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1981 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982) First Half: 20-30, Finished 5th Second Half: 30-23, Finished 1st Overall: 50-53, Finished 4th in AL Western Division View League Standings and Leaders Scored 397 runs, Allowed 405 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-52 Managed by Jim Frey and Dick Howser Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com) Attendance: 1,279,403 (2nd of 14) Park Factors   (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98   (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99   Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. Postseason:   Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates BaseballAmerica.com: Team Executives Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms News & Views: ThinkFactory, BallHype, ArmchairGM BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats (1980/1982) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   John Wathan         31   89  301   24   76   9  3   1   19  19   23  .252  .298  .312  11   6   9   2   5   3   1   78
1B *Willie Aikens       26  101  349   45   93  16  0  17   53  62   47  .266  .377  .458   0   0  11   3   0   5  12  142
2B  Frank White         30   94  364   35   91  17  1   9   38  19   50  .250  .285  .376   4   2  10   0   4   3   0   91
3B *George Brett        28   89  347   42  109  27  7   6   43  27   23  .314  .361  .484  14   6   7   1   0   4   7  144
SS #U L Washington      27   98  339   40   77  19  1   2   29  41   43  .227  .310  .307  10  10   6   0   3   1   1   80
LF #Willie Wilson       25  102  439   54  133  10  7   1   32  18   42  .303  .335  .364  34   8   5   4   3   1   3  103
CF  Amos Otis           34   99  372   49  100  22  3   9   57  31   59  .269  .321  .417  16   7   7   2   3   9   1  113
RF  Darryl Motley       21   42  125   15   29   4  0   2    8   7   15  .232  .276  .312   1   3   2   1   1   1   0   71
DH  Hal McRae           35  101  389   38  106  23  2   7   36  34   33  .272  .330  .396   3   4  11   2   3   5   3  110
   *Cesar Geronimo      33   59  118   14   29   0  2   2   13  11   16  .246  .305  .331   6   1   3   0   2   2   2   85
   *Jamie Quirk         26   46  100    8   25   7  0   0   10   6   17  .250  .299  .320   0   2   5   1   0   0   1   80
   *Clint Hurdle        23   28   76   12   25   3  1   4   15  13   10  .329  .427  .553   0   0   2   0   0   0   3  183
    Jerry Grote         38   22   56    4   17   3  1   1    9   3    2  .304  .344  .446   1   0   1   1   1   1   0  128
    Lee May             38   26   55    3   16   3  0   0    8   3   14  .291  .328  .345   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   96
    Dave Chalk          30   27   49    2   11   3  0   0    5   4    2  .224  .283  .286   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   66
   *Rance Mulliniks     25   24   44    6   10   3  0   0    5   2    7  .227  .261  .295   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   61
   *Ken Phelps          26   21   22    1    3   0  1   0    1   1   13  .136  .174  .227   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16
   *Danny Garcia        27   12   14    4    2   0  0   0    0   0    2  .143  .143  .143   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -17
   *Pat Sheridan        23    3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Onix Concepcion     23    2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     
    Tim Ireland         28    4    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   1   0   0   0   0   0     
    Greg Keatley        27    2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.2  103 3560  397  952 169 29  61  381 301  419  .267  .325  .383 100  53  84  17  28  35  34  105
    Rank among 14 AL teams        10   12    5   3  2  10       10   12     4     9     5   2   2                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Dennis Leonard      30  26   2.99  13  11  0  26   0   9   2  201.7  202   79   67  15   41  107  837   5   3  1   5 120
SP *Larry Gura          33  23   2.72  11   8  0  23   0  12   2  172.3  139   61   52  11   35   61  680   3   4  0   0 132
SP  Rich Gale           27  19   5.40   6   6  0  15   2   2   0  101.7  107   63   61  14   38   47  440   0   2  0   0  66
SP *Paul Splittorff     34  21   4.36   5   5  0  15   1   1   0   99.0  111   48   48  12   23   48  419   0   1  2   4  82
SP *Mike Jones          21  12   3.21   6   3  0  11   0   0   0   75.7   74   30   27   7   28   29  323   1   2  0   0 112
SP *Atlee Hammaker      23  10   5.54   1   3  0   6   2   0   0   39.0   44   24   24   2   12   11  169   0   0  1   1  65

CL  Dan Quisenberry     28  40   1.73   1   4 18   0  35   0   0   62.3   59   16   12   1   15   20  254   0   1  0   8 207
RP  Renie Martin        25  29   2.77   4   5  4   0  13   0   0   61.7   55   25   19   2   29   25  264   2   0  0   7 129
RP *Ken Brett           32  22   4.18   1   1  2   0  13   0   0   32.3   35   16   15   2   14    7  144   0   1  0   4  86
RP  Jim Wright          26  17   3.46   2   3  0   4   7   0   0   52.0   57   21   20   5   21   27  230   0   2  0   7 104
RP  Juan Berenguer      26   8   8.69   0   4  0   3   4   0   0   19.7   22   21   19   4   16   20   97   1   2  0   0  41

    Jeff Schattinger    25   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    3.0    2    0    0   0    1    1   14   0   2  0   0    
    Bill Paschall       27   2   4.50   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    2.0    2    1    1   0    0    1    7   1   0  0   0  80
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.8 103   3.56  50  53 24 103  79  24   8  922.3  909  405  365  75  273  404 3878  13  20  4  36 101
    Rank among 14 AL teams          6  11   5  3           6   6     14    7    5        7    1   14

