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1984 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1983/1985)
84-78, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 673 runs, Allowed 686 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-82
Managed by Dick Howser

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,810,018 (7th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to Detroit Tigers

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984 Stats (1983/1985) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Don Slaught         25  124  409   48  108  27  4   4   42  20   55  .264  .297  .379   0   0   8   2   8   7   4   86
1B  Steve Balboni       27  126  438   58  107  23  2  28   77  45  139  .244  .320  .498   0   0   9   4   0   1   5  123
2B  Frank White         33  129  479   58  130  22  5  17   56  27   72  .271  .311  .445   5   5  11   2   4   3   3  107
3B *George Brett        31  104  377   42  107  21  3  13   69  38   37  .284  .344  .459   0   2  11   0   0   7   6  121
SS  Onix Concepcion     26   90  287   36   81   9  2   1   23  14   33  .282  .319  .338   9   6   3   3   4   3   0   83
LF  Darryl Motley       24  146  522   64  148  25  6  15   70  28   73  .284  .319  .441  10  12  23   1   2   4   2  109
CF #Willie Wilson       28  128  541   81  163  24  9   2   44  39   56  .301  .350  .390  47   5   7   3   2   3   2  105
RF *Pat Sheridan        26  138  481   64  136  24  4   8   53  41   91  .283  .338  .399  19   6   6   1   5   3   3  104
DH  Hal McRae           38  106  317   30   96  13  4   3   42  34   47  .303  .363  .397   0   3  10   1   0   9   3  111
   *Jorge Orta          33  122  403   50  120  23  7   9   50  28   39  .298  .343  .457   0   1   6   2   1   4   8  120
    Greg Pryor          34  123  270   32   71  11  1   4   25  12   28  .263  .301  .356   0   3   9   3   2   1   0   82
   *Dane Iorg           34   78  235   27   60  16  2   5   30  13   15  .255  .287  .404   0   1   7   0   0   6   3   90
    John Wathan         34   97  171   17   31   7  1   2   10  21   34  .181  .271  .269   6   6   6   0   4   0   0   51
   #U L Washington      30   63  170   18   38   6  0   1   10  14   31  .224  .281  .276   4   6   1   0   4   1   0   56
   #Buddy Biancalana    24   66  134   18   26   6  1   2    9   6   44  .194  .229  .299   1   2   2   0   5   0   0   45
    Butch Davis         26   41  116   11   17   3  0   2   12  10   19  .147  .211  .224   4   3   2   0   0   2   0   21
    Lynn Jones          31   47  103   11   31   6  0   1   10   4    9  .301  .330  .388   1   3   4   1   0   1   0   99
    Leon Roberts        33   29   45    4   10   1  1   0    3   4    3  .222  .300  .289   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   65
    Tucker Ashford      29    9   13    1    2   1  0   0    0   1    2  .154  .214  .231   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   24
   *Orlando Sanchez     27   10   10    0    1   1  0   0    2   0    2  .100  .100  .200   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -19
    Bucky Dent          32   11    9    2    3   0  0   0    1   1    2  .333  .400  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  106
   *Dave Leeper         24    4    6    1    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Luis Pujols         28    4    5    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    0  .200  .200  .200   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12
    Jim Scranton        24    2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 29.3  162 5543  673 1487 269 52 117  639 400  832  .268  .318  .399 106  64 128  24  41  55  39   98
    Rank among 14 AL teams         9   11    6   3  2  12       14    8     5     9     6   6   4                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Bud Black           27  35   3.12  17  12  0  35   0   8   1  257.0  226   99   89  22   64  140 1045   2   4  2   2 130
SP  Mark Gubicza        21  29   4.05  10  14  0  29   0   4   2  189.0  172   90   85  13   75  111  800   3   5  1   0 100
SP *Larry Gura          36  31   5.18  12   9  0  25   1   3   0  168.7  175  102   97  26   67   68  732   0   4  0   3  78
SP *Charlie Leibrandt   27  23   3.63  11   7  0  23   0   0   0  143.7  158   65   58  11   38   53  621   5   3  1   2 111
SP *Mike Jones          24  23   4.89   2   3  0  12   8   0   0   81.0   86   48   44  10   36   43  359   2   1  0   1  83
SP *Danny Jackson       22  15   4.26   2   6  0  11   3   1   0   76.0   84   41   36   4   35   40  338   3   5  2   0  95

