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 Kansas City Royals Batting Leaders (1971) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Amos Otis .301
2. Cookie Rojas .300
3. Lou Piniella .279
4. Gail Hopkins .278
5. Paul Schaal .274
6. Freddie Patek .267
7. Jerry May .252
8. Joe Keough .248
9. Bob Oliver .244
10. Ed Kirkpatrick .219
Home Runs
1. Amos Otis 15
2. Paul Schaal 11
3. Gail Hopkins 9
3. Ed Kirkpatrick 9
5. Bob Oliver 8
6. Cookie Rojas 6
6. Freddie Patek 6
8. Joe Keough 3
8. Lou Piniella 3
10. Chuck Harrison 2
Runs Batted In
1. Amos Otis 79
2. Paul Schaal 63
3. Cookie Rojas 59
4. Bob Oliver 52
5. Lou Piniella 51
6. Gail Hopkins 47
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 46
8. Freddie Patek 36
9. Joe Keough 30
10. Jerry May 24
On-Base Average
1. Paul Schaal .387
2. Gail Hopkins .364
3. Cookie Rojas .357
4. Amos Otis .345
5. Jerry May .329
6. Freddie Patek .323
7. Joe Keough .316
8. Lou Piniella .311
9. Ed Kirkpatrick .308
10. Bob Oliver .277
Slugging Percentage
1. Amos Otis .443
2. Gail Hopkins .431
3. Paul Schaal .412
4. Cookie Rojas .406
5. Freddie Patek .371
6. Lou Piniella .368
7. Bob Oliver .351
8. Jerry May .344
9. Ed Kirkpatrick .332
10. Joe Keough .325
Runs Scored
1. Freddie Patek 86
2. Amos Otis 80
2. Paul Schaal 80
4. Cookie Rojas 56
5. Ed Kirkpatrick 46
6. Lou Piniella 43
7. Gail Hopkins 35
7. Bob Oliver 35
9. Joe Keough 34
10. Jerry May 16
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Paul Schaal .799
2. Gail Hopkins .795
3. Amos Otis .788
4. Cookie Rojas .763
5. Freddie Patek .694
6. Lou Piniella .679
7. Jerry May .673
8. Joe Keough .641
9. Ed Kirkpatrick .640
10. Bob Oliver .628
Isolated Power
1. Gail Hopkins .153
2. Amos Otis .142
3. Paul Schaal .138
4. Ed Kirkpatrick .113
5. Bob Oliver .107
6. Cookie Rojas .106
7. Freddie Patek .104
8. Jerry May .092
9. Lou Piniella .089
10. Bobby Knoop .081
Steals
1. Amos Otis 52
2. Freddie Patek 49
3. Cookie Rojas 8
4. Paul Schaal 7
5. Lou Piniella 5
6. Gail Hopkins 3
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 3
8. Ted Savage 2
9. Bobby Knoop 1
Hits
1. Amos Otis 167
2. Freddie Patek 158
3. Paul Schaal 150
4. Lou Piniella 125
5. Cookie Rojas 124
6. Bob Oliver 91
7. Joe Keough 87
8. Gail Hopkins 82
9. Ed Kirkpatrick 80
10. Jerry May 55
Doubles
1. Paul Schaal 31
2. Amos Otis 26
3. Cookie Rojas 22
4. Freddie Patek 21
4. Lou Piniella 21
6. Gail Hopkins 16
7. Joe Keough 14
8. Jerry May 13
9. Ed Kirkpatrick 12
9. Bob Oliver 12
Triples
1. Freddie Patek 11
2. Paul Schaal 6
3. Lou Piniella 5
4. Amos Otis 4
5. Cookie Rojas 2
5. Joe Keough 2
5. Jerry May 2
5. Bob Oliver 2
5. Rich Severson 2
10. Lance Clemons 1
Walks
1. Paul Schaal 103
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 48
3. Freddie Patek 44
4. Amos Otis 40
5. Cookie Rojas 39
