1991 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1991 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 727 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Danny Tartabull, who led the team with 31 home runs and 100 RBI. Brian McRae led the team with 164 hits for a .261 average.
The team allowed 722 runs and had a team ERA of 3.92. Kevin Appier and Bret Saberhagen were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Tom Gordon racked up 167 strkeouts to lead the team. Jeff Montgomery led the team with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Todd Benzinger | 1B | 78 | 293 | 29 | 86 | 2 | 40 | 2 | .338 | .386 | .724 | .294 |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 31 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .183 | .395 | .133 |
| Stu Cole | 2B | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .143 | .476 | .143 |
| Warren Cromartie | 1B | 69 | 131 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .381 | .420 | .801 | .313 |
| David Howard | SS | 94 | 236 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .267 | .258 | .525 | .216 |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | 10 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .409 | .409 | .818 | .409 |
| Carmelo Martinez | 1B | 44 | 121 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .351 | .355 | .706 | .207 |
| Russ Morman | 1B | 12 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .261 | .553 | .261 |
| Bill Pecota | 3B | 125 | 398 | 53 | 114 | 6 | 45 | 16 | .356 | .399 | .755 | .286 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | 85 | 234 | 28 | 62 | 1 | 25 | 4 | .350 | .350 | .700 | .265 |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 144 | 369 | 45 | 80 | 5 | 34 | 17 | .283 | .322 | .605 | .217 |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | 122 | 385 | 44 | 102 | 6 | 51 | 3 | .322 | .361 | .683 | .265 |
| Paul Zuvella | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Clark | OF | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .200 | .473 | .200 |
| Jim Eisenreich | OF | 135 | 375 | 47 | 113 | 2 | 47 | 5 | .333 | .392 | .725 | .301 |
| Kirk Gibson | OF | 132 | 462 | 81 | 109 | 16 | 55 | 18 | .341 | .403 | .744 | .236 |
| Brian McRae | OF | 152 | 629 | 86 | 164 | 8 | 64 | 20 | .288 | .372 | .660 | .261 |
| Bobby Moore | OF | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .429 | .829 | .357 |
| Harvey Pulliam | OF | 18 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .576 | .909 | .273 |
| Danny Tartabull | OF | 132 | 484 | 78 | 153 | 31 | 100 | 6 | .397 | .593 | .990 | .316 |
| Gary Thurman | OF | 80 | 184 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 13 | 15 | .320 | .359 | .679 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 84 | 267 | 34 | 74 | 13 | 41 | 1 | .330 | .506 | .836 | .277 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 85 | 231 | 22 | 58 | 3 | 31 | 2 | .315 | .325 | .640 | .251 |
| Jorge Pedre | C | 10 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .421 | .785 | .263 |
| Tim Spehr | C | 37 | 74 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .282 | .378 | .660 | .189 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| George Brett | DH | 131 | 505 | 77 | 129 | 10 | 61 | 2 | .327 | .402 | .729 | .255 |
| Terry Puhl | DH | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .222 | .555 | .222 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5584 | 727 | 1475 | 117 | 689 | 119 | .326 | .394 | .719 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 34 | 31 | 207.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 158 | 61 | 3.42 | 1.281 | |||
| Luis Aquino | 38 | 18 | 157 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3 | 80 | 47 | 3.44 | 1.268 | |||
| Mike Boddicker | 30 | 29 | 180.7 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 4.08 | 1.367 | |||
| Archie Corbin | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 2.174 | |||
| Steve Crawford | 33 | 0 | 46.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 5.98 | 1.670 | |||
| Mark Davis | 29 | 5 | 62.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 47 | 39 | 4.45 | 1.499 | |||
| Storm Davis | 51 | 9 | 114.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 53 | 46 | 4.96 | 1.627 | |||
| Wes Gardner | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.59 | 1.228 | |||
| Tom Gordon | 45 | 14 | 158 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 1 | 167 | 87 | 3.87 | 1.367 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 26 | 26 | 133 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 89 | 42 | 5.68 | 1.579 | |||
| Joel Johnston | 13 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .40 | 0.807 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 38 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 42 | 23 | 2.45 | 1.418 | |||
| Carlos Maldonado | 5 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8.22 | 2.597 | |||
| Andy McGaffigan | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Jeff Montgomery | 67 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 33 | 77 | 28 | 2.90 | 1.233 | |||
| Bill Pecota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 28 | 28 | 196.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 0 | 136 | 45 | 3.07 | 1.070 | |||
| Dan Schatzeder | 8 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9.45 | 2.687 | |||
| Hector Wagner | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7.20 | 1.900 | |||
| Team Totals | 457 | 162 | 1466.1 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 41 | 1004 | 529 | 3.92 | 1.366 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Brian McRae | 152 |
| At Bats | Brian McRae | 629 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Brian McRae | 663 |
| Batting Average | Danny Tartabull | .316 |
| On-Base % | Danny Tartabull | .397 |
| Slugging % | Danny Tartabull | .593 |
| OPS | Danny Tartabull | .990 |
| Runs | Brian McRae | 86 |
| Hits | Brian McRae | 164 |
| Total Bases | Danny Tartabull | 287 |
| Doubles | George Brett | 40 |
| Triples | Brian McRae | 9 |
| Home Runs | Danny Tartabull | 31 |
| RBI | Danny Tartabull | 100 |
| Walks | Kirk Gibson | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Danny Tartabull | 121 |
| Stolen Bases | Brian McRae | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Brian McRae and Terry Shumpert | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Terry Shumpert | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Brett | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Brett | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kevin Appier and Bret Saberhagen | 13 |
| Losses | Tom Gordon | 14 |
| Saves | Jeff Montgomery | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Bret Saberhagen | .619 |
| ERA | Bret Saberhagen | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Bret Saberhagen | 1.070 |
| Innings Pitched | Kevin Appier | 207.7 |
| Games | Jeff Montgomery | 67 |
| Games Started | Kevin Appier | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Gordon | 167 |
| Complete Games | Bret Saberhagen | 7 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Appier | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Kevin Appier | 881 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mark Gubicza | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Kevin Appier | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Gordon | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Gordon | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Kevin Appier and Mike Boddicker | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Tom Gordon | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Bret Saberhagen | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Boddicker | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Boddicker | 18 |
