1983 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 696 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 25 home runs and 93 RBI. Hal McRae led the team with 183 hits for a .311 average. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 59 stolen bases.
The team allowed 767 runs and had a team ERA of 4.26. Paul Splittorff led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 61 strikeouts. Dan Quisenberry was the team's best fireman, with 45 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Aikens | 1B | 125 | 410 | 49 | 124 | 23 | 72 | 0 | .373 | .539 | .912 | .302 |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| George Brett | 3B | 123 | 464 | 90 | 144 | 25 | 93 | 0 | .385 | .563 | .948 | .310 |
| Onix Concepcion | 3B | 80 | 219 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 10 | .282 | .320 | .602 | .242 |
| Ron Johnson | 1B | 9 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .259 | .592 | .259 |
| Cliff Pastornicky | 3B | 10 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 | .313 | .438 | .125 |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 68 | 115 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .260 | .278 | .538 | .217 |
| Joe Simpson | 1B | 91 | 119 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .248 | .218 | .466 | .168 |
| U L Washington | SS | 144 | 547 | 76 | 129 | 5 | 41 | 40 | .298 | .320 | .618 | .236 |
| Frank White | 2B | 146 | 549 | 52 | 143 | 11 | 77 | 13 | .283 | .406 | .689 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Butch Davis | OF | 33 | 122 | 13 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .359 | .508 | .867 | .344 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 38 | 87 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .242 | .253 | .495 | .207 |
| Jerry Martin | OF | 13 | 44 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .313 | .500 | .813 | .318 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 19 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .264 | .441 | .705 | .235 |
| Amos Otis | OF | 98 | 356 | 35 | 93 | 4 | 41 | 5 | .313 | .357 | .670 | .261 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 84 | 213 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 24 | 1 | .313 | .404 | .717 | .258 |
| Pat Sheridan | OF | 109 | 333 | 43 | 90 | 7 | 36 | 12 | .312 | .381 | .693 | .270 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 137 | 576 | 90 | 159 | 2 | 33 | 59 | .316 | .352 | .668 | .276 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Don Slaught | C | 83 | 276 | 21 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 3 | .336 | .388 | .724 | .312 |
| John Wathan | C | 128 | 437 | 49 | 107 | 2 | 32 | 28 | .289 | .314 | .603 | .245 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 157 | 589 | 84 | 183 | 12 | 82 | 2 | .372 | .462 | .834 | .311 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5598 | 696 | 1515 | 109 | 653 | 182 | .318 | .397 | .715 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Armstrong | 58 | 0 | 102.7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 3.86 | 1.276 | |||
| Buddy Black | 24 | 24 | 161.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 3.79 | 1.252 | |||
| Vida Blue | 19 | 14 | 85.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 53 | 35 | 6.01 | 1.536 | |||
| Bill Castro | 18 | 0 | 40.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 6.64 | 1.548 | |||
| Keith Creel | 25 | 10 | 89.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 6.35 | 1.691 | |||
| Larry Gura | 34 | 31 | 200.3 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 0 | 57 | 76 | 4.90 | 1.478 | |||
| Don Hood | 27 | 0 | 47.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 2.27 | 1.300 | |||
| Mark Huismann | 13 | 0 | 30.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 5.58 | 1.498 | |||
| Danny Jackson | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5.21 | 1.684 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 10 | 10 | 63 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 3.71 | 1.397 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 14 | 14 | 84.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 4.27 | 1.471 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 69 | 0 | 139 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 45 | 48 | 11 | 1.94 | 0.928 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 11 | 9 | 52.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 4.78 | 1.575 | |||
| Steve Renko | 25 | 17 | 121.3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 54 | 36 | 4.30 | 1.484 | |||
| Joe Simpson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 27 | 27 | 156 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 61 | 52 | 3.63 | 1.353 | |||
| Bob Tufts | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8.10 | 3.134 | |||
| Frank Wills | 6 | 4 | 34.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 4.15 | 1.441 | |||
| Team Totals | 392 | 163 | 1437.7 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 49 | 593 | 471 | 4.26 | 1.395 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hal McRae | 157 |
| At Bats | Hal McRae | 589 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hal McRae | 654 |
| Batting Average | Hal McRae | .311 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .385 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .563 |
| OPS | George Brett | .948 |
| Runs | George Brett and Willie Wilson | 90 |
| Hits | Hal McRae | 183 |
| Total Bases | Hal McRae | 272 |
| Doubles | Hal McRae | 41 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 8 |
| Home Runs | George Brett | 25 |
| RBI | George Brett | 93 |
| Walks | George Brett | 57 |
| Strikeouts | U L Washington | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 59 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Wilson | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | U L Washington | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank White | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hal McRae and Frank White | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Paul Splittorff | 13 |
| Losses | Larry Gura | 18 |
| Saves | Dan Quisenberry | 45 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Splittorff | .619 |
| ERA | Larry Gura | 4.90 |
| WHIP | Larry Gura | 1.478 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Gura | 200.3 |
| Games | Dan Quisenberry | 69 |
| Games Started | Larry Gura | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Splittorff | 61 |
| Complete Games | Larry Gura | 5 |
| Shutouts | Gaylord Perry and Eric Rasmussen | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Gura | 881 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Gura | 109 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Gura | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Gura | 76 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Gura | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Gura | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Gura | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Vida Blue | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Gura | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Gura | 24 |
