2003 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 2003 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 836 runs and belted 162 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Carlos Beltran, who led the team with 26 home runs and 100 RBI. Raul Ibanez led the team with 179 hits for a .294 average. Carlos Beltran had a great year on the basepaths with 41 stolen bases.
The team allowed 867 runs and had a team ERA of 5.07. Darrell May led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 115 strikeouts. Mike MacDougal was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Brent Abernathy | 2B | 10 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .074 | .181 | .074 |
| Angel Berroa | SS | 158 | 567 | 92 | 163 | 17 | 73 | 21 | .338 | .451 | .789 | .287 |
| Morgan Burkhart | 1B | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .200 |
| Travis Dawkins | 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Carlos Febles | 2B | 74 | 196 | 31 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .299 | .260 | .559 | .235 |
| Ken Harvey | 1B | 135 | 485 | 50 | 129 | 13 | 64 | 2 | .313 | .408 | .721 | .266 |
| Mendy Lopez | 1B | 52 | 94 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .306 | .447 | .753 | .277 |
| Julius Matos | 3B | 28 | 57 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .276 | .386 | .662 | .263 |
| Jarrod Patterson | 3B | 13 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .182 | .462 | .182 |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 131 | 502 | 80 | 146 | 16 | 72 | 1 | .348 | .452 | .800 | .291 |
| Desi Relaford | 2B | 141 | 500 | 70 | 127 | 8 | 59 | 20 | .315 | .376 | .691 | .254 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Beltran | OF | 141 | 521 | 102 | 160 | 26 | 100 | 41 | .389 | .522 | .911 | .307 |
| Brandon Berger | OF | 13 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .324 | .219 | .543 | .219 |
| Dee Brown | OF | 50 | 132 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .280 | .326 | .606 | .227 |
| David DeJesus | OF | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .571 | 1.015 | .286 |
| Aaron Guiel | OF | 99 | 354 | 63 | 98 | 15 | 52 | 3 | .346 | .489 | .835 | .277 |
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 157 | 608 | 95 | 179 | 18 | 90 | 8 | .345 | .454 | .799 | .294 |
| Rontrez Johnson | OF | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 104 | 389 | 61 | 102 | 13 | 55 | 8 | .331 | .440 | .771 | .262 |
| Rondell White | OF | 22 | 75 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .400 | .613 | 1.013 | .347 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Difelice | C | 62 | 189 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .299 | .397 | .696 | .254 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 113 | 372 | 39 | 91 | 6 | 36 | 0 | .307 | .344 | .651 | .245 |
| Tom Prince | C | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mike Sweeney | DH | 108 | 392 | 62 | 115 | 16 | 83 | 3 | .391 | .467 | .858 | .293 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5568 | 836 | 1526 | 162 | 781 | 120 | .333 | .427 | .760 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Abbott | 10 | 8 | 47.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 5.29 | 1.530 | |||
| Jeremy Affeldt | 36 | 18 | 126 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 98 | 38 | 3.93 | 1.302 | |||
| Brian Anderson | 7 | 7 | 49.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 3.99 | 1.227 | |||
| Kevin Appier | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4.26 | 1.158 | |||
| Miguel Asencio | 8 | 8 | 48.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 5.21 | 1.553 | |||
| Ryan Bukvich | 9 | 0 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9.58 | 2.039 | |||
| D.J. Carrasco | 50 | 2 | 80.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 57 | 40 | 4.82 | 1.519 | |||
| Rick DeHart | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Nate Field | 19 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.521 | |||
| Chris George | 18 | 18 | 93.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 39 | 44 | 7.11 | 1.750 | |||
| Jason Gilfillan | 13 | 0 | 16.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 7.71 | 1.963 | |||
| Jimmy Gobble | 9 | 9 | 52.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 4.61 | 1.347 | |||
| Jason Grimsley | 76 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 5.16 | 1.653 | |||
| Runelvys Hernandez | 16 | 16 | 91.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 4.61 | 1.352 | |||
| Jeremy Hill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Curt Leskanic | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1.73 | 1.038 | |||
| Al Levine | 18 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2.53 | 1.549 | |||
| Jose Lima | 14 | 14 | 73.3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 4.91 | 1.446 | |||
| Graeme Lloyd | 16 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1.95 | 2.927 | |||
| Albie Lopez | 15 | 0 | 22.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 12.71 | 2.555 | |||
| Sean Lowe | 28 | 0 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 6.25 | 1.700 | |||
| Mike MacDougal | 68 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 27 | 57 | 32 | 4.08 | 1.500 | |||
| Darrell May | 35 | 32 | 210 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 115 | 53 | 3.77 | 1.190 | |||
| Scott Mullen | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16.62 | 3.721 | |||
| Kyle Snyder | 15 | 15 | 85.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 5.17 | 1.348 | |||
| Brad Voyles | 11 | 3 | 31.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 7.47 | 2.077 | |||
| Les Walrond | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1.12 | 2.250 | |||
| Kris Wilson | 29 | 4 | 72.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 5.33 | 1.486 | |||
| Jamey Wright | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 4.26 | 1.344 | |||
| Team Totals | 569 | 162 | 1438.6 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 36 | 865 | 566 | 5.07 | 1.484 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Angel Berroa | 158 |
| At Bats | Raul Ibanez | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Raul Ibanez | 671 |
| Batting Average | Carlos Beltran | .307 |
| On-Base % | Carlos Beltran | .389 |
| Slugging % | Carlos Beltran | .522 |
| OPS | Carlos Beltran | .911 |
| Runs | Carlos Beltran | 102 |
| Hits | Raul Ibanez | 179 |
| Total Bases | Raul Ibanez | 276 |
| Doubles | Raul Ibanez | 33 |
| Triples | Carlos Beltran | 10 |
| Home Runs | Carlos Beltran | 26 |
| RBI | Carlos Beltran | 100 |
| Walks | Carlos Beltran | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Angel Berroa | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Carlos Beltran | 41 |
| Caught Stealing | Michael Tucker | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Angel Berroa | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Raul Ibanez | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Harvey | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Darrell May | 10 |
| Losses | Darrell May | 8 |
| Saves | Mike MacDougal | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Chris George | .600 |
| ERA | Darrell May | 3.77 |
| WHIP | Darrell May | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Darrell May | 210 |
| Games | Jason Grimsley | 76 |
| Games Started | Darrell May | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Darrell May | 115 |
| Complete Games | Brian Anderson, Darrell May, and Jamey Wright | 2 |
| Shutouts | Brian Anderson, Darrell May, and Jamey Wright | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Darrell May | 868 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Darrell May | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Darrell May | 197 |
| Walks Allowed | Darrell May | 53 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Darrell May | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Darrell May | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Darrell May | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | D.J. Carrasco and Mike MacDougal | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike MacDougal | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | D.J. Carrasco | 13 |



