1981 Kansas City Royals

Lineups and Defense

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982

First Half: 20-30, Finished 5th
Second Half: 30-23, Finished 1st
Overall: 50-53, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Frey (30-40) and Dick Howser (20-13)
Scored 397 runs, Allowed 405 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-52

Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 1,279,403 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

Postseason:

Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics

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1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
1. Fri,4/10 at BAL L (3-5)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
2. Sun,4/12 at BAL W (4-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Hurdle	Leonard	McRae
3. Tue,4/14 vs DET L (5-6)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Hurdle	Splittorff	McRae
4. Wed,4/15 vs DET L (0-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Geronimo	Gura	McRae
5. Fri,4/17 vs BAL L (2-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Hurdle	Leonard	McRae
6. Sun,4/19 vs BAL W (3-2)#	Grote	May	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Hurdle	Gale	McRae
7. Mon,4/20 vs CLE L (2-4)	Quirk	Aikens	Mulliniks	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
8. Tue,4/21 vs CLE L (1-4)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Wathan	Gura	McRae
9. Wed,4/22 vs CLE L (0-4)	Wathan	Aikens	Mulliniks	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
10. Fri,4/24 at MIL L (1-6)	Wathan	Aikens	Mulliniks	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Geronimo	Gale	McRae
11. Sat,4/25 at MIL W (4-2)	Wathan	Aikens	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Geronimo	Gura	McRae
12. Sun,4/26 at MIL L (1-11)#	Grote	Aikens	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Otis	Wilson	Wathan	Leonard	McRae
13. Thu,4/30 at TEX L (0-7)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wathan	Wilson	Otis	Gale	McRae
14. Fri,5/1 at TEX W (4-0)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gura	McRae
15. Sat,5/2 at TEX W (7-2)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
16. Sun,5/3 at TEX L (8-9)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
17. Mon,5/4 vs BOS L (7-8)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gale	McRae
18. Tue,5/5 vs BOS W (2-1)#	Grote	Aikens	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Gura	McRae
19. Wed,5/6 vs BOS L (1-3)	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
20. Fri,5/8 at CHW L (5-9)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Garcia	Splittorff	McRae
21. Sat,5/9 at CHW L (0-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Garcia	Gale	McRae
22. Mon,5/11 vs TEX L (1-9)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Gura	McRae
23. Tue,5/12 vs TEX W (3-2)#	Grote	May	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Leonard	McRae
24. Thu,5/14 vs TEX L (2-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
25. Fri,5/15 at BOS L (3-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gale	McRae
26. Sat,5/16 at BOS W (7-6)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gura	McRae
27. Sun,5/17 at BOS W (5-4)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Leonard	McRae
28. Mon,5/18 at NYY L (1-2)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Splittorff	McRae
29. Tue,5/19 at NYY L (5-6)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	McRae	Gale	May
30. Wed,5/20 at NYY L (4-5)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gura	McRae
31. Fri,5/22 vs MIN L (0-7)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Leonard	McRae
32. Sat,5/23 vs MIN W (1-0)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Quirk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
33. Sun,5/24 vs MIN W (6-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	McRae	Wilson	Geronimo	Gale	Phelps
34. Mon,5/25 at SEA L (1-7)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	McRae	Otis	Geronimo	Gura	Phelps
35. Mon,5/25 at SEA L (2-5)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Wathan	Berenguer	McRae
36. Tue,5/26 at SEA W (5-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
37. Wed,5/27 at SEA W (8-5)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	McRae	Splittorff	May
38. Fri,5/29 at MIN W (3-1)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gale	McRae
39. Sat,5/30 at MIN W (6-5)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
40. Sun,5/31 at MIN L (4-5)	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Leonard	McRae
41. Mon,6/1 vs SEA W (3-2)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Splittorff	McRae
42. Tue,6/2 vs SEA L (3-4)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Berenguer	McRae
43. Wed,6/3 vs SEA W (12-9)#	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wathan	Otis	Hurdle	Gale	May
44. Fri,6/5 vs MIL L (2-6)	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
45. Sat,6/6 vs MIL L (2-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Leonard	McRae
46. Sun,6/7 vs MIL W (7-1)#	Wathan	May	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
47. Mon,6/8 vs NYY L (3-8)#	Wathan	May	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Gale	McRae
48. Tue,6/9 vs NYY L (5-8)	Grote	Aikens	Mulliniks	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Berenguer	McRae
49. Wed,6/10 at TOR W (7-4)	Grote	Aikens	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
50. Thu,6/11 at TOR W (10-5)	Grote	Aikens	Chalk	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Splittorff	McRae
51. Mon,8/10 at BAL L (2-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
52. Wed,8/12 at BAL W (10-0)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
53. Wed,8/12 at BAL L (3-4)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Splittorff	McRae
54. Thu,8/13 at BAL L (1-2)#	Wathan	May	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gale	McRae
55. Fri,8/14 at CLE W (4-1)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Mulliniks	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Jones	McRae
56. Sat,8/15 at CLE W (5-3)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Mulliniks	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
57. Sun,8/16 at CLE W (6-2)#	Wathan	May	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
