Robert Kevin Appier (Ape)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: December 6, 1967 in Lancaster, CA
High School: Antelope Valley HS (Lancaster, CA)
Schools: Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA), California State University Fresno (Fresno, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
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Debut: June 4, 1989 (Age 21)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Royals/Angels/Athletics/Mets 1989-2004
Agents: Dennis Gilbert,Jeff Borris [*]
Final Game: April 23, 2004 (Age 36)
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 103 | 1 | Apr 5 | KCR | BOS | L,1-3 | GS-6 | L(0-1) | 99 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 28 | 92 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | -0.057 | 0.36 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d2 | |||
| 2 | 104 | 5 | Apr 10 | KCR | MIN | L,2-3 | GS-8 | L(0-2) | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 30 | 105 | 69 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | -0.001 | 0.51 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 1 out d2 | |||
| 3 | 105 | 9 | Apr 15 | KCR | @ | NYY | W,5-4 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.19 | 26 | 114 | 58 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.01 | -0.026 | 0.07 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 | |||
| 4 | 106 | 13 | Apr 20 | KCR | TOR | W,8-2 | CG | W(1-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 31 | 116 | 78 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .55 | 0.223 | 3.04 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||
| 5 | 107 | 18 | Apr 25 | KCR | BAL | W,3-2 | GS-8 | W(2-2) | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 31 | 124 | 77 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.231 | 2.24 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-3 1 out a2 | |||
| 6 | 108 | 23 | Apr 30 | KCR | @ | BAL | L,5-12 | GS-6 | L(2-3) | 4 | 5.2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 | 27 | 100 | 65 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | -0.429 | -2.95 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-- 2 out d3 | ||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 7 | 109 | 27 | May 5 | KCR | @ | DET | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.61 | 31 | 124 | 74 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 0.224 | 2.13 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 0 out a2 | |||
| 8 | 110 | 30 | May 11 | KCR | @ | CLE | W,7-6 | GS-8 | W(3-3) | 5 | 7.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 35 | 113 | 71 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | -0.197 | -1.32 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 1 out a2 | ||
| 9 | 111 | 35 | May 16 | KCR | @ | CAL | W,4-2 | GS-7 | W(4-3) | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 27 | 122 | 79 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .88 | 0.348 | 2.77 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 3 out a3 | ||
| 10 | 112 | 40 | May 22 | KCR | SEA | W,4-1 | CG | W(5-3) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 36 | 124 | 74 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | 0.461 | 4.04 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||
| 11 | 113 | 45 | May 28 | KCR | @ | MIL | L,1-5 | GS-7 | L(5-4) | 5 | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 29 | 133 | 82 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .99 | -0.090 | -1.28 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 1 out d3 | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 12 | 114 | 50 | Jun 2 | KCR | @ | BOS | W,7-2 | GS-8 | W(6-4) | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 31 | 120 | 81 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 | 0.288 | 2.48 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out a5 | ||
| 13 | 115 | 55 | Jun 7 | KCR | NYY | W,8-3 | GS-8 | W(7-4) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.39 | 34 | 131 | 84 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .47 | 0.145 | 1.48 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a5 | |||
| 14 | 116 | 60 | Jun 13 | KCR | CHW | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 23 | 102 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .90 | 0.175 | 1.53 | 1t start tie | 7t --3 2 out a2 | ||||
| 15 | 117 | 65 | Jun 19 | KCR | @ | OAK | W,3-0 | GS-9 | W(8-4) | 5 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 | 29 | 110 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.508 | 3.94 | 1b start tie | 9b 1-- 1 out a3 | ||
| 16 | 118 | 70 | Jun 24 | KCR | CAL | W,7-1 | GS-6 | W(9-4) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 23 | 88 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .76 | 0.258 | 3.36 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out a4 | |||
| 17 | 119 | 75 | Jun 29 | KCR | @ | TEX | L,3-4 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 28 | 121 | 81 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .98 | 0.172 | 1.86 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-3 1 out a2 | |||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 18 | 120 | 80 | Jul 5 | KCR | BAL | W,7-1 | GS-1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.32 | -0.008 | -0.08 | 1t start tie | 1t -23 2 out tie | ||||
| 19 | 121 | 86 | Jul 11 | KCR | DET | W,6-2 | GS-7 | W(10-4) | 5 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 27 | 108 | 73 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .95 | 0.116 | 1.92 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a4 | |||
| 20 | 122 | 89 | Jul 17 | KCR | @ | TOR | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 30 | 118 | 75 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | 0.023 | 0.74 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 3 out tie | |||
| 21 | 123 | 94 | Jul 22 | KCR | @ | DET | W,12-6 | GS-6 | W(11-4) | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.04 | 25 | 121 | 73 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .75 | 0.035 | 1.13 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a8 | ||
| 22 | 124 | 100 | Jul 27 | KCR | TEX | L,0-1 | CG | L(11-5) | 4 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 | 28 | 106 | 76 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .83 | 0.357 | 4.04 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 125 | 105 | Aug 1 | KCR | CLE | L,5-9 | GS-2 | L(11-6) | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 13 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .80 | -0.385 | -5.88 | 1t start tie | 2t 3 out d7 | |||
| 24 | 126 | 110 | Aug 7 | KCR | OAK | W,5-2 | GS-8 | W(12-6) | 5 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 28 | 106 | 68 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .88 | 0.250 | 2.01 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 2 out a3 | |||
| 25 | 127 | 115 | Aug 12 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,4-2 | CG | W(13-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.08 | 33 | 111 | 69 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.448 | 2.66 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||
| 26 | 128 | 120 | Aug 18 | KCR | @ | MIN | W,5-2 | GS-8 | W(14-6) | 5 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 32 | 118 | 78 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .88 | 0.386 | 2.22 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a3 | ||
| 27 | 129 | 125 | Aug 23 | KCR | MIN | L,2-3 | GS-9 | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.99 | 35 | 121 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.28 | 0.405 | 3.04 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||
| 28 | 130 | 130 | Aug 28 | KCR | BOS | L,1-2 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 30 | 115 | 73 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.400 | 3.48 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | ||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 29 | 131 | 135 | Sep 3 | KCR | @ | BOS | W,5-1 | GS-6 | W(15-6) | 5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 21 | 74 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .98 | 0.326 | 3.36 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a4 | ||
| 30 | 132 | 143 | Sep 13 | KCR | CHW | W,9-0 | GS-7 | W(16-6) | 9 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 29 | 125 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.345 | 3.92 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a6 | |||
| 31 | 133 | 148 | Sep 18 | KCR | @ | SEA | W,1-0 | SHO | W(17-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 | 30 | 113 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 | 0.864 | 4.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||
| 32 | 134 | 153 | Sep 23 | KCR | @ | OAK | L,1-2 | GS-7 | L(17-7) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 | 30 | 134 | 83 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 0.008 | 1.47 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | ||
| 33 | 135 | 158 | Sep 28 | KCR | CLE | L,2-3 | GS-7 | L(17-8) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 31 | 133 | 80 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.039 | 0.92 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||
| 34 | 136 | 162 | Oct 3 | KCR | @ | TEX | W,4-1 | GS-8 | W(18-8) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 28 | 112 | 75 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 0.349 | 3.05 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a1 | ||
| KCR | 238.2 | 183 | 74 | 68 | 81 | 186 | 8 | 1 | 2.56 | 953 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 11 | 9 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.52 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 runs |
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