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(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
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Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics |
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1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 24, 1980
Dave Chalk granted Free Agency.
Pete LaCock granted Free Agency.
Marty Pattin granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1980
Signed Dave Chalk as a free agent.
November 13, 1980
Jose Cardenal granted Free Agency.
November 24, 1980
Darrell Porter granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1980
Tom Candiotti drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Dave Wehrmeister from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Jim Wright from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
December 9, 1980
Signed Lee May as a free agent.
January 6, 1981
Signed Derek Botelho as a free agent.
January 13, 1981
Drafted Dave Johnson in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Russ Morman in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bill Pecota in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft (January).
January 21, 1981
Traded German Barranca to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Cesar Geronimo.
February 16, 1981
Traded Dennis Webb (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Greg Keatley.
February 28, 1981
Signed Don Hood as a free agent.
March 31, 1981
Traded John Skinner (minors) and Marvell Wynne to the New York Mets. Received Juan Berenguer.
April 2, 1981 (Standings)
Released Tom Romano.
Released Jerry Terrell.
April 3, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Bombo Rivera as a free agent.
Returned Dave Wehrmeister (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.
April 7, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Jerry Grote as a free agent.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Dave Leeper in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Tony Ferreira in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Mark Gubicza in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1981.
Drafted David Cone in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1981.
Drafted Shane Mack in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted John Davis in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Mark Williamson in the 12th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Rich Rodriguez in the 17th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
August 8, 1981 (Standings)
Sold Juan Berenguer to the Toronto Blue Jays.
September 1, 1981 (Standings)
Released Jerry Grote.
October 23, 1981
Traded Manny Castillo to the Seattle Mariners. Received a player to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Black (March 2, 1982) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.
November 2, 1981
Signed Van Snider as an amateur free agent.
November 13, 1981
Dave Chalk granted Free Agency.
Cesar Geronimo granted Free Agency.
November 25, 1981
Released Ken Brett.
December 11, 1981
Signed Cesar Geronimo as a free agent.
Traded Clint Hurdle to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Scott Brown.
Traded Rich Gale and Bill Laskey to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jerry Martin.
January 12, 1982
Drafted Danny Jackson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed January 17, 1982.
January 14, 1982
Traded Ken Phelps to the Montreal Expos. Received Grant Jackson.
January 15, 1982
Signed Tom Poquette as a free agent.
February 3, 1982
Signed Dave Frost as a free agent.
February 18, 1982
Traded Jeff Cornell to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dennis Littlejohn.
March 24, 1982
Traded Jeff Schattinger to the Chicago White Sox. Received Greg Pryor.
Traded Scot Behan (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Dennis Werth.
March 25, 1982
Traded Rance Mulliniks to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Phil Huffman.
March 30, 1982
Traded Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, Renie Martin and Brad Wellman to the San Francisco Giants. Received Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.
