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.
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.Bud Black at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.Clint Hurdle at Baseball Reference December 11, 1981: Jerry Martin was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey. January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference February 18, 1982: Dennis Littlejohn was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Cornell. March 23, 1982: Rance Mulliniks was traded by the Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Phil Huffman.Rance Mulliniks at Baseball Reference 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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.Will Clark at Baseball Reference Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Royals in the 19th round. Player signed July 26, 1982.Bret Saberhagen at Baseball Reference Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Royals in the 26th round, but did not sign.Andy Stankiewicz at Baseball Reference Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 15, 1982.Cecil Fielder at Baseball Reference
Roster 1982 Kansas City Royals roster Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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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 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 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 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 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 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
Notes
References
External links 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference 1982 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac