| 1970 Kansas City Royals | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium | |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |
| General managers | Cedric Tallis | |
| Managers | Charlie Metro and Bob Lemon | |
| Television | KMBC-TV | |
| Radio | KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews) | |
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The 1970 Kansas City Royals season was their second in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished tied for fourth place with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League West with a record of 65–97, 33 games behind the division champion Minnesota Twins. Charlie Metro took over as manager when Joe Gordon resigned after the Royals' initial season, but was replaced by Bob Lemon following a 19–33 start. Bob Oliver hit a team-high 27 home runs, becoming the first Royals player to hit 20 or more home runs in a season.