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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
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Scored 397 runs, Allowed 405 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-52
Manager: Jim Frey (30-40) and Dick Howser (20-13)
Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
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 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP 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 Common-games Wathan-68
Grote-20
Quirk-15		 Aikens-96
May-7
-		 White-93
Chalk-6
Mulliniks-4		 Brett-87
Chalk-7
Quirk-6		 Washington-97
Mulliniks-6
-		 Wilson-83
Otis-12
Wathan-3		 Otis-84
Wilson-17
Geronimo-2		 Motley-36
Hurdle-26
Geronimo-26		 Leonard-26
Gura-23
Splittorff-15		 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

42 total lineups (74 when including pitchers)


1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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