1985 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1985 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 687 runs and belted 154 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. Steve Balboni led the team in home runs with 36. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 112 RBI and 184 hits. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 639 runs and had a team ERA of 3.49. Bret Saberhagen led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 158 strikeouts. Dan Quisenberry led the team with 37 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Balboni | 1B | 160 | 600 | 74 | 146 | 36 | 88 | 1 | .307 | .477 | .784 | .243 |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | 81 | 138 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .277 | .261 | .538 | .188 |
| George Brett | 3B | 155 | 550 | 108 | 184 | 30 | 112 | 9 | .436 | .585 | 1.021 | .335 |
| Onix Concepcion | SS | 131 | 314 | 32 | 64 | 2 | 20 | 4 | .255 | .245 | .500 | .204 |
| Bob Hegman | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 63 | 114 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .270 | .272 | .542 | .219 |
| Jim Scranton | SS | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank White | 2B | 149 | 563 | 62 | 140 | 22 | 69 | 10 | .284 | .414 | .698 | .249 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dane Iorg | OF | 64 | 130 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .268 | .331 | .599 | .223 |
| Lynn Jones | OF | 110 | 152 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .261 | .257 | .518 | .211 |
| Dave Leeper | OF | 15 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .114 | .088 | .202 | .088 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 24 | 70 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .280 | .429 | .709 | .243 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 123 | 383 | 45 | 85 | 17 | 49 | 6 | .257 | .413 | .670 | .222 |
| Pat Sheridan | OF | 78 | 206 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 17 | 11 | .307 | .335 | .642 | .228 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 120 | 448 | 77 | 115 | 6 | 41 | 40 | .321 | .366 | .687 | .257 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 141 | 605 | 87 | 168 | 4 | 43 | 43 | .316 | .408 | .724 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Quirk | C | 19 | 57 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .305 | .368 | .673 | .281 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 115 | 367 | 38 | 90 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .308 | .381 | .689 | .245 |
| John Wathan | C | 60 | 145 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .319 | .324 | .643 | .234 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 112 | 320 | 41 | 83 | 14 | 70 | 0 | .349 | .450 | .799 | .259 |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 110 | 300 | 32 | 80 | 4 | 45 | 2 | .317 | .383 | .700 | .267 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5500 | 687 | 1384 | 154 | 657 | 128 | .311 | .401 | .712 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beckwith | 49 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 80 | 32 | 4.07 | 1.379 | |||
| Buddy Black | 33 | 33 | 205.7 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 122 | 59 | 4.33 | 1.337 | |||
| Steve Farr | 16 | 3 | 37.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 3.11 | 1.432 | |||
| Tony Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7.94 | 1.404 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 29 | 28 | 177.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 99 | 77 | 4.06 | 1.337 | |||
| Larry Gura | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12.46 | 2.558 | |||
| Mark Huismann | 9 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.93 | 0.909 | |||
| Danny Jackson | 32 | 32 | 208 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 0 | 114 | 76 | 3.42 | 1.370 | |||
| Mike Jones | 33 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 4.78 | 1.578 | |||
| Mike LaCoss | 21 | 0 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 5.09 | 1.916 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 33 | 33 | 237.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 108 | 68 | 2.69 | 1.224 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 84 | 0 | 129 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 37 | 54 | 16 | 2.37 | 1.225 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 32 | 32 | 235.3 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 0 | 158 | 38 | 2.87 | 1.058 | |||
| Team Totals | 378 | 162 | 1461.1 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 41 | 846 | 463 | 3.49 | 1.298 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Balboni | 160 |
| At Bats | Willie Wilson | 605 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Brett | 665 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .335 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .436 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .585 |
| OPS | George Brett | 1.021 |
| Runs | George Brett | 108 |
| Hits | George Brett | 184 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 322 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 38 |
| Triples | Willie Wilson | 21 |
| Home Runs | Steve Balboni | 36 |
| RBI | George Brett | 112 |
| Walks | George Brett | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Balboni | 166 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Willie Wilson | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Onix Concepcion | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Brett | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Darryl Motley | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bret Saberhagen | 20 |
| Losses | Buddy Black | 15 |
| Saves | Dan Quisenberry | 37 |
| Won-Loss % | Bret Saberhagen | .769 |
| ERA | Charlie Leibrandt | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Bret Saberhagen | 1.058 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Leibrandt | 237.7 |
| Games | Dan Quisenberry | 84 |
| Games Started | Buddy Black and Charlie Leibrandt | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bret Saberhagen | 158 |
| Complete Games | Bret Saberhagen | 10 |
| Shutouts | Danny Jackson and Charlie Leibrandt | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Leibrandt | 983 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Buddy Black | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Buddy Black | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Danny Jackson | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Gubicza | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Buddy Black | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Danny Jackson | 26 |
