1986 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1986 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 654 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Steve Balboni, who led the team with 29 home runs and 88 RBI. Willie Wilson led the team with 170 hits for a .269 average. Willie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 673 runs and had a team ERA of 3.82. Leading the team in wins was Charlie Leibrandt, with 14. Mark Gubicza racked up 118 strkeouts to lead the team. Dan Quisenberry was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Balboni | 1B | 138 | 512 | 54 | 117 | 29 | 88 | 0 | .286 | .451 | .737 | .229 |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | 100 | 190 | 24 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .298 | .337 | .635 | .242 |
| George Brett | 3B | 124 | 441 | 70 | 128 | 16 | 73 | 1 | .401 | .481 | .882 | .290 |
| Rondin Johnson | 2B | 11 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .323 | .581 | .258 |
| Bill Pecota | 3B | 12 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .276 | .570 | .207 |
| Greg Pryor | 3B | 63 | 112 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .191 | .205 | .396 | .170 |
| Angel Salazar | SS | 117 | 298 | 24 | 73 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .266 | .326 | .592 | .245 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 1B | 28 | 96 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .440 | .448 | .888 | .323 |
| Frank White | 2B | 151 | 566 | 76 | 154 | 22 | 84 | 4 | .322 | .465 | .787 | .272 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Brewer | OF | 12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .222 | .472 | .167 |
| Bo Jackson | OF | 25 | 82 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 3 | .286 | .329 | .615 | .207 |
| Lynn Jones | OF | 67 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .170 | .396 | .128 |
| Mike Kingery | OF | 62 | 209 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 7 | .296 | .388 | .684 | .258 |
| Rudy Law | OF | 87 | 307 | 42 | 80 | 1 | 36 | 14 | .327 | .388 | .715 | .261 |
| Darryl Motley | OF | 72 | 217 | 22 | 44 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .241 | .350 | .591 | .203 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 134 | 508 | 80 | 146 | 8 | 44 | 26 | .357 | .411 | .768 | .287 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 156 | 631 | 77 | 170 | 9 | 44 | 34 | .313 | .366 | .679 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Bell | C | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 80 | 219 | 24 | 47 | 8 | 26 | 0 | .273 | .370 | .643 | .215 |
| Jim Sundberg | C | 140 | 429 | 41 | 91 | 12 | 42 | 1 | .303 | .322 | .625 | .212 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hal McRae | DH | 112 | 278 | 22 | 70 | 7 | 37 | 0 | .298 | .378 | .676 | .252 |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 106 | 336 | 35 | 93 | 9 | 46 | 0 | .321 | .411 | .732 | .277 |
| Dwight Taylor | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5561 | 654 | 1403 | 137 | 618 | 97 | .312 | .390 | .702 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Bankhead | 24 | 17 | 121 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 94 | 37 | 4.61 | 1.306 | |||
| Buddy Black | 56 | 4 | 121 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 9 | 68 | 43 | 3.20 | 1.182 | |||
| David Cone | 11 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5.56 | 1.850 | |||
| Steve Farr | 56 | 0 | 109.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 8 | 83 | 39 | 3.13 | 1.180 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 35 | 24 | 180.7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 118 | 84 | 3.64 | 1.323 | |||
| Alan Hargesheimer | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6.23 | 1.923 | |||
| Mark Huismann | 10 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4.15 | 1.387 | |||
| Danny Jackson | 32 | 27 | 185.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1 | 115 | 79 | 3.20 | 1.379 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 35 | 34 | 231.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 108 | 63 | 4.09 | 1.301 | |||
| Dennis Leonard | 33 | 30 | 192.7 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 0 | 114 | 51 | 4.44 | 1.339 | |||
| Dan Quisenberry | 62 | 0 | 81.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 12 | 36 | 24 | 2.77 | 1.427 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 30 | 25 | 156 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 112 | 29 | 4.15 | 1.244 | |||
| Steve Shields | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.805 | |||
| Team Totals | 392 | 162 | 1440.7 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 31 | 888 | 479 | 3.82 | 1.313 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Wilson | 156 |
| At Bats | Willie Wilson | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Wilson | 675 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .290 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .401 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .481 |
| OPS | George Brett | .882 |
| Runs | Lonnie Smith | 80 |
| Hits | Willie Wilson | 170 |
| Total Bases | Frank White | 263 |
| Doubles | Frank White | 37 |
| Triples | Lonnie Smith and Willie Wilson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Steve Balboni | 29 |
| RBI | Steve Balboni | 88 |
| Walks | George Brett | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Balboni | 146 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Lonnie Smith | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Angel Salazar | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank White | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lonnie Smith and Frank White | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Charlie Leibrandt | 14 |
| Losses | Dennis Leonard | 13 |
| Saves | Dan Quisenberry | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Mark Gubicza | .667 |
| ERA | Danny Jackson | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Charlie Leibrandt | 1.301 |
| Innings Pitched | Charlie Leibrandt | 231.3 |
| Games | Dan Quisenberry | 62 |
| Games Started | Charlie Leibrandt | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Mark Gubicza | 118 |
| Complete Games | Charlie Leibrandt | 8 |
| Shutouts | Mark Gubicza, Dennis Leonard, and Bret Saberhagen | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Charlie Leibrandt | 975 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dennis Leonard | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt | 54 |
| Triples Allowed | Dennis Leonard and Bret Saberhagen | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Gubicza | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Buddy Black | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Danny Jackson | 24 |
