03 200 Right Right 1947-08-27
20, 25 Jim Campanis 6-00 195 Right Right 1944-02-09
8 Ed Kirkpatrick 5-11½ 195 Right Left 1944-10-08
6 Buck Martinez 5-10 190 Right Right 1948-11-07
11 Ellie Rodriguez 5-11 185 Right Right 1946-05-24
31 Hawk Taylor 6-02 190 Right Right 1939-04-03
14 Jerry Adair 6-00 175 Right Right 1936-12-17
1 Luis Alcaraz 5-09 165 Right Right 1941-06-20
19 Mike Fiore 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-10-11
15 Bobby Floyd 6-00 181 Right Right 1943-10-20
24 Jackie Hernandez 6-00 175 Right Right 1940-09-11
19 Tom Matchick 6-00 175 Right Left 1943-09-07
33 Bob Oliver 6-02 215 Right Right 1943-02-08
1 Cookie Rojas 5-10 170 Right Right 1939-03-06
10 Paul Schaal 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-03-03
15 Rich Severson 6-00 174 Right Right 1945-01-18
7 Billy Sorrell 6-00 190 Right Left 1940-10-14
18 Pat Kelly 6-01 185 Left Left 1944-07-30
16 Joe Keough 6-00 185 Left Left 1946-01-07
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
9 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
6, 12 George Spriggs 5-11 175 Right Left 1937-05-22


The 1970 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 65 games, lost 97 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium (Park Factors: 100/101) where 693,047 fans witnessed their 1970 Royals finish the season with a .401 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 1970 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1970 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1970 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Luis Alcaraz
Jim Campanis
Dick Drago
Jackie Hernandez
Pat Kelly
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Amos Otis
Paul Schaal

1970 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Ed Kirkpatrick (89)
1B Bob Oliver (115)
2B Cookie Rojas (97)
3B Paul Schaal (97)
SS Jackie Hernandez (77)
LF Lou Piniella (139)
CF Amos Otis (159)
RF Pat Kelly (115)
  
SP Wally Bunker
SP Bill Butler
SP Dick Drago
SP Bob Johnson
SP Dave Morehead
SP Jim Rooker
  
RP Tom Burgmeier
RP Moe Drabowsky
RP Aurelio Monteagudo
RP Ken Wright
CL Ted Abernathy


1970 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Ted Abernathy $36,000.00
Cookie Rojas $29,000.00
Jackie Hernandez $22,500.00
Bobby Floyd $12,500.00
Bob Johnson $12,000.00
Rich Severson $12,000.00
Paul Splittorff $12,000.00
Jim York $12,000.00
Don O'Riley $10,000.00
Ken Wright $7,200.00


1970 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Alcaraz
#1 Cookie Rojas
#6 Buck Martinez
#6 George Spriggs
#7 Billy Sorrell
#8 Ed Kirkpatrick
#9 Lou Piniella
#10 Paul Schaal
#11 Ellie Rodriguez
#12 George Spriggs
#13 Jim Rooker
#14 Jerry Adair
#15 Bobby Floyd
#15 Rich Severson
#16 Joe Keough
#17 Dave Morehead
#18 Pat Kelly
#19 Mike Fiore
#19 Tom Matchick
#20 Jim Campanis
#21 Aurelio Monteagudo
#22 Tom Burgmeier
#23 Al Fitzmorris
#24 Jackie Hernandez
#25 Jim Campanis
#25 Moe Drabowsky
#26 Amos Otis
#27 Wally Bunker
#28 Ken Wright
#29 Bill Butler
#30 Bob Johnson
#31 Hawk Taylor
#32 Mike Hedlund
#32 Don O'Riley
#33 Bob Oliver
#35 Roger Nelson
#36 Ted Abernathy
#40 Jim York
#41 Dick Drago
#43 Paul Splittorff
#48 Ken Wright

Did you know that a 1970 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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