• Source: 1973 Kansas City Royals season

      • The 1973 Kansas City Royals season was their fifth in Major League Baseball and first in the new Royals Stadium. Promoted from Triple-A Omaha, Jack McKeon replaced the fired Bob Lemon as manager and the Royals finished second in the American League West in 1973 with a record of 88–74, six games behind the Oakland A's.
      The 88 wins were the most in the franchise's brief history, five more than in 1971. Lefthander Paul Splittorff (20–11) became the first Royal to win twenty games in a season.


      Offseason


      November 30, 1972: Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum were traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson.
      February 1, 1973: Joe Keough was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Lyttle.


      Regular season


      The Royals opened the new Royals Stadium with a 12–1 rout of the Texas Rangers on April 10. The Tuesday night game was attended by 39,464 braving cool temperatures; 39 °F (4 °C) at first pitch.
      On April 27, Steve Busby threw the first no-hitter in Royals history, as visiting KC shut out Detroit 3–0 at Tiger Stadium.
      At Royals Stadium on May 15, Nolan Ryan of the California Angels threw the first no-hitter of his career.
      On August 2, George Brett made his major league debut, starting at third base and hitting a single in a 3–1 road win over the`Chicago White Sox.


      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Notable transactions

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      April 2: Greg Minton was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Fran Healy.
      May 8: Tom Murphy was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Santorini.
      June 5: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
      Ruppert Jones was selected in the third round.
      Rob Picciolo was selected in the fourth round of the secondary phase, but did not sign.


      = Roster

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      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


      = Pitching

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      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


      Farm system



      LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kingsport, Billings


      References




      External links


      Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
      1973 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
      1973 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac

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