6. Gail Hopkins 37
7. Joe Keough 35
8. Jerry May 27
9. Lou Piniella 21
10. Bobby Knoop 15
Sacrifice Hits
1. Dick Drago 7
1. Freddie Patek 7
3. Bruce Dal Canton 6
4. Mike Hedlund 5
5. Joe Keough 3
6. Al Fitzmorris 2
6. Bobby Knoop 2
6. Amos Otis 2
9. Ted Abernathy 1
9. Lance Clemons 1
Total Bases
1. Amos Otis 246
2. Paul Schaal 226
3. Freddie Patek 219
4. Cookie Rojas 168
5. Lou Piniella 165
6. Bob Oliver 131
7. Gail Hopkins 127
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 121
9. Joe Keough 114
10. Jerry May 75
Games Played
1. Paul Schaal 161
2. Amos Otis 147
2. Freddie Patek 147
4. Bob Oliver 128
5. Lou Piniella 126
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 120
7. Cookie Rojas 115
8. Joe Keough 110
9. Gail Hopkins 103
10. Bobby Knoop 72
At Bats
1. Freddie Patek 591
2. Amos Otis 555
3. Paul Schaal 548
4. Lou Piniella 448
5. Cookie Rojas 414
6. Bob Oliver 373
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 365
8. Joe Keough 351
9. Gail Hopkins 295
10. Jerry May 218
Plate Appearances
1. Paul Schaal 659
2. Freddie Patek 641
3. Amos Otis 605
4. Lou Piniella 476
5. Cookie Rojas 462
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 422
7. Bob Oliver 397
8. Joe Keough 389
9. Gail Hopkins 338
10. Jerry May 249
Strikeouts
1. Bob Oliver 88
2. Freddie Patek 80
3. Amos Otis 74
4. Ed Kirkpatrick 60
5. Paul Schaal 51
6. Dick Drago 44
7. Lou Piniella 43
8. Jerry May 37
9. Bobby Knoop 36
10. Cookie Rojas 35
Strikeout Percent
1. Gail Hopkins 4.4%
2. Joe Keough 7.4%
3. Cookie Rojas 8.5%
4. Paul Schaal 9.3%
5. Lou Piniella 9.6%
6. Amos Otis 13.3%
7. Freddie Patek 13.5%
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 16.4%
9. Jerry May 17.0%
10. Bobby Knoop 22.4%
Steal Success
1. Amos Otis 86.7%
2. Freddie Patek 77.8%
3. Cookie Rojas 72.7%
4. Lou Piniella 62.5%
5. Paul Schaal 58.3%
Secondary Average
1. Paul Schaal .339
2. Amos Otis .308
3. Gail Hopkins .288
4. Freddie Patek .261
5. Ed Kirkpatrick .252
6. Cookie Rojas .220
7. Jerry May .216
8. Bobby Knoop .180
9. Joe Keough .177
10. Lou Piniella .147
Hit By Pitch
1. Bob Oliver 5
1. Freddie Patek 5
3. Gail Hopkins 4
4. Cookie Rojas 2
4. Ed Kirkpatrick 2
4. Amos Otis 2
4. Lou Piniella 2
4. Paul Schaal 2
9. Joe Keough 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Paul Schaal 48
2. Amos Otis 45
3. Freddie Patek 38
4. Cookie Rojas 30
5. Lou Piniella 29
6. Gail Hopkins 26
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 22
7. Bob Oliver 22
9. Joe Keough 19
10. Jerry May 16
Runs Created
1. Paul Schaal 93
2. Amos Otis 87
3. Freddie Patek 76
4. Cookie Rojas 59
5. Lou Piniella 48
6. Gail Hopkins 46
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 36
8. Joe Keough 33
9. Bob Oliver 32
10. Jerry May 24
Runs Created / 27
1. Paul Schaal 6.01
2. Amos Otis 5.54
3. Gail Hopkins 5.52
