1982 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 90-72 -- 2nd in American League West Manager: Dick Howser Location: Baseball Stadium: Royals Stadium Top Draft Pick: John Morris (#10) Attendance: 2,284,464 Youngest Player: Mark Ryal (22) Oldest Player: Grant Jackson (39) Longest Tenure: Amos Otis, Paul Splittorff (13)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1982 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
24	Willie Aikens	1B	27	L	R	6-3	220	10/14/1954	Seneca,South Carolina	MLB	1977-1985
31	Mike Armstrong	P	28	R	R	6-3	206	3/7/1954	Glen Cove,New York	MLB	1980-1987
1	Buddy Biancalana	SS-2B	22	B	R	5-11	160	2/2/1960	Larkspur,California	MLB	1982-1987
40	Bud Black	P	25	L	L	6-2	185	6/30/1957	San Mateo,California	MLB	1981-1995
33	Vida Blue	P	32	B	L	6-0	189	7/28/1949	Mansfield,Louisiana	MLB	1969-1986
37	Derek Botelho	P	25	R	R	6-2	180	8/2/1956	Long Beach,California	MLB	1982-1985
5	George Brett	3B-1B	29	L	R	6-0	205	5/15/1953	Glen Dale,West Virginia	MLB	1973-1993
39	Bill Castro	P	28	R	R	5-11	170	12/13/1953	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1974-1983
2	Onix Concepcion	SS-2B	24	R	R	5-6	180	10/5/1957	Dorado,Puerto Rico	MLB	1980-1987
21	Keith Creel	P	23	R	R	6-2	180	2/4/1959	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1982-1987
28	Dave Frost	P	29	R	R	6-6	235	11/17/1952	Long Beach,California	MLB	1977-1982
23	Cesar Geronimo	OF	34	L	L	6-2	170	3/11/1948	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1983
32	Larry Gura	P	34	B	L	6-1	185	11/26/1947	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1970-1985
27	Steve Hammond	OF	25	L	R	6-2	190	5/9/1957	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1982-1982
45	Kelly Heath	2B	24	R	R	5-7	155	9/4/1957	Plattsburgh,New York	MLB	1982-1982
48	Don Hood	P	32	L	L	6-2	180	10/16/1949	Florence,South Carolina	MLB	1973-1983
15	Tim Ireland	2B-1B	29	R	R	6-0	180	3/14/1953	Oakland,California	MLB	1981-1982
36	Grant Jackson	P	39	B	L	6-0	190	9/28/1942	Fostoria,Ohio	MLB	1965-1982
35	Ron Johnson	1B	26	R	R	6-3	215	3/23/1956	Long Beach,California	MLB	1982-1984
22	Dennis Leonard	P	31	R	R	6-1	190	5/8/1951	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1974-1986
25	Jerry Martin	OF	33	R	R	6-1	195	5/11/1949	Columbia,South Carolina	MLB	1974-1984
14	Lee May	1B	39	R	R	6-3	205	3/23/1943	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1965-1982
11	Hal McRae	OF	36	R	R	5-11	185	7/10/1945	Avon Park,Florida	MLB	1968-1987
26	Amos Otis	OF	35	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1967-1984
3	Tom Poquette	OF	30	L	R	5-10	175	10/30/1951	Eau Claire,Wisconsin	MLB	1973-1982
4	Greg Pryor	3B-SS	32	R	R	6-0	186	10/2/1949	Marietta,Ohio	MLB	1976-1986
9	Jamie Quirk	C-3B	27	L	R	6-4	200	10/22/1954	Whittier,California	MLB	1975-1992
29	Dan Quisenberry	P	29	R	R	6-2	185	2/7/1953	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1990
38	Bombo Rivera	OF	29	R	R	5-10	187	8/2/1952	Ponce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1975-1982
57	Mark Ryal	OF-RF	22	L	L	6-1	185	4/28/1960	Henryetta,Oklahoma	MLB	1982-1990
7	Don Slaught	C	23	R	R	6-1	190	9/11/1958	Long Beach,California	MLB	1982-1997
34	Paul Splittorff	P	35	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1970-1984
27,36	Bob Tufts	P	26	L	L	6-5	215	11/2/1955	Medford,Massachusetts	MLB	1981-1983
30	U.L. Washington	SS	28	B	R	5-11	175	10/27/1953	Stringtown,Oklahoma	MLB	1977-1987
12	John Wathan	C-1B	32	R	R	6-2	205	10/4/1949	Cedar Rapids,Iowa	MLB	1976-1985
16	Dennis Werth	1B-OF	29	R	R	6-1	200	12/29/1952	Lincoln,Illinois	MLB	1979-1982
20	Frank White	2B	31	R	R	5-11	175	9/4/1950	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1973-1990
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	26	B	R	6-3	195	7/9/1955	Montgomery,Alabama	MLB	1976-1994
35	Jim Wright	P	27	R	R	6-5	205	3/3/1955	St. Joseph,Missouri	MLB	1981-1982

Team Personnel

Cloyd Boyer (Pitching Coach)
Rocky Colavito (Hitting Coach)
Ken Gonzales (Scout)
Guy Hansen (Area Scout)
Guy Hansen (Scout)
Ron Hopkins (Scout)
Dick Howser (Manager)
Al Kubski (Scout)
Jose Martinez (First Base Coach)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
Joe Nossek (Third Base Coach)
Jimmie Schaffer (Bullpen Coach)
Richard Schlenker (Scout)
John Schuerholz (General Manager)
Art Stewart (Scout)
Denny Trease (Broadcaster)
Fred White (Broadcaster)
Al Wisk (Broadcaster)

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