1979 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 851 runs and belted 116 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 23 home runs and 212 hits. Darrell Porter knocked in 112 runs. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 83 stolen bases.
The team allowed 816 runs and had a team ERA of 4.45. Leading the team in wins was Paul Splittorff, with 15. Dennis Leonard led the team with 126 strikeouts. Al Hrabosky led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| German Barranca | 2B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .600 | .800 | 1.400 | .600 |
| George Brett | 3B | 154 | 645 | 119 | 212 | 23 | 107 | 17 | .376 | .563 | .939 | .329 |
| Todd Cruz | SS | 55 | 118 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .224 | .314 | .538 | .203 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 132 | 408 | 54 | 113 | 3 | 56 | 2 | .334 | .380 | .714 | .277 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 106 | 306 | 30 | 77 | 1 | 37 | 11 | .293 | .317 | .610 | .252 |
| George Scott | 1B | 44 | 146 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .329 | .370 | .699 | .267 |
| Jerry Terrell | 3B | 31 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .317 | .450 | .767 | .300 |
| U L Washington | SS | 101 | 268 | 32 | 68 | 2 | 25 | 10 | .299 | .358 | .657 | .254 |
| John Wathan | 1B | 90 | 199 | 26 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 2 | .227 | .302 | .529 | .206 |
| Frank White | 2B | 127 | 467 | 73 | 124 | 10 | 48 | 28 | .300 | .403 | .703 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 58 | 116 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .384 | .388 | .772 | .267 |
| Al Cowens | OF | 136 | 516 | 69 | 152 | 9 | 73 | 10 | .345 | .409 | .754 | .295 |
| Clint Hurdle | OF | 59 | 171 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .343 | .386 | .729 | .240 |
| Jim Nettles | OF | 11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .087 | .279 | .087 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 151 | 577 | 100 | 170 | 18 | 90 | 30 | .369 | .444 | .813 | .295 |
| Tom Poquette | OF | 21 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .214 | .192 | .406 | .192 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 154 | 588 | 113 | 185 | 6 | 49 | 83 | .351 | .420 | .771 | .315 |
| Joe Zdeb | OF | 15 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .304 | .544 | .174 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gaudet | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 157 | 533 | 101 | 155 | 20 | 112 | 3 | .421 | .484 | .905 | .291 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 51 | 79 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .353 | .443 | .796 | .304 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 101 | 393 | 55 | 113 | 10 | 74 | 5 | .351 | .466 | .817 | .288 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5653 | 851 | 1596 | 116 | 791 | 207 | .340 | .422 | .762 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Busby | 22 | 12 | 94.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 64 | 3.63 | 1.432 | |||
| Craig Chamberlain | 10 | 10 | 69.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 3.75 | 1.234 | |||
| Gary Christenson | 6 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.38 | 1.121 | |||
| Craig Eaton | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.100 | |||
| Rich Gale | 34 | 31 | 181.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 103 | 99 | 5.65 | 1.629 | |||
| Larry Gura | 39 | 33 | 233.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 85 | 73 | 4.47 | 1.279 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 58 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 3.74 | 1.662 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 32 | 32 | 236 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 126 | 56 | 4.08 | 1.195 | |||
| Renie Martin | 25 | 0 | 34.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 5.19 | 1.326 | |||
| Steve Mingori | 30 | 1 | 46.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 5.79 | 1.842 | |||
| Bill Paschall | 7 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6.59 | 1.679 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 31 | 7 | 94.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 4.58 | 1.379 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 32 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3.15 | 1.225 | |||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 29 | 1 | 74.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 26 | 34 | 4.84 | 1.521 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 36 | 35 | 240 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 4.24 | 1.354 | |||
| Jerry Terrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| George Throop | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 4.444 | |||
| Team Totals | 401 | 162 | 1448.5 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 27 | 640 | 536 | 4.45 | 1.390 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darrell Porter | 157 |
| At Bats | George Brett | 645 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Brett | 701 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .329 |
| On-Base % | Darrell Porter | .421 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .563 |
| OPS | George Brett | .939 |
| Runs | George Brett | 119 |
| Hits | George Brett | 212 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 363 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 42 |
| Triples | George Brett | 20 |
| Home Runs | George Brett | 23 |
| RBI | Darrell Porter | 112 |
| Walks | Darrell Porter | 121 |
| Strikeouts | Amos Otis and Willie Wilson | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 83 |
| Caught Stealing | Freddie Patek and Willie Wilson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Willie Wilson | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Darrell Porter | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pete LaCock | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Paul Splittorff | 15 |
| Losses | Paul Splittorff | 17 |
| Saves | Al Hrabosky | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Hrabosky | .692 |
| ERA | Dennis Leonard | 4.08 |
| WHIP | Dennis Leonard | 1.195 |
| Innings Pitched | Paul Splittorff | 240 |
| Games | Al Hrabosky | 58 |
| Games Started | Paul Splittorff | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Leonard | 126 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Leonard | 12 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Leonard | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Paul Splittorff | 1026 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Gura | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Rich Gale | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 33 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Gura | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Splittorff | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Leonard | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Gura | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Splittorff | 23 |
