1984 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1984 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 673 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Steve Balboni, who led the team with 28 home runs and 77 RBI. Willie Wilson led the team with 163 hits for a .301 average. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 47 stolen bases.
The team allowed 686 runs and had a team ERA of 3.92. Buddy Black led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 140 strikeouts. Dan Quisenberry was the team's best fireman, with 44 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tucker Ashford | 3B | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .231 | .445 | .154 |
| Steve Balboni | 1B | 126 | 438 | 58 | 107 | 28 | 77 | 0 | .320 | .498 | .818 | .244 |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | 66 | 134 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .229 | .299 | .528 | .194 |
| George Brett | 3B | 104 | 377 | 42 | 107 | 13 | 69 | 0 | .344 | .459 | .803 | .284 |
| Onix Concepcion | SS | 90 | 287 | 36 | 81 | 1 | 23 | 9 | .319 | .338 | .657 | .282 |
| Bucky Dent | SS | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .733 | .333 |
| Dane Iorg | 1B | 78 | 235 | 27 | 60 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .287 | .404 | .691 | .255 |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 123 | 270 | 32 | 71 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .301 | .356 | .657 | .263 |
| Jim Scranton | 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| U L Washington | SS | 63 | 170 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .281 | .276 | .557 | .224 |
| Frank White | 2B | 129 | 479 | 58 | 130 | 17 | 56 | 5 | .311 | .445 | .756 | .271 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Butch Davis | OF | 41 | 116 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .211 | .224 | .435 | .147 |
| Lynn Jones | OF | 47 | 103 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .330 | .388 | .718 | .301 |
| Dave Leeper | OF | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 146 | 522 | 64 | 148 | 15 | 70 | 10 | .319 | .441 | .760 | .284 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 29 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .289 | .589 | .222 |
| Pat Sheridan | OF | 138 | 481 | 64 | 136 | 8 | 53 | 19 | .338 | .399 | .737 | .283 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 128 | 541 | 81 | 163 | 2 | 44 | 47 | .350 | .390 | .740 | .301 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Luis Pujols | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Orlando Sanchez | C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .200 | .300 | .100 |
| Don Slaught | C | 124 | 409 | 48 | 108 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .297 | .379 | .676 | .264 |
| John Wathan | C | 97 | 171 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .271 | .269 | .540 | .181 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 106 | 317 | 30 | 96 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .363 | .397 | .760 | .303 |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 122 | 403 | 50 | 120 | 9 | 50 | 0 | .343 | .457 | .800 | .298 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5543 | 673 | 1487 | 117 | 639 | 106 | .315 | .399 | .714 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beckwith | 49 | 1 | 100.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2 | 75 | 25 | 3.40 | 1.162 | |||
| Buddy Black | 35 | 35 | 257 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 140 | 64 | 3.12 | 1.128 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 29 | 29 | 189 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 111 | 75 | 4.05 | 1.307 | |||
| Larry Gura | 31 | 25 | 168.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 68 | 67 | 5.18 | 1.434 | |||
| Mark Huismann | 38 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 54 | 21 | 4.20 | 1.400 | |||
| Danny Jackson | 15 | 11 | 76 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 4.26 | 1.566 | |||
| Mike Jones | 23 | 12 | 81 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 4.89 | 1.506 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 23 | 23 | 143.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 53 | 38 | 3.63 | 1.364 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 72 | 0 | 129.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 44 | 41 | 12 | 2.64 | 1.029 | |||
| Leon Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 38 | 18 | 157.7 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 1 | 73 | 36 | 3.48 | 1.103 | |||
| Paul Splittorff | 12 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7.71 | 2.036 | |||
| Frank Wills | 10 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5.11 | 1.405 | |||
| Team Totals | 376 | 162 | 1444.1 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 50 | 724 | 433 | 3.92 | 1.287 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Darryl Motley | 146 |
| At Bats | Willie Wilson | 541 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Wilson | 588 |
| Batting Average | Willie Wilson | .301 |
| On-Base % | Willie Wilson | .350 |
| Slugging % | Frank White | .445 |
| OPS | Darryl Motley | .760 |
| Runs | Willie Wilson | 81 |
| Hits | Willie Wilson | 163 |
| Total Bases | Darryl Motley | 230 |
| Doubles | Don Slaught | 27 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Steve Balboni | 28 |
| RBI | Steve Balboni | 77 |
| Walks | Steve Balboni | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Balboni | 139 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 47 |
| Caught Stealing | Darryl Motley | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Slaught | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Hal McRae | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Darryl Motley | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Buddy Black | 17 |
| Losses | Mark Gubicza | 14 |
| Saves | Dan Quisenberry | 44 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Leibrandt | .611 |
| ERA | Buddy Black | 3.12 |
| WHIP | Buddy Black | 1.128 |
| Innings Pitched | Buddy Black | 257 |
| Games | Dan Quisenberry | 72 |
| Games Started | Buddy Black | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Buddy Black | 140 |
| Complete Games | Buddy Black | 8 |
| Shutouts | Mark Gubicza | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Buddy Black | 1045 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Gura | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Buddy Black | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Gura | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Gura | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Buddy Black | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bret Saberhagen | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Gubicza and Danny Jackson | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Gura | 19 |
