1982 Kansas City Royals season
The 1982 Kansas City Royals season was their 14th in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished second in the American League West at 90-72, three games behind the California Angels in the first full season as manager for Dick Howser. Hal McRae led the team with 27 home runs and led the American League in runs batted in (133, a single-season franchise record) and doubles (46). Dan Quisenberry's 35 saves was also tops in the American League.
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Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
General manager(s) | John Schuerholz |
Manager(s) | Dick Howser |
Local television | WDAF-TV (Al Wisk, Denny Trease) |
Local radio | WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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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
AL West | W | L | 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
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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 | — |
Opening Day Starters
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
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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
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 |
César Gerónimo | 53 | 119 | 32 | .269 | 4 | 23 |
Steve Hammond | 46 | 126 | 29 | .230 | 1 | 11 |
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
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Larry Gura | 37 | 248 | 18 | 12 | 4.03 | 98 |
Vida Blue | 31 | 181 | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 103 |
Paul Splittorff | 29 | 162 | 10 | 10 | 4.28 | 74 |
Dennis Leonard | 21 | 130.2 | 10 | 6 | 5.10 | 58 |
Other pitchers
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 | 2 | 1 | 4.13 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
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 | American Association | Joe Sparks |
AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | Gene Lamont |
A | Fort Myers Royals | Florida State League | Rick Mathews |
A | Charleston Royals | South Atlantic League | Roy Tanner |
Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Joe Jones |
Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Tommy Jones |
Notes
- Bud Black at Baseball Reference
- Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martije01.shtml
- Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/littlde01.shtml
- Rance Mulliniks at Baseball Reference
- Blue traded to Royals
- Will Clark at Baseball Reference
- Bret Saberhagen at Baseball Reference
- Andy Stankiewicz at Baseball Reference
- Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
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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
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