CL  Dan Quisenberry     31  72   2.64   6   3 44   0  67   0   0  129.3  121   39   38  10   12   41  506   0   0  0   4 153
RP  Joe Beckwith        29  49   3.40   8   4  2   1  24   0   0  100.7   92   39   38  13   25   75  410   4   2  1   1 119
RP  Mark Huismann       26  38   4.20   3   3  3   0  23   0   0   75.0   84   38   35   7   21   54  324   3   1  0   3  96
RP  Bret Saberhagen     20  38   3.48  10  11  1  18   9   2   1  157.7  138   71   61  13   36   73  634   7   2  1   4 116
RP *Paul Splittorff     37  12   7.71   1   3  0   3   6   0   0   28.0   47   30   24   3   10    4  138   0   0  0   0  52

    Frank Wills         25  10   5.11   2   3  0   5   2   0   0   37.0   39   21   21   3   13   21  161   2   0  0   0  79
    Leon Roberts        33   1  27.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    1.0    4    3    3   1    1    1    8   0   0  0   0  15
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.9 162   3.92  84  78 50 162 144  18   9 1444.0 1426  686  629 136  433  724 6076  31  27  8  20 103
    Rank among 14 AL teams          7   6   9  2          11   6      7    4    5        3    1   11

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
DSlaught    1009 112 123  547   44  11   8  .982   2  17  65  38
JWathan      421  49  59  213   21   6   2  .975   1  13  29  13
LPujols       13   1   4    9    0   0   0 1.000   0   1   0   0
OSanchez       1   0   1    1    0   0   0 1.000   0   0   0   0
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1444 162 162  770   65  17  10  .980   3  31  94  51
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .991 *9.75
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
SBalboni    1035 123 125 1102   79  15 102  .987 10.27
DIorg        328  38  43  357   22   2  33  .995 10.38
JWathan       77   1  33   91   10   0   8 1.000 11.76
GPryor         3   0   1    0    1   0   0 1.000  3.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162 1550  112  17 143  .990 10.36
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .980 *5.24
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FWhite      1108 126 129  299  425  11  97  .985  5.88
BBiancalana  160  16  29   34   50   1  15  .988  4.72
GPryor       134  16  22   28   49   2  14  .975  5.16
OConcepcion   40   4   6   11   15   0   6 1.000  5.85
JOrta          1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  372  539  14 132  .985  5.68
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .950 *2.75
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GBrett       789 101 101   59  201  14  18  .949  2.96
GPryor       595  55 105   59  138   6  13  .970  2.98
TAshford      39   4   9    2    8   1   1  .909  2.27
BDent         10   1   2    2    1   0   0 1.000  2.70
DIorg          7   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
OConcepcion    2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JScranton      1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  122  348  21  32  .957  2.93
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .962 *4.76
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
OConcepcion  698  79  85  105  280  11  53  .972  4.96
UWashington  476  54  61   81  166  10  40  .961  4.67
BBiancalana  231  26  33   28   94   7  13  .946  4.75
BDent         27   2   9    2    5   0   0 1.000  2.33
GPryor         9   1   2    0    2   0   0 1.000  2.00
JScranton      2   0   1    0    1   0   1 1.000  4.50
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  216  548  28 107  .965  4.76
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .982 *2.27
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DMotley      826  91 105  219    4   3   0  .987  2.43
BDavis       256  29  34   60    2   3   1  .954  2.17
DIorg        128  17  18   34    0   1   0  .971  2.39
JOrta        114  14  14   24    0   1   0  .960  1.89
LRoberts      53   6  10   11    0   0   0 1.000  1.87
LJones        49   3  13   13    0   0   0 1.000  2.35
DLeeper       12   1   2    4    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
JWathan        4   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  365    6   8   1  .979  2.31
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .986 *3.01
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
WWilson     1129 128 128  378    6   4   2  .990  3.06
PSheridan    278  30  35   79    0   1   0  .987  2.56
LJones        29   3   7    6    0   1   0  .857  1.86
DMotley        7   1   3    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.57
BDavis         1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  465    6   6   2  .987  2.94
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .979 *2.23
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
PSheridan    811  90 101  199    7   3   2  .986  2.28
DMotley      303  35  45   84    2   2   2  .977  2.55
LJones       165  18  29   28    0   1   0  .966  1.53
JOrta         98  12  12   26    0   0   0 1.000  2.37
LRoberts      37   4   7   13    0   0   0 1.000  3.16
DIorg         20   2   4    6    1   0   1 1.000  3.15
BDavis         8   1   1    1    0   0   0 1.000  1.12
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  357   10   6   5  .984  2.29
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .983 *2.51  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
DMotley     1137 127 138  301    7   5   2  .984  2.44
WWilson     1129 128 128  383    6   4   2  .990  3.10
PSheridan   1089 120 134  273    8   4   1  .986  2.32
BDavis       265  30  35   69    2   3   1  .959  2.40
LJones       243  24  45   51    0   2   0  .962  1.88
JOrta        212  26  26   48    0   1   0  .980  2.03
DIorg        148  19  22   42    0   1   0  .977  2.55
LRoberts      90  10  16   24    0   0   0 1.000  2.40
DLeeper       12   1   2    4    0   0   0 1.000  3.00
JWathan        4   1   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1444 162 162 1195   23  20   6  .984  2.53 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .958 *1.79
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BBlack       257  35  35   13   51   2   2  .970  2.24
MGubicza     189  29  29   19   31   2   1  .962  2.38
LGura        168  25  31    6   30   0   1 1.000  1.92
BSaberhagen  157  18  38   15   22   1   1  .974  2.11
CLeibrandt   143  23  23    9   15   3   1  .889  1.50
DQuisenberr  129   0  72   15   29   0   1 1.000  3.06
JBeckwith    100   1  49   10   12   0   1 1.000  1.97
MJones        81  12  23    2    7   0   0 1.000  1.00
DJackson      76  11  15    6    7   1   2  .929  1.54
MHuismann     75   0  38    7   10   3   0  .850  2.04
FWills        37   5  10    3    2   2   0  .714  1.22
PSplittorff   28   3  12    2    9   0   0 1.000  3.54
LRoberts       1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1444 162 162  107  225  14  10  .960  2.07
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Des. Hitter   G
------------+---
HMcRae        94
JOrta         83
DIorg          5
JWathan        4
LRoberts       3
BDavis         2
SBalboni       1
BBiancalana    1
DLeeper        1
GPryor         1
DSlaught       1
------------+---

