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Kansas City Royals

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Ballpark:: Kauffman Stadium

Established:: 1969

Affiliations:: AAA Omaha Storm Chasers, AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Advanced A Wilmington Blue Rocks,A Kane County Cougars

Retired Numbers:: 5, 10, 20, 42

Owners:: David Glass

Manager:

General Manager:: Dayton Moore

Played As:: KCA

Rk	Player	Year	Wins
1	Bret Saberhagen	1989	23
2	Steve Busby	1974	22
3	Dennis Leonard	1978	21
4	Paul Splittorff	1973	20
5	Paul Splittorff	1978	19
6	Steve Busby	1975	18
7	Dick Drago	1971	17
8	Steve Busby	1973	16
9	Mike Hedlund	1971	15
10	Rich Gale	1978	14

Rk	Player	Year	Losses
1	Paul Splittorff	1974	19
2	Larry Gura	1983	18
3	Dick Drago	1972	17
4	Jim Rooker	1969	16
5	Dick Drago	1970	15
6	Dick Drago	1973	14
7	Dick Drago	1969	13
8	Bill Butler	1970	12
9	Wally Bunker	1969	11
10	Bill Butler	1969	10

Rk	Player	Year	Games
1	Dan Quisenberry	1985	84
2	Jason Grimsley	2003	76
3	Dan Quisenberry	1980	75
4	Jimmy Gobble	2007	74
5	Jeff Montgomery	1990	73
6	Dan Quisenberry	1982	72
7	Ramon Ramirez	2008	71
8	Matt Whisenant	1998	70
9	Dan Quisenberry	1983	69
10	Scott Service	1999	68

Rk	Player	Year	Games Started
1	Dennis Leonard	1978	40
2	Paul Splittorff	1973	38
3	Steve Busby	1973	37
4	Paul Splittorff	1974	36
5	Al Fitzmorris	1975	35
6	Dick Drago	1970	34
7	Dick Drago	1972	33
8	Dennis Leonard	1979	32
9	Wally Bunker	1969	31
10	Mike Hedlund	1971	30

Rk	Player	Year	Games Completed
1	Dennis Leonard	1977	21
2	Steve Busby	1974	20
3	Steve Busby	1975	18
4	Dennis Leonard	1976	16
5	Dick Drago	1971	15
6	Paul Splittorff	1978	13
7	Paul Splittorff	1972	12
8	Dick Drago	1972	11
9	Wally Bunker	1969	10
10	Bruce Dal Canton	1974	9

Rk	Player	Year	Shutouts
1	Roger Nelson	1972	6
2	Dennis Leonard	1977	5
3	Bill Butler	1969	4
4	Jim Rooker	1970	3
5	Dick Drago	1969	2
6	Wally Bunker	1969	1
7	Tom Burgmeier	1969	0

Rk	Player	Year	Saves
1	Dan Quisenberry	1983	45
2	Dan Quisenberry	1984	44
3	Joakim Soria	2010	43
4	Joakim Soria	2008	42
5	Jeff Montgomery	1992	39
6	Dan Quisenberry	1985	37
7	Jeff Montgomery	1998	36
8	Dan Quisenberry	1982	35
9	Dan Quisenberry	1980	33
10	Jeff Montgomery	1995	31

Rk	Player	Year	Innings Pitched
1	Dennis Leonard	1978	295
2	Dennis Leonard	1977	293
3	Steve Busby	1974	292
4	Larry Gura	1980	283
5	Dennis Leonard	1980	280
6	Mark Gubicza	1988	270
7	Paul Splittorff	1973	262
8	Bret Saberhagen	1988	261
9	Steve Busby	1975	260
10	Dennis Leonard	1976	259

Rk	Player	Year	Outs Pitched
1	Dennis Leonard	1978	884
2	Dennis Leonard	1977	878
3	Steve Busby	1974	877
4	Larry Gura	1980	850
5	Dennis Leonard	1980	841
6	Mark Gubicza	1988	809
7	Bret Saberhagen	1989	787
8	Paul Splittorff	1973	786
9	Bret Saberhagen	1988	782
10	Steve Busby	1975	781

Rk	Player	Year	Hits
1	Steve Busby	1974	284
2	Dennis Leonard	1978	283
3	Paul Splittorff	1973	279
4	Larry Gura	1980	272
5	Dennis Leonard	1980	271
6	Chris Haney	1996	267
7	Tim Belcher	1996	262
8	Dick Drago	1973	252
9	Dick Drago	1971	251
10	Paul Splittorff	1979	248

Rk	Player	Year	Runs Earned
1	Jose Lima	2005	131
2	Jeff Suppan	2002	123
3	Chris Haney	1996	119
4	Dennis Leonard	1980	118
5	Brian Bannister	2008	117
6	Paul Splittorff	1973	116
7	Rich Gale	1979	114
8	Paul Splittorff	1979	113
9	Steve Busby	1973	112
10	Larry Gura	1982	111

Rk	Player	Year	Runs Home
1	Darrell May	2004	38
2	Tim Belcher	1998	37
3	Jeff Suppan	2000	36
4	Dennis Leonard	1979	33
5	Jeff Suppan	2002	32
6	Larry Gura	1982	31
7	Dennis Leonard	1980	30
8	Wally Bunker	1969	29
9	Tim Belcher	1996	28
10	Dennis Leonard	1978	27

Rk	Player	Year	Walks
1	Mark Gubicza	1987	120
2	David Cone	1993	114
3	Danny Jackson	1987	109
4	Pat Rapp	1998	107
5	Steve Busby	1973	105
6	Jim Rooker	1970	102
7	Rich Gale	1978	100
8	Rich Gale	1979	99
9	Mac Suzuki	2000	94
10	Steve Busby	1974	92

Rk	Player	Year	Strike Outs
1	Dennis Leonard	1977	244
2	Zack Greinke	2009	242
3	Kevin Appier	1996	207
4	Bob Johnson	1970	206
5	Steve Busby	1974	198
6	Kevin Appier	1997	196
7	Bret Saberhagen	1989	193
8	David Cone	1993	191
9	Kevin Appier	1993	186
10	Kevin Appier	1995	185

Rk	Player	Year	Opponents Batting Average
1	Leon Roberts	1984	0.570
2	Jeff Granger	1993	0.500
3	Bruce Dal Canton	1975	0.470
4	George Throop	1979	0.460
5	Scott Mullen	2003	0.458
6	Graeme Lloyd	2003	0.453
7	Bob Tufts	1983	0.440
8	Stan Clarke	1989	0.430
9	