1997 Kansas City Royals Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 67-94
Finished 5th in the AL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,526,638, Avg. 19,826
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Manager: Bob Boone (36-46)
Manager: Tony Muser (31-48)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1997 Kansas City Royals Roster
1997 Kansas City Royals Results

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1997 season with a record of 67 wins and 94 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's Central Division.

The Royals plated 747 runs and allowed 820 runs. Chili Davis walloped 30 home runs for Kansas City, while Jay Bell and Jeff King swatted 20 or more, too. Jeff King recorded 112 runs batted in. Jay Bell topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .291 clip. Tim Belcher led the squad with 13 wins, and Kevin Appier recorded a 3.40 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Boone and Tony Muser coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Tim Belcher1312.5205.0232320310213.324212811931702113517927
Jose Rosado912.4294.6933330200203.320811710626733129424881
Kevin Appier913.4093.4034340410235.72159689247421964114972
Glendon Rusch69.4005.5030270100170.320611110428520116710758
Jim Pittsley58.3855.4621210000112.012072681554152603501
Randy Veres401.0003.31240700135.336171347128304152
Gregg Olson43.5713.023401300141.7391814317328101171
Ricky Bones47.3645.972111210078.310259521025236501352
Jamie Walker33.5005.445001500043.0462826620324302197
Hipolito Pichardo35.3754.2247026001149.0512423724834112215
Mike Perez201.0003.54160400020.315882801710180
Matt Whisenant101.0002.84240300019.0157601201630386
Chris Haney12.3334.3883100024.729161215216201110
Brian Bevil12.3336.611801100116.31613121921310272
Jeff Montgomery14.2003.4955037001459.3532423918548005245
Hector Carrasco16.1435.452801100034.7292121416330408151
Jose Santiago001.934030004.7721021110024
Jim Converse003.603010005.0422250300023
Roland de la Maza004.501000002.011111010019
Jason Jacome009.457000006.71377251310035
Allen McDill0013.503010004.0366180210024
Mitch Williams01.00010.807040006.711882711000238
Larry Casian02.0005.06320600026.732151556116001115
Mike Williams02.0006.43100400114.02011101811010070
Scott Service03.0004.76120100017.017991501900069
Totals6794.4164.71554161150112291443.0153082075518653142961546626277

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jay Bell15366057389167283219210671101.291.368.461.829264134392
Chili Davis140567477711332003090638596.279.386.509.8962431510416
Johnny Damon1465244727013012884816104270.275.338.386.72318233612
Jeff King15564754384129301281121658996.238.341.451.792245921124
Jose Offerman106471424591262362399104164.297.359.394.75316750603
Bip Roberts97372346441071721361532153.309.348.379.72613161132
Tom Goodwin974003675110013422234101951.272.311.346.657127521110
Jermaine Dye752832632662140722211751.236.284.369.6539761110
Mike Macfarlane822912573461142835022447.237.316.401.71710346313
Mike Sweeney84266240305880731321733.242.306.363.6688786120
Craig Paquette772672522658151833221057.230.263.393.65699132120
Dean Palmer492061872352101931121550.278.335.487.8229132020
Yamil Benitez53204191225171821221049.267.307.440.7478421200
David Howard80177162243981113221031.241.287.321.6085211311
Shane Halter74139123163451210431028.276.341.382.7234712400
Scott Cooper75182159123261315111732.201.283.308.5924942220
Joe Vitiello51146130113160518001437.238.322.400.7225222001
Jed Hansen3411194112961114321329.309.394.426.8204021210
Rod Myers3112110114267029401722.257.370.386.7563921200
Larry Sutton277569920202800512.290.338.406.7442800100
Sal Fasano13393848201100112.211.231.342.5731310000
Jon Nunnally1334298701140057.241.353.414.7671200000
Felix Martinez1638313711030068.226.351.323.6741010100
Tim Spehr17383536001200212.171.237.257.494901000
Andy Stewart5881210000000.250.250.375.625310000
Ryan Long61092200020003.222.300.222.522201000
Jim Pittsley21220110000001.500.5001.0001.500200000
Jose Rosado34220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Glendon Rusch30330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Tim Belcher32660000000001.000.000.000.000010000
Kevin Appier34660000000005.000.000.000.000000000
Jeff Montgomery55000000000000000000
Ricky Bones22000000000000000000
Brian Bevil18000000000000000000
Hector Carrasco28000000000000000000
Randy Veres24000000000000000000
Jamie Walker50000000000000000000
Matt Whisenant24000000000000000000
Mitch Williams7000000000000000000
Scott Service12000000000000000000
Jose Santiago4000000000000000000
Gregg Olson34000000000000000000
Allen McDill3000000000000000000
Jason Jacome7000000000000000000
Mike Perez16000000000000000000
Hipolito Pichardo47000000000000000000
Chris Haney8000000000000000000
Roland de la Maza1000000000000000000
Jim Converse3000000000000000000
Larry Casian32000000000000000000
Mike Williams10000000000000000000
Totals231262955599747147825635158711130665611061.264.333.407.740227810842514234


