2001 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 2001 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 729 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Mike Sweeney provided the power for the team with 29 homers. The offense was powered by Carlos Beltran, who led the team with 101 RBI and 189 hits. Carlos Beltran had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 858 runs and had a team ERA of 4.87. Jeff Suppan led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 120 strikeouts. Roberto Hernandez was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alicea | 2B | 113 | 387 | 44 | 106 | 4 | 32 | 8 | .320 | .367 | .687 | .274 |
| Angel Berroa | SS | 15 | 53 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .339 | .340 | .679 | .302 |
| Wilson Delgado | SS | 14 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .120 | .334 | .120 |
| Carlos Febles | 2B | 79 | 292 | 45 | 69 | 8 | 25 | 5 | .291 | .363 | .654 | .236 |
| Ken Harvey | 1B | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .250 |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 98 | 200 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .328 | .405 | .733 | .250 |
| Luis Ordaz | 2B | 28 | 56 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .295 | .304 | .599 | .250 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 49 | 199 | 18 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .277 | .302 | .579 | .241 |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 151 | 581 | 59 | 147 | 13 | 83 | 3 | .307 | .386 | .693 | .253 |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 100 | 390 | 46 | 118 | 0 | 28 | 9 | .322 | .364 | .686 | .303 |
| Mike Sweeney | 1B | 147 | 559 | 97 | 170 | 29 | 99 | 10 | .374 | .542 | .916 | .304 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Beltran | OF | 155 | 617 | 106 | 189 | 24 | 101 | 31 | .362 | .514 | .876 | .306 |
| Brandon Berger | OF | 6 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .389 | .875 | 1.264 | .313 |
| Dee Brown | OF | 106 | 380 | 39 | 93 | 7 | 40 | 5 | .286 | .350 | .636 | .245 |
| Endy Chavez | OF | 29 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .237 | .234 | .471 | .208 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 97 | 367 | 50 | 100 | 13 | 47 | 7 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .272 |
| Trent Hubbard | OF | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .417 | .667 | .250 |
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 104 | 279 | 44 | 78 | 13 | 54 | 0 | .353 | .495 | .848 | .280 |
| Mark Quinn | OF | 118 | 453 | 57 | 122 | 17 | 60 | 9 | .298 | .459 | .757 | .269 |
| Donnie Sadler | OF | 54 | 101 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .212 | .158 | .370 | .129 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sal Fasano | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| A.J. Hinch | C | 45 | 121 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .226 | .331 | .557 | .157 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 51 | 166 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .283 | .313 | .596 | .241 |
| Hector Ortiz | C | 56 | 154 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .293 | .299 | .592 | .247 |
| Greg Zaun | C | 39 | 125 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .377 | .536 | .913 | .320 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5643 | 729 | 1503 | 152 | 691 | 100 | .316 | .409 | .726 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff Austin | 21 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 5.54 | 1.577 | |||
| Cory Bailey | 53 | 0 | 67.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 3.48 | 1.337 | |||
| Paul Byrd | 16 | 15 | 93.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 4.05 | 1.415 | |||
| Tony Cogan | 39 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 5.84 | 1.822 | |||
| Chad Durbin | 29 | 29 | 179 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 95 | 58 | 4.93 | 1.447 | |||
| Chris George | 13 | 13 | 74 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 5.59 | 1.365 | |||
| Jason Grimsley | 73 | 0 | 80.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 61 | 28 | 3.02 | 1.233 | |||
| Doug Henry | 53 | 0 | 75.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 57 | 45 | 6.07 | 1.585 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | 63 | 0 | 67.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 28 | 46 | 26 | 4.12 | 1.403 | |||
| Mike MacDougal | 3 | 3 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4.70 | 1.438 | |||
| Brian Meadows | 10 | 10 | 50.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 6.97 | 1.690 | |||
| Scott Mullen | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4.50 | 2.200 | |||
| Dan Reichert | 27 | 19 | 123 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 77 | 67 | 5.63 | 1.610 | |||
| Jose Santiago | 20 | 0 | 29.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6.75 | 1.672 | |||
| Blake Stein | 36 | 15 | 131 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 113 | 79 | 4.74 | 1.458 | |||
| Jeff Suppan | 34 | 34 | 218.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 120 | 74 | 4.37 | 1.379 | |||
| Mac Suzuki | 15 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 5.30 | 1.536 | |||
| Brad Voyles | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.398 | |||
| Kris Wilson | 29 | 15 | 109.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 67 | 32 | 5.19 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 558 | 162 | 1439.8 | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30 | 911 | 576 | 4.87 | 1.468 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Carlos Beltran | 155 |
| At Bats | Carlos Beltran | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Carlos Beltran | 680 |
| Batting Average | Carlos Beltran | .306 |
| On-Base % | Mike Sweeney | .374 |
| Slugging % | Mike Sweeney | .542 |
| OPS | Mike Sweeney | .916 |
| Runs | Carlos Beltran | 106 |
| Hits | Carlos Beltran | 189 |
| Total Bases | Carlos Beltran | 317 |
| Doubles | Mike Sweeney | 46 |
| Triples | Carlos Beltran | 12 |
| Home Runs | Mike Sweeney | 29 |
| RBI | Carlos Beltran | 101 |
| Walks | Mike Sweeney | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Carlos Beltran | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Carlos Beltran | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Alicea | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rey Sanchez | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jermaine Dye, Joe Randa, and Mike Sweeney | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark Quinn | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jeff Suppan | 10 |
| Losses | Chad Durbin | 16 |
| Saves | Roberto Hernandez | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Dan Reichert | .500 |
| ERA | Jeff Suppan | 4.37 |
| WHIP | Jeff Suppan | 1.379 |
| Innings Pitched | Jeff Suppan | 218.3 |
| Games | Jason Grimsley | 73 |
| Games Started | Jeff Suppan | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Suppan | 120 |
| Complete Games | Chad Durbin | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jeff Suppan | 946 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Blake Stein | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chad Durbin, Jeff Suppan, and Kris Wilson | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Dan Reichert | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jeff Suppan | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dan Reichert | 25 |
