1979 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 85-77-0, Finished 2nd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Whitey Herzog (85-77)

General Manager: Joe Burke

Scouting Director: John Schuerholz

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 2,261,845 (4th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 84-78, 851 Runs, 816 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Germán Barranca	22	mx MX	L	R	6' 0"	160	Oct 19, 1956	1st	5	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0.2
Steve Braun	31	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	May 8, 1948	9	58	25	58	20	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	0	0	18	11	33	0	0.5
George Brett HOF	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	7	154	154	154	153	0	0	8	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.6	$140,000	All-Star
Steve Busby	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Sep 29, 1949	7	22	12	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Craig Chamberlain	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 2, 1957	1st	10	10	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Gary Christenson	26	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	May 5, 1953	1st	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Al Cowens	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	197	Oct 25, 1951	6	136	133	136	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	134	134	1	3	0	1.5
Todd Cruz	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Nov 23, 1955	2	55	35	55	54	0	0	0	0	9	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.4
Craig Eaton	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Sep 7, 1954	1st	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Rich Gale	25	us US	R	R	6' 7"	225	Jan 19, 1954	2	34	31	0	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.5
Jim Gaudet	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jun 3, 1955	2	3	1	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Larry Gura	31	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	10	39	33	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$265,000
Al Hrabosky	29	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Jul 21, 1949	10	58	0	0	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Clint Hurdle	21	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1957	3	59	51	59	51	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	0	20	50	4	7	0	0.0
Pete LaCock	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Jan 17, 1952	8	132	108	132	108	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	21	0	0.4
Dennis Leonard	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	6	32	32	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	$200,000
Renie Martin	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Aug 30, 1955	1st	25	0	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Hal McRae	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	11	101	99	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	2	0	1.5
Steve Mingori	35	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Feb 29, 1944	10	30	1	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Jim Nettles	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	186	Mar 2, 1947	5	11	6	11	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	8	0	3	0	-0.3
Amos Otis	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	12	151	147	151	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	146	4	2	0	3.6
Bill Paschall	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 22, 1954	2	7	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Freddie Patek	34	us US	R	R	5' 5"	148	Oct 9, 1944	12	106	95	106	104	0	0	0	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-1.1	$166,667
Marty Pattin	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Apr 6, 1943	12	31	7	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Tom Poquette	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 30, 1951	5	21	4	21	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	10	0	13	1	-0.3
Darrell Porter	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	193	Jan 17, 1952	9	157	156	157	141	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	7.6		All-Star
Jamie Quirk	24	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 22, 1954	5	51	10	51	17	0	9	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	9	33	0	0.7
Dan Quisenberry	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Feb 7, 1953	1st	32	0	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Eduardo Rodríguez	27	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 6, 1952	7	29	1	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
George Scott	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Mar 23, 1944	14	44	38	44	41	0	0	41	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0.0
Paul Splittorff	32	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	10	36	35	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Jerry Terrell	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 13, 1946	7	31	8	31	26	1	0	0	7	19	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	0.3
George Throop	28	us US	R	R	6' 7"	205	Nov 24, 1950	4	4	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
U L Washington	25	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 27, 1953	3	101	73	101	94	0	0	0	46	1	50	0	0	0	0	3	4	12	0.8
John Wathan	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	4	90	48	90	74	0	23	49	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	10	34	0	-1.3
Frank White	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	7	127	125	127	125	0	0	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.7		All-Star
Willie Wilson	23	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	4	154	136	154	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	131	24	5	152	2	0	8	6.3
Joe Zdeb	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Jun 27, 1953	3	15	5	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	3	9	0	8	1	0.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Whitey Herzog HOF	47	us US	Nov 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 5	Sep 30
Galen Cisco	43	us US	Mar 7, 1936	Pitching	Apr 5	Sep 30
Steve Boros	42	us US	Sep 3, 1936	Coach	Apr 5	Sep 30
Chuck Hiller	44	us US	Oct 1, 1934	Coach	Apr 5	Sep 30
John Sullivan	38	us US	Jan 3, 1941	Coach	Apr 5	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date