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- JWathan 615 68 73 300 26 7 1 .979 2 10 45 18 JGrote 171 20 22 87 6 0 0 1.000 0 3 14 4 JQuirk 134 15 22 58 9 1 1 .985 5 0 13 4 GKeatley 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 922 103 103 446 41 8 2 .984 7 13 72 26 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 *10.06 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WAikens 854 96 99 844 56 7 79 .992 9.48 LMay 58 7 8 63 2 0 8 1.000 10.09 TIreland 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75 KPhelps 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 15.00 DGarcia 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 JWathan 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 916 59 7 87 .993 9.51 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .982 *5.54 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- FWhite 824 93 93 226 263 6 70 .988 5.34 DChalk 57 6 10 10 19 0 2 1.000 4.58 RMulliniks 40 4 10 14 13 3 4 .900 6.08 JQuirk 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 250 296 9 76 .984 5.33 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 *2.95 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- GBrett 758 87 88 74 170 14 7 .946 2.90 DChalk 74 7 14 9 12 1 3 .955 2.55 JQuirk 62 6 8 5 13 3 1 .857 2.61 RMulliniks 28 3 5 4 5 1 1 .900 2.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 92 200 19 12 .939 2.85 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 *4.99 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- UWashington 868 97 98 135 297 12 58 .973 4.48 RMulliniks 51 6 7 7 21 1 4 .966 4.91 DChalk 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 OConcepcion 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 142 318 13 62 .973 4.49 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.38 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WWilson 736 83 85 244 11 4 2 .985 3.12 AOtis 104 12 12 34 2 2 1 .947 3.12 CGeronimo 28 3 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 JWathan 23 3 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.78 HMcRae 16 2 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81 DGarcia 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 DMotley 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 PSheridan 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 293 14 6 3 .981 3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 *2.90 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- AOtis 758 84 86 257 4 0 1 1.000 3.10 WWilson 148 17 18 55 3 0 1 1.000 3.53 CGeronimo 16 2 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.81 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 317 7 0 2 1.000 3.16 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *2.16 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DMotley 306 36 39 88 3 3 1 .968 2.67 CGeronimo 271 26 50 84 1 2 0 .977 2.82 CHurdle 200 26 28 59 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 JWathan 92 10 13 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.47 DGarcia 25 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.78 HMcRae 15 2 2 5 0 1 0 .833 3.00 AOtis 8 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 PSheridan 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 JQuirk 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 259 6 6 1 .978 2.59 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 *2.48 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- WWilson 884 100 101 299 14 4 3 .987 3.19 AOtis 870 97 97 294 6 2 1 .993 3.10 CGeronimo 315 31 57 96 1 2 0 .980 2.77 DMotley 309 36 39 88 3 3 1 .968 2.65 CHurdle 200 26 28 59 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 JWathan 115 13 16 15 2 0 0 1.000 1.33 DGarcia 34 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.57 HMcRae 31 4 4 10 0 1 0 .909 2.90 PSheridan 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 JQuirk 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 922 103 103 869 27 12 5 .987 2.91 103 103 103 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .963 *1.98 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DLeonard 201 26 26 13 31 0 3 1.000 1.96 LGura 172 23 23 9 30 0 4 1.000 2.04 RGale 101 15 19 6 8 1 1 .933 1.24 PSplittorff 99 15 21 2 22 0 2 1.000 2.18 MJones 75 11 12 3 14 0 0 1.000 2.02 DQuisenberr 62 0 40 8 23 1 1 .969 4.48 RMartin 61 0 29 3 15 2 2 .900 2.63 JWright 52 4 17 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.38 AHammaker 39 6 10 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.15 KBrett 32 0 22 5 6 0 1 1.000 3.07 JBerenguer 19 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 JSchattinge 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 BPaschall 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 922 103 103 52 159 4 15 .981 2.06 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Des. Hitter G ------------+--- HMcRae 97 LMay 4 KPhelps 4 AOtis 1 ------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders Batting Average Brett .314 On-base % Aikens .377 Slugging % Brett .484 OPS Brett .845 Games Wilson 102 At Bats Wilson 439 Plate Appearances (approx.) Wilson 465 Runs Wilson 54 Hits Wilson 133 Total Bases Brett 168 Doubles Brett 27 Triples Brett and Wilson 7 Home Runs Aikens 17 RBI Otis 57 Bases on Balls Aikens 62 Strikeouts Otis 59 Stolen Bases Wilson 34 Singles Wilson 115 Adjusted OPS+ Brett 144 Runs Created Aikens 62 Adjusted Batting Runs Aikens 22 Batting Wins Aikens 2.2 Extra-Base Hits Brett 40 Times on Base Aikens 158 Offensive Win% Brett .689 Hit By Pitch Wilson 4 Sac. Hits Wathan 5 Sac. Flies Otis 9 Intentional Walks Aikens 12 Grounded into Double Plays Aikens and McRae 11 Caught Stealing Washington 10 Power/Speed Number Otis 11.5 At Bats per Strikeout Brett 15.1 At Bats per Home Run Aikens 20.5 Outs Wilson 323

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders ERA Gura 2.72 Wins Leonard 13 Won-Loss % Jones .667 BB + H per IP (WHIP) Gura 1.010 Hits Allowed/9IP Gura 7.26 Bases on Balls/9IP Gura and Leonard 1.83 Strikeouts/9IP Leonard 4.78 Games Quisenberry 40 Saves Quisenberry 18 Innings Leonard 201.7 Strikeouts Leonard 107 Games Started Leonard 26 Comp. Games Gura 12 Shutouts Gura and Leonard 2 Home Runs Allow. Leonard 15 Bases On Balls Allow. Leonard 41 Hits Allowed Leonard 202 SO to Walk Leonard 2.61 Losses Leonard 11 Earned Runs Allow. Leonard 67 Wild Pitches Leonard 5 Hit Batsmen Gura 4 Batters Faced Leonard 837 Games Finished Quisenberry 35 Adjusted ERA+ Gura 132

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