Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1982 / 1984
79-83, Finished 2nd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
View League Standings and Leaders
Manager: Dick Howser (79-83)
Scored 696 runs, Allowed 767 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 1,963,875 (6th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $20 on Baseball-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Aikens | 28 | L | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Oct 14, 1954 | 6 | 125 | 115 | 125 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.9 | $ | |
| Mike Armstrong | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 193 | Mar 7, 1954 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Buddy Biancalana | 23 | B | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Feb 2, 1960 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Buddy Black | 26 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Jun 30, 1957 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | $ | |
| Vida Blue | 33 | B | L | 6' 0" | 189 | Jul 28, 1949 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| George Brett HOF | 30 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 15, 1953 | 11 | 123 | 122 | 123 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | $1,000,000 | All-Star |
| Bill Castro | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Mar 29, 1952 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Onix Concepcion | 25 | R | R | 5' 6" | 160 | Oct 5, 1957 | 4 | 80 | 64 | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Keith Creel | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Feb 4, 1959 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Butch Davis | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Jun 19, 1958 | 1st | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | $ | |
| Cesar Geronimo | 35 | L | L | 6' 0" | 165 | Mar 11, 1948 | 15 | 38 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Larry Gura | 35 | B | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Nov 26, 1947 | 14 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | $265,000 | |
| Don Hood | 33 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 16, 1949 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Mark Huismann | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 11, 1958 | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Danny Jackson | 21 | R | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Jan 5, 1962 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Ron Johnson | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Mar 23, 1956 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Dennis Leonard | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | May 18, 1951 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Jerry Martin | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | May 11, 1949 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Hal McRae | 37 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 10, 1945 | 15 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 | $600,000 | |
| Darryl Motley | 23 | R | R | 5' 9" | 196 | Jan 21, 1960 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Amos Otis | 36 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Apr 26, 1947 | 16 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 96 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.3 | $637,500 | |
| Cliff Pastornicky | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Nov 18, 1958 | 1st | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Gaylord Perry HOF | 44 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Sep 15, 1938 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Greg Pryor | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Oct 2, 1949 | 7 | 68 | 33 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Dan Quisenberry | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Feb 7, 1953 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | $700,000 | All-Star |
| Eric Rasmussen | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Mar 22, 1952 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Steve Renko | 38 | R | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Dec 10, 1944 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $350,000 | |
| Leon Roberts | 32 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Jan 22, 1951 | 10 | 84 | 59 | 84 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 34 | 78 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Pat Sheridan | 25 | L | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Dec 4, 1957 | 2 | 109 | 81 | 109 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 111 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Joe Simpson | 31 | L | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Dec 31, 1951 | 9 | 91 | 30 | 89 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Don Slaught | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Sep 11, 1958 | 2 | 83 | 75 | 83 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Paul Splittorff | 36 | L | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Oct 8, 1946 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | $ | |
| Bob Tufts | 27 | L | L | 6' 5" | 215 | Nov 2, 1955 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| U L Washington | 29 | B | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Oct 27, 1953 | 7 | 144 | 139 | 144 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.9 | $ | |
| John Wathan | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Oct 4, 1949 | 8 | 128 | 119 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 92 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Frank White | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 4, 1950 | 11 | 146 | 142 | 146 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | $ | |
| Frank Wills | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Oct 26, 1958 | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Willie Wilson | 27 | B | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Jul 9, 1955 | 8 | 137 | 132 | 137 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 75 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
9
|
11
|
12
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
36
|
38
|
39
|
40
|
45
|
48
|
49
|