1981 Kansas City Royals Batting Game Log

1980 Season 1982 Season

Record: 50-53-0, Finished 4th in AL_West (Schedule and Results)

First Half: 20-30, Finished 5th

Second Half: 30-23, Finished 1st

Postseason: Lost AL Division Series (3-0) to Oakland Athletics

Managers: Jim Frey (30-40) and Dick Howser (20-13)

General Manager: Joe Burke (Replaced 10/1981)

Farm Director: Dick Balderson

Ballpark: Royals Stadium

Attendance: 1,279,403 (3rd of 14)

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

Pythagorean W-L: 51-52, 397 Runs, 405 Runs Allowed

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Team Record in Games vs. Left-handed SP: 19-19 / vs. Right-handed SP: 31-34
Most games w/o HR: 5 games
Most consecutive games w/ HR: 5 games.

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Team Batting Gamelog
Rk	Gtm	Date		Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	LOB	#	Thr	Opp. Starter (GmeSc)
1	1	Apr 10	@	BAL	L,3-5	39	34	3	10	0	0	2	3	5	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.294	.385	.471	.855	9	13	R	S.Stone(43)
2	2	Apr 12	@	BAL	W,4-2	35	33	4	8	2	0	1	4	2	2	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.338	.433	.771	4	9	L	M.Flanagan(44)
3	3	Apr 14		DET	L,5-6	40	35	5	12	5	1	0	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	.294	.360	.471	.830	8	12	R	J.Morris(43)
4	4	Apr 15		DET	L,0-4	33	33	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.267	.320	.400	.720	6	11	R	D.Rozema(76)
5	5	Apr 17		BAL	L,2-3	36	33	2	8	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.313	.399	.712	7	11	R	S.Stone(48)
6	6	Apr 19		BAL	W,3-2	34	31	3	9	3	0	0	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.266	.319	.397	.716	7	12	L	M.Flanagan(48)
7	7	Apr 20		CLE	L,2-4	34	31	2	6	1	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.257	.312	.374	.686	5	9	R	J.Denny(66)
8	8	Apr 21		CLE	L,1-4	36	35	1	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.249	.301	.355	.655	8	12	L	R.Waits(71)
9	9	Apr 22		CLE	L,0-4	37	34	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.244	.297	.338	.635	10	12	R	L.Barker(79)
10	10	Apr 24	@	MIL	L,1-6	36	33	1	10	0	0	1	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	.250	.304	.343	.647	8	12	R	J.Slaton(51)
11	11	Apr 25	@	MIL	W,4-2	39	37	4	10	0	0	1	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.252	.304	.344	.648	8	9	R	P.Vuckovich(43)
12	12	Apr 26	@	MIL	L,1-11	35	31	1	6	0	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.248	.303	.333	.635	7	10	L	R.Lerch(65)
13	13	Apr 30	@	TEX	L,0-7	33	32	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	.241	.294	.319	.613	6	9	L	R.Honeycutt(77)
May				Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	LOB	#	Thr	Opp. Starter (GmeSc)
14	14	May 1	@	TEX	W,4-0	43	36	4	12	2	0	0	4	6	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	.248	.305	.325	.629	12	10	R	S.Comer(41)
15	15	May 2	@	TEX	W,7-2	40	35	7	10	4	0	0	7	3	2	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	.250	.307	.330	.637	6	9	R	D.Medich(27)
16	16	May 3	@	TEX	L,8-9	44	44	8	16	2	0	1	8	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.260	.311	.342	.653	6	11	R	F.Jenkins(21)
17	17	May 4 susp		BOS	L,7-8	52	47	7	16	4	2	1	7	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	.266	.315	.360	.675	9	14	L	J.Tudor(41)
18	18	May 5		BOS	W,2-1	34	27	2	6	4	0	0	2	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.264	.316	.361	.677	8	12	L	F.Tanana(55)
19	19	May 6		BOS	L,1-3	30	30	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.308	.350	.659	2	11	R	D.Eckersley(77)
20	20	May 8	@	CHW	L,5-9	41	34	5	9	3	0	0	5	3	0	5	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	.258	.311	.350	.661	9	9	R	F.Barrios(29)
21	21	May 9	@	CHW	L,0-3	34	29	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.255	.310	.343	.653	7	12	R	R.Dotson(79)