4. Cookie Rojas 5.09
5. Freddie Patek 4.45
6. Lou Piniella 3.78
7. Jerry May 3.72
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 3.16
9. Joe Keough 3.13
10. Bob Oliver 2.87
Home Run Percent
1. Gail Hopkins 3.1%
2. Amos Otis 2.7%
3. Ed Kirkpatrick 2.5%
4. Bob Oliver 2.1%
5. Paul Schaal 2.0%
6. Cookie Rojas 1.4%
7. Freddie Patek 1.0%
8. Joe Keough 0.9%
9. Lou Piniella 0.7%
10. Bobby Knoop 0.6%
Intentional Walks
1. Gail Hopkins 9
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 8
2. Jerry May 8
4. Joe Keough 5
4. Paul Schaal 5
6. Lou Piniella 4
7. Cookie Rojas 3
7. Bob Oliver 3
7. Freddie Patek 3
10. Chuck Harrison 2
Sacrifice Flies
1. Amos Otis 8
2. Cookie Rojas 7
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 7
4. Paul Schaal 6
5. Bob Oliver 5
5. Lou Piniella 5
7. Chuck Harrison 4
7. Jerry May 4
9. Gail Hopkins 2
9. Joe Keough 2
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Amos Otis 18
2. Bob Oliver 13
3. Cookie Rojas 12
3. Lou Piniella 12
5. Ed Kirkpatrick 11
6. Joe Keough 10
7. Paul Schaal 9
8. Gail Hopkins 8
9. Jerry May 7
10. Bobby Knoop 6

 Kansas City Royals Pitching Leaders (1971) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Dick Drago 17
2. Mike Hedlund 15
3. Tom Burgmeier 9
4. Bruce Dal Canton 8
4. Paul Splittorff 8
6. Al Fitzmorris 7
7. Jim York 5
8. Ted Abernathy 4
9. Monty Montgomery 3
9. Ken Wright 3
Earned Run Average
1. Tom Burgmeier 1.73
2. Ted Abernathy 2.56
3. Paul Splittorff 2.68
4. Mike Hedlund 2.71
5. Jim York 2.89
6. Dick Drago 2.98
7. Bruce Dal Canton 3.44
8. Ken Wright 3.69
9. Al Fitzmorris 4.17
10. Jim Rooker 5.33
Strikeouts
1. Dick Drago 109
2. Jim York 103
3. Paul Splittorff 80
4. Mike Hedlund 76
5. Bruce Dal Canton 58
6. Ken Wright 56
7. Ted Abernathy 55
8. Al Fitzmorris 53
9. Tom Burgmeier 44
10. Bill Butler 32
Saves
1. Ted Abernathy 23
2. Tom Burgmeier 17
3. Jim York 3
4. Ken Wright 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Paul Splittorff 10.23
2. Tom Burgmeier 10.29
3. Mike Hedlund 10.50
4. Jim York 10.99
5. Dick Drago 11.08
6. Al Fitzmorris 11.80
7. Bruce Dal Canton 11.97
8. Ted Abernathy 12.22
9. Ken Wright 13.04
10. Jim Rooker 13.83
Winning Percentage
1. Mike Hedlund .652
2. Dick Drago .607
3. Al Fitzmorris .583
4. Bruce Dal Canton .571
5. Tom Burgmeier .563
6. Jim York .500
7. Paul Splittorff .471
8. Ted Abernathy .400
9. Ken Wright .333
10. Jim Rooker .222
Save Success
1. Ted Abernathy 100.0%
1. Tom Burgmeier 100.0%
1. Jim York 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Dick Drago 15
2. Mike Hedlund 7
3. Paul Splittorff 6
4. Bruce Dal Canton 2
4. Al Fitzmorris 2
6. Jim Rooker 1
6. Ken Wright 1
Shutouts
1. Dick Drago 4
2. Paul Splittorff 3
3. Al Fitzmorris 1
3. Mike Hedlund 1
3. Jim Rooker 1
3. Ken Wright 1
Starts
1. Dick Drago 34
2. Mike Hedlund 30
