GCL Royals
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Sarasota, FL 1971-1978, 1982-1983, 1985-1987; Baseball City 1988-1992, 1999-2002; Fort Myers, FL 1993-1998
- League: Gulf Coast League 1971-1978, 1982-1983, 1985-2002
- Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
- Ballpark: Baseball City Stadium 1988-1992, 1999-2002
From 1979 to 1981, the Kansas City Royals fielded two teams in the Gulf Coast League called GCL Royals Gold and GCL Royals Blue.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 40-13 | 1st | Buzzy Keller | none League Champs |
| 1972 | 41-22 | 1st (t) | Buzzy Keller | none Co-Champs |
| 1973 | 27-28 | 5th | Buzzy Keller | none |
| 1974 | 29-19 | 4th | Billy Scripture | none |
| 1975 | 31-18 | 2nd | Gary Blaylock | none |
| 1976 | 29-25 | 3rd | Jose Martinez | none |
| 1977 | 34-19 | 2nd | Billy Scripture | none |
| 1978 | 31-24 | 2nd | Jose Martinez | none |
| 1982 | 28-35 | 8th | Joe Jones | none |
| 1983 | 30-31 | 5th | Joe Jones | |
| 1985 | 38-24 | 3rd (t) | Joe Jones | |
| 1986 | 30-33 | 8th | Luis Silverio | |
| 1987 | 40-23 | 2nd | Luis Silverio | Lost League Finals |
| 1988 | 39-24 | 4th | Carlos Tosca | Lost League Finals |
| 1989 | 35-28 | 6th | Carlos Tosca | |
| 1990 | 25-38 | 12th | Carlos Tosca | |
| 1991 | 31-29 | 5th | Bob Herold | |
| 1992 | 41-18 | 1st | Mike Jirschele | League Champs |
| 1993 | 29-30 | 10th | Bob Herold | |
| 1994 | 47-12 | 1st | Bob Herold | Lost League Finals |
| 1995 | 37-20 | 3rd | Bob Herold | League Champs |
| 1996 | 30-29 | 8th | Al Pedrique | |
| 1997 | 36-24 | 3rd | Al Pedrique | Lost in 1st round |
| 1998 | 32-28 | 7th | Andre David | |
| 1999 | 33-27 | 4th | Andre David | Lost in 1st round |
| 2000 | 20-40 | 11th | Ron Karkovice / Andre David | |
| 2001 | 20-40 | 13th (t) | Lino Diaz | |
| 2002 | 22-38 | 14th | Lloyd Simmons |
