1982 Kansas City Royals season
Royals Stadium | ||
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City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |
General managers | John Schuerholz | |
Managers | Dick Howser | |
Television | WDAF-TV (Al Wisk, Denny Trease) | |
Radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) | |
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The 1982
Offseason
- October 23, 1981: Manny Castillo was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.[1]
- December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.[2]
- December 11, 1981: Jerry Martin was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey.[3]
- January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.[4]
- February 18, 1982: Dennis Littlejohn was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Cornell.[5]
- March 23, 1982: Rance Mulliniks was traded by the Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Phil Huffman.[6]
- March 30, 1982: Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman were traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Giants for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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California Angels | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 52–29 | 41–40 |
Kansas City Royals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 56–25 | 34–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 49–31 | 38–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 17 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Oakland Athletics | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
Texas Rangers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 29 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Minnesota Twins | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 33 | 37–44 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 9–4–1 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 |
California | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
Chicago | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–10 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–7 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Milwaukee | 4–9–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 2–10 | 3–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
New York | 2–11 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 10–2 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 10–3 | 5–7 | — | 6–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–5 |
Texas | 3–9 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 4–9 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
Draft picks
- June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
- Will Clark was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round, but did not sign.[8]
- Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Royals in the 19th round. Player signed July 26, 1982.[9]
- Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Royals in the 26th round, but did not sign.[10]
- Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 15, 1982.[11]
Roster
1982 Kansas City Royals roster | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | John Wathan | 121 | 448 | 121 | .270 | 3 | 51 |
1B | Willie Aikens | 134 | 466 | 131 | .281 | 17 | 74 |
2B | Frank White | 145 | 524 | 156 | .298 | 11 | 56 |
SS | U L Washington |
119 | 437 | 125 | .286 | 10 | 60 |
3B | George Brett | 144 | 552 | 166 | .301 | 21 | 82 |
LF | Willie Wilson | 136 | 585 | 194 | .332 | 3 | 46 |
CF | Amos Otis | 125 | 475 | 136 | .286 | 11 | 88 |
RF | Jerry Martin | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 15 | 65 |
DH | Hal McRae | 159 | 613 | 189 | .308 | 27 | 133 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Onix Concepción | 74 | 205 | 48 | .234 | 0 | 15 |
Greg Pryor | 73 | 152 | 41 | .270 | 2 | 12 |
Steve Hammond | 46 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 11 |
César Gerónimo | 53 | 119 | 32 | .269 | 4 | 23 |
Don Slaught | 43 | 115 | 32 | .278 | 3 | 8 |
Lee May | 42 | 91 | 28 | .308 | 3 | 12 |
Jamie Quirk | 36 | 78 | 18 | .231 | 1 | 5 |
Tom Poquette | 24 | 62 | 9 | .145 | 0 | 3 |
Dennis Werth | 41 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
Ron Johnson | 8 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Ryal | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
Bombo Rivera | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Ireland | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Buddy Biancalana | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Larry Gura | 37 | 248.0 | 18 | 12 | 4.03 | 98 |
Vida Blue | 31 | 181.0 | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 103 |
Paul Splittorff | 29 | 162.0 | 10 | 10 | 4.28 | 74 |
Dennis Leonard | 21 | 130.2 | 10 | 6 | 5.10 | 58 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bud Black | 22 | 88.1 | 4 | 6 | 4.58 | 40 |
Dave Frost | 21 | 81.2 | 6 | 6 | 5.51 | 26 |
Bill Castro | 21 | 75.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.45 | 37 |
Keith Creel | 9 | 41.2 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 | 13 |
Derek Botelho | 8 | 24.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.13 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dan Quisenberry | 72 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 2.57 | 46 |
Mike Armstrong | 52 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3.20 | 75 |
Don Hood | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.51 | 31 |
Grant Jackson | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 15 |
Bob Tufts | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 13 |
Jim Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 9 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Omaha Royals
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American Association
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Joe Sparks |
AA | Jacksonville Suns
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Southern League
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Gene Lamont |
A
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Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Rick Mathews |
A
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Charleston Royals | South Atlantic League | Roy Tanner |
Rookie
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GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League
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Joe Jones |
Rookie
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Butte Copper Kings
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Pioneer League | Tommy Jones |
Notes
- ^ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Jerry Martin Stats".
- ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Dennis Littlejohn Stats".
- ^ Rance Mulliniks at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Blue Traded to Royals (Published 1982)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.
- ^ Will Clark at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bret Saberhagen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andy Stankiewicz at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac