1980 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1980 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 97-65. They scored 809 runs and belted 115 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 24 home runs and 118 RBI. Willie Wilson led the team with 230 hits for a .326 average. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 79 stolen bases.
The team allowed 694 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Dennis Leonard led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 155 strikeouts. Dan Quisenberry was the team's best fireman, with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Aikens | 1B | 151 | 543 | 70 | 151 | 20 | 98 | 1 | .356 | .433 | .789 | .278 |
| George Brett | 3B | 117 | 449 | 87 | 175 | 24 | 118 | 15 | .454 | .664 | 1.118 | .390 |
| Manny Castillo | 3B | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Dave Chalk | 3B | 69 | 167 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .326 | .341 | .667 | .251 |
| Onix Concepcion | SS | 12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .266 | .133 |
| Pete LaCock | 1B | 114 | 156 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .284 | .263 | .547 | .205 |
| Rance Mulliniks | SS | 36 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .339 | .315 | .654 | .259 |
| Ken Phelps | 1B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jamie Quirk | 3B | 62 | 163 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 21 | 3 | .305 | .399 | .704 | .276 |
| U L Washington | SS | 153 | 549 | 79 | 150 | 6 | 53 | 20 | .336 | .375 | .711 | .273 |
| Frank White | 2B | 154 | 560 | 70 | 148 | 7 | 60 | 19 | .289 | .357 | .646 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .043 | .163 | .043 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 25 | 53 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .377 | .377 | .754 | .340 |
| Bob Detherage | OF | 20 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .308 |
| Clint Hurdle | OF | 130 | 395 | 50 | 116 | 10 | 60 | 0 | .349 | .458 | .807 | .294 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 107 | 394 | 56 | 99 | 10 | 53 | 16 | .316 | .383 | .699 | .251 |
| Jerry Terrell | OF | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .126 | .063 |
| Rusty Torres | OF | 51 | 72 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .167 | .417 | .167 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 161 | 705 | 133 | 230 | 3 | 49 | 79 | .357 | .421 | .778 | .326 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Darrell Porter | C | 118 | 418 | 51 | 104 | 7 | 51 | 1 | .354 | .342 | .696 | .249 |
| John Wathan | C | 126 | 453 | 57 | 138 | 6 | 58 | 17 | .377 | .406 | .783 | .305 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| German Barranca | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Hal McRae | DH | 124 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 14 | 83 | 10 | .342 | .483 | .825 | .297 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5714 | 809 | 1633 | 115 | 766 | 185 | .343 | .413 | .756 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Brett | 8 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .00 | 0.977 | |||
| Steve Busby | 11 | 6 | 42.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 6.17 | 1.844 | |||
| Craig Chamberlain | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6.75 | 1.613 | |||
| Gary Christenson | 24 | 0 | 31.3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 5.17 | 1.693 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.32 | 2.045 | |||
| Rich Gale | 32 | 28 | 190.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 1 | 97 | 78 | 3.92 | 1.295 | |||
| Larry Gura | 36 | 36 | 283.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 113 | 76 | 2.95 | 1.228 | |||
| Mike Jones | 3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11.57 | 2.340 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 38 | 38 | 280.3 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 155 | 80 | 3.79 | 1.252 | |||
| Renie Martin | 32 | 20 | 137.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 68 | 70 | 4.39 | 1.479 | |||
| Marty Pattin | 37 | 0 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 3.64 | 1.348 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 75 | 0 | 128.3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 3.09 | 1.216 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 34 | 33 | 204 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 53 | 43 | 4.15 | 1.368 | |||
| Jerry Terrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Jeff Twitty | 13 | 0 | 22.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6.04 | 1.794 | |||
| Team Totals | 363 | 162 | 1459.1 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 42 | 614 | 465 | 3.84 | 1.344 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Wilson | 161 |
| At Bats | Willie Wilson | 705 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Wilson | 745 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .390 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .454 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .664 |
| OPS | George Brett | 1.118 |
| Runs | Willie Wilson | 133 |
| Hits | Willie Wilson | 230 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 298 |
| Doubles | Hal McRae | 39 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 15 |
| Home Runs | George Brett | 24 |
| RBI | George Brett | 118 |
| Walks | Darrell Porter | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Willie Aikens | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 79 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Wilson | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | U L Washington | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Amos Otis | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Willie Aikens | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dennis Leonard | 20 |
| Losses | Dennis Leonard and Paul Splittorff | 11 |
| Saves | Dan Quisenberry | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Leonard | .645 |
| ERA | Larry Gura | 2.95 |
| WHIP | Larry Gura | 1.228 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Gura | 283.3 |
| Games | Dan Quisenberry | 75 |
| Games Started | Dennis Leonard | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Dennis Leonard | 155 |
| Complete Games | Larry Gura | 16 |
| Shutouts | Larry Gura | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Gura | 1175 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Gura | 272 |
| Walks Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 54 |
| Triples Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Dennis Leonard | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Gura | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Splittorff | 25 |
