1973 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1973 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1973 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

39 Norm Angelini 5-11 175 Left Left 1947-09-24
29 Doug Bird 6-04 180 Right Right 1950-03-05
22 Tom Burgmeier 5-11 185 Left Left 1943-08-02
40 Steve Busby 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-09-29
43 Bruce Dal Canton 6-02 205 Right Right 1941-06-15
41 Dick Drago 6-01 190 Right Right 1945-06-25
39 Al Fitzmorris 6-02 190 Right Both 1946-03-21
32 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
27 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
25 Mike Jackson 6-03 190 Left Left 1946-03-27
27 Mark Littell 6-03 210 Right Left 1953-01-17
23 Steve Mingori 5-10 170 Left Left 1944-02-29
20 Barry Raziano 5-10 175 Right Both 1947-02-05
45 Wayne Simpson 6-03 220 Right Right 1948-12-02
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
28 Ken Wright 6-02 210 Right Right 1946-09-04
16 Fran Healy 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-09-06
42 Buck Martinez 5-10 190 Right Right 1948-11-07
12 Jerry May 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1943-12-14
14 Carl Taylor 6-02 207 Right Right 1944-01-20
2 Kurt Bevacqua 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-01-23
25 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
15 Bobby Floyd 6-00 181 Right Right 1943-10-20
7 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
17 Frank Ortenzio 6-02 215 Right Right 1951-02-24
37 Freddie Patek 5-05 148 Right Right 1944-10-09
1 Cookie Rojas 5-10 170 Right Right 1939-03-06
10 Paul Schaal 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-03-03
19 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
30 Steve Hovley 5-10 188 Left Left 1944-12-18
8 Ed Kirkpatrick 5-11½ 195 Right Left 1944-10-08
42 Keith Marshall 6-02 175 Right Right 1951-07-02
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
9 Lou Piniella 6-02 198 Right Right 1943-08-28
5 Tom Poquette 5-10 175 Right Left 1951-10-30
18 Gail Hopkins 5-10 200 Right Left 1943-02-19
12 Rick Reichardt 6-03 215 Right Right 1943-03-16
6 Jim Wohlford 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-02-28
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The 1973 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 108/108) where 1,345,341 fans witnessed their 1973 Royals finish the season with a .543 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 1973 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1973 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1973 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Ed Kirkpatrick
Jerry May
John Mayberry
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Paul Splittorff

1973 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Fran Healy (92)
1B John Mayberry (149)
2B Cookie Rojas (137)
3B Paul Schaal (121)
SS Freddie Patek (135)
LF Lou Piniella (128)
CF Amos Otis (135)
RF Ed Kirkpatrick (72)
DH Hal McRae (37)
  
SP Steve Busby
SP Dick Drago
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Bruce Dal Canton
RP Gene Garber
RP Joe Hoerner
CL Doug Bird


1973 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Lou Piniella $50,000.00
Dick Drago $37,500.00
Joe Hoerner $37,000.00
Ed Kirkpatrick $35,000.00
Hal McRae $28,500.00
Wayne Simpson $27,500.00
Fran Healy $19,500.00
Gene Garber $16,000.00
Ken Wright $15,000.00
Kurt Bevacqua $14,000.00


1973 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Cookie Rojas
#2 Kurt Bevacqua
#5 Tom Poquette
#6 Jim Wohlford
#7 John Mayberry
#8 Ed Kirkpatrick
#9 Lou Piniella
#10 Paul Schaal
#11 Hal McRae
#12 Jerry May
#12 Rick Reichardt
#14 Carl Taylor
#15 Bobby Floyd
#16 Fran Healy
#17 Frank Ortenzio
#18 Gail Hopkins
#19 Frank White
#20 Barry Raziano
#22 Tom Burgmeier
#23 Steve Mingori
#25 George Brett
#25 Mike Jackson
#26 Amos Otis
#27 Joe Hoerner
#27 Mark Littell
#28 Ken Wright
#29 Doug Bird
#30 Steve Hovley
#32 Gene Garber
#34 Paul Splittorff
#37 Freddie Patek
#39 Norm Angelini
#39 Al Fitzmorris
#40 Steve Busby
#41 Dick Drago
#42 Keith Marshall
#42 Buck Martinez
#43 Bruce Dal Canton
#45 Wayne Simpson

Did you know that a 1973 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)?