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84-77, Finished 3rd in AL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John Wathan (84-77)
Scored 704 runs, Allowed 648 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-74
Ballparks: Royals Stadium · Attendance: 2,350,181 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Anderson | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Nov 29, 1956 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Luis Aquino | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 155 | May 19, 1964 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Steve Balboni | 31 | R | R | 6' 3" | 225 | Jan 16, 1957 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -0.7 | $350,000 | |
| Floyd Bannister | 33 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Jun 10, 1955 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $900,000 | |
| Buddy Black | 31 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Jun 30, 1957 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $635,000 | |
| Thad Bosley | 31 | L | L | 6' 3" | 175 | Sep 17, 1956 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | $400,000 | |
| George Brett HOF | 35 | L | R | 6' 0" | 185 | May 15, 1953 | 16 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | $2,305,000 | All-Star |
| Bill Buckner | 38 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Dec 14, 1949 | 20 | 89 | 59 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 0 | -1.0 | $ | |
| Nick Capra | 30 | R | R | 5' 8" | 165 | Mar 8, 1958 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Jose de Jesus | 23 | R | R | 6' 5" | 175 | Jan 6, 1965 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Luis de los Santos | 21 | R | R | 6' 5" | 205 | Dec 29, 1966 | 1st | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Eisenreich | 29 | L | L | 5' 11" | 180 | Apr 18, 1959 | 5 | 82 | 45 | 82 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 66 | 13 | 10 | 6 | -0.5 | $90,000 | |
| Steve Farr | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 198 | Dec 12, 1956 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | $225,000 | |
| Gene Garber | 40 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 13, 1947 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $500,000 | |
| Jerry Gleaton | 30 | L | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Sep 14, 1957 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $120,000 | |
| Tom Gordon | 20 | R | R | 5' 9" | 160 | Nov 18, 1967 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Mark Gubicza | 25 | R | R | 6' 6" | 215 | Aug 14, 1962 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | $635,000 | All-Star |
| Ed Hearn | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Aug 23, 1960 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | $80,000 | |
| Bo Jackson | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Nov 30, 1962 | 3 | 124 | 120 | 124 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5 | 15 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | $383,000 | |
| Mark Lee | 23 | L | L | 6' 3" | 198 | Jul 20, 1964 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 31 | R | L | 6' 3" | 195 | Oct 4, 1956 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | $1,250,000 | |
| Mike Macfarlane | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Apr 12, 1964 | 2 | 70 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 | $62,500 | |
| Scotti Madison | 28 | B | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Sep 12, 1959 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | $65,000 | |
| Jeff Montgomery | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 7, 1962 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $63,500 | |
| Dave Owen | 30 | B | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 25, 1958 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Larry Owen | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | May 31, 1955 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $110,000 | |
| Rey Palacios | 25 | R | R | 5' 10" | 190 | Nov 8, 1962 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Bill Pecota | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Feb 16, 1960 | 3 | 90 | 49 | 90 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 0.4 | $65,000 | |
| Ted Power | 33 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Jan 31, 1955 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $575,000 | |
| Jamie Quirk | 33 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 22, 1954 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.8 | $335,000 | |
| Dan Quisenberry | 35 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Feb 7, 1953 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $1,562,350 | |
| Bret Saberhagen | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Apr 11, 1964 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $1,100,000 | |
| Israel Sanchez | 24 | L | L | 5' 9" | 170 | Aug 20, 1963 | 1st | 19 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 26, 1962 | 3 | 149 | 148 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | $175,000 | |
| Kurt Stillwell | 23 | B | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jun 4, 1965 | 3 | 128 | 121 | 128 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.6 | $137,500 | All-Star |
| Pat Tabler | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Feb 2, 1958 | 8 | 89 | 80 | 89 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | $ | |
| Danny Tartabull | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Oct 30, 1962 | 5 | 146 | 142 | 146 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 | $330,000 | |
| Gary Thurman | 23 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Nov 12, 1964 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -0.8 | $62,500 | |
| Brad Wellman | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 17, 1959 | 7 | 71 | 27 | 71 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.3 | $125,000 | |
| Frank White | 37 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Sep 4, 1950 | 16 | 150 | 142 | 150 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | $825,000 | |
| Willie Wilson | 32 | B | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Jul 9, 1955 | 13 | 147 | 141 | 147 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | $1,383,712 | |
| 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 |