1998 Kansas City Royals Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 72-89
Finished 3rd in the AL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,494,875, Avg. 18,922
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Manager: Tony Muser (72-89)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1998 Kansas City Royals Roster
1998 Kansas City Royals Results

The Kansas City Royals of the American League ended the 1998 season with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses, finishing third in the AL's Central Division.

The Royals scored 714 runs and gave up 899 runs. Dean Palmer walloped 34 home runs for Kansas City, while Jeff King and Johnny Damon swatted 20 or more also. Dean Palmer drove in 119 runs. Jose Offerman led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .315 clip. Tim Belcher topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 4.27 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

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 Belcher1414.5004.2734340200234.0247127111377301307161003
Pat Rapp1213.4805.3032320110188.320811711124107713210014855
Jose Rosado811.4214.6938251211174.71801069125572135516757
Hipolito Pichardo78.4675.1327182001112.312673641143255402503
Scott Service64.6003.487302600482.77035327344959110353
Chris Haney66.5007.033312200097.312578761836051514450
Glendon Rusch615.2865.8829242111154.71911041012250094401686
Brian Bevil31.7506.303901000040.0472928422147306194
Matt Whisenant21.6674.907002300260.7613733333245309267
Ricky Bones22.5003.043201200153.3491818424538102231
Brian Barber24.3336.0088000042.0452828513124104180
Jeff Montgomery25.2864.9856054003656.0583531822254210247
Jim Pittsley11.5006.593921100068.38856501337144206320
Kevin Appier12.3337.8033000015.0211313351910169
Shane Halter000.001010001.010000000003
Jeff Suppan000.7141200012.79111101200046
Bart Evans002.008030009.0732100700034
Tim Byrdak005.403000001.751110010009
Jose Santiago009.002020002.042200020009
Allen McDill0010.507010006.0977320300029
Danny Rios01.0006.145010007.3995160610138
Jamie Walker01.0009.8762200017.33020195301520086
Totals7289.4475.1654916115563461436.3159089982419656828999605726369

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
Jose Offerman158709607102191281376645128996.315.403.438.84126675261
Johnny Damon1617106421041783010186626125884.277.339.439.77928244334
Dean Palmer15263957284159272341198248134.278.333.510.8442921860133
Hal Morris12751647250146272140103252.309.350.381.731180151476
Jeff King1315404868312817124931024273.263.319.451.7692191020101
Jeff Conine933433093079260843302668.256.312.417.72912982061
Larry Sutton1113513102976142542332946.245.311.352.66310953453
Mike Sweeney923112823273180835232438.259.320.408.72811572211
Terry Pendleton792542371761100329101549.257.299.338.6378020021
Shane Mack662292073058151629821536.280.345.449.7949366010
Mendy Lopez742252061850102115521240.243.286.325.6126761510
Jermaine Dye60230214245051523221146.234.270.336.6067281042
Sal Fasano742472162149100831101056.227.307.384.69283416321
Shane Halter862262041745120213251238.221.265.309.5746331720
Luis Rivera4298891422400711717.247.302.292.5942610200
Carlos Beltran1463581216530730312.276.317.466.7832721010
Jermaine Allensworth3091731515500370917.205.326.274.6002004500
Jeremy Giambi187058613402801119.224.343.397.7392330010
Felix Martinez349585711110531521.129.187.165.3521411400
Carlos Febles11292551012022147.400.483.6001.0831500000
Ernie Young25565321030132129.189.232.302.5341631000
Scott Leius1747462800040016.174.191.174.365820000
Tim Spehr1136255620120083.240.457.440.8971112100
Jose Rosado38220100000000.500.500.5001.000110000
Tim Belcher34651100000002.200.200.200.400100100
Joe Vitiello3870100000012.143.250.143.393100000
Mike Macfarlane311111100000002.091.091.091.182100000
Chris Hatcher816150100010017.067.125.067.192100000
Jed Hansen4330000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Glendon Rusch29330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Ricky Bones32110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Pat Rapp32320000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Jim Pittsley39320000000002.000.000.000.000000100
Hipolito Pichardo27220000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Hector Ortiz4441000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Dee Brown5332000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Chris Turner41090000000004.000.100.000.100011000
Scott Service73110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Kevin Appier3000000000000000000
Jeff Suppan4000000000000000000
Jamie Walker6000000000000000000
Matt Whisenant70000000000000000000
Jose Santiago2000000000000000000
Brian Barber8000000000000000000
Chris Haney33000000000000000000
Brian Bevil39000000000000000000
Tim Byrdak3000000000000000000
Jeff Montgomery56000000000000000000
Allen McDill7000000000000000000
Bart Evans8000000000000000000
Danny Rios5000000000000000000
Totals22456191554671414592744013468613550475984.263.324.399.724221511860456524


