1981 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 50-53 -- 0th in American League West Manager: Jim Frey, Dick Howser Location: Baseball Stadium: Royals Stadium Top Draft Pick: Dave Leeper (#23) Attendance: 1,279,403 Youngest Player: Darryl Motley (21) Oldest Player: Jerry Grote (38) Longest Tenure: Paul Splittorff, Amos Otis (12) Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1981 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
24	Willie Aikens	1B	26	L	R	6-3	220	10/14/1954	Seneca,South Carolina	MLB	1977-1985
37	Juan Berenguer	P	26	R	R	5-11	225	11/30/1954	Aguadulce,Panama	MLB	1978-1992
5	George Brett	3B-1B	28	L	R	6-0	205	5/15/1953	Glen Dale,West Virginia	MLB	1973-1993
25	Ken Brett	P	32	L	L	5-11	195	9/18/1948	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1967-1981
7	Dave Chalk	3B-SS	30	R	R	5-10	175	8/30/1950	Del Rio,Texas	MLB	1973-1981
38	Rich Gale	P	27	R	R	6-7	225	1/19/1954	Littleton,New Hampshire	MLB	1978-1984
45	Danny Garcia	OF-1B	27	L	L	6-1	182	4/29/1954	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1981-1981
23	Cesar Geronimo	OF	33	L	L	6-2	170	3/11/1948	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1983
15	Jerry Grote	C	38	R	R	5-10	190	10/6/1942	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1963-1981
32	Larry Gura	P	33	B	L	6-1	185	11/26/1947	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1970-1985
33	Atlee Hammaker	P	23	B	L	6-2	200	1/24/1958	Carmel,California	MLB	1981-1995
10	Clint Hurdle	OF	23	L	R	6-3	195	7/30/1957	Big Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1977-1987
17	Tim Ireland	2B-1B	28	R	R	6-0	180	3/14/1953	Oakland,California	MLB	1981-1982
40	Mike Jones	P	21	L	L	6-6	215	7/30/1959	Penfield,New York	MLB	1980-1985
22	Dennis Leonard	P	30	R	R	6-1	190	5/8/1951	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1974-1986
27	Renie Martin	P	25	R	R	6-4	190	8/30/1955	Dover,Delaware	MLB	1979-1984
14	Lee May	1B	38	R	R	6-3	205	3/23/1943	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1965-1982
11	Hal McRae	OF	35	R	R	5-11	185	7/10/1945	Avon Park,Florida	MLB	1968-1987
4	Darryl Motley	OF	21	R	R	5-9	196	1/21/1960	Muskogee,Oklahoma	MLB	1981-1987
18	Rance Mulliniks	3B-SS	25	L	R	6-0	175	1/15/1956	Tulare,California	MLB	1977-1992
26	Amos Otis	OF	34	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1967-1984
28	Bill Paschall	P	27	R	R	6-0	175	4/22/1954	Norfolk,Virginia	MLB	1978-1981
16,52	Ken Phelps	1B	26	L	L	6-1	200	8/6/1954	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1980-1990
9	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	26	L	R	6-4	200	10/22/1954	Whittier,California	MLB	1975-1992
29	Dan Quisenberry	P	28	R	R	6-2	185	2/7/1953	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1990
31	Jeff Schattinger	P	25	L	R	6-5	200	10/25/1955	Fresno,California	MLB	1981-1981
37	Pat Sheridan	OF-RF	23	L	R	6-3	175	12/4/1957	Ann Arbor,Michigan	MLB	1981-1991
34	Paul Splittorff	P	34	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1970-1984
30	U.L. Washington	SS	27	B	R	5-11	175	10/27/1953	Stringtown,Oklahoma	MLB	1977-1987
12	John Wathan	C-1B	31	R	R	6-2	205	10/4/1949	Cedar Rapids,Iowa	MLB	1976-1985
20	Frank White	2B	30	R	R	5-11	175	9/4/1950	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1973-1990
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	25	B	R	6-3	195	7/9/1955	Montgomery,Alabama	MLB	1976-1994
35	Jim Wright	P	26	R	R	6-5	205	3/3/1955	St. Joseph,Missouri	MLB	1981-1982

Team Personnel

Joe Burke (General Manager)
Bill Connors (Pitching Coach)
Tom Ferrick (Scout)
Jim Frey (Manager)
Guy Hansen (Area Scout)
Ron Hopkins (Scout)
Dick Howser (Manager)
Gordon MacKenzie (Third Base Coach)
Jose Martinez (First Base Coach)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
Earl Rapp (Scout)
Rick Renick (Hitting Coach)
Jimmie Schaffer (Bullpen Coach)
Richard Schlenker (Scout)
Art Stewart (Scout)
Denny Trease (Broadcaster)
Fred White (Broadcaster)
Al Wisk (Broadcaster)

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