1989 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1989 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 690 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Bo Jackson, who led the team with 32 home runs and 105 RBI. Kevin Seitzer led the team with 168 hits for a .281 average.
The team allowed 635 runs and had a team ERA of 3.55. Bret Saberhagen led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 193 strikeouts. Steve Farr and Jeff Montgomery were tied for the team lead in saves with 18.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | 1B | 124 | 457 | 67 | 129 | 12 | 80 | 14 | .362 | .431 | .793 | .282 |
| Bill Buckner | 1B | 79 | 176 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .240 | .267 | .507 | .216 |
| Luis de los Santos | 1B | 28 | 87 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .293 | .310 | .603 | .253 |
| Rey Palacios | 3B | 55 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .216 | .277 | .493 | .170 |
| Bill Pecota | SS | 65 | 83 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .275 | .410 | .685 | .205 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | 160 | 597 | 78 | 168 | 4 | 48 | 17 | .387 | .337 | .724 | .281 |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 130 | 463 | 52 | 121 | 7 | 54 | 9 | .325 | .380 | .705 | .261 |
| Brad Wellman | 2B | 103 | 178 | 30 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 5 | .263 | .287 | .550 | .230 |
| Frank White | 2B | 135 | 418 | 34 | 107 | 2 | 36 | 3 | .307 | .328 | .635 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 134 | 475 | 64 | 139 | 9 | 59 | 27 | .341 | .448 | .789 | .293 |
| Bo Jackson | OF | 135 | 515 | 86 | 132 | 32 | 105 | 26 | .310 | .495 | .805 | .256 |
| Jeff Schulz | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Pat Tabler | OF | 123 | 390 | 36 | 101 | 2 | 42 | 0 | .325 | .308 | .633 | .259 |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 133 | 441 | 54 | 118 | 18 | 62 | 4 | .369 | .440 | .809 | .268 |
| Gary Thurman | OF | 72 | 87 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .311 | .241 | .552 | .195 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 112 | 383 | 58 | 97 | 3 | 43 | 24 | .300 | .358 | .658 | .253 |
| Matt Winters | OF | 42 | 107 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .320 | .346 | .666 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boone | C | 131 | 405 | 33 | 111 | 1 | 43 | 3 | .351 | .323 | .674 | .274 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 69 | 157 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .263 | .299 | .562 | .223 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5475 | 690 | 1428 | 101 | 653 | 154 | .327 | .373 | .700 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 6 | 5 | 21.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 9.14 | 2.120 | |||
| Luis Aquino | 34 | 16 | 141.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 68 | 35 | 3.50 | 1.295 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 14 | 14 | 75.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 4.66 | 1.394 | |||
| Bob Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16.20 | 2.424 | |||
| Stan Clarke | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15.43 | 2.571 | |||
| Steve Crawford | 25 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 2.83 | 1.241 | |||
| Jose De Jesus | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.875 | |||
| Steve Farr | 51 | 2 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 18 | 56 | 22 | 4.12 | 1.532 | |||
| Jerry Gleaton | 15 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5.65 | 1.818 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 49 | 16 | 163 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 153 | 86 | 3.64 | 1.276 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 36 | 36 | 255 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 173 | 63 | 3.04 | 1.235 | |||
| Terry Leach | 30 | 3 | 73.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 4.15 | 1.547 | |||
| Charlie Leibrandt | 33 | 27 | 161 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 73 | 54 | 5.14 | 1.553 | |||
| Rick Luecken | 19 | 0 | 23.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3.42 | 1.519 | |||
| Larry McWilliams | 8 | 5 | 32.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4.13 | 1.193 | |||
| Jeff Montgomery | 63 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 18 | 94 | 25 | 1.37 | 0.989 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 36 | 35 | 262.3 | 23 | 6 | .793 | 0 | 193 | 43 | 2.16 | 0.961 | |||
| Team Totals | 426 | 162 | 1451.6 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 38 | 978 | 455 | 3.55 | 1.288 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kevin Seitzer | 160 |
| At Bats | Kevin Seitzer | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kevin Seitzer | 715 |
| Batting Average | Jim Eisenreich | .293 |
| On-Base % | Kevin Seitzer | .387 |
| Slugging % | Bo Jackson | .495 |
| OPS | Danny Tartabull | .809 |
| Runs | Bo Jackson | 86 |
| Hits | Kevin Seitzer | 168 |
| Total Bases | Bo Jackson | 255 |
| Doubles | Jim Eisenreich | 33 |
| Triples | Jim Eisenreich, Kurt Stillwell, and Willie Wilson | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bo Jackson | 32 |
| RBI | Bo Jackson | 105 |
| Walks | Kevin Seitzer | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Bo Jackson | 172 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Eisenreich | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Bo Jackson | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Boone | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Brett | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Brett | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bret Saberhagen | 23 |
| Losses | Mark Gubicza and Charlie Leibrandt | 11 |
| Saves | Steve Farr and Jeff Montgomery | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Bret Saberhagen | .793 |
| ERA | Bret Saberhagen | 2.16 |
| WHIP | Bret Saberhagen | 0.961 |
| Innings Pitched | Bret Saberhagen | 262.3 |
| Games | Jeff Montgomery | 63 |
| Games Started | Mark Gubicza | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bret Saberhagen | 193 |
| Complete Games | Bret Saberhagen | 12 |
| Shutouts | Bret Saberhagen | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Mark Gubicza | 1060 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Gordon | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt and Bret Saberhagen | 13 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bret Saberhagen | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Charlie Leibrandt and Bret Saberhagen | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Gordon | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Gubicza | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Gordon and Mark Gubicza | 20 |
