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1980 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

1979 Season 1981 Season

Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason:
Lost World Series (4-2) to Philadelphia Phillies
Won AL Championship Series (3-0) over New York Yankees

Manager: Jim Frey (97-65)

General Manager: Joe Burke

Scouting Director: John Schuerholz

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 2,288,714 (3rd of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 92-70, 809 Runs, 694 Runs Allowed

American League Pennant

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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
Willie Aikens	25	us US	L	R	6' 3"	220	Oct 14, 1954	3	151	150	151	138	0	0	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1.6
Germán Barranca	23	mx MX	L	R	6' 0"	160	Oct 19, 1956	2	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Steve Braun	32	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	May 8, 1948	10	14	3	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	1	11	0	-0.8
George Brett HOF	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	May 15, 1953	8	117	113	117	113	0	0	1	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9.4	$140,000	All-Star
Ken Brett	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Sep 18, 1948	13	8	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Steve Busby	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Sep 29, 1949	8	11	6	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
José Cardenal	36	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	150	Oct 7, 1943	18	25	16	25	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	19	23	0	6	0	-0.2
Manny Castillo	23	do DO	B	R	5' 9"	160	Apr 1, 1957	1st	7	2	7	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0.1
Dave Chalk	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Aug 30, 1950	8	69	46	69	52	0	0	0	17	34	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	1	0.0
Craig Chamberlain	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Feb 2, 1957	2	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Gary Christenson	27	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	May 5, 1953	2	24	0	0	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Onix Concepción	22	pr PR	R	R	5' 6"	160	Oct 5, 1957	1st	12	4	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	-0.4
Bob Detherage	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 20, 1954	1st	20	9	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	11	20	0	0	3	-0.1
Rawly Eastwick	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Oct 24, 1950	7	14	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$220,000
Rich Gale	26	us US	R	R	6' 7"	225	Jan 19, 1954	3	32	28	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Larry Gura	32	us US	B	L	6' 0"	170	Nov 26, 1947	11	36	36	0	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	$265,000	All-Star
Clint Hurdle	22	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1957	4	130	109	130	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	125	126	0	9	1	1.5
Mike Jones	20	us US	L	L	6' 6"	215	Jul 30, 1959	1st	3	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Pete LaCock	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Jan 17, 1952	9	114	35	114	103	0	0	86	0	0	0	26	0	5	29	0	15	7	-1.4
Dennis Leonard	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 8, 1951	7	38	38	0	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$200,000
Renie Martin	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Aug 30, 1955	2	32	20	0	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Hal McRae	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 10, 1945	12	124	119	124	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	9	110	5	0	2.7
Rance Mulliniks	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	162	Jan 15, 1956	4	36	14	36	32	0	0	0	14	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	-0.1
Amos Otis	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Apr 26, 1947	13	107	104	107	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	0	105	0	2	0	1.4
Marty Pattin	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Apr 6, 1943	13	37	0	0	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Ken Phelps	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	209	Aug 6, 1954	1st	3	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Darrell Porter	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	193	Jan 17, 1952	10	118	112	118	81	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	4	1	2.4		All-Star
Jamie Quirk	25	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 22, 1954	6	62	39	62	51	0	15	1	0	28	0	3	0	6	8	1	14	2	0.3
Dan Quisenberry	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Feb 7, 1953	2	75	0	0	75	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Paul Splittorff	33	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Oct 8, 1946	11	34	33	0	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Jerry Terrell	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 13, 1946	8	23	3	22	14	1	0	3	3	0	0	6	0	1	7	1	1	11	-0.1
Rusty Torres	31	pr PR	B	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 30, 1948	9	51	17	51	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	7	22	40	1	1	17	-0.3
Jeff Twitty	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Nov 10, 1957	1st	13	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
U L Washington	26	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 27, 1953	4	153	146	153	152	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2.3
John Wathan	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Oct 4, 1949	5	126	114	126	120	0	77	12	0	0	0	19	0	17	35	0	11	0	2.6
Frank White	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 4, 1950	8	154	145	154	153	0	0	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2.0
Willie Wilson	24	us US	B	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 9, 1955	5	161	157	161	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	63	0	159	0	3	0	8.5
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
Jim Frey	49	us US	May 26, 1931	Manager	Apr 10	Oct 5
Jimmie Schaffer	44	us US	Apr 5, 1936		Apr 10	Oct 5
Bill Connors	38	us US	Nov 2, 1941	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Gordon MacKenzie	42	us US	Jul 9, 1937	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
José Martínez	37	cu CU	Jul 26, 1942	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date