3. Bruce Dal Canton 22
3. Paul Splittorff 22
5. Al Fitzmorris 15
6. Ken Wright 12
7. Jim Rooker 7
8. Wally Bunker 6
8. Bill Butler 6
10. Lance Clemons 3
Appearances
1. Tom Burgmeier 67
2. Ted Abernathy 63
3. Jim York 53
4. Al Fitzmorris 36
5. Dick Drago 35
6. Mike Hedlund 32
7. Bruce Dal Canton 25
8. Paul Splittorff 22
9. Ken Wright 21
10. Jim Rooker 20
Innings Pitched
1. Dick Drago 241.1
2. Mike Hedlund 205.2
3. Paul Splittorff 144.1
4. Bruce Dal Canton 141.1
5. Al Fitzmorris 127.1
6. Jim York 93.1
7. Tom Burgmeier 88.1
8. Ted Abernathy 81.0
9. Ken Wright 78.0
10. Jim Rooker 54.0
Opp. OPS
1. Tom Burgmeier .554
2. Paul Splittorff .560
3. Jim York .580
4. Ted Abernathy .583
5. Mike Hedlund .598
6. Al Fitzmorris .614
7. Bruce Dal Canton .634
8. Ken Wright .653
9. Dick Drago .654
10. Jim Rooker .662
Defense Independent ERA
1. Paul Splittorff 3.06
2. Jim York 3.28
3. Dick Drago 3.53
4. Tom Burgmeier 3.70
5. Jim Rooker 3.72
6. Bruce Dal Canton 3.85
7. Al Fitzmorris 4.10
8. Ted Abernathy 4.20
9. Mike Hedlund 4.27
10. Ken Wright 4.49
Innings / Game
1. Dick Drago 6.90
2. Paul Splittorff 6.56
3. Mike Hedlund 6.43
4. Bruce Dal Canton 5.65
5. Ken Wright 3.71
6. Al Fitzmorris 3.54
7. Jim Rooker 2.70
8. Jim York 1.76
9. Tom Burgmeier 1.32
10. Ted Abernathy 1.29
Opp. Batting Average
1. Jim York .199
2. Ted Abernathy .205
3. Tom Burgmeier .217
4. Mike Hedlund .221
5. Ken Wright .224
6. Paul Splittorff .237
7. Al Fitzmorris .238
8. Bruce Dal Canton .258
9. Dick Drago .272
10. Jim Rooker .274
Opp. Slugging
1. Ted Abernathy .250
2. Tom Burgmeier .257
3. Paul Splittorff .272
4. Jim York .287
5. Al Fitzmorris .295
6. Mike Hedlund .309
7. Jim Rooker .312
8. Ken Wright .316
9. Bruce Dal Canton .322
10. Dick Drago .341
Opp. On-Base
1. Paul Splittorff .288
2. Mike Hedlund .289
3. Jim York .293
4. Tom Burgmeier .297
5. Bruce Dal Canton .312
6. Dick Drago .313
7. Al Fitzmorris .319
8. Ted Abernathy .333
9. Ken Wright .337
10. Jim Rooker .350
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Jim York 9.93
2. Ken Wright 6.46
3. Ted Abernathy 6.11
4. Jim Rooker 5.17
5. Paul Splittorff 4.99
6. Tom Burgmeier 4.48
7. Dick Drago 4.06
8. Al Fitzmorris 3.75
9. Bruce Dal Canton 3.69
10. Mike Hedlund 3.33
Hits / 9 IP
1. Ted Abernathy 6.67
2. Jim York 6.75
3. Tom Burgmeier 7.23
4. Mike Hedlund 7.35
5. Ken Wright 7.62
6. Al Fitzmorris 7.92
7. Paul Splittorff 8.04
8. Bruce Dal Canton 9.17
9. Dick Drago 9.36
10. Jim Rooker 9.83
Walks / 9 IP
1. Dick Drago 1.72
2. Paul Splittorff 2.18
3. Bruce Dal Canton 2.80
4. Tom Burgmeier 3.06
5. Mike Hedlund 3.15
6. Al Fitzmorris 3.89
7. Jim Rooker 4.00
8. Jim York 4.24
9. Ken Wright 5.42
10. Ted Abernathy 5.56
Hit Batters
1. Dick Drago 9
2. Tom Burgmeier 7
3. Ted Abernathy 6
4. Paul Splittorff 4
5. Ken Wright 3
5. Jim York 3
7. Lance Clemons 1
