1983 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1982 Season 1984 Season

Record: 79-83-1, Finished 2nd in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Dick Howser (79-83-1)

Scouting Director: Dick Balderson

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 1,963,875 (6th of 14)

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

Pythagorean W-L: 74-88, 696 Runs, 767 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	28	us US	L	R	6' 3"	220	Oct 14, 1954	6	125	115	125	113	0	0	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	0	2.1
Mike Armstrong	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	193	Mar 7, 1954	4	59	0	0	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Buddy Biancalana	23	us US	B	R	5' 11"	160	Feb 2, 1960	2	6	5	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bud Black	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 30, 1957	3	24	24	0	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Vida Blue	33	us US	B	L	6' 0"	189	Jul 28, 1949	15	19	14	0	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
George Brett HOF	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	11	123	122	123	122	0	0	14	0	102	0	6	0	7	13	1	1	0	4.3	$1,000,000	All-Star
Bill Castro	31	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	170	Mar 29, 1952	10	18	0	0	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Onix Concepción	25	pr PR	R	R	5' 6"	160	Oct 5, 1957	4	80	64	80	77	0	0	0	28	31	22	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	-0.6
Keith Creel	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Feb 4, 1959	2	25	10	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Butch Davis	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jun 19, 1958	1st	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	33	0	0	0	1.3
César Gerónimo	35	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	15	38	21	38	35	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	5	23	34	0	6	3	-0.4
Larry Gura	35	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	14	35	31	1	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.6	$265,000
Don Hood	33	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 16, 1949	10	27	0	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Mark Huismann	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 11, 1958	1st	13	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Danny Jackson	21	us US	R	L	6' 0"	205	Jan 5, 1962	1st	4	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ron Johnson	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Mar 23, 1956	2	9	7	9	9	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Dennis Leonard	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	10	10	10	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Jerry Martin	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 11, 1949	10	13	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	-0.3
Hal McRae	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	15	157	155	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	2	0	2.1	$600,000
Darryl Motley	23	us US	R	R	5' 9"	196	Jan 21, 1960	2	19	17	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	14	18	1	1	1	0.1
Amos Otis	36	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	16	98	96	98	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	41	96	1	2	0	-0.2	$637,500
Cliff Pastornicky	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 18, 1958	1st	10	9	10	10	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Gaylord Perry HOF	44	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Sep 15, 1938	22	14	14	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Greg Pryor	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 2, 1949	7	68	33	68	68	0	0	7	3	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.4
Dan Quisenberry	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Feb 7, 1953	5	69	0	0	69	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	$700,000	All-Star
Eric Rasmussen	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 22, 1952	8	11	9	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Steve Renko	38	us US	R	R	6' 5"	230	Dec 10, 1944	15	25	17	0	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$350,000
Leon Roberts	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jan 22, 1951	10	84	59	84	76	0	0	1	0	0	0	41	3	34	75	1	16	1	0.5
Pat Sheridan	25	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Dec 4, 1957	2	109	81	109	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	36	48	100	0	22	1	1.2
Joe Simpson	31	us US	L	L	6' 3"	175	Dec 31, 1951	9	91	30	89	86	2	0	54	0	0	0	5	17	18	37	1	2	26	-0.7
Don Slaught	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Sep 11, 1958	2	83	75	83	80	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	1.2
Paul Splittorff	36	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	14	27	27	0	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Bob Tufts	27	us US	L	L	6' 5"	215	Nov 2, 1955	3	6	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
U L Washington	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 27, 1953	7	144	139	144	140	0	0	0	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1.1
John Wathan	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	8	128	119	128	128	0	92	36	0	0	0	3	0	8	11	0	6	2	-0.2
Frank White	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	11	146	142	146	145	0	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.6
Frank Wills	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 26, 1958	1st	6	4	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Willie Wilson	27	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	8	137	132	137	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	75	0	136	0	3	1	1.6		All-Star
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
Dick Howser	47	us US	May 14, 1936	Manager	Apr 4	Oct 2
Cloyd Boyer	55	us US	Sep 1, 1927		Apr 4	Oct 2
Rocky Colavito	49	us US	Aug 10, 1933		Apr 4	Oct 2
Jimmie Schaffer	47	us US	Apr 5, 1936		Apr 4	Oct 2
José Martínez	40	cu CU	Jul 26, 1942	Coach	Apr 4	Oct 2
Joe Nossek	42	us US	Nov 8, 1940	Coach	Apr 4	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date