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1981 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 20-30, Finished 5th
Second Half: 30-23, Finished 1st
Overall: 50-53, Finished 4th in AL Western Division
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Scored 397 runs, Allowed 405 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-52
Managed by Jim Frey and Dick Howser

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

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

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, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Russ Morman in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Bill Pecota in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

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 Marvell Wynne and John Skinner (minors) 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

Traded Clint Hurdle to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Scott Brown.

Traded Rich Gale and Bill Laskey to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jerry Martin.

Signed Cesar Geronimo as a free agent.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Danny Jackson in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). 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 Scot Behan (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Dennis Werth.

Traded Jeff Schattinger to the Chicago White Sox. Received Greg Pryor.

March 25, 1982

Traded Rance Mulliniks to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Phil Huffman.

March 30, 1982

Traded Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman to the San Francisco Giants. Received Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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