22	22	May 11		TEX	L,1-9	37	36	1	9	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	.255	.308	.344	.652	9	11	L	R.Honeycutt(57)
23	23	May 12		TEX	W,3-2	37	33	3	11	3	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.258	.310	.347	.657	8	12	L	J.Matlack(51)
24	24	May 14		TEX	L,2-3	33	31	2	6	2	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256	.306	.344	.650	4	12	R	D.Medich(65)
25	25	May 15	@	BOS	L,3-4	40	33	3	7	1	0	2	3	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.254	.307	.347	.655	10	9	R	S.Crawford(42)
26	26	May 16	@	BOS	W,7-6	38	36	7	12	2	0	2	7	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	.257	.309	.356	.664	4	9	R	D.Eckersley(17)
27	27	May 17	@	BOS	W,5-4	40	38	5	11	2	0	2	5	2	0	6	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.258	.309	.362	.671	8	11	L	J.Tudor(58)
28	28	May 18	@	NYY	L,1-2	34	31	1	7	3	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.257	.309	.362	.671	6	11	L	T.John(58)
29	29	May 19	@	NYY	L,5-6	42	36	5	10	1	0	0	5	4	1	8	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	.258	.310	.360	.671	10	10	L	R.May(29)
30	30	May 20	@	NYY	L,4-5	48	41	4	12	1	0	0	3	5	1	7	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	.259	.312	.359	.671	11	13	R	G.Nelson(26)
31	31	May 22		MIN	L,0-7	35	33	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.310	.353	.663	8	11	L	J.Koosman(76)
32	32	May 23		MIN	W,1-0	55	50	1	11	1	1	0	1	3	3	11	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	.255	.308	.350	.658	10	12	R	R.Erickson(80)
33	33	May 24		MIN	W,6-4	37	33	6	10	0	1	1	6	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.257	.310	.353	.663	7	14	R	F.Arroyo(49)
34	34	May 25 (1)	@	SEA	L,1-7	33	32	1	6	2	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.255	.307	.350	.657	5	10	R	B.Allard(75)
35	35	May 25 (2)	@	SEA	L,2-5	37	33	2	9	1	0	0	2	2	0	5	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	.255	.308	.349	.657	8	14	L	J.Gleaton(55)
36	36	May 26	@	SEA	W,5-4	40	38	5	14	2	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	.259	.309	.353	.663	8	11	R	G.Abbott(57)
37	37	May 27	@	SEA	W,8-5	42	37	8	13	2	1	2	8	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.261	.311	.361	.673	7	10	L	F.Bannister(17)
38	38	May 29	@	MIN	W,3-1	38	32	3	5	2	0	1	3	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.310	.360	.670	8	9	R	F.Arroyo(61)
39	39	May 30	@	MIN	W,6-5	36	33	6	8	3	0	1	6	2	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.361	.671	3	10	R	A.Williams(53)
40	40	May 31	@	MIN	L,4-5	39	32	4	8	1	0	0	4	5	0	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	.258	.310	.360	.670	8	10	R	P.Redfern(52)
Jun				Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	LOB	#	Thr	Opp. Starter (GmeSc)
41	41	Jun 1		SEA	W,3-2	32	31	3	9	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.310	.361	.671	5	9	R	G.Abbott(53)
42	42	Jun 2		SEA	L,3-4	41	38	3	11	5	0	0	3	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.311	.363	.674	11	10	L	F.Bannister(51)
43	43	Jun 3		SEA	W,12-9	44	37	12	13	5	1	1	12	7	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.262	.315	.369	.684	8	11	L	B.Clark(22)
44	44	Jun 5		MIL	L,2-6	37	33	2	6	1	0	1	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.314	.368	.682	8	11	R	M.Haas(68)
45	45	Jun 6		MIL	L,2-4	34	30	2	6	0	0	0	2	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	.259	.314	.364	.678	5	11	R	P.Vuckovich(60)
46	46	Jun 7		MIL	W,7-1	37	28	7	9	1	2	0	7	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	.260	.316	.367	.683	6	12	L	R.Lerch(30)
47	47	Jun 8		NYY	L,3-8	37	36	3	10	3	1	0	3	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	.261	.315	.368	.683	7	12	L	D.Righetti(58)
48	48	Jun 9		NYY	L,5-8	40	37	5	11	3	2	0	5	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.262	.316	.370	.686	8	12	R	G.Nelson(21)