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageWilson.301
On-base %Wilson.350
Slugging %White.445
OPSMotley.760
GamesMotley146
At BatsWilson541
Plate Appearances (approx.)Wilson588
RunsWilson81
HitsWilson163
Total BasesMotley230
DoublesSlaught27
TriplesWilson9
Home RunsBalboni28
RBIBalboni77
Bases on BallsBalboni45
StrikeoutsBalboni139
Stolen BasesWilson47
SinglesWilson128
Adjusted OPS+Motley108
Runs CreatedWilson82
Adjusted Batting RunsBalboni12
Batting WinsBalboni1.2
Extra-Base HitsBalboni53
Times on BaseWilson205
Offensive Win%Wilson.594
Hit By PitchBalboni4
Sac. HitsSlaught8
Sac. FliesMcRae9
Intentional WalksOrta8
Grounded into Double PlaysMotley23
Caught StealingMotley12
Power/Speed NumberMotley12.0
At Bats per StrikeoutWilson9.7
At Bats per Home RunWhite28.2
OutsMotley415

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERABlack3.12
WinsBlack17
Won-Loss %Leibrandt.611
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Black1.128
Hits Allowed/9IPBlack7.91
Bases on Balls/9IPBlack2.24
Strikeouts/9IPGubicza5.29
GamesQuisenberry72
SavesQuisenberry44
InningsBlack257.0
StrikeoutsBlack140
Games StartedBlack35
Comp. GamesBlack8
ShutoutsGubicza2
Home Runs Allow.Gura26
Bases On Balls Allow.Gubicza75
Hits AllowedBlack226
SO to WalkBlack2.19
LossesGubicza14
Earned Runs Allow.Gura97
Wild PitchesSaberhagen7
Hit BatsmenGubicza and Jackson5
Batters FacedBlack1045
Games FinishedQuisenberry67
Adjusted ERA+Black130

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