1975 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1975
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
managers = Jack McKeon and Whitey Herzog
television =KBMA
(Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Gene Osborne)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1975 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason

* January 24, 1975: Harmon Killebrew was signed as a free agent by the Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/killeha01.shtml Harmon Killebrew page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

* April 10, 1975: Doug Corbett was released by the Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 3, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
**Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (9th pick). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Ron Hassey was drafted by the Royals in the 22nd round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml Ron Hassey page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Omaha Royals (American Association; Billy Gardner, manager)
* Class AA: Jacksonville Suns (Southern League; Bill Scripture, manager)
* Class A: Waterloo Royals (Midwest League; John Sullivan, manager) -- LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie: GCL Royals (Gulf Coast League; Gary Blaylock, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1975.shtml 1975 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=KCA 1975 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]