49	49	Jun 10	@	TOR	W,7-4	38	34	7	10	2	1	1	6	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	.262	.316	.373	.689	4	9	R	M.Bomback(47)
50	50	Jun 11	@	TOR	W,10-5	44	39	10	14	4	1	1	10	4	1	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.264	.319	.378	.697	7	12	R	D.Stieb(50)
Aug				Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	LOB	#	Thr	Opp. Starter (GmeSc)
51	51	Aug 10	@	BAL	L,2-3	48	43	2	9	0	0	1	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.263	.318	.376	.693	10	9	R	D.Martínez(56)
52	52	Aug 12 (1)	@	BAL	W,10-0	43	40	10	13	4	0	1	9	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	.264	.319	.378	.697	6	12	R	J.Palmer(55)
53	53	Aug 12 (2)	@	BAL	L,3-4	31	31	3	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.263	.316	.378	.694	1	10	L	S.McGregor(58)
54	54	Aug 13	@	BAL	L,1-2	35	32	1	7	2	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.262	.316	.376	.692	7	13	L	M.Flanagan(64)
55	55	Aug 14	@	CLE	W,4-1	36	33	4	10	0	0	2	4	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	.263	.316	.378	.694	5	9	R	B.Blyleven(49)
56	56	Aug 15	@	CLE	W,5-3	38	32	5	9	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	.263	.317	.377	.693	6	9	R	J.Denny(27)
57	57	Aug 16 (1)	@	CLE	W,6-2	41	40	6	13	3	0	1	6	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	.264	.317	.379	.695	8	9	L	R.Waits(27)
58	58	Aug 16 (2)	@	CLE	L,6-8	41	37	6	11	3	0	1	6	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.265	.318	.380	.698	8	11	R	L.Barker(31)
59	59	Aug 17		TOR	W,5-3	34	31	5	5	0	1	1	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	.263	.317	.379	.696	5	10	R	J.Clancy(48)
60	60	Aug 18		TOR	L,3-5	36	34	3	7	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262	.315	.378	.694	6	9	R	L.Leal(53)
61	61	Aug 19		TOR	L,4-9	41	34	4	7	1	0	1	4	6	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.261	.316	.377	.693	10	9	R	J.Berenguer(51)
62	62	Aug 21	@	NYY	W,4-0	38	32	4	9	1	0	0	4	5	0	7	0	0	1	0	1	3	2	.262	.316	.376	.693	7	11	L	D.Righetti(47)
63	63	Aug 22	@	NYY	L,0-5	33	33	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	.260	.315	.374	.688	6	10	R	R.Reuschel(65)
64	64	Aug 23	@	NYY	L,0-8	34	33	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.313	.371	.685	7	9	L	R.Guidry(74)
65	65	Aug 24	@	DET	W,4-2	37	29	4	5	1	0	2	4	7	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.259	.314	.372	.686	6	10	L	D.Schatzeder(60)
66	66	Aug 25	@	DET	L,3-4	43	40	3	9	2	0	2	3	2	1	8	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.258	.313	.373	.686	10	10	R	J.Morris(50)
67	67	Aug 26	@	DET	W,6-1	42	36	6	10	1	0	1	6	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.258	.314	.373	.687	9	10	R	A.López(31)
68	68	Aug 27	@	TOR	W,11-5	49	40	11	14	5	0	1	10	6	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.260	.317	.376	.693	11	10	R	J.Clancy(22)
69	69	Aug 28	@	TOR	L,3-4	38	33	3	8	4	0	0	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.260	.317	.376	.693	8	10	R	L.Leal(42)
70	70	Aug 29	@	TOR	W,2-0	33	30	2	5	2	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258	.316	.374	.690	4	10	R	J.Berenguer(63)
71	71	Aug 31		MIL	L,1-5	38	35	1	9	2	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.316	.375	.691	10	9	L	M.Caldwell(53)
September/October				Opp	Rslt	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	LOB	#	Thr	Opp. Starter (GmeSc)
72	72	Sep 1		MIL	W,3-1	35	33	3	9	1	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.259	.316	.374	.690	8	9	R	M.Haas(44)
73	73	Sep 2		MIL	W,5-4	39	32	5	6	1	0	1	5	6	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.258	.316	.373	.689	8	9	L	R.Lerch(58)
74	74	Sep 3		NYY	W,3-2	29	28	3	6	2	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.257	.315	.372	.687	2	9	L	T.John(60)
75	75	Sep 4		NYY	L,0-4	30	29	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.256	.313	.369	.682	3	10	L	R.May(74)
