1981 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1980 Season 1982 Season

Record: 50-53-0, Finished 4th in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

First Half: 20-30, Finished 5th

Second Half: 30-23, Finished 1st

Postseason: Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics

Managers: Jim Frey (30-40) and Dick Howser (20-13)

General Manager: Joe Burke (Replaced 10/1981)

Farm Director: Dick Balderson

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 1,279,403 (3rd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 51-52, 397 Runs, 405 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	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
Willie Aikens	26	us US	L	R	6' 3"	220	Oct 14, 1954	4	101	96	101	99	0	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.9
Juan Berenguer	26	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	186	Nov 30, 1954	4	8	3	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
George Brett HOF	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	9	89	87	89	88	0	0	0	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3.3	$190,000	All-Star
Ken Brett	32	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Sep 18, 1948	14	22	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dave Chalk	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Aug 30, 1950	9	27	13	27	25	0	0	0	10	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	-0.1
Onix Concepción	23	pr PR	R	R	5' 6"	160	Oct 5, 1957	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rich Gale	27	us US	R	R	6' 7"	225	Jan 19, 1954	4	19	15	1	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Danny Garcia	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	182	Apr 29, 1954	1st	12	2	12	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	6	0	1	6	-0.2
César Gerónimo	33	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	13	59	31	59	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	50	57	0	6	6	0.5
Jerry Grote	38	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Oct 6, 1942	16	22	20	22	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Larry Gura	33	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	12	23	23	0	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7	$265,000
Atlee Hammaker	23	us US	B	L	6' 3"	200	Jan 24, 1958	1st	10	6	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Clint Hurdle	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1957	5	28	26	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	28	0	2	0	1.0
Tim Ireland	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 14, 1953	1st	4	0	4	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mike Jones	21	us US	L	L	6' 6"	215	Jul 30, 1959	2	12	11	0	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Greg Keatley	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 12, 1953	1st	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dennis Leonard	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	8	26	26	0	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4	$200,000
Renie Martin	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Aug 30, 1955	3	29	0	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Lee May	38	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 23, 1943	17	26	11	26	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	0	-0.1
Hal McRae	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	13	101	101	101	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	97	0	0	0.7
Darryl Motley	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	196	Jan 21, 1960	1st	42	36	42	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	39	40	0	4	2	-0.1
Rance Mulliniks	25	us US	L	R	5' 11"	162	Jan 15, 1956	5	24	13	24	21	0	0	0	10	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-0.2
Amos Otis	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	14	99	97	99	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	86	1	99	1	2	0	2.1
Bill Paschall	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 22, 1954	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ken Phelps	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	209	Aug 6, 1954	2	21	2	21	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	0	-0.2
Jamie Quirk	26	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 22, 1954	7	46	21	46	32	0	22	0	1	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	0	-0.2
Dan Quisenberry	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Feb 7, 1953	3	40	0	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Jeff Schattinger	25	us US	L	R	6' 5"	200	Oct 25, 1955	1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Pat Sheridan	23	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Dec 4, 1957	1st	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Splittorff	34	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	12	21	15	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
U L Washington	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 27, 1953	5	98	97	98	98	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.5
John Wathan	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	6	89	81	89	88	0	74	1	0	0	0	3	0	13	16	0	6	2	-0.4
Frank White	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	9	94	93	94	93	0	0	0	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.3		All-Star
Willie Wilson	25	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	6	102	100	102	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	18	0	101	0	0	0	4.1
Jim Wright	26	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Mar 3, 1955	1st	17	4	0	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Name	Age	Birth	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	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Jim Frey	50	us US	May 26, 1931	Manager	Apr 10	Aug 29
Dick Howser	45	us US	May 14, 1936	Manager	Aug 31	Oct 5
Rick Renick	37	us US	Mar 16, 1944	Hitting	Apr 10	Oct 5
Jimmie Schaffer	45	us US	Apr 5, 1936		Apr 10	Oct 5
Bill Connors	39	us US	Nov 2, 1941	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Gordon MacKenzie	43	us US	Jul 9, 1937	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
José Martínez	38	cu CU	Jul 26, 1942	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date