| 1984 Kansas City Royals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League West champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Ewing Kauffman | |||
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Dick Howser | |||
| Television | WDAF-TV 4 (Denny Matthews, Denny Trease,Fred White) Sports Time (Phil Stone, Dwayne Mosley) | |||
| Radio | WIBW–AM 580 KCMO–AM 810 (Denny Matthews,Fred White) | |||
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The1984 Kansas City Royals season was their 16th inMajor League Baseball. The Royals won theAmerican League West with a record of 84–78, but lost to the eventualWorld Series championDetroit Tigers 3–0 in theALCS.Dan Quisenberry's 44 saves paced theAmerican League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | 44–37 | 40–41 |
| California Angels | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 37–44 | 44–37 |
| Minnesota Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 3 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| Oakland Athletics | 77 | 85 | .475 | 7 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
| Chicago White Sox | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
| Seattle Mariners | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
| Texas Rangers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 14½ | 34–46 | 35–46 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 4–9 |
| Boston | 7–6 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
| California | 4–8 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 4–8 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–7–1 |
| Detroit | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–5 |
| Kansas City | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 6–7 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 2–11 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 10–3 |
| Minnesota | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 1–11 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 10–3 | 5–7 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 3–10 | — | 6–6 |
| Toronto | 9–4 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–6–1 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 11–1 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
| 1984 Kansas City Royals roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Don Slaught | 124 | 409 | 108 | .264 | 4 | 42 |
| 1B | Steve Balboni | 126 | 438 | 107 | .244 | 28 | 77 |
| 2B | Frank White | 129 | 479 | 130 | .271 | 17 | 56 |
| SS | Onix Concepcion | 90 | 287 | 81 | .282 | 1 | 23 |
| 3B | George Brett | 104 | 377 | 107 | .284 | 13 | 69 |
| LF | Darryl Motley | 146 | 522 | 148 | .284 | 15 | 70 |
| CF | Willie Wilson | 128 | 541 | 163 | .301 | 2 | 44 |
| RF | Pat Sheridan | 138 | 481 | 136 | .283 | 8 | 53 |
| DH | Hal McRae | 106 | 317 | 96 | .303 | 3 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orta | 122 | 403 | 120 | .298 | 9 | 50 |
| Greg Pryor | 123 | 270 | 71 | .263 | 4 | 25 |
| Dane Iorg | 78 | 235 | 60 | .255 | 5 | 30 |
| John Wathan | 97 | 171 | 31 | .181 | 2 | 10 |
| UL Washington | 63 | 170 | 38 | .224 | 1 | 10 |
| Buddy Biancalana | 66 | 134 | 26 | .194 | 2 | 9 |
| Butch Davis | 41 | 116 | 17 | .147 | 2 | 12 |
| Lynn Jones | 47 | 103 | 31 | .301 | 1 | 10 |
| Leon Roberts | 28 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
| Tucker Ashford | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Sánchez | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| Bucky Dent | 11 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Leeper | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Scranton | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Black | 35 | 257.0 | 17 | 12 | 3.12 | 140 |
| Mark Gubicza | 29 | 189.0 | 10 | 14 | 4.05 | 111 |
| Larry Gura | 31 | 168.2 | 12 | 9 | 5.18 | 68 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 23 | 143.2 | 11 | 7 | 3.63 | 53 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Saberhagen | 38 | 157.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.48 | 73 |
| Mike Jones | 23 | 81.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.89 | 43 |
| Danny Jackson | 15 | 76.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.26 | 40 |
| Frank Wills | 10 | 37.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.11 | 21 |
| Paul Splittorff | 12 | 28.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.71 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Quisenberry | 72 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 2.64 | 41 |
| Joe Beckwith | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3.40 | 75 |
| Mark Huismann | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.58 | 20 |
October 2,Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| W:Jack Morris (1–0) L:Bud Black (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:DET –Larry Herndon (1) Alan Trammell (1) Lance Parrish (1) | ||||||||||||
October 3,Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| W:Aurelio López (1–0) L:Dan Quisenberry (0–1) | ||||||||||||||
| HRs:DET –Kirk Gibson (1) | ||||||||||||||
October 5,Tiger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| W:Milt Wilcox (1–0) L:Charlie Leibrandt (0–1) S:Willie Hernández (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: None | ||||||||||||