76	76	Sep 5		NYY	L,1-2	36	33	1	7	1	0	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.255	.313	.367	.680	8	11	L	D.Righetti(68)
77	77	Sep 6		NYY	L,1-6	32	30	1	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.255	.312	.366	.678	4	9	R	R.Reuschel(69)
78	78	Sep 7		CAL	W,7-1	38	33	7	13	2	0	1	6	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	.256	.314	.368	.682	7	9	R	M.Witt(29)
79	79	Sep 8		CAL	W,5-3	34	28	5	6	2	0	1	5	4	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.314	.368	.682	5	9	L	G.Zahn(36)
80	80	Sep 9		CAL	W,7-3	39	34	7	12	0	3	0	6	4	0	5	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	.257	.315	.370	.685	8	9	R	D.Frost(33)
81	81	Sep 11	@	OAK	L,1-6	30	28	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.256	.314	.369	.682	2	9	R	M.Keough(76)
82	82	Sep 12	@	OAK	W,4-0	37	33	4	8	3	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.256	.314	.368	.682	6	9	R	M.Norris(49)
83	83	Sep 13	@	OAK	W,6-5	56	46	6	17	1	0	0	5	5	2	6	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	.257	.316	.369	.684	14	12	R	S.McCatty(33)
84	84	Sep 14	@	CAL	W,4-3	35	33	4	9	2	0	2	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.258	.316	.370	.686	4	10	R	B.Kison(54)
85	85	Sep 15	@	CAL	W,3-2	43	36	3	10	1	0	0	3	6	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.258	.317	.370	.686	13	11	L	Á.Moreno(39)
86	86	Sep 16	@	CAL	W,3-1	41	36	3	12	2	0	1	2	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	.259	.318	.371	.689	11	11	L	G.Zahn(49)
87	87	Sep 18	@	SEA	W,8-3	42	40	8	15	2	0	1	8	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	.260	.319	.373	.691	7	11	R	G.Abbott(33)
88	88	Sep 19	@	SEA	L,1-4	36	33	1	6	1	0	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.259	.318	.371	.689	8	12	R	J.Beattie(69)
89	89	Sep 20	@	SEA	L,2-3	37	37	2	11	2	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.260	.318	.372	.690	8	11	L	F.Bannister(61)
90	90	Sep 21		MIN	L,2-7	41	36	2	10	0	1	0	2	4	0	5	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	.260	.318	.372	.690	12	11	R	A.Williams(60)
91	91	Sep 22		MIN	W,2-1	32	29	2	7	2	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	.260	.318	.371	.689	6	10	R	F.Arroyo(56)
92	92	Sep 23		MIN	L,2-6	35	32	2	7	0	0	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.260	.318	.371	.688	6	11	R	P.Redfern(56)
93	93	Sep 24		MIN	W,9-2	41	38	9	14	2	1	1	9	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	.319	.373	.692	8	11	L	B.Havens(25)
94	94	Sep 25		SEA	L,3-8	36	33	3	7	2	1	1	3	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.260	.318	.373	.692	6	9	L	F.Bannister(64)
95	95	Sep 26		SEA	L,2-4	38	32	2	7	1	1	0	1	5	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	.260	.319	.373	.691	9	14	R	B.Stoddard(58)
96	96	Sep 27		SEA	W,15-3	47	44	15	22	7	2	0	15	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.263	.321	.378	.699	8	16	R	K.Clay(32)
97	97	Sep 28	@	MIN	W,6-1	44	38	6	12	0	0	2	6	5	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	.264	.322	.379	.701	11	10	L	B.Havens(42)
98	98	Sep 29	@	MIN	W,4-2	39	35	4	11	3	1	1	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	.264	.323	.380	.703	8	10	R	A.Williams(38)
99	99	Sep 30	@	MIN	W,5-2	45	41	5	16	1	0	1	5	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.266	.324	.382	.706	13	10	R	F.Arroyo(21)
100	100	Oct 2		OAK	W,3-0	36	31	3	9	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	.266	.324	.381	.705	9	10	R	S.McCatty(52)
101	101	Oct 3		OAK	L,4-8	38	37	4	10	3	1	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.266	.324	.382	.706	7	10	R	R.Langford(55)
102	102	Oct 4		OAK	L,3-4	36	35	3	8	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.266	.323	.381	.704	6	12	R	M.Keough(54)
103	103	Oct 5	@	CLE	W,9-0	45	44	9	18	3	0	1	9	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.267	.325	.383	.707	9	12	L	R.Waits(26)

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