The 1979 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1979 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"Kansas City has great, enthusiastic fans - except those who call you up and threaten to kill you." - Rangers thirdbaseman Buddy Bell (1979)
1979 Kansas City Royals Roster1979 Kansas City Royals Official Logo A Complete Roster for the 1979 Kansas City Royals |
||||||
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
40 | Steve Busby | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1949-09-29 |
25 | Craig Chamberlain | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1957-02-02 |
31 | Gary Christenson | 6-05 | 200 | Left | Left | 1953-05-05 |
35 | Craig Eaton | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1954-09-07 |
38 | Rich Gale | 6-07 | 225 | Right | Right | 1954-01-19 |
32 | Larry Gura | 6-01 | 185 | Left | Both | 1947-11-26 |
39 | Al Hrabosky | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Right | 1949-07-21 |
22 | Dennis Leonard | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1951-05-08 |
27 | Renie Martin | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-08-30 |
23 | Steve Mingori | 5-10 | 170 | Left | Left | 1944-02-29 |
42 | Bill Paschall | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1954-04-22 |
33 | Marty Pattin | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1943-04-06 |
29 | Dan Quisenberry | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1953-02-07 |
21 | Eduardo Rodriguez | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1952-03-06 |
34 | Paul Splittorff | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Left | 1946-10-08 |
35 | George Throop | 6-07 | 205 | Right | Right | 1950-11-24 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
13 | Jim Gaudet | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1955-06-03 |
15 | Darrell Porter | 6-00 | 193 | Right | Left | 1952-01-17 |
9, 10 | Jamie Quirk | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Left | 1954-10-22 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
43 | German Barranca | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Left | 1956-10-19 |
5 | George Brett | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Left | 1953-05-15 |
7 | Todd Cruz | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1955-11-23 |
8 | Pete LaCock | 6-03 | 210 | Left | Left | 1952-01-17 |
2 | Freddie Patek | 5-05 | 148 | Right | Right | 1944-10-09 |
0 | George Scott | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1944-03-23 |
1 | Jerry Terrell | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1946-07-13 |
30 | U.L. Washington | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1953-10-27 |
12 | John Wathan | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1949-10-04 |
20 | Frank White | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1950-09-04 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Steve Braun | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Left | 1948-05-08 |
18 | Al Cowens | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1951-10-25 |
9, 10 | Clint Hurdle | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Left | 1957-07-30 |
28 | Jim Nettles | 6-00 | 186 | Left | Left | 1947-03-02 |
26 | Amos Otis | 5-11 | 166 | Right | Right | 1947-04-26 |
25 | Tom Poquette | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Left | 1951-10-30 |
6 | Willie Wilson | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Both | 1955-07-09 |
19 | Joe Zdeb | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1953-06-27 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Hal McRae | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1945-07-10 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 Kansas City Royals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1979 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 102/101) where 2,261,845 fans witnessed their 1979 Royals finish the season with a .525 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 1979 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1979 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1979 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)?