58. Sun,8/16 at CLE L (6-8)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Geronimo	Motley	Splittorff	McRae
59. Mon,8/17 vs TOR W (5-3)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gale	McRae
60. Tue,8/18 vs TOR L (3-5)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Jones	McRae
61. Wed,8/19 vs TOR L (4-9)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
62. Fri,8/21 at NYY W (4-0)#	Wathan	May	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
63. Sat,8/22 at NYY L (0-5)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Splittorff	McRae
64. Sun,8/23 at NYY L (0-8)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gale	May
65. Mon,8/24 at DET W (4-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Jones	McRae
66. Tue,8/25 at DET L (3-4)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
67. Wed,8/26 at DET W (6-1)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Geronimo	Wilson	Motley	Gura	McRae
68. Thu,8/27 at TOR W (11-5)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Geronimo	Wilson	Motley	Hammaker	McRae
69. Fri,8/28 at TOR L (3-4)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Geronimo	Wilson	Wathan	Gale	McRae
70. Sat,8/29 at TOR W (2-0)	Grote	Aikens	White	Brett	Mulliniks	Wathan	Geronimo	Motley	Jones	McRae
71. Mon,8/31 vs MIL L (1-5)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
72. Tue,9/1 vs MIL W (3-1)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
73. Wed,9/2 vs MIL W (5-4)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Hammaker	McRae
74. Thu,9/3 vs NYY W (3-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Jones	McRae
75. Fri,9/4 vs NYY L (0-4)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
76. Sat,9/5 vs NYY L (1-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
77. Sun,9/6 vs NYY L (1-6)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Hammaker	McRae
78. Mon,9/7 vs CAL W (7-1)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Jones	McRae
79. Tue,9/8 vs CAL W (5-3)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
80. Wed,9/9 vs CAL W (7-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Gura	McRae
81. Fri,9/11 at OAK L (1-6)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Hammaker	McRae
82. Sat,9/12 at OAK W (4-0)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Geronimo	Leonard	McRae
83. Sun,9/13 at OAK W (6-5)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Jones	McRae
84. Mon,9/14 at CAL W (4-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Wright	McRae
85. Tue,9/15 at CAL W (3-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Hammaker	McRae
86. Wed,9/16 at CAL W (3-1)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
87. Fri,9/18 at SEA W (8-3)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Jones	McRae
88. Sat,9/19 at SEA L (1-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Wright	McRae
89. Sun,9/20 at SEA L (2-3)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
90. Mon,9/21 vs MIN L (2-7)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Hammaker	McRae
91. Tue,9/22 vs MIN W (2-1)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
92. Wed,9/23 vs MIN L (2-6)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Jones	McRae
93. Thu,9/24 vs MIN W (9-2)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
94. Fri,9/25 vs SEA L (3-8)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Chalk	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Wright	McRae
95. Sat,9/26 vs SEA L (2-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Mulliniks	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
96. Sun,9/27 vs SEA W (15-3)	Quirk	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Jones	McRae
97. Mon,9/28 at MIN W (6-1)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Leonard	McRae
98. Tue,9/29 at MIN W (4-2)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Wright	McRae
99. Wed,9/30 at MIN W (5-2)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
100. Fri,10/2 vs OAK W (3-0)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Leonard	McRae
101. Sat,10/3 vs OAK L (4-8)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Jones	McRae
102. Sun,10/4 vs OAK L (3-4)	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Hurdle	Gura	McRae
103. Mon,10/5 at CLE W (9-0)#	Wathan	Aikens	White	Brett	Washington	Wilson	Otis	Motley	Splittorff	McRae
103 Games	3 Players	2 Players	3 Players	4 Players	2 Players	5 Players	3 Players	7 Players	8 Players	3 Players
Most-Games	Wathan-68 Grote-20 Quirk-15	Aikens-96 May-7	White-93 Chalk-6 Mulliniks-4	Brett-87 Chalk-7 Quirk-6 Mulliniks-3	Washington-97 Mulliniks-6	Wilson-83 Otis-12 Geronimo-3 Wathan-3 McRae-2	Otis-84 Wilson-17 Geronimo-2	Motley-36 Hurdle-26 Geronimo-26 Wathan-10 McRae-2 Garcia-2 Otis-1	Leonard-26 Gura-23 Splittorff-15 Gale-15 Jones-11 Hammaker-6 Wright-4 Berenguer-3	McRae-97 May-4 Phelps-2

Most Common Lineups

18 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Motley P. Pitcher DH. McRae	15 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Hurdle P. Pitcher DH. McRae	6 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Quirk SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Geronimo P. Pitcher DH. McRae	6 Games C. Quirk 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Motley P. Pitcher DH. McRae	6 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Wilson CF. Otis RF. Geronimo P. Pitcher DH. McRae	4 Games C. Wathan 1B. Aikens 2B. White 3B. Brett SS. Washington LF. Otis CF. Wilson RF. Hurdle P. Pitcher DH. McRae

18 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Motley
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

15 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Hurdle
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

6 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Quirk
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Geronimo
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

6 Games
C. Quirk
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Motley
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

6 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Wilson
CF. Otis
RF. Geronimo
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

4 Games
C. Wathan
1B. Aikens
2B. White
3B. Brett
SS. Washington
LF. Otis
CF. Wilson
RF. Hurdle
P. Pitcher
DH. McRae

42 total lineups (74 when including pitchers)

1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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