1996 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 75-86. They scored 746 runs and belted 123 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. The offense was powered by Craig Paquette, who led the team with 22 home runs and 67 RBI. Jose Offerman led the team with 170 hits for a .303 average. Tom Goodwin had a great year on the basepaths with 66 stolen bases.
The team allowed 786 runs and had a team ERA of 4.55. Tim Belcher was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Kevin Appier struck out 207 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 | ||||||||||||
| David Howard | SS | 143 | 420 | 51 | 92 | 4 | 48 | 5 | .291 | .305 | .596 | .219 |
| Keith Lockhart | 2B | 138 | 433 | 49 | 118 | 7 | 55 | 11 | .319 | .411 | .730 | .273 |
| Jose Offerman | 1B | 151 | 561 | 85 | 170 | 5 | 47 | 24 | .384 | .417 | .801 | .303 |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 118 | 429 | 61 | 111 | 22 | 67 | 5 | .296 | .452 | .748 | .259 |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 110 | 337 | 36 | 102 | 6 | 47 | 13 | .351 | .433 | .784 | .303 |
| Bip Roberts | 2B | 90 | 339 | 39 | 96 | 0 | 52 | 12 | .331 | .357 | .688 | .283 |
| Kevin Young | 1B | 55 | 132 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 3 | .301 | .470 | .771 | .242 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Damon | OF | 145 | 517 | 61 | 140 | 6 | 50 | 25 | .313 | .368 | .681 | .271 |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | 143 | 524 | 80 | 148 | 1 | 35 | 66 | .334 | .330 | .664 | .282 |
| Pat Lennon | OF | 14 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .378 | .333 | .711 | .233 |
| Rod Myers | OF | 22 | 63 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .357 | .444 | .801 | .286 |
| Les Norman | OF | 54 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .122 | .354 | .122 |
| Jon Nunnally | OF | 35 | 90 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .308 | .456 | .764 | .211 |
| Chris Stynes | OF | 36 | 92 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .309 | .359 | .668 | .293 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 108 | 339 | 55 | 88 | 12 | 53 | 10 | .346 | .442 | .788 | .260 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sal Fasano | C | 51 | 143 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 1 | .283 | .343 | .626 | .203 |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | 112 | 379 | 58 | 104 | 19 | 54 | 3 | .339 | .499 | .838 | .274 |
| Henry Mercedes | C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Mike Sweeney | C | 50 | 165 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .358 | .412 | .770 | .279 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Hamelin | DH | 89 | 239 | 31 | 61 | 9 | 40 | 5 | .391 | .435 | .826 | .255 |
| Joe Vitiello | DH | 85 | 257 | 29 | 62 | 8 | 40 | 2 | .342 | .401 | .743 | .241 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5542 | 746 | 1477 | 123 | 689 | 195 | .329 | .398 | .727 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Appier | 32 | 32 | 211.3 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 207 | 75 | 3.62 | 1.264 | |||
| Tim Belcher | 35 | 35 | 238.7 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 113 | 68 | 3.92 | 1.382 | |||
| Brian Bevil | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5.73 | 1.273 | |||
| Jaime Bluma | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.100 | |||
| Terry Clark | 12 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7.79 | 2.023 | |||
| Jeff Granger | 15 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 6.61 | 1.902 | |||
| Mark Gubicza | 19 | 19 | 119.3 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 55 | 34 | 5.13 | 1.391 | |||
| Chris Haney | 35 | 35 | 228 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 115 | 51 | 4.70 | 1.395 | |||
| Rick Huisman | 22 | 0 | 29.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 4.60 | 1.468 | |||
| Jason Jacome | 49 | 2 | 47.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 4.72 | 1.866 | |||
| Doug Linton | 21 | 18 | 104 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 87 | 26 | 5.02 | 1.317 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 38 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 5.67 | 1.519 | |||
| Jeff Montgomery | 48 | 0 | 63.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 24 | 45 | 19 | 4.26 | 1.232 | |||
| Hipolito Pichardo | 57 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 5.43 | 1.471 | |||
| Tim Pugh | 19 | 1 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 5.45 | 1.488 | |||
| Ken Robinson | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Jose Rosado | 16 | 16 | 106.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 3.21 | 1.190 | |||
| Bob Scanlan | 9 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.18 | 1.416 | |||
| Julio Valera | 31 | 2 | 61.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 6.46 | 1.664 | |||
| Team Totals | 483 | 161 | 1449.8 | 75 | 86 | .466 | 35 | 926 | 460 | 4.55 | 1.395 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Offerman | 151 |
| At Bats | Jose Offerman | 561 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Offerman | 645 |
| Batting Average | Jose Offerman | .303 |
| On-Base % | Jose Offerman | .384 |
| Slugging % | Jose Offerman | .417 |
| OPS | Jose Offerman | .801 |
| Runs | Jose Offerman | 85 |
| Hits | Jose Offerman | 170 |
| Total Bases | Jose Offerman | 234 |
| Doubles | Keith Lockhart and Jose Offerman | 33 |
| Triples | Jose Offerman | 8 |
| Home Runs | Craig Paquette | 22 |
| RBI | Craig Paquette | 67 |
| Walks | Jose Offerman | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Craig Paquette | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Tom Goodwin | 66 |
| Caught Stealing | Tom Goodwin | 22 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Goodwin | 21 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bip Roberts | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Vitiello | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tim Belcher | 15 |
| Losses | Chris Haney | 14 |
| Saves | Jeff Montgomery | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Tim Belcher | .577 |
| ERA | Kevin Appier | 3.62 |
| WHIP | Kevin Appier | 1.264 |
| Innings Pitched | Tim Belcher | 238.7 |
| Games | Hipolito Pichardo | 57 |
| Games Started | Tim Belcher and Chris Haney | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Kevin Appier | 207 |
| Complete Games | Kevin Appier | 5 |
| Shutouts | Kevin Appier, Tim Belcher, Mark Gubicza, Chris Haney, and Jose Rosado | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Tim Belcher | 1021 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chris Haney | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Chris Haney | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Kevin Appier | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chris Haney | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Chris Haney | 58 |
| Triples Allowed | Tim Belcher | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Kevin Appier | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Doug Linton | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tim Belcher | 31 |
