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1981 Kansas City Royals

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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 - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

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

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1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

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Game Results

Season Summary 50-53, Final Rank:4, GB: 11.0
Days in Firstnever
 
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind14.5last on Wednesday, Aug 19, for days on which they played
Most Games over .500never
Most Games under .50013last on Monday, May 25
Longest Winning Streak6Saturday, Sep 12 to Friday, Sep 18
Longest Losing Streak4Monday, Apr 20 to Friday, Apr 24, Wednesday, May 6 to Monday, May 11 and Monday, May 18 to Friday, May 22
Most Runs Allowed11Sunday, Apr 26
Most Runs Scored15Sunday, Sep 27
Longest Game (innings)15Saturday, May 23
Times Shutout by Opponent8 
Times Opponent Shutout8 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 50 53 397 405 .485
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 19 28 163 197 .404
Road 31 25 234 208 .554
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 3 10 26 60 .231
May 12 15 101 119 .444
June 5 5 54 51 .500
August 10 11 83 74 .476
September 18 10 114 89 .643
October 2 2 19 12 .500
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 20 30 181 230 .400
Second Half 30 23 216 175 .566
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 48 48 366 371 .500
ExtraInning 2 5 31 34 .286
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 15 19 120 124 .441
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 12 14 123 128 .462
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 3 5 28 21 .375
BOS 3 3 25 26 .500
CAL 6 0 29 131.000
CHW 0 2 5 12 .000
CLE 4 4 33 26 .500
DET 2 3 18 17 .400
MIL 4 5 26 40 .444
MIN 9 4 50 43 .692
NYY 2 10 27 56 .167
OAK 3 3 21 23 .500
SEA 6 7 65 61 .462
TEX 3 4 25 32 .429
TOR 5 3 45 35 .625

