Kevin Appier

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: December 6, 1967 in Lancaster, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (9th) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA).

High School: Antelope Valley HS (Lancaster, CA)

Schools: Antelope Valley College (Lancaster, CA), California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: June 4, 1989 (Age 21-180d, 15,618th in major league history)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: April 23, 2004 (Age 36-139d)
vs. MIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Dennis Gilbert, Jeff Borris

Full Name: Robert Kevin Appier

Nicknames: Ape

Pronunciation: \Ape-ee-er\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.5

169

137

ERA

3.74

414

402

2595.1

1994

WHIP

1.294

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 7	KCR		BAL	W,6-5	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 13	KCR		MIN	W,6-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 19	KCR		ANA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	P
5	19 (4)	Apr 25	KCR	@	OAK	W,10-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (3)	Apr 30	KCR		TOR	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	28 (4)	May 5	KCR	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
8	33 (4)	May 10	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 15	KCR		DET	W,10-9	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 21	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	47 (4)	May 26	KCR		OAK	L,1-2	GS	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	51 (3)	May 31	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	55 (3)	Jun 5	KCR		TEX	L,3-6	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 10	KCR		ANA	L,2-6	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 15	KCR	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS	17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS	28	6.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
17	74 (4)	Jun 27	KCR		MIL	W,16-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	79 (4)	Jul 2	KCR	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	83 (3)	Jul 10	KCR		CHW	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 15	KCR		MIL	L,2-5	GS	31	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 20	KCR	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS	23	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	98 (4)	Jul 26	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
23	104 (5)	Jul 31	KCR		BOS	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (4)	Aug 5	KCR		NYY	L,1-4	GS	30	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 10	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	23	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 16	KCR	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	124 (4)	Aug 21	KCR		BAL	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	129 (4)	Aug 27	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-7	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (4)	Sep 1	KCR	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	139 (4)	Sep 6	KCR		OAK	L,3-9	GS	27	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	143 (3)	Sep 11	KCR	@	ANA	W,4-2	GS	25	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	148 (4)	Sep 16	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	154 (5)	Sep 21	KCR		CLE	W,1-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	159 (4)	Sep 26	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		235.2	24	17	1	42	3