1984 Kansas City Royals
84 - 78
1983 / 1985 (Organization)
1st place in the AL West
Home Record:
Away Record: 		44 - 37 (.543)
40 - 41 (.494)		 +1.2 wins
+1.8 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 673 / 710 ( -37 )
Allowed/Expected: 686 / 712 ( +26 )
Pyth Record: 80 - 82 (+4)
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Royals Stadium
Attendance: 1,810,018 Avg Att: 22,346 (1.06)
Att Rank: 7 / 14 Lg Avg: 21,130
       
Park Factor: 1.00    
HR Factor: 0.88 R/L HR: 0.88 / 0.89
Notes:
- West Division Champions
- Lost to Detroit Tigers in the ALCS

Fielding


Left Field
Darryl Motley
24.4
827
12.5
Butch Davis
26.0
257
1.2
Dane Iorg
34.1
128
-0.4
Jorge Orta
33.6
114
-0.5
Leon Roberts
33.4
53
-0.0
Lynn Jones
31.5
50
0.3
Dave Leeper
24.7
12
0.1
John Wathan
34.7
4
-0.0
8
26.9
1444
13.1

Center Field
Willie Wilson 29.0
1129
1.4
Pat Sheridan 26.6
278
1.4
Lynn Jones 31.5
29
-0.2
Darryl Motley 24.4
7
0.0
Butch Davis 26.0
1
-0.0
5
28.5
1444
2.6


Right Field
Pat Sheridan 26.6
812
3.6
Darryl Motley 24.4
304
-2.2
Lynn Jones 31.5
165
-0.5
Jorge Orta 33.6
99
-0.6
Leon Roberts 33.4
37
0.0
Dane Iorg 34.1
20
0.2
Butch Davis 26.0
8
-0.0
7
27.4
1444
0.5
Shortstop
Onix Concepcion 26.7
698
3.2
U L Washington 30.7
476
-1.6
Buddy Biancalana 24.4
231
-0.3
Bucky Dent 32.6
27
-0.2
Greg Pryor 34.7
9
-0.1
Jim Scranton 24.2
2
0.0
6
27.8
1444
1.0
Second Base
Frank White 33.8
1109
12.7
Buddy Biancalana 24.4
160
-1.3
Greg Pryor 34.7
134
-0.3
Onix Concepcion 26.7
40
0.1
Jorge Orta 33.6
1
-0.0
5
32.7
1444
11.3
Third Base
George Brett 31.1
789
-5.9
Greg Pryor 34.7
595
-0.6
Tucker Ashford 29.6
40
-0.1
Bucky Dent 32.6
10
-0.0
Dane Iorg 34.1
7
-0.0
Onix Concepcion 26.7
2
-0.0
Jim Scranton 24.2
1
-0.0
7
32.6
1444
-6.8
First Base
Steve Balboni 27.5
1035
-7.2
Dane Iorg 34.1
329
-0.9
John Wathan 34.7
77
0.6
Greg Pryor 34.7
3
0.0
4
29.4
1444
-7.5
 
Catcher
Don Slaught 25.8
1009
-8.5
John Wathan 34.7
421
0.3
Luis Pujols 28.6
13
-0.3
Orlando Sanchez 27.8
1
-0.0
4
28.4
1444
-8.5
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James