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
1 1 Friday, Apr 10 boxscore KCR @ BAL L 3 5 0-1 5 1.5 Stone Gura Stewart 2:46 D 50,317 -
2 2 Sunday, Apr 12 boxscore KCR @ BAL W 4 2 1-1 3 2.0 Leonard Flanagan Quisenberry 2:33 D 18,624 +
3 3 Tuesday, Apr 14 boxscore KCR DET L 5 6 1-2 4 3.5 Lopez Quisenberry 2:44 N 40,700 -
4 4 Wednesday, Apr 15 boxscore KCR DET L 0 4 1-3 5 4.5 Rozema Gura 2:08 N 21,439 --
5 5 Friday, Apr 17 boxscore KCR BAL L 2 3 1-4 5 6.0 Martinez Leonard 2:47 N 30,367 ---
6 6 Sunday, Apr 19 boxscore KCR BAL W 3 2 2-4 4 6.0 Gale Flanagan Martin 2:08 D 22,037 +
7 7 Monday, Apr 20 boxscore KCR CLE L 2 4 2-5 5 7.0 Denny Splittorff Spillner 2:30 N 21,658 -
8 8 Tuesday, Apr 21 boxscore KCR CLE L 1 4 2-6 5 8.0 Waits Berenguer 2:33 N 19,165 --
9 9 Wednesday, Apr 22 boxscore KCR CLE L 0 4 2-7 5 9.0 Barker Leonard 2:51 N 19,776 ---
10 10 Friday, Apr 24 boxscore KCR @ MIL L 1 6 2-8 5 10.0 Slaton Gale 2:35 N 12,397 ----
11 11 Saturday, Apr 25 boxscore KCR @ MIL W 4 2 3-8 5 10.0 Gura Vuckovich 2:24 D 18,858 +
12 12 Sunday, Apr 26 boxscore KCR @ MIL L 1 11 3-9 5 11.0 Lerch Leonard 2:34 D 24,398 -
13 13 Thursday, Apr 30 boxscore KCR @ TEX L 0 7 3-10 6 11.0 Honeycutt Gale 2:19 N 19,352 --
14 14 Friday, May 1 boxscore KCR @ TEX W 4 0 4-10 6 11.0 Gura Comer 2:32 N 26,520 +
15 15 Saturday, May 2 boxscore KCR @ TEX W 7 2 5-10 6 11.0 Leonard Medich 2:29 N 30,628 ++
16 16 Sunday, May 3 boxscore KCR @ TEX L 8 9 10 5-11 6 10.5 Johnson Berenguer 3:11 N 12,974 -
17 17 Monday, May 4 boxscore KCR BOS L 7 8 12 5-12 6 11.0 Burgmeier Quisenberry Clear 4:04 N 25,688 --
18 18 Tuesday, May 5 boxscore KCR BOS W 2 1 6-12 6 11.0 Gura Tanana 2:07 N 21,708 +
19 19 Wednesday, May 6 boxscore KCR BOS L 1 3 6-13 6 11.0 Eckersley Leonard 2:30 N 21,400 -
20 20 Friday, May 8 boxscore KCR @ CHW L 5 9 6-14 6 12.5 Lamp Splittorff Hoyt 3:00 N 42,312 --
21 21 Saturday, May 9 boxscore KCR @ CHW L 0 3 6-15 7 13.5 Dotson Gale 2:23 D 23,706 ---
22 22 Monday, May 11 boxscore KCR TEX L 1 9 6-16 7 13.5 Honeycutt Gura 2:26 N 28,876 ----
23 23 Tuesday, May 12 boxscore KCR TEX W 3 2 7-16 6 12.5 Leonard Matlack 2:18 N 19,155 +
24 24 Thursday, May 14 boxscore KCR TEX L 2 3 7-17 6 13.0 Medich Splittorff Comer 2:16 N 25,892 -
25 25 Friday, May 15 boxscore KCR @ BOS L 3 4 7-18 6 13.0 Clear Martin 2:55 N 22,943 --
26 26 Saturday, May 16 boxscore KCR @ BOS W 7 6 8-18 5 12.0 Gura Eckersley Quisenberry 2:26 D 26,107 +
27 27 Sunday, May 17 boxscore KCR @ BOS W 5 4 9-18 5 11.0 Leonard Burgmeier Quisenberry 2:45 D 26,723 ++
28 28 Monday, May 18 boxscore KCR @ NYY L 1 2 9-19 5 11.0 John Splittorff Gossage 2:11 N 21,853 -
29 29 Tuesday, May 19 boxscore KCR @ NYY L 5 6 9-20 5 11.0 Bird Martin Davis 3:21 N 23,128 --
30 30 Wednesday, May 20 boxscore KCR @ NYY L 4 5 11 9-21 5 11.0 Castro Quisenberry 3:21 N 27,912 ---
31 31 Friday, May 22 boxscore KCR MIN L 0 7 9-22 6 11.5 Koosman Leonard 2:20 N 34,052 ----
32 32 Saturday, May 23 boxscore KCR MIN W 1 0 15 10-22 5 11.5 Martin Cooper 3:41 N 27,580 +
33 33 Sunday, May 24 boxscore KCR MIN W 6 4 11-22 5 12.0 Gale O'Connor 2:38 D 37,207 ++
34 34 Monday, May 25 boxscore KCR @ SEA L 1 7 11-23 6 13.5 Allard Gura 2:29 N 0 -
35 35 Monday, May 25 boxscore KCR @ SEA L 2 5 11-24 6 13.5 Gleaton Berenguer Rawley 2:33 N 11,453 --
36 36 Tuesday, May 26 boxscore KCR @ SEA W 5 4 12-24 5 12.5 Leonard Rawley Quisenberry 2:45 N 5,265 +
