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64-97, Finished 4th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Tony Muser (64-97)
Scored 856 runs, Allowed 921 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-86
Ballparks: Kauffman Stadium · Attendance: 1,506,068 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103 · 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Dec 6, 1967 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $4,800,000 | |
| Brian Barber | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Mar 4, 1973 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $210,000 | |
| Carlos Beltran | 22 | B | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Apr 24, 1977 | 2 | 156 | 155 | 156 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.4 | $200,000 | |
| Dee Brown | 21 | L | R | 6' 0" | 235 | Mar 27, 1978 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tim Byrdak | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 190 | Oct 31, 1973 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $200,000 | |
| Lance Carter | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Dec 18, 1974 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Johnny Damon | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 205 | Nov 5, 1973 | 5 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 8 | 3 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 | $2,100,000 | |
| Chad Durbin | 21 | R | R | 6' 2" | 225 | Dec 3, 1977 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Jermaine Dye | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Jan 28, 1974 | 4 | 158 | 156 | 158 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | $260,000 | |
| Sal Fasano | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Aug 10, 1971 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $235,000 | |
| Carlos Febles | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | May 24, 1976 | 2 | 123 | 122 | 123 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | $200,000 | |
| Chris Fussell | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | May 19, 1976 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $200,000 | |
| Jeremy Giambi | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Sep 30, 1974 | 2 | 90 | 77 | 90 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 11 | 0 | -0.1 | $200,000 | |
| Jed Hansen | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Aug 19, 1972 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1.2 | $204,000 | |
| Ray Holbert | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Sep 25, 1970 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.3 | $215,000 | |
| Jeff King | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 26, 1964 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $4,000,000 | |
| Chad Kreuter | 34 | B | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Aug 26, 1964 | 12 | 107 | 86 | 107 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.6 | $875,000 | |
| Scott Leius | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Sep 24, 1965 | 9 | 37 | 17 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | -1.0 | $200,000 | |
| Mendy Lopez | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Oct 15, 1973 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Felix Martinez | 25 | B | R | 6' 0" | 170 | May 18, 1974 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Terry Mathews | 34 | L | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Oct 5, 1964 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Jeff Montgomery | 37 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Jan 7, 1962 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | $2,500,000 | |
| Orber Moreno | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 225 | Apr 27, 1977 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $200,000 | |
| Alvin Morman | 30 | L | L | 6' 3" | 210 | Jan 6, 1969 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $365,000 | |
| Dan Murray | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 193 | Nov 21, 1973 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Marc Pisciotta | 28 | R | R | 6' 5" | 240 | Aug 7, 1970 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jim Pittsley | 25 | R | R | 6' 7" | 215 | Apr 3, 1974 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $255,000 | |
| Scott Pose | 32 | L | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Feb 11, 1967 | 3 | 86 | 24 | 86 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 0.0 | $225,000 | |
| Mark Quinn | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 175 | May 21, 1974 | 1st | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | $200,000 | |
| Joe Randa | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Dec 18, 1969 | 5 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $910,000 | |
| Ken Ray | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Nov 27, 1974 | 1st | 13 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Dan Reichert | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Jul 12, 1976 | 1st | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $200,000 | |
| Brad Rigby | 26 | R | R | 6' 6" | 203 | May 14, 1973 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $201,500 | |
| Jose Rosado | 24 | L | L | 6' 0" | 175 | Nov 9, 1974 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | $300,000 | All-Star |
| Glendon Rusch | 24 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Nov 7, 1974 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Rey Sanchez | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Oct 5, 1967 | 9 | 134 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | $1,200,000 | |
| Jose Santiago | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Nov 5, 1974 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $201,000 | |
| Steve Scarsone | 33 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 11, 1966 | 7 | 46 | 17 | 46 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -0.1 | $200,000 | |
| Scott Service | 32 | R | R | 6' 6" | 230 | Feb 26, 1967 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $745,000 | |
| Tim Spehr | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Jul 2, 1966 | 8 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | $330,000 | |
| Blake Stein | 25 | R | R | 6' 7" | 210 | Aug 3, 1973 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $207,500 | |
| Jeff Suppan | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 230 | Jan 2, 1975 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | $235,000 | |
| Larry Sutton | 29 | L | L | 5' 11" | 175 | May 14, 1970 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | -0.6 | $240,000 | |
| Mac Suzuki | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 31, 1975 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Mike Sweeney | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Jul 22, 1973 | 5 | 150 | 145 | 150 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | $265,000 | |
| Joe Vitiello | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Apr 11, 1970 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Derek Wallace | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Sep 1, 1971 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $216,000 | |
| Don Wengert | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Nov 6, 1969 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $260,000 | |
| Matt Whisenant | 28 | R | L | 6' 3" | 215 | Jun 8, 1971 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $270,000 | |
| Jay Witasick | 26 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 28, 1972 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $210,000 | |
| 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 |