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76-86, Finished 3rd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dick Howser (40-48) and Mike Ferraro (36-38)
Scored 654 runs, Allowed 673 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 2,320,794 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
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| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Balboni | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 225 | Jan 16, 1957 | 6 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.9 | $525,000 | |
| Scott Bankhead | 22 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Jul 31, 1963 | 1st | 24 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $60,000 | |
| Terry Bell | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Oct 27, 1962 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Buddy Biancalana | 26 | B | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Feb 2, 1960 | 5 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.5 | $165,000 | |
| Buddy Black | 29 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Jun 30, 1957 | 6 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $645,000 | |
| George Brett HOF | 33 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 15, 1953 | 14 | 124 | 122 | 124 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | $1,471,429 | All-Star |
| Mike Brewer | 26 | R | R | 6' 5" | 190 | Oct 24, 1959 | 1st | 12 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| David Cone | 23 | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jan 2, 1963 | 1st | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $60,000 | |
| Steve Farr | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 198 | Dec 12, 1956 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $85,000 | |
| Mark Gubicza | 23 | R | R | 6' 6" | 215 | Aug 14, 1962 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | $250,000 | |
| Alan Hargesheimer | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Nov 21, 1954 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $67,000 | |
| Mark Huismann | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 11, 1958 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $100,000 | |
| Bo Jackson | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Nov 30, 1962 | 1st | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Danny Jackson | 24 | R | L | 6' 0" | 205 | Jan 5, 1962 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | $175,000 | |
| Rondin Johnson | 27 | B | R | 5' 10" | 160 | Dec 16, 1958 | 1st | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Lynn Jones | 33 | R | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Jan 1, 1953 | 8 | 67 | 10 | 67 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -0.7 | $185,000 | |
| Mike Kingery | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Mar 29, 1961 | 1st | 62 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -0.6 | $60,000 | |
| Rudy Law | 29 | L | L | 6' 1" | 165 | Oct 7, 1956 | 7 | 87 | 75 | 87 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 36 | 93 | 2 | 11 | 0 | -0.1 | $360,000 | |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 29 | R | L | 6' 3" | 195 | Oct 4, 1956 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | $770,000 | |
| Dennis Leonard | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | May 18, 1951 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $883,333 | |
| Hal McRae | 40 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 10, 1945 | 18 | 112 | 58 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 54 | 0 | -0.9 | $650,000 | |
| Darryl Motley | 26 | R | R | 5' 9" | 196 | Jan 21, 1960 | 5 | 72 | 55 | 72 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 1 | -1.7 | $ | |
| Jorge Orta | 35 | L | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Nov 26, 1950 | 15 | 106 | 83 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 22 | 1 | -0.5 | $450,000 | |
| Bill Pecota | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Feb 16, 1960 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Greg Pryor | 36 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Oct 2, 1949 | 10 | 63 | 30 | 63 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1.0 | $293,808 | |
| Jamie Quirk | 31 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 22, 1954 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 80 | 66 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0.4 | $150,000 | |
| Dan Quisenberry | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Feb 7, 1953 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $925,000 | |
| Bret Saberhagen | 22 | R | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Apr 11, 1964 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | $925,000 | |
| Angel Salazar | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Nov 4, 1961 | 3 | 117 | 98 | 117 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | $75,000 | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 26, 1962 | 1st | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Steve Shields | 27 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Nov 30, 1958 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Lonnie Smith | 30 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Dec 22, 1955 | 9 | 134 | 128 | 134 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1.4 | $1,000,000 | |
| Jim Sundberg | 35 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | May 18, 1951 | 13 | 140 | 124 | 140 | 134 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.7 | $653,128 | |
| Dwight Taylor | 26 | L | L | 5' 9" | 166 | Mar 24, 1960 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Frank White | 35 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 4, 1950 | 14 | 151 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.4 | $485,000 | All-Star |
| Willie Wilson | 30 | B | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Jul 9, 1955 | 11 | 156 | 149 | 156 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | $1,175,000 | |
| 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 |