37 37 Wednesday, May 27 boxscore KCR @ SEA W 8 5 13-24 5 11.5 Splittorff Bannister Quisenberry 2:53 N 6,331 ++
38 38 Friday, May 29 boxscore KCR @ MIN W 3 1 14-24 5 10.5 Gale Arroyo Quisenberry 2:30 N 6,734 +++
39 39 Saturday, May 30 boxscore KCR @ MIN W 6 5 15-24 5 9.5 Wright Corbett Quisenberry 2:26 N 8,673 ++++
40 40 Sunday, May 31 boxscore KCR @ MIN L 4 5 15-25 5 10.5 O'Connor Leonard 2:42 D 6,718 -
41 41 Monday, Jun 1 boxscore KCR SEA W 3 2 16-25 5 10.0 Splittorff Andersen Quisenberry 2:13 N 28,419 +
42 42 Tuesday, Jun 2 boxscore KCR SEA L 3 4 16-26 5 11.0 Bannister Berenguer Drago 3:04 N 25,678 -
43 43 Wednesday, Jun 3 boxscore KCR SEA W 12 9 17-26 5 11.0 Gale Clark Brett 3:01 N 23,025 +
44 44 Friday, Jun 5 boxscore KCR MIL L 2 6 17-27 5 10.5 Haas Gura 2:20 N 31,300 -
45 45 Saturday, Jun 6 boxscore KCR MIL L 2 4 17-28 5 11.5 Vuckovich Leonard Fingers 2:25 N 37,468 --
46 46 Sunday, Jun 7 boxscore KCR MIL W 7 1 18-28 5 11.5 Splittorff Lerch Martin 2:37 D 32,429 +
47 47 Monday, Jun 8 boxscore KCR NYY L 3 8 18-29 5 12.0 Righetti Gale 3:13 N 36,922 -
48 48 Tuesday, Jun 9 boxscore KCR NYY L 5 8 18-30 5 13.5 LaRoche Martin Gossage 3:05 N 36,496 --
49 49 Wednesday, Jun 10 boxscore KCR @ TOR W 7 4 19-30 5 12.5 Leonard Bomback 2:34 N 19,098 +
50 50 Thursday, Jun 11 boxscore KCR @ TOR W 10 5 20-30 5 12.0 Martin Willis Quisenberry 2:57 N 16,498 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
51 51 Monday, Aug 10 boxscore KCR @ BAL L 2 3 12 20-31 5 12.0 Martinez Martin 3:18 N 19,850 -
52 52 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore KCR @ BAL W 10 0 21-31 5 12.0 Gura Palmer Martin 2:27 N 0 +
53 53 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore KCR @ BAL L 3 4 21-32 5 12.0 McGregor Wright Stoddard 2:07 N 19,352 -
54 54 Thursday, Aug 13 boxscore KCR @ BAL L 1 2 21-33 5 12.5 Flanagan Gale Stoddard 2:32 N 13,780 --
55 55 Friday, Aug 14 boxscore KCR @ CLE W 4 1 22-33 5 12.5 Jones Blyleven Martin 2:44 N 7,971 +
56 56 Saturday, Aug 15 boxscore KCR @ CLE W 5 3 23-33 5 12.5 Leonard Denny Quisenberry 2:32 D 7,582 ++
57 57 Sunday, Aug 16 boxscore KCR @ CLE W 6 2 24-33 5 13.0 Gura Waits Brett 2:34 D 0 +++
58 58 Sunday, Aug 16 boxscore KCR @ CLE L 6 8 24-34 5 13.0 Stanton Martin Monge 2:56 D 12,790 -
59 59 Monday, Aug 17 boxscore KCR TOR W 5 3 25-34 5 12.5 Gale Clancy Quisenberry 2:22 N 31,958 +
60 60 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore KCR TOR L 3 5 25-35 5 13.5 Leal Jones Jackson 2:20 N 26,952 -
61 61 Wednesday, Aug 19 boxscore KCR TOR L 4 9 25-36 5 14.5 Berenguer Leonard 2:57 N 28,174 --
62 62 Friday, Aug 21 boxscore KCR @ NYY W 4 0 26-36 5 13.0 Gura Righetti 2:22 N 37,970 +
63 63 Saturday, Aug 22 boxscore KCR @ NYY L 0 5 26-37 5 14.0 Reuschel Splittorff Frazier 2:36 D 40,127 -
64 64 Sunday, Aug 23 boxscore KCR @ NYY L 0 8 26-38 5 14.0 Guidry Gale 2:27 D 40,258 --
65 65 Monday, Aug 24 boxscore KCR @ DET W 4 2 27-38 5 14.0 Brett Schatzeder Quisenberry 2:53 N 41,009 +
66 66 Tuesday, Aug 25 boxscore KCR @ DET L 3 4 10 27-39 5 14.0 Saucier Quisenberry 2:53 N 35,189 -
67 67 Wednesday, Aug 26 boxscore KCR @ DET W 6 1 28-39 5 13.5 Gura Lopez 2:30 N 36,691 +
68 68 Thursday, Aug 27 boxscore KCR @ TOR W 11 5 29-39 5 12.5 Martin Clancy 2:51 D 14,704 ++
69 69 Friday, Aug 28 boxscore KCR @ TOR L 3 4 29-40 5 12.5 McLaughlin Brett 2:35 D 13,230 -
70 70 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore KCR @ TOR W 2 0 30-40 5 11.5 Jones Berenguer Quisenberry 2:28 D 19,055 +
