1985 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1984 Season 1986 Season

Record: 91-71-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals
Won AL Championship Series (4-3) over Toronto Blue Jays

Manager: Dick Howser (91-71)

General Manager: John Schuerholz

Scouting Director: Art Stewart

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 2,162,717 (5th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 86-76, 687 Runs, 639 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
Steve Balboni	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	225	Jan 16, 1957	5	160	159	160	160	0	0	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.1	$205,000
Joe Beckwith	30	us US	L	R	6' 3"	200	Jan 28, 1955	6	49	0	0	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$358,000
Buddy Biancalana	25	us US	B	R	5' 11"	160	Feb 2, 1960	4	81	48	81	78	0	0	0	4	0	74	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	-0.1
Bud Black	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 30, 1957	5	33	33	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$465,000
George Brett HOF	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	13	155	153	155	152	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8.3	$1,000,000	All-Star
Onix Concepción	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 6"	160	Oct 5, 1957	6	131	109	131	130	0	0	0	2	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	-0.8	$250,000
Steve Farr	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	198	Dec 12, 1956	2	16	3	0	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Tony Ferreira	22	us US	L	L	6' 1"	160	Oct 4, 1962	1st	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Mark Gubicza	22	us US	R	R	6' 6"	215	Aug 14, 1962	2	29	28	0	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	$115,000
Larry Gura	37	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	16	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Bob Hegman	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 26, 1958	1st	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mark Huismann	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 11, 1958	3	9	0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Dane Iorg	35	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 11, 1950	9	64	33	64	35	0	0	2	0	1	0	13	0	19	32	2	30	0	-0.4	$241,667
Danny Jackson	23	us US	R	L	6' 0"	205	Jan 5, 1962	3	32	32	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$95,000
Lynn Jones	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jan 1, 1953	7	110	28	110	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	21	32	101	2	17	7	-1.1	$202,500
Mike Jones	25	us US	L	L	6' 6"	215	Jul 30, 1959	4	33	1	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$100,000
Mike LaCoss	29	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	May 30, 1956	8	21	0	0	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Dave Leeper	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Oct 30, 1959	2	15	7	15	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	8	0	8	0	-1.0
Charlie Leibrandt	28	us US	R	L	6' 3"	195	Oct 4, 1956	6	33	33	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6	$225,000
Dennis Leonard	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	11	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$871,429
Hal McRae	39	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	17	112	82	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	30	0	0.7	$800,000
Omar Moreno	32	pa PA	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 24, 1952	11	24	16	24	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8	21	0	6	0	0.0
Darryl Motley	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	196	Jan 21, 1960	4	123	98	123	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	76	114	6	12	2	-0.5	$155,500
Jorge Orta	34	mx MX	L	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 26, 1950	14	110	74	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	36	0	-0.3	$450,000
Greg Pryor	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 2, 1949	9	63	28	63	57	0	0	1	21	25	13	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	-0.6	$316,667
Jamie Quirk	30	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 22, 1954	11	19	15	19	17	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.2
Dan Quisenberry	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Feb 7, 1953	7	84	0	0	84	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	$975,000
Bret Saberhagen	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	160	Apr 11, 1964	2	32	32	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	$150,000
Jim Scranton	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 5, 1960	2	6	1	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Pat Sheridan	27	us US	L	R	6' 3"	175	Dec 4, 1957	4	78	53	78	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	69	1	12	3	0.3	$175,000
Lonnie Smith	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Dec 22, 1955	8	120	119	120	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	0	0	119	0	1	0	1.3
Jim Sundberg	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 18, 1951	12	115	107	115	112	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.0	$608,333
John Wathan	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	10	60	41	60	54	0	49	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	9	0.7	$425,000
Frank White	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	13	149	147	149	149	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.5	$545,000
Willie Wilson	29	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	10	141	140	141	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	0	140	0	0	1	2.1	$843,750
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
Dick Howser	49	us US	May 14, 1936	Manager	Apr 8	Oct 6
Gary Blaylock	53	us US	Oct 11, 1931		Apr 8	Oct 6
Jimmie Schaffer	49	us US	Apr 5, 1936		Apr 8	Oct 6
Mike Ferraro	40	us US	Aug 18, 1944	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 6
José Martínez	42	cu CU	Jul 26, 1942	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 6
Lee May	42	us US	Mar 23, 1943	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 6
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date