1983 Kansas City Royals

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W-L Record: 79-83 -- 2nd in American League West Manager: Dick Howser Location: Baseball Stadium: Royals Stadium Top Draft Pick: Gary Thurman (#21) Attendance: 1,963,875 Youngest Player: Danny Jackson (21) Oldest Player: Gaylord Perry (44) Longest Tenure: Amos Otis, Paul Splittorff (14)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1983 Kansas City Royals

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
24	Willie Aikens	1B	28	L	R	6-3	220	10/14/1954	Seneca,South Carolina	MLB	1977-1985
31	Mike Armstrong	P	29	R	R	6-3	206	3/7/1954	Glen Cove,New York	MLB	1980-1987
1	Buddy Biancalana	SS-2B	23	B	R	5-11	160	2/2/1960	Larkspur,California	MLB	1982-1987
40	Bud Black	P	26	L	L	6-2	185	6/30/1957	San Mateo,California	MLB	1981-1995
14,33	Vida Blue	P	33	B	L	6-0	189	7/28/1949	Mansfield,Louisiana	MLB	1969-1986
5	George Brett	3B-1B	30	L	R	6-0	205	5/15/1953	Glen Dale,West Virginia	MLB	1973-1993
39	Bill Castro	P	29	R	R	5-11	170	12/13/1953	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1974-1983
2	Onix Concepcion	SS-2B	25	R	R	5-6	180	10/5/1957	Dorado,Puerto Rico	MLB	1980-1987
21	Keith Creel	P	24	R	R	6-2	180	2/4/1959	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1982-1987
33	Butch Davis	OF-RF	25	R	R	6-0	190	6/19/1958	-	MLB	1983-1994
23	Cesar Geronimo	OF	35	L	L	6-2	170	3/11/1948	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1983
32	Larry Gura	P	35	B	L	6-1	185	11/26/1947	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1970-1985
48	Don Hood	P	33	L	L	6-2	180	10/16/1949	Florence,South Carolina	MLB	1973-1983
38	Mark Huismann	P	25	R	R	6-3	195	5/11/1958	Littleton,Colorado	MLB	1983-1991
45	Danny Jackson	P	21	R	L	6-0	195	1/5/1962	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1983-1997
35	Ron Johnson	1B	27	R	R	6-3	215	3/23/1956	Long Beach,California	MLB	1982-1984
22	Dennis Leonard	P	32	R	R	6-1	190	5/8/1951	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1974-1986
25	Jerry Martin	OF	34	R	R	6-1	195	5/11/1949	Columbia,South Carolina	MLB	1974-1984
11	Hal McRae	OF	37	R	R	5-11	185	7/10/1945	Avon Park,Florida	MLB	1968-1987
49	Darryl Motley	OF	23	R	R	5-9	196	1/21/1960	Muskogee,Oklahoma	MLB	1981-1987
26	Amos Otis	OF	36	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1967-1984
3	Cliff Pastornicky	3B	24	R	R	5-10	170	11/18/1958	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1983-1983
36	Gaylord Perry	P	44	R	R	6-4	215	9/15/1938	Williamston,North Carolina	MLB	1962-1983
4	Greg Pryor	3B-SS	33	R	R	6-0	186	10/2/1949	Marietta,Ohio	MLB	1976-1986
29	Dan Quisenberry	P	30	R	R	6-2	185	2/7/1953	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1990
28	Eric Rasmussen	P	31	R	R	6-3	205	3/22/1952	Racine,Wisconsin	MLB	1975-1983
18	Steve Renko	P	38	R	R	6-5	230	12/10/1944	Kansas City,Kansas	MLB	1969-1983
16	Leon Roberts	OF	32	R	R	6-3	200	1/22/1951	Vicksburg,Michigan	MLB	1974-1984
15	Pat Sheridan	OF-RF	25	L	R	6-3	175	12/4/1957	Ann Arbor,Michigan	MLB	1981-1991
9	Joe Simpson	OF	31	L	L	6-3	175	12/31/1951	Purcell,Oklahoma	MLB	1975-1983
7	Don Slaught	C	24	R	R	6-1	190	9/11/1958	Long Beach,California	MLB	1982-1997
34	Paul Splittorff	P	36	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville,Indiana	MLB	1970-1984
36	Bob Tufts	P	27	L	L	6-5	215	11/2/1955	Medford,Massachusetts	MLB	1981-1983
30	U.L. Washington	SS	29	B	R	5-11	175	10/27/1953	Stringtown,Oklahoma	MLB	1977-1987
12	John Wathan	C-1B	33	R	R	6-2	205	10/4/1949	Cedar Rapids,Iowa	MLB	1976-1985
20	Frank White	2B	32	R	R	5-11	175	9/4/1950	Greenville,Mississippi	MLB	1973-1990
19	Frank Wills	P	24	R	R	6-2	220	10/26/1958	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1983-1991
6	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	27	B	R	6-3	195	7/9/1955	Montgomery,Alabama	MLB	1976-1994

Team Personnel

Cloyd Boyer (Pitching Coach)
Rocky Colavito (Hitting Coach)
Rich Dubee (Minor League Pitching Instructor)
Guy Hansen (Scout)
Guy Hansen (Area Scout)
Moe Hill (Roving Hitting Coach)
Ron Hopkins (Scout)
Dick Howser (Manager)
Al Kubski (Scout)
Jose Martinez (First Base Coach)
Denny Matthews (Broadcaster)
Joe Nossek (Third Base Coach)
Johnny Ramos (Scout)
Jimmie Schaffer (Bullpen Coach)
Richard Schlenker (Scout)
John Schuerholz (General Manager)
Art Stewart (Scout)
Denny Trease (Broadcaster)
Fred White (Broadcaster)

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