71 71 Monday, Aug 31 boxscore KCR MIL L 1 5 30-41 5 13.0 Caldwell Leonard Fingers 2:39 N 27,974 -
72 72 Tuesday, Sep 1 boxscore KCR MIL W 3 1 31-41 5 12.5 Gura Haas 2:21 N 22,202 +
73 73 Wednesday, Sep 2 boxscore KCR MIL W 5 4 32-41 5 11.0 Quisenberry Fingers 2:23 N 19,658 ++
74 74 Thursday, Sep 3 boxscore KCR NYY W 3 2 33-41 5 11.0 Jones John Quisenberry 2:19 N 26,565 +++
75 75 Friday, Sep 4 boxscore KCR NYY L 0 4 33-42 5 12.0 May Leonard Davis 2:31 N 34,272 -
76 76 Saturday, Sep 5 boxscore KCR NYY L 1 2 33-43 5 12.0 Righetti Gura Gossage 2:36 D 38,325 --
77 77 Sunday, Sep 6 boxscore KCR NYY L 1 6 33-44 5 12.0 Reuschel Hammaker 2:22 D 40,105 ---
78 78 Monday, Sep 7 boxscore KCR CAL W 7 1 34-44 5 12.0 Jones Witt 2:34 N 25,054 +
79 79 Tuesday, Sep 8 boxscore KCR CAL W 5 3 35-44 5 12.0 Leonard Zahn Quisenberry 2:46 N 19,768 ++
80 80 Wednesday, Sep 9 boxscore KCR CAL W 7 3 36-44 5 11.0 Martin Frost 2:29 N 21,569 +++
81 81 Friday, Sep 11 boxscore KCR @ OAK L 1 6 36-45 5 12.0 Keough Hammaker 2:31 N 26,098 -
82 82 Saturday, Sep 12 boxscore KCR @ OAK W 4 0 37-45 5 11.0 Leonard Norris 2:30 D 33,493 +
83 83 Sunday, Sep 13 boxscore KCR @ OAK W 6 5 12 38-45 5 10.0 Splittorff Beard 4:28 D 28,701 ++
84 84 Monday, Sep 14 boxscore KCR @ CAL W 4 3 39-45 4 10.0 Gale Hassler 2:31 N 20,917 +++
85 85 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore KCR @ CAL W 3 2 40-45 4 9.0 Hammaker Moreno Quisenberry 2:54 N 21,610 ++++
86 86 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore KCR @ CAL W 3 1 41-45 4 9.0 Leonard Zahn 2:34 N 20,582 +++++
87 87 Friday, Sep 18 boxscore KCR @ SEA W 8 3 42-45 4 9.0 Jones Abbott Quisenberry 2:55 N 13,855 ++++++
88 88 Saturday, Sep 19 boxscore KCR @ SEA L 1 4 42-46 4 10.0 Beattie Wright Rawley 2:41 N 12,959 -
89 89 Sunday, Sep 20 boxscore KCR @ SEA L 2 3 42-47 4 10.0 Bannister Leonard 2:29 D 6,117 --
90 90 Monday, Sep 21 boxscore KCR MIN L 2 7 42-48 4 10.5 Williams Hammaker 2:51 N 24,869 ---
91 91 Tuesday, Sep 22 boxscore KCR MIN W 2 1 43-48 4 11.0 Gura Arroyo 2:19 N 19,580 +
92 92 Wednesday, Sep 23 boxscore KCR MIN L 2 6 43-49 4 12.0 Redfern Jones Corbett 2:42 N 19,457 -
93 93 Thursday, Sep 24 boxscore KCR MIN W 9 2 44-49 4 11.5 Leonard Havens 2:45 N 17,893 +
94 94 Friday, Sep 25 boxscore KCR SEA L 3 8 44-50 4 11.5 Bannister Wright 2:30 N 24,262 -
95 95 Saturday, Sep 26 boxscore KCR SEA L 2 4 44-51 4 12.5 Rawley Gura 2:53 N 27,506 --
96 96 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore KCR SEA W 15 3 45-51 4 11.0 Jones Clay 2:30 D 30,317 +
97 97 Monday, Sep 28 boxscore KCR @ MIN W 6 1 46-51 4 10.5 Leonard Havens 2:21 D 3,654 ++
98 98 Tuesday, Sep 29 boxscore KCR @ MIN W 4 2 47-51 4 10.5 Wright Williams Quisenberry 2:21 D 3,676 +++
99 99 Wednesday, Sep 30 boxscore KCR @ MIN W 5 2 48-51 4 10.5 Gura Arroyo 2:37 D 15,900 ++++
100 100 Friday, Oct 2 boxscore KCR OAK W 3 0 49-51 4 9.5 Leonard McCatty 2:15 N 23,781 +++++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
101 101 Saturday, Oct 3 boxscore KCR OAK L 4 8 49-52 4 10.5 Langford Jones 2:43 N 32,039 -
102 102 Sunday, Oct 4 boxscore KCR OAK L 3 4 49-53 4 11.5 Keough Gura Beard 3:06 D 28,723 --
103 103 Monday, Oct 5 boxscore KCR @ CLE W 9 0 50-53 4 11.0 Splittorff Waits 2:05 D 3,006 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

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