When Strickland joined the Kansas City Royals coaching staff in ,The 1970 Kansas City Royals – Retrosheet. he was reunited with former Indians teammate Bob Lemon, who would be promoted to manager in early June.1970 Kansas City Royals (schedule, box scores & splits) – Baseball-Reference.com. The most successful of the three years he spent in Kansas City was when the Royals vaulted into second place in the AL Western Division with an 85–76 record in only the franchise's third season of existence.Kansas City Royals (team history & encyclopedia) – Baseball-Reference.com. Strickland retired from baseball in after a fourth-place finish with a 76–78 mark cost Lemon his job.
