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Major League Baseball team season
The
1979
Kansas City Royals
season
was their 11th season in
Major League Baseball
. The Royals finished second in the
American League West
at 85?77, three games behind the
California Angels
and ending Kansas City's run of three consecutive division titles.
Darrell Porter
tied a single-season franchise record with 112 runs batted in.
George Brett
led the
American League
in hits (212) and triples (20). Manager
Whitey Herzog
was fired following the season.
Offseason
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Regular season
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team
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BAL
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BOS
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CAL
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CWS
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CLE
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DET
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KC
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MIL
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MIN
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NYY
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OAK
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SEA
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TEX
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TOR
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Baltimore
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?
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8?5
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9?3
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8?3
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8?5
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7?6
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6?6
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8?5
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8?4
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5?6
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8?4
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10?2
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6?6
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11?2
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Boston
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5?8
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?
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5?7
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5?6
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6?7
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8?5
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8?4
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8?4
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9?3
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5?8
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9?3
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8?4
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6?6
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9?4
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California
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3?9
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7?5
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?
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9?4
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6?6
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4?8
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7?6
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7?5
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9?4
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7?5
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10?3
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7?6
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5?8
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7?5
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Chicago
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3?8
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6?5
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4?9
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?
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6?6
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3?9
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5?8
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5?7
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5?8
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4?8
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9?4
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5?8
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11?2
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7?5
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Cleveland
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5?8
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7?6
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6?6
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6?6
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?
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6?6
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6?6
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4?9
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8?4
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5?8
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8?4
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7?5
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5?7
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8?5
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Detroit
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6?7
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5?8
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8?4
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9?3
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6?6
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?
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5?7
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6?7
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4?8
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7?6
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7?5
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7?5
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6?6
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9?4
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Kansas City
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6?6
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4?8
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6?7
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8?5
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6?6
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7?5
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?
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5?7
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7?6
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5?7
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9?4
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7?6
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6?7
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9?3
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Milwaukee
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5?8
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4?8
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5?7
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7?5
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9?4
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7?6
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7?5
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?
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8?4
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9?4
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6?6
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9?3
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9?3
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10?3
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Minnesota
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4?8
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3?9
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4?9
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8?5
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4?8
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8?4
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6?7
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4?8
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?
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7?5
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9?4
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10?3
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4?9
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11?1
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New York
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6?5
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8?5
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5?7
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8?4
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8?5
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6?7
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7?5
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4?9
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5?7
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?
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9?3
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6?6
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8?4
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9?4
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Oakland
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4?8
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3?9
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3?10
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4?9
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4?8
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5?7
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4?9
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6?6
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4?9
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3?9
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?
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8?5
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2?11
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4?8
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Seattle
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2?10
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4?8
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6?7
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8?5
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5?7
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5?7
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6?7
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3?9
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3?10
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6?6
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5?8
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?
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6?7
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8?4
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Texas
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6?6
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6?6
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8?5
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2?11
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7?5
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6?6
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7?6
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3?9
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9?4
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4?8
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11?2
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7?6
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?
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7?5
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Toronto
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2?11
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4?9
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5?7
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5?7
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5?8
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4?9
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3?9
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3?10
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1?11
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4?9
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8?4
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4?8
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5?7
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?
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Notable transactions
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Roster
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1979 Kansas City Royals
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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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
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
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Notes
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References
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