Record: 102–60, 1st in AL West
822 Runs, 651 Runs Allowed
Postseason:
Lost AL Championship Series (3-2) to New York Yankees
Manager: Whitey Herzog
General Manager: Joe Burke
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Attendance: 1,852,603
(3rd of 14)
Pitchers:
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Jim Colborn
SP Paul Splittorff
SP Andy Hassler
CL Doug Bird
RP Mark Littell
RP Steve Mingori
Lineup:
C Darrell Porter
1B John Mayberry
2B Frank White
SS Freddie Patek
3B George Brett
OF Tom Poquette
OF Amos Otis
OF Al Cowens
DH Hal McRae
Others:
C Buck Martinez
Team Leaders:
WAR: 7.6 - George Brett
Hits: 191 - Hal McRae
Runs: 105 - George Brett
HRs: 23 - Al Cowens
RBI: 112 - Al Cowens
OBP: .373 - George Brett
OPS: .905 - George Brett
OPS+: 142 - George Brett
SB: 53 - Freddie Patek
Team Leaders Pitching:
IP: 292.2 - Dennis Leonard
ERA: 3.04 - Dennis Leonard
FIP: 2.76 - Dennis Leonard
ERA+:104 - Dennis Leonard
SO: 244 - Dennis Leonard
WHIP: 1.11 - Dennis Leonard
