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1979 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac

1979 Kansas City Royals Roster

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. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"Kansas City has great, enthusiastic fans - except those who call you up and threaten to kill you." - Rangers thirdbaseman Buddy Bell (1979)

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Complete Roster  
 
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
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
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
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
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10


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:

1979 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


George Brett
Al Cowens
Clint Hurdle
Dennis Leonard
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Freddie Patek
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White

1979 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Darrell Porter (141)
1B Pete LaCock (108)
2B Frank White (125)
3B George Brett (149)
SS Freddie Patek (104)
LF Willie Wilson (131)
CF Amos Otis (146)
RF Al Cowens (134)
DH Hal McRae (100)
  
SP Rich Gale
SP Larry Gura
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Renie Martin
RP Steve Mingori
RP Marty Pattin
RP Dan Quisenberry
RP Eduardo Rodriguez
CL Al Hrabosky


1979 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $140,000.00
German Barranca $21,000.00
Craig Chamberlain $21,000.00
Gary Christenson $21,000.00
Todd Cruz $21,000.00
Craig Eaton $21,000.00
Rich Gale $21,000.00
Jim Gaudet $21,000.00
Clint Hurdle $21,000.00
Renie Martin $21,000.00
Bill Paschall $21,000.00
Dan Quisenberry $21,000.00
U.L. Washington $21,000.00
Joe Zdeb $21,000.00


1979 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#0 George Scott
#1 Jerry Terrell
#2 Freddie Patek
#3 Steve Braun
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Todd Cruz
#8 Pete LaCock
#9 Clint Hurdle
#9 Jamie Quirk
#10 Clint Hurdle
#10 Jamie Quirk
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#13 Jim Gaudet
#15 Darrell Porter
#18 Al Cowens
#19 Joe Zdeb
#20 Frank White
#21 Eduardo Rodriguez
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Steve Mingori
#25 Craig Chamberlain
#25 Tom Poquette
#26 Amos Otis
#27 Renie Martin
#28 Jim Nettles
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Gary Christenson
#32 Larry Gura
#33 Marty Pattin
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 Craig Eaton
#35 George Throop
#38 Rich Gale
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Steve Busby
#42 Bill Paschall
#43 German Barranca

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)?
     

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