1974 Kansas City Royals

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Season Overview

77-85 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1974 Kansas City Royals

What was the record of the 1974 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 77-85 record. They went 40-41 at home and 37-44 on the road.

What division did the 1974 Kansas City Royals play in?

The 1974 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1974 Kansas City Royals?

During the regular season, the 1974 Kansas City Royals went 41-49 against their AL West opponents.

What was the 1974 Kansas City Royals record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
California Angels 10-8 55.6% +8
Minnesota Twins 8-10 44.4% +16
Texas Rangers 8-10 44.4% -20
Oakland Athletics 8-10 44.4% -21
Chicago White Sox 7-11 38.9% -9

What was the 1974 Kansas City Royals record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1974 Kansas City Royals had their best month in May, when they went 17-11 and had a 60.7% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 8-20 and had a 28.6% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 8-11 42.1% +12
May 17-11 60.7% +19
June 12-14 46.2% -1
July 14-14 50% -23
August 18-13 58.1% +53
September 8-20 28.6% -53
October 0-2 0% -2

Did the 1974 Kansas City Royals make the Postseason?

No, the Royals didn't make the Postseason in 1974.

What was the run differential for the 1974 Kansas City Royals?

The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of +5. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 81.6 wins, or a 82-80 record in the regular season.

How did the 1974 Kansas City Royals perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1974 Kansas City Royals went 25-32.

How did the 1974 Kansas City Royals perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1974 Kansas City Royals went 10-11 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1974 Kansas City Royals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1974 Kansas City Royals was a 5 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1974 Kansas City Royals?

The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1974 regular season was 8 games, which happened once during the season.

1974 Kansas City Royals Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Apr 5, 1974 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 6 (11)
Sat, Apr 6, 1974 vs Minnesota Twins Win 23 - 6
Tue, Apr 9, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 4 - 6
Wed, Apr 10, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 1
Sat, Apr 13, 1974 @ Minnesota Twins Win 6 - 5 (10)
Sun, Apr 14, 1974 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 0 - 8
Tue, Apr 16, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 3
Wed, Apr 17, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 4
Fri, Apr 19, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 4 - 5
Sat, Apr 20, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Win 7 - 3
Sun, Apr 21, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 7 - 11
Mon, Apr 22, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 1 - 4
Tue, Apr 23, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 2
Wed, Apr 24, 1974 @ New York Yankees Loss 3 - 4
Thu, Apr 25, 1974 @ New York Yankees Win 6 - 1
Fri, Apr 26, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Win 4 - 2
Sat, Apr 27, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Win 10 - 3
Sun, Apr 28, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 4 - 5 (13)
Tue, Apr 30, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 7
Wed, May 1, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 1 - 2
Thu, May 2, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 7 - 9
Fri, May 3, 1974 vs New York Yankees Loss 4 - 5
Sat, May 4, 1974 vs New York Yankees Win 5 - 1
Sun, May 5, 1974 vs New York Yankees Win 8 - 2
Wed, May 8, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Win 4 - 2
Thu, May 9, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Win 6 - 1
Fri, May 10, 1974 @ California Angels Loss 1 - 2
Sat, May 11, 1974 @ California Angels Win 10 - 2
Sun, May 12, 1974 @ California Angels Win 3 - 2
Sun, May 12, 1974 @ California Angels Win 5 - 2
Mon, May 13, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 2 - 11
Tue, May 14, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 2
Tue, May 14, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 1 - 2 (10)
Thu, May 16, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Win 5 - 3
Fri, May 17, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Win 6 - 4
Sat, May 18, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 7
Sun, May 19, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 8
Tue, May 21, 1974 vs California Angels Win 4 - 2
Wed, May 22, 1974 vs California Angels Loss 1 - 6
Thu, May 23, 1974 vs California Angels Loss 1 - 3
Fri, May 24, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 2
Sat, May 25, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 3 (14)
Sun, May 26, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 1
Mon, May 27, 1974 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 9 - 1
Tue, May 28, 1974 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 9 - 5 (11)
Wed, May 29, 1974 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 10
Fri, May 31, 1974 @ Cleveland Indians Win 4 - 2
Sat, Jun 1, 1974 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 5
Sun, Jun 2, 1974 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 5
Mon, Jun 3, 1974 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 4
Tue, Jun 4, 1974 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 8 - 0
Wed, Jun 5, 1974 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 4 - 5
Fri, Jun 7, 1974 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 1 - 3
Sun, Jun 9, 1974 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 6 - 8
Tue, Jun 11, 1974 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 1 - 0
Wed, Jun 12, 1974 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 4 - 3 (13)
Thu, Jun 13, 1974 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 5 - 4
Fri, Jun 14, 1974 @ Detroit Tigers Win 4 - 3
Sat, Jun 15, 1974 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 9 - 11
Sun, Jun 16, 1974 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 3 (11)
Tue, Jun 18, 1974 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 0
Wed, Jun 19, 1974 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 2 - 0
Thu, Jun 20, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 0 - 4
Fri, Jun 21, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 4 - 5
Sat, Jun 22, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 2 - 3
Sun, Jun 23, 1974 @ Oakland Athletics Win 4 - 1
Mon, Jun 24, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 3
Tue, Jun 25, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 9 - 10 (12)
Wed, Jun 26, 1974 vs Chicago White Sox Win 2 - 1 (12)
Thu, Jun 27, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Win 5 - 4
Fri, Jun 28, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 1 - 7
Sat, Jun 29, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Win 2 - 0
Sun, Jun 30, 1974 vs Oakland Athletics Win 8 - 7
Mon, Jul 1, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Win 9 - 0
Tue, Jul 2, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 4
Wed, Jul 3, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Win 5 - 3
Thu, Jul 4, 1974 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 11
Sat, Jul 6, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 3
Sun, Jul 7, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Win 11 - 9 (10)
Sun, Jul 7, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Loss 3 - 5
Mon, Jul 8, 1974 @ Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 0
Tue, Jul 9, 1974 vs New York Yankees Loss 2 - 8
Wed, Jul 10, 1974 vs New York Yankees Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Jul 11, 1974 vs New York Yankees Loss 1 - 2
Fri, Jul 12, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Win 7 - 2
Sat, Jul 13, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 2 - 8
Sun, Jul 14, 1974 vs Detroit Tigers Win 2 - 1 (14)
Mon, Jul 15, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Win 3 - 2
Tue, Jul 16, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Win 5 - 4
Wed, Jul 17, 1974 vs Boston Red Sox Loss 3 - 6
Thu, Jul 18, 1974 @ New York Yankees Loss 6 - 10
Fri, Jul 19, 1974 @ New York Yankees Win 5 - 4
Sat, Jul 20, 1974 @ New York Yankees Loss 2 - 6
Sun, Jul 21, 1974 @ New York Yankees Loss 4 - 5
Thu, Jul 25, 1974 @ California Angels Win 2 - 1
Fri, Jul 26, 1974 @ California Angels Win 3 - 2
Sat, Jul 27, 1974 @ California Angels Win 6 - 3
Sun, Jul 28, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Loss 4 - 6
Mon, Jul 29, 1974 @ Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 10
Tue, Jul 30, 1974 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 3 - 7
Wed, Jul 31, 1974 @ Minnesota Twins Win 3 - 2
Thu, Aug 1, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Loss 1 - 3
Fri, Aug 2, 1974 vs Texas Rangers Win 4 - 0
Sat, Aug 3, 1974 vs California Angels Loss 3 - 4
Sun, Aug 4, 1974 vs California Angels Win 10 - 4