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Jeff King1B1501471291.012171475135.9969.5099.0930000
Larry Sutton1B1211110.09280111.0008.1828.3330000
Scott Cooper1B8236.0271041.0007.0003.5000000
Joe Vitiello1B116.080011.00012.0008.0000000
Jose Offerman2B101100870.0201254964.9814.7074.5050000
David Howard2B3428249.76581425.9735.2634.2940000
Jed Hansen2B3126245.75677116.9934.8724.2900000
Shane Halter2B18777.71622051.0004.4032.1110000
Craig Paquette3B7266585.7451291215.9352.6742.4170000
Dean Palmer3B4848427.7278298.9242.2942.2710000
Scott Cooper3B3928260.72154041.0002.5901.9230000
Bip Roberts3B10969.7312011.0001.9381.5000000
Shane Halter3B12341.314001.0001.089.4170000
David Howard3B7431.031021.8673.7741.8570000
Jay Bell3B4327.027031.0003.0002.2500000
Mike MacfarlaneC8175664.74392043.9916.2155.66790261129.7
Mike SweeneyC7663579.742531313.9937.0806.00030322341.8
Tim SpehrC171294.0787011.0008.1385.0000012425.0
Sal FasanoC121090.053312.9825.6004.667201375.0
Andy StewartC4114.7101001.0006.7502.750001150.0
Johnny DamonOF1361181095.0322543.9882.6882.4040000
Tom GoodwinOF9693814.0232310.9962.5982.4480000
Bip RobertsOF8473623.7146530.9812.1791.7980000
Jermaine DyeOF7567605.3164763.9662.5422.2800000
Yamil BenitezOF5252438.0111040.9652.2812.1350000
Rod MyersOF2624229.755110.9822.1942.1540000
Joe VitielloOF2827182.048010.9802.3741.7140000
Shane HalterOF3214151.7371001.0002.2551.1880000
David HowardOF23490.7223001.0002.4821.0870000
Jon NunnallyOF9867.0120001.0001.6121.3330000
Ryan LongOF5221.080001.0003.4291.6000000
Craig PaquetteOF4110.061011.0006.3001.7500000
Larry SuttonOF101.00000.000.0000000
Kevin AppierP3434235.7241713.9761.5661.2060000
Tim BelcherP3232213.32322011.0001.8981.4060000
Jose RosadoP3333203.3112412.9721.5491.0610000
Glendon RuschP3027170.3813011.0001.110.7000000
Jim PittsleyP2121112.061010.9411.286.7620000
Ricky BonesP211178.381111.9502.183.9050000
Jeff MontgomeryP55059.3105001.0002.275.2730000
Hipolito PichardoP47049.0812021.0003.673.4260000
Jamie WalkerP50043.056011.0002.302.2200000
Gregg OlsonP34041.74410.8891.728.2350000
Randy VeresP24035.30610.8571.528.2500000
Hector CarrascoP28034.726001.0002.077.2860000
Larry CasianP32026.715001.0002.025.1880000
Chris HaneyP8324.71610.8752.554.8750000
Mike PerezP16020.333001.0002.656.3750000
Matt WhisenantP24019.00311.7501.421.1250000
Scott ServiceP12017.001001.000.529.0830000
Brian BevilP18016.310001.000.551.0560000
Mike WilliamsP10014.011001.0001.286.2000000
Mitch WilliamsP706.70000.000.0000000
Jason JacomeP706.715011.0008.100.8570000
Jim ConverseP305.010001.0001.800.3330000
Jose SantiagoP404.70000.000.0000000
Allen McDillP304.001001.0002.250.3330000
Roland de la MazaP102.00000.000.0000000
Jay BellSS1491441271.022744310102.9854.7444.4970000
Felix MartinezSS121091.0172217.9753.8573.2500000
David HowardSS9342.061515.9554.5002.3330000
Shane HalterSS5439.091313.9575.0774.4000000
Totals2037144912987.04329163091449.9854.1302.925140724236.8




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