2005 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 2005 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 56-106. They scored 701 runs and belted 126 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Mike Sweeney provided the power for the team with 21 homers. Emil Brown knocked in 86 runs. Angel Berroa led the team with 164 hits for a .270 average.
The team allowed 935 runs and had a team ERA of 5.56. Runelvys Hernandez led the team with 8 wins. Zack Greinke racked up 114 strkeouts to lead the team. Mike MacDougal was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Angel Berroa | SS | 159 | 608 | 68 | 164 | 11 | 55 | 7 | .305 | .375 | .680 | .270 |
| Andres Blanco | 2B | 26 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .220 | .241 | .461 | .215 |
| Ruben Gotay | 2B | 86 | 282 | 32 | 64 | 5 | 29 | 2 | .288 | .344 | .632 | .227 |
| Tony Graffanino | 1B | 59 | 191 | 29 | 57 | 3 | 18 | 3 | .377 | .393 | .770 | .298 |
| Denny Hocking | 2B | 23 | 60 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .371 | .283 | .654 | .267 |
| Justin Huber | 1B | 25 | 78 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .271 | .256 | .527 | .218 |
| Joe McEwing | 3B | 83 | 180 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .263 | .294 | .557 | .239 |
| Donnie Murphy | 2B | 32 | 77 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .241 | .260 | .501 | .156 |
| Matt Stairs | 1B | 127 | 396 | 55 | 109 | 13 | 66 | 1 | .373 | .444 | .817 | .275 |
| Mark Teahen | 3B | 130 | 447 | 60 | 110 | 7 | 55 | 7 | .309 | .376 | .685 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chip Ambres | OF | 53 | 145 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | .323 | .379 | .702 | .241 |
| Emil Brown | OF | 150 | 545 | 75 | 156 | 17 | 86 | 10 | .349 | .455 | .804 | .286 |
| Shane Costa | OF | 27 | 81 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .287 | .333 | .620 | .235 |
| David DeJesus | OF | 122 | 461 | 69 | 135 | 9 | 56 | 5 | .359 | .445 | .804 | .293 |
| Matt Diaz | OF | 34 | 89 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .323 | .404 | .727 | .281 |
| Aaron Guiel | OF | 33 | 109 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .355 | .450 | .805 | .294 |
| Terrence Long | OF | 137 | 455 | 62 | 127 | 6 | 53 | 3 | .321 | .378 | .699 | .279 |
| Eli Marrero | OF | 32 | 88 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .222 | .341 | .563 | .159 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Buck | C | 118 | 401 | 40 | 97 | 12 | 47 | 2 | .287 | .389 | .676 | .242 |
| Alberto Castillo | C | 34 | 100 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .292 | .310 | .602 | .210 |
| Paul Phillips | C | 23 | 67 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .269 | .403 | .672 | .269 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ken Harvey | DH | 12 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .271 | .356 | .627 | .222 |
| Calvin Pickering | DH | 7 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .226 | .259 | .485 | .148 |
| Mike Sweeney | DH | 122 | 470 | 63 | 141 | 21 | 83 | 3 | .347 | .517 | .864 | .300 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5503 | 701 | 1445 | 126 | 653 | 53 | .317 | .396 | .714 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Affeldt | 49 | 0 | 49.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 5.26 | 1.710 | |||
| Brian Anderson | 6 | 6 | 30.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.401 | |||
| Denny Bautista | 7 | 7 | 35.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 5.80 | 1.485 | |||
| Jonah Bayliss | 11 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4.63 | 0.940 | |||
| Ambiorix Burgos | 59 | 0 | 63.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 65 | 31 | 3.98 | 1.438 | |||
| Shawn Camp | 29 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 6.43 | 1.673 | |||
| D.J. Carrasco | 21 | 20 | 114.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 4.79 | 1.569 | |||
| Jaime Cerda | 20 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 6.63 | 1.684 | |||
| Chris Demaria | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Nate Field | 7 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9.45 | 2.687 | |||
| Jimmy Gobble | 28 | 4 | 53.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 5.70 | 1.750 | |||
| Zack Greinke | 33 | 33 | 183 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 0 | 114 | 53 | 5.80 | 1.563 | |||
| Runelvys Hernandez | 29 | 29 | 159.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 88 | 70 | 5.52 | 1.515 | |||
| J.P. Howell | 15 | 15 | 72.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 54 | 39 | 6.19 | 1.541 | |||
| Ryan Jensen | 9 | 3 | 25.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 7.11 | 1.502 | |||
| Jose Lima | 32 | 32 | 168.7 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 0 | 80 | 61 | 6.99 | 1.660 | |||
| Mike MacDougal | 68 | 0 | 70.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 21 | 72 | 24 | 3.33 | 1.323 | |||
| Leo Nunez | 41 | 0 | 53.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 7.55 | 1.695 | |||
| Andy Sisco | 67 | 0 | 75.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 76 | 42 | 3.11 | 1.461 | |||
| Kyle Snyder | 13 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6.75 | 1.806 | |||
| Steve Stemle | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5.06 | 1.308 | |||
| Mike Wood | 47 | 10 | 115 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 2 | 60 | 52 | 4.46 | 1.574 | |||
| Team Totals | 606 | 162 | 1413.6 | 56 | 106 | .346 | 25 | 924 | 580 | 5.56 | 1.570 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Angel Berroa | 159 |
| At Bats | Angel Berroa | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Angel Berroa | 652 |
| Batting Average | Mike Sweeney | .300 |
| On-Base % | David DeJesus | .359 |
| Slugging % | Mike Sweeney | .517 |
| OPS | Mike Sweeney | .864 |
| Runs | Emil Brown | 75 |
| Hits | Angel Berroa | 164 |
| Total Bases | Emil Brown | 248 |
| Doubles | Mike Sweeney | 39 |
| Triples | David DeJesus | 6 |
| Home Runs | Mike Sweeney | 21 |
| RBI | Emil Brown | 86 |
| Walks | Matt Stairs | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Angel Berroa and Emil Brown | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | Emil Brown | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Angel Berroa and David DeJesus | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Angel Berroa | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Emil Brown | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mike Sweeney | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Runelvys Hernandez | 8 |
| Losses | Zack Greinke | 17 |
| Saves | Mike MacDougal | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | D.J. Carrasco | .429 |
| ERA | Zack Greinke | 5.80 |
| WHIP | Zack Greinke | 1.563 |
| Innings Pitched | Zack Greinke | 183 |
| Games | Mike MacDougal | 68 |
| Games Started | Zack Greinke | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Zack Greinke | 114 |
| Complete Games | Zack Greinke | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Zack Greinke | 829 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jose Lima | 131 |
| Hits Allowed | Zack Greinke | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Runelvys Hernandez | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Lima | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jose Lima | 58 |
| Triples Allowed | Zack Greinke | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Ambiorix Burgos | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Zack Greinke | 13 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Wood | 19 |