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Jeff King1B112110944.3932855103.9959.6939.0800000
Hal Morris1B4640357.734934435.9909.6378.3260000
Jeff Conine1B12985.310130151.0001.9698.6670000
Larry Sutton1B6235.0323051.0009.0005.8330000
Sal Fasano1B5012.0160021.00012.0003.2000000
Hector Ortiz1B101.00000.000.0000000
Shane Halter1B101.020001.00018.0002.0000000
Jose Offerman2B1521521325.327744019113.9744.8694.7170000
Carlos Febles2B11664.01618021.0004.7813.0910000
Luis Rivera2B6224.056001.0004.1251.8330000
Shane Halter2B6116.02810.9095.6251.6670000
Jed Hansen2B205.010001.0001.800.5000000
Felix Martinez2B202.00000.000.0000000
Dean Palmer3B1291271102.3691872216.9212.0901.9840000
Terry Pendleton3B2318149.7123322.9572.7061.9570000
Scott Leius3B151194.381842.8672.4811.7330000
Jeff King3B4334.036021.0002.3822.2500000
Shane Halter3B8128.013001.0001.286.5000000
Luis Rivera3B6017.013001.0002.118.6670000
Mendy Lopez3B2110.014001.0004.5002.5000000
Sal Fasano3B101.00000.000.0000000
Mike SweeneyC9175705.35173396.9847.0186.04490502129.6
Sal FasanoC7068579.34212525.9966.9296.37120231843.9
Tim SpehrC111193.0622001.0006.1945.818005228.6
Mike MacfarlaneC3324.7133011.0005.8385.333001266.7
Chris TurnerC4322.0160001.0006.5454.00000100.0
Hector OrtizC3112.040001.0003.0001.3330000
Johnny DamonOF1581511354.33721041.9902.5392.4180000
Larry SuttonOF7972645.7147422.9872.1051.9110000
Jeff ConineOF8073640.3134410.9931.9401.7250000
Jermaine DyeOF5956513.3152423.9872.7352.6440000
Hal MorrisOF3937288.0471001.0001.5001.2310000
Shane MackOF3231265.054111.9821.8681.7190000
Jermaine AllensworthOF2718174.054010.9822.7932.0000000
Ernie YoungOF2413134.7432001.0003.0071.8750000
Carlos BeltranOF1413117.044010.9783.3853.1430000
Jeremy GiambiOF9976.0141001.0001.7761.6670000
Shane HalterOF9659.7130001.0001.9611.4440000
Chris HatcherOF5438.070001.0001.6581.4000000
Dee BrownOF203.010001.0003.000.5000000
Tim BelcherP3434234.0181723.9461.3461.0290000
Pat RappP3232188.3202310.9772.0551.3440000
Jose RosadoP3825174.782821.9471.855.9470000
Glendon RuschP2924154.792214.9691.8041.0690000
Hipolito PichardoP2718112.31118051.0002.3231.0740000
Chris HaneyP331297.3321031.0002.219.7270000
Scott ServiceP73082.741510.9502.069.2600000
Jim PittsleyP39268.351121.8892.107.4100000
Matt WhisenantP70060.7310011.0001.929.1860000
Jeff MontgomeryP56056.054011.0001.446.1610000
Ricky BonesP32053.381511.9583.881.7190000
Brian BarberP8842.003001.000.643.3750000
Brian BevilP39040.011001.000.450.0510000
Jamie WalkerP6217.324011.0003.1151.0000000
Kevin AppierP3315.001001.000.600.3330000
Jeff SuppanP4112.713011.0002.8421.0000000
Bart EvansP809.011001.0002.000.2500000
Danny RiosP507.310001.0001.227.2000000
Allen McDillP706.001001.0001.500.1430000
Jose SantiagoP202.001001.0004.500.5000000
Tim ByrdakP301.70000.000.0000000
Shane HalterP101.010001.0009.0001.0000000
Mendy LopezSS7266562.71012211553.9555.1504.4720000
Shane HalterSS6645420.073166929.9645.1213.6210000
Felix MartinezSS3228244.74980623.9564.7454.0310000
Luis RiveraSS3022207.04281520.9615.3484.1000000
Scott LeiusSS202.001001.0004.500.5000000
Totals2020144912927.043091689125463.9804.1762.969110804335.0




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