1990 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1990 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 75-86. They scored 707 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Bo Jackson led the team in home runs with 28. The offense was powered by George Brett, who led the team with 87 RBI and 179 hits.
The team allowed 709 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Steve Farr was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Tom Gordon struck out 175 batters to lead the team. Jeff Montgomery led the team with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sean Berry | 3B | 8 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .280 | .348 | .628 | .217 |
| George Brett | 1B | 142 | 544 | 82 | 179 | 14 | 87 | 9 | .387 | .515 | .902 | .329 |
| Jeff Conine | 1B | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .350 | .668 | .250 |
| Steve Jeltz | 2B | 74 | 103 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .200 | .194 | .394 | .155 |
| Bill Pecota | 2B | 87 | 240 | 43 | 58 | 5 | 20 | 8 | .336 | .383 | .719 | .242 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | 158 | 622 | 91 | 171 | 6 | 38 | 7 | .346 | .370 | .716 | .275 |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 32 | 91 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .292 | .363 | .655 | .275 |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 144 | 506 | 60 | 126 | 3 | 51 | 0 | .304 | .352 | .656 | .249 |
| Frank White | 2B | 82 | 241 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .253 | .307 | .560 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 142 | 496 | 61 | 139 | 5 | 51 | 12 | .335 | .397 | .732 | .280 |
| Bo Jackson | OF | 111 | 405 | 74 | 110 | 28 | 78 | 15 | .342 | .523 | .865 | .272 |
| Brian McRae | OF | 46 | 168 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .318 | .405 | .723 | .286 |
| Russ Morman | OF | 12 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .317 | .568 | .885 | .270 |
| Jeff Schulz | OF | 30 | 66 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .319 | .364 | .683 | .258 |
| Pat Tabler | OF | 75 | 195 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .338 | .359 | .697 | .272 |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 88 | 313 | 41 | 84 | 15 | 60 | 1 | .341 | .473 | .814 | .268 |
| Gary Thurman | OF | 23 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .258 | .283 | .541 | .233 |
| Willie Wilson | OF | 115 | 307 | 49 | 89 | 2 | 42 | 24 | .354 | .371 | .725 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boone | C | 40 | 117 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .336 | .265 | .601 | .239 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 124 | 400 | 37 | 102 | 6 | 58 | 1 | .306 | .380 | .686 | .255 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .231 | .606 | .231 |
| Rey Palacios | C | 41 | 56 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .295 | .393 | .688 | .232 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gerald Perry | DH | 133 | 465 | 57 | 118 | 8 | 57 | 17 | .313 | .361 | .674 | .254 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5488 | 707 | 1465 | 100 | 660 | 107 | .326 | .395 | .722 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 32 | 24 | 185.7 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 127 | 54 | 2.76 | 1.255 | |||
| Luis Aquino | 20 | 3 | 68.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 3.16 | 1.259 | |||
| Jay Baller | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15.43 | 2.609 | |||
| Jim Campbell | 2 | 2 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.38 | 1.649 | |||
| Chris Codiroli | 6 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 9.58 | 2.913 | |||
| Steve Crawford | 46 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 4.16 | 1.275 | |||
| Mark Davis | 53 | 3 | 68.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | 73 | 52 | 5.11 | 1.790 | |||
| Storm Davis | 21 | 20 | 112 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 62 | 35 | 4.74 | 1.464 | |||
| Richard Dotson | 8 | 7 | 28.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 8.48 | 1.986 | |||
| Luis Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7.84 | 1.748 | |||
| Steve Farr | 57 | 6 | 127 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 94 | 48 | 1.98 | 1.157 | |||
| Pete Filson | 8 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5.91 | 1.571 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 32 | 32 | 195.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 175 | 99 | 3.73 | 1.490 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 16 | 16 | 94 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 71 | 38 | 4.50 | 1.479 | |||
| Carlos Maldonado | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.167 | |||
| Andy McGaffigan | 24 | 11 | 78.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 49 | 28 | 3.09 | 1.309 | |||
| Larry McWilliams | 13 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9.72 | 2.289 | |||
| Jeff Montgomery | 73 | 0 | 94.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 24 | 94 | 34 | 2.39 | 1.220 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 20 | 20 | 135 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 87 | 28 | 3.27 | 1.289 | |||
| Israel Sanchez | 11 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8.38 | 1.959 | |||
| Dar Smith | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.05 | 1.343 | |||
| Mel Stottlemyre | 13 | 2 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4.88 | 1.502 | |||
| Hector Wagner | 5 | 5 | 23.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 8.10 | 1.845 | |||
| Team Totals | 473 | 161 | 1420.6 | 75 | 86 | .466 | 33 | 1006 | 560 | 3.93 | 1.414 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kevin Seitzer | 158 |
| At Bats | Kevin Seitzer | 622 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Kevin Seitzer | 697 |
| Batting Average | George Brett | .329 |
| On-Base % | George Brett | .387 |
| Slugging % | George Brett | .515 |
| OPS | George Brett | .902 |
| Runs | Kevin Seitzer | 91 |
| Hits | George Brett | 179 |
| Total Bases | George Brett | 280 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 45 |
| Triples | George Brett and Jim Eisenreich | 7 |
| Home Runs | Bo Jackson | 28 |
| RBI | George Brett | 87 |
| Walks | Kevin Seitzer | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Bo Jackson | 128 |
| Stolen Bases | Willie Wilson | 24 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Eisenreich | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Pecota | 6 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Brett and Kurt Stillwell | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Brett | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Farr | 13 |
| Losses | Tom Gordon | 11 |
| Saves | Jeff Montgomery | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Farr | .650 |
| ERA | Kevin Appier | 2.76 |
| WHIP | Kevin Appier | 1.255 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Gordon | 195.3 |
| Games | Jeff Montgomery | 73 |
| Games Started | Tom Gordon | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Gordon | 175 |
| Complete Games | Tom Gordon | 6 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Appier | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Gordon | 858 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Gordon | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Gordon | 192 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Gordon | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Gordon | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Gordon | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Gordon | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Gordon | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kevin Appier | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Kevin Appier | 21 |
