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Major League Baseball

Record:  50-53   .485.... th in American League West
Stadium:  Royals Stadium
Playoffs:  Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
Attendance:  1,279,403

Top Draft Pick:  Dave Leeper  (#23)   MLB
Manager0 -, Dick Howser

Affiliates  - AAA  Omaha Royals   AA  Jacksonville Suns   A+  Fort Myers Royals   A  Charleston (Sc) Royals   Rk  GCL Royals Blue   Rk  GCL Royals Gold

Team Leaders

HR:  Aikens [17]
RBI:  Otis [57]
2B:  Brett [27]
SB:  Wilson [34]
W:  Leonard [13]
SV:  Quisenberry [18]
SO:  Leonard [107]


Oldest Player:  Jerry Grote [38]
Youngest Player:  Darryl Motley [21]
Longest Tenure:  Amos Otis, Paul Splittorff [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Danny Garcia (Apr 26)  Tim Ireland (Sep 20)  Greg Keatley (Sep 27)  Darryl Motley (Aug 10)  Pat Sheridan (Sep 16)  
Pitchers: Atlee Hammaker (Aug 13)  Jeff Schattinger (Sep 21)  Jim Wright (Apr 22)  


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Roster of Players

#Player NamePosAgeBTHTWTBornPlaceHigh LevelMLB Years
24Willie Aikens1B26LR6-322010/14/1954Seneca, SCMLB1977-1985
37Juan BerenguerP26RR5-1122511/30/1954Aguadulce, PNMLB1978-1992
5George Brett3B-1B28LR6-02055/15/1953Glen Dale, WVMLB1973-1993
25Ken BrettP32LL5-111959/18/1948Brooklyn, NYMLB1967-1981
7Dave Chalk3B-SS30RR5-101758/30/1950Del Rio, TXMLB1973-1981
2Onix ConcepcionSS-2B23RR5-618010/5/1957Dorado, PRMLB1980-1987
38Rich GaleP27RR6-72251/19/1954Littleton, NHMLB1978-1984
45Danny GarciaOF-1B27LL6-11824/29/1954Brooklyn, NYMLB1981-1981
23Cesar GeronimoOF33LL6-21703/11/1948El Seybo, DRMLB1969-1983
15Jerry GroteC38RR5-1019010/6/1942San Antonio, TXMLB1963-1981
32Larry GuraP33BL6-118511/26/1947Joliet, ILMLB1970-1985
33Atlee HammakerP23BL6-22001/24/1958Carmel, CAMLB1981-1995
10Clint HurdleOF23LR6-31957/30/1957Big Rapids, MIMLB1977-1987
17Tim Ireland2B-1B28RR6-01803/14/1953Oakland, CAMLB1981-1982
40Mike JonesP21LL6-62157/30/1959Penfield, NYMLB1980-1985
39Greg KeatleyC27RR6-22009/12/1953Princeton, WVMLB1981-1981
22Dennis LeonardP30RR6-11905/8/1951Brooklyn, NYMLB1974-1986
27Renie MartinP25RR6-41908/30/1955Dover, DEMLB1979-1984
14Lee May1B38RR6-32053/23/1943Birmingham, ALMLB1965-1982
11Hal McRaeOF35RR5-111857/10/1945Avon Park, FLMLB1968-1987
4Darryl MotleyOF21RR5-91961/21/1960Muskogee, OKMLB1981-1987
18Rance Mulliniks3B-SS25LR6-01751/15/1956Tulare, CAMLB1977-1992
26Amos OtisOF34RR5-111664/26/1947Mobile, ALMLB1967-1984
28Bill PaschallP27RR6-01754/22/1954Norfolk, VAMLB1978-1981
16,52Ken Phelps1B26LL6-12008/6/1954Seattle, WAMLB1980-1990
9Jamie QuirkC-3B26LR6-420010/22/1954Whittier, CAMLB1975-1992
29Dan QuisenberryP28RR6-21852/7/1953Santa Monica, CAMLB1979-1990
31Jeff SchattingerP25LR6-520010/25/1955Fresno, CAMLB1981-1981
37Pat SheridanOF-RF23LR6-317512/4/1957Ann Arbor, MIMLB1981-1991
34Paul SplittorffP34LL6-321010/8/1946Evansville, INMLB1970-1984
30U.L. WashingtonSS27BR5-1117510/27/1953Stringtown, OKMLB1977-1987
12John WathanC-1B31RR6-220510/4/1949Cedar Rapids, IAMLB1976-1985
20Frank White2B30RR5-111759/4/1950Greenville, MSMLB1973-1990
6Willie WilsonOF-CF25BR6-31957/9/1955Montgomery, ALMLB1976-1994
35Jim WrightP26RR6-52053/3/1955St. Joseph, MOMLB1981-1982