| 释义 |
- Offseason
- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions Roster
- Player stats Batting Starters by position Other batters Pitching Starting pitchers Other pitchers Relief pitchers
- Farm system
- Notes
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox MLB yearly
| name = Kansas City Royals
| season = 1979
| misc =
| logo =
| current league = American League
| y1 = 1969
| division = West Division
| y2 = 1969
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = Royals Stadium
| y4 = 1973
| city = Kansas City, Missouri
| y5 = 1969
| owners = Ewing Kauffman
| general managers = Joe Burke
| managers = Whitey Herzog
| television =KBMA
(Steve Shannon, Dave Nelson)
| radio = WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)
|}}The 1979 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing second in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses. Offseason - January 9, 1979: Mike Bielecki was drafted by the Royals in the 6th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[1]
- February 26, 1979: Eduardo Rodríguez was purchased by the Royals from the Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
Regular season Season standings {{1979 AL West standings}} Record vs. opponents {{1979 AL Record vs. opponents|team=KC}} Notable transactions - April 3, 1979: Doug Bird was traded by the Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Cruz.[3]
- April 27, 1979: George Throop was traded by the Royals to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Astros completed the deal by sending Keith Drumright to the Royals on October 26.[4]
- June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft
- Atlee Hammaker was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (21st pick).[5]
- Dan Marino was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round (99th pick overall).[6]
- John Elway was drafted by the Royals in the 18th round (463rd pick overall).[7]
Roster | 1979 Kansas City Royals |
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| Roster | | Pitchers{{MLBplayer|40|Steve Busby}}{{MLBplayer|25|Craig Chamberlain}}{{MLBplayer|31|Gary Christenson}}{{MLBplayer|35|Craig Eaton}}{{MLBplayer|38|Rich Gale}}{{MLBplayer|32|Larry Gura}}{{MLBplayer|39|Al Hrabosky}}{{MLBplayer|22|Dennis Leonard}}{{MLBplayer|27|Renie Martin}}{{MLBplayer|23|Steve Mingori}}{{MLBplayer|42|Bill Paschall}}{{MLBplayer|33|Marty Pattin}}{{MLBplayer|29|Dan Quisenberry}}{{MLBplayer|21|Eduardo Rodríguez}}{{MLBplayer|34|Paul Splittorff}}{{MLBplayer|35|George Throop}} | | Catchers{{MLBplayer|13|Jim Gaudet}}{{MLBplayer|15|Darrell Porter}}{{MLBplayer|9,10|Jamie Quirk}}Infielders{{MLBplayer|43|Germán Barranca}}{{MLBplayer| 5|George Brett}}{{MLBplayer| 7|Todd Cruz}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Pete LaCock}}{{MLBplayer| 2|Freddie Patek}}{{MLBplayer| 0|George Scott}}{{MLBplayer| 1|Jerry Terrell}}{{MLBplayer|30|U L Washington}}{{MLBplayer|12|John Wathan}}{{MLBplayer|20|Frank White}} | | Outfielders{{MLBplayer| 3|Steve Braun}}{{MLBplayer|18|Al Cowens}}{{MLBplayer|9,10|Clint Hurdle}}{{MLBplayer|28|Jim Nettles}}{{MLBplayer|26|Amos Otis}}{{MLBplayer|25|Tom Poquette}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Willie Wilson}}{{MLBplayer|19|Joe Zdeb}}Other batters{{MLBplayer|11|Hal McRae}} | | Manager{{MLBplayer|24|Whitey Herzog}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|14|Steve Boros}}{{MLBplayer|36|Galen Cisco}}{{MLBplayer| 4|Chuck Hiller}}{{MLBplayer|16|John Sullivan}} |
Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 2B | Frank|White|Frank White (baseball)}} | 127 | 467 | 124 | .266 | 10 | 48 | | 3B | George|Brett}} | 154 | 645 | 212 | .329 | 23 | 107 | | SS | Freddie|Patek}} | 106 | 306 | 77 | .252 | 1 | 37 | | LF | Willie|Wilson|Willie Wilson (baseball)}} | 154 | 588 | 185 | .315 | 6 | 49 | |
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|
| U L|Washington}} | 101 | 268 | 68 | .254 | 2 | 25 | | George|Scott|George Scott (first baseman)}} | 44 | 146 | 39 | .267 | 1 | 20 | | Todd|Cruz}} | 55 | 118 | 24 | .203 | 2 | 15 | | Steve|Braun|Steve Braun (baseball)}} | 58 | 116 | 31 | .267 | 4 | 10 | | Jerry|Terrell}} | 31 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 1 | 2 | | Germán|Barranca}} | 5 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
| Larry|Gura}} | 39 | 233.2 | 13 | 12 | 4.47 | 85 | | Rich|Gale}} | 34 | 181.2 | 9 | 10 | 5.65 | 103 | | Craig|Chamberlain}} | 10 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 30 | |
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
| Steve|Busby}} | 22 | 94.1 | 6 | 6 | 3.63 | 45 | |
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|
| Eduardo|Rodríguez|Eduardo Rodríguez (right-handed pitcher)}} | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.84 | 26 | | Bill|Paschall}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 3 | | Gary|Christenson|Gary Christenson (baseball)}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 | | Craig|Eaton}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 4 | | George|Throop|George Throop (baseball)}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | | Jerry|Terrell}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system {{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Omaha Royals|league16=American Association|manager16=Gordon Mackenzie
|level17=AA |team17=Jacksonville Suns|league17=Southern League|manager17=Joe Jones
|level18=A|team18=Fort Myers Royals|league18=Florida State League|manager18=Gene Lamont
|level19=Rookie|team19=GCL Royals Blue|league19=Gulf Coast League|manager19=Brian Murphy
|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Royals Gold|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=José Martínez
}} Notes 1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml Mike Bielecki] at Baseball Reference
2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodried01.shtml Eduardo Rodríguez page on Baseball Reference]
3. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cruzto02.shtml Todd Cruz] at Baseball Reference
4. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright] at Baseball Reference
5. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker] at Baseball Reference
6. ^https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1979&round=4&draft_type=junreg
7. ^https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=1979&round=18&draft_type=junreg
References - {{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1979.shtml 1979 Kansas City Royals] at Baseball Reference
- 1979 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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