| 1972 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 | Bob Lemon | |
| Television | KBMA | |
| Radio | KMBZ (Buddy Blattner, Denny Matthews) | |
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The 1972 Kansas City Royals season was their fourth in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished fourth in the American League West at 76–78, 16+1⁄2 games behind the Oakland Athletics. John Mayberry, in his first season with Kansas City, led the team with 25 home runs and 100 runs batted in. Mayberry was the first Royals player to drive in at least 100 runs in a season.