7. Al Fitzmorris 1
7. Mike Hedlund 1
7. Jim Rooker 1
Homers Allowed
1. Mike Hedlund 15
2. Dick Drago 14
3. Bruce Dal Canton 8
4. Wally Bunker 7
4. Jim York 7
6. Bill Butler 6
6. Al Fitzmorris 6
6. Ken Wright 6
9. Paul Splittorff 4
10. Ted Abernathy 3

 Kansas City Royals Fielding Leaders (1971) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 1.000
2. Jerry May .997
3. Dennis Paepke .994
4. Chuck Harrison .992
5. Cookie Rojas .991
6. Gail Hopkins .990
6. Amos Otis .990
8. Bob Oliver .989
9. Joe Keough .987
10. Lou Piniella .986
Outfield Assists
1. Amos Otis 10
2. Lou Piniella 6
3. Joe Keough 4
4. Bob Oliver 3
5. Ted Savage 2
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 1
6. Sandy Valdespino 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Wally Bunker 1.000
1. Roger Nelson 1.000
3. Tom Burgmeier .972
4. Mike Hedlund .969
5. Dick Drago .961
6. Al Fitzmorris .952
7. Paul Splittorff .951
8. Ken Wright .944
9. Jim York .941
10. Ted Abernathy .933
Fielding Average (C)
1. Jerry May .997
2. Dennis Paepke .994
3. Ed Kirkpatrick .979
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Chuck Harrison .992
2. Gail Hopkins .990
3. Bob Oliver .988
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Cookie Rojas .991
2. Bobby Knoop .968
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Paul Schaal .940
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Freddie Patek .968
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 1.000
2. Lou Piniella .986
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Amos Otis .990
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Bob Oliver .989
2. Joe Keough .987
Range Factor (P)
1. Tom Burgmeier 3.68
2. Ted Abernathy 3.33
3. Al Fitzmorris 2.98
4. Roger Nelson 2.91
5. Mike Hedlund 2.84
6. Paul Splittorff 2.56
7. Bill Butler 2.25
7. Lance Clemons 2.25
9. Ken Wright 2.08
10. Dick Drago 1.90
Range Factor (C)
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 6.25
2. Dennis Paepke 6.01
3. Jerry May 5.51
Range Factor (1B)
1. Bob Oliver 10.66
2. Chuck Harrison 10.09
3. Gail Hopkins 9.86
Range Factor (2B)
1. Cookie Rojas 5.26
2. Bobby Knoop 4.88
Range Factor (3B)
1. Paul Schaal 3.01
Range Factor (SS)
1. Freddie Patek 5.61
Range Factor (LF)
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 2.35
2. Lou Piniella 1.89
Range Factor (CF)
1. Amos Otis 3.01
Range Factor (RF)
1. Bob Oliver 2.19
2. Joe Keough 1.89
Runners Thrown Out
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 18
1. Jerry May 18
3. Dennis Paepke 6
4. Buck Martinez 2
RTO%
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 45.0%
2. Jerry May 41.9%
3. Dennis Paepke 31.6%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Jerry May 0.39
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 0.42
3. Dennis Paepke 0.50