1992 Kansas City Royals season
| 1992 Kansas City Royals | |
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| Owner(s) | Ewing Kauffman |
| General manager(s) | Herk Robinson |
| Manager(s) | Hal McRae |
| Local television |
WDAF-TV (Paul Splittorff, Denny Trease) |
| Local radio |
WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White) |
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The 1992 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 5th in the American League West with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.
Offseason
- December 9, 1991: Wally Joyner signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[1]
- December 10, 1991: Rico Rossy was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Kansas City Royals for Bobby Moore.[2]
- December 11, 1991: Kevin McReynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Gregg Jefferies and Keith Miller to the Kansas City Royals for Bret Saberhagen and Bill Pecota.[3]
- March 10, 1992: Kirk Gibson was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Neal Heaton.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 51–30 | 45–36 |
| Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 6 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 10 | 50–32 | 36–44 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
| California Angels | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 41–40 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 24 | 44–37 | 28–53 |
| Seattle Mariners | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 32 | 38–43 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 |
| California | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 3–10 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Detroit | 3–10 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| Milwaukee | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 6–6 | 9–3 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 |
| New York | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 2–11 |
| Oakland | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 12–1 | 9–4 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 1–12 | — | 4–9 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 9–4 | — | 3–9 |
| Toronto | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1992: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[5]
- June 1, 1992: Johnny Damon was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1992.[6]
- July 21, 1992: Mark Davis was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Juan Berenguer.[7]
- August 6, 1992: Juan Samuel was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 | Macfarlane, MikeMike Macfarlane | 129 | 402 | 94 | .234 | 17 | 48 |
| 1B | Joyner, WallyWally Joyner | 149 | 572 | 154 | .269 | 9 | 66 |
| 2B | Miller, KeithKeith Miller | 106 | 416 | 118 | .284 | 4 | 38 |
| 3B | Jefferies, GreggGregg Jefferies | 152 | 604 | 172 | .285 | 10 | 75 |
| SS | Howard, DavidDavid Howard | 74 | 219 | 49 | .224 | 1 | 18 |
| LF | McReynolds, KevinKevin McReynolds | 109 | 373 | 92 | .247 | 13 | 49 |
| CF | McRae, BrianBrian McRae | 149 | 533 | 119 | .223 | 4 | 52 |
| RF | Eisenreich, JimJim Eisenreich | 113 | 353 | 95 | .269 | 2 | 28 |
| DH | Brett, GeorgeGeorge Brett | 152 | 592 | 169 | .285 | 7 | 61 |
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 | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Pierce, EdEd Pierce | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
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 |
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Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Royals[9]
Notes
- ↑ Wally Joyner Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml
- ↑ Kevin McReynolds Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml
- ↑ Johnny Damon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml
- ↑ Juan Samuel Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
- 1992 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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