1972 Kansas City Royals
76 - 78
1971 / 1973 (Organization)
4th place in the AL West (16.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		44 - 33 (.571)
32 - 45 (.416)		 +3.3 wins
-4.3 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 580 / 532 ( +48 )
Allowed/Expected: 545 / 531 ( -14 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 73 (-5)
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Municipal Stadium II
Attendance: 707,656 Avg Att: 9,190 (0.75)
Att Rank: 9 / 12 Lg Avg: 12,313
       
Park Factor: 0.99    
HR Factor: 0.81 R/L HR: 0.77 / 0.87
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Lou Piniella
28.8
1287
-0.7
Joe Keough
26.5
57
-0.0
Steve Hovley
27.5
22
0.0
Richie Scheinblum
29.7
12
-0.0
Carl Taylor
28.4
3
0.0
5
28.7
1381
-0.7

Center Field
Amos Otis 25.2
1190
0.3
Steve Hovley 27.5
181
0.0
Joe Keough 26.5
10
-0.0
3
25.5
1381
0.3


Right Field
Richie Scheinblum 29.7
993
-0.8
Steve Hovley 27.5
200
0.1
Bob Oliver 29.4
143
0.2
Joe Keough 26.5
25
-0.0
Carl Taylor 28.4
20
0.0
5
29.2
1381
-0.5
Shortstop
Freddie Patek 27.7
1182
1.7
Bobby Floyd 28.7
167
-0.0
Ron Hansen 34.2
27
-0.0
Cookie Rojas 33.3
4
-0.0
Paul Schaal 29.3
1
0.0
5
28.0
1381
1.7
Second Base
Cookie Rojas 33.3
1100
-0.3
Bobby Knoop 33.7
228
-0.0
Jim Wohlford 21.3
49
-0.0
Bobby Floyd 28.7
3
-0.0
Ron Hansen 34.2
1
-0.0
5
33.0
1380
-0.4
Third Base
Paul Schaal 29.3
1078
-0.8
Bobby Floyd 28.7
212
-0.3
Cookie Rojas 33.3
37
-0.0
Ron Hansen 34.2
31
0.0
Carl Taylor 28.4
15
0.0
Bobby Knoop 33.7
7
-0.0
Gail Hopkins 29.4
1
-0.0
7
29.5
1381
-1.1
First Base
John Mayberry 23.4
1249
-0.9
Gail Hopkins 29.4
86
-0.0
Carl Taylor 28.4
44
-0.0
Ed Kirkpatrick 27.7
2
0.0
4
23.9
1381
-0.9
 
Catcher
Ed Kirkpatrick 27.7
915
-0.2
Jerry May 28.5
294
0.0
Carl Taylor 28.4
155
-0.1
Dennis Paepke 27.2
18
-0.0
4
28.0
1381
-0.2
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James