1979 Kansas City Royals season

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Owner(s) Ewing Kauffman Manager(s) Whitey Herzog		General manager(s) Joe Burke
Local television KBMA(Steve Shannon, Dave Nelson) Local 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.

February 26, 1979: Eduardo Rodríguez was purchased by the Royals from the Milwaukee Brewers.

Notable transactions

April 3, 1979: Doug Bird was traded by the Royals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Todd Cruz.

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.

June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft

Atlee Hammaker was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (21st pick).

Dan Marino was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round (99th pick overall).

John Elway was drafted by the Royals in the 18th round (463rd pick overall).

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

1979 Kansas City Royals season Wikipedia

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