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1981 Kansas City Royals season

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Owner(s)
  
Ewing Kauffman

General manager(s)
  
Joe Burke

Manager(s)
  
Jim Frey and Dick Howser

Local television
  
WDAF-TV (Al Wisk, Denny Trease)

Local radio
  
WIBW (AM) (Denny Matthews, Fred White)

The 1981 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 50 wins and 53 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players strike and the league chose as its playoff teams, the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively. Because of this, despite a losing record and a 4th place overall finish, the Royals, having won the AL West in the second half of the season, qualified for the postseason, becoming the only team in MLB history to do so with a losing record.

Contents

Offseason

  • January 6, 1981: Derek Botelho was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

    • Regular season

  • August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken, Jr. made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles in a game against the Royals.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1981: Bombo Rivera was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
  • June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
  • Dave Leeper was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (23rd pick). Player signed June 10, 1981.
  • David Cone was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1981.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    ALDS

    Oakland wins series, 3-0.

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Royals Gold

    References

    1981 Kansas City Royals season Wikipedia
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