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1997 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
67-94, Finished 5th in AL Central Division
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Scored 747 runs, Allowed 820 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-87
Managed by Bob Boone and Tony Muser

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,517,638 (10th of 14)
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1996/1998) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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

November 13, 1996

Signed Juan Brito as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.

November 20, 1996

Les Norman granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1996

Traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jamie Brewington. The Kansas City Royals sent Ramon Martinez (December 9, 1996) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

December 5, 1996

Released Kevin Young.

December 13, 1996

Traded Jeff Granger, Joe Randa, Jeff Wallace, and Jeff Martin (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Jay Bell and Jeff King.

December 16, 1996

Signed Scott Cooper as a free agent.

December 27, 1996

Signed Jim Converse as a free agent.

January 14, 1997

Signed Mitch Williams as a free agent.

January 16, 1997

Signed Ryan Thompson as a free agent.

January 17, 1997

Signed Derek Lilliquist as a free agent.

January 28, 1997

Traded Melvin Bunch to the Montreal Expos. Received Yamil Benitez.

January 29, 1997

Signed Hector Ortiz as a free agent.

February 21, 1997

Signed Alexis Gomez as an amateur free agent.

March 2, 1997

Signed Randy Veres as a free agent.

March 4, 1997

Released Doug Linton.

March 14, 1997

Selected Doug Johns off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

March 26, 1997

Released Bob Hamelin.

Released Bob Scanlan.

Purchased Tim Spehr from the Boston Red Sox.

Released Ryan Thompson.

March 27, 1997

Traded Keith Lockhart and Michael Tucker to the Atlanta Braves. Received Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker.

April 17, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Todd Van Poppel as a free agent.

April 30, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Brad Pennington as a free agent.

Signed Mike Williams as a free agent.

May 2, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Mike Perez as a free agent.

May 8, 1997 (Standings)

Jason Jacome selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.

May 12, 1997 (Standings)

Released Mitch Williams.

May 25, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Gregg Olson as a free agent.

May 27, 1997 (Standings)

Selected Larry Casian off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

Released Tim Spehr.

May 29, 1997 (Standings)

Released Doug Johns.

May 30, 1997 (Standings)

Received Rudy Seanez from the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.

June 2, 1997 (Standings)

Released Jim Converse.

June 3, 1997 (Standings)

Drafted Dan Reichert in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1997.

Drafted Jeremy Affeldt in the 3rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1997.

Drafted Jason Anderson in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Joe Dillon in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1997.

Drafted Kris Wilson in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1997.

Drafted Jason Gilfillan in the 12th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.

Drafted Chris Sampson in the 41st round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Tonis in the 52nd round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 6, 1997 (Standings)

Released Todd Van Poppel.

June 26, 1997 (Standings)

Purchased Ricky Bones from the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 15, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Jon Nunnally and Chris Stynes to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.

July 25, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Tom Goodwin to the Texas Rangers. Received Dean Palmer.

July 29, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Jamie Brewington to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Jason Grimsley.

Traded Matt Treanor to the Florida Marlins. Received Matt Whisenant.

July 30, 1997 (Standings)

Released Jason Simontacchi.

August 22, 1997 (Standings)

Released Mike Perez.

August 25, 1997 (Standings)

Released Larry Casian.

August 26, 1997 (Standings)

Released Randy Veres.

August 30, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Bip Roberts to the Cleveland Indians. Received Roland de la Maza.

October 3, 1997 (Standings)

Scott Cooper granted Free Agency.

October 15, 1997 (Standings)

Jason Grimsley granted Free Agency.

Chris Hatcher granted Free Agency.

Craig Paquette granted Free Agency.

Brad Pennington granted Free Agency.

Mike Williams granted Free Agency.

October 17, 1997

Raul Gonzalez granted Free Agency.

Kevin Hodges granted Free Agency.

Rudy Seanez granted Free Agency.

October 27, 1997

Dean Palmer granted Free Agency.

October 28, 1997

David Howard granted Free Agency.

Mike Macfarlane granted Free Agency.

Gregg Olson granted Free Agency.

October 29, 1997

Chili Davis granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1997

Hipolito Pichardo granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1997

Jay Bell granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1997

Ricky Bones granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1997

Yamil Benitez selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

Hector Carrasco selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 49th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

November 20, 1997

Traded Blaine Mull (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Jeff Conine.

November 22, 1997

Signed Raul Gonzalez as a free agent.

November 25, 1997

Signed Mike Macfarlane as a free agent.

December 1, 1997

Selected Orlando Miller off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

December 4, 1997

Signed Hipolito Pichardo as a free agent.

December 15, 1997

Signed Dean Palmer as a free agent.

December 16, 1997

Signed Runelvys Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

December 17, 1997

Signed Luis Ortiz as a free agent.

December 21, 1997

Orlando Miller granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1997

Signed Hal Morris as a free agent.

January 5, 1998

Signed Brian Barber as a free agent.

January 12, 1998

Signed Chris Hammond as a free agent.

January 20, 1998

Signed Terry Pendleton as a free agent.

Signed Lee Smith as a free agent.

January 22, 1998

Signed Pat Rapp as a free agent.

February, 1998

Signed Chris Hatcher as a free agent.

March 9, 1998

Signed Scott Leius as a free agent.

March 17, 1998

Purchased Ernie Young from the Oakland Athletics.

March 23, 1998

Released Chris Hammond.

March 26, 1998

Selected Danny Rios off waivers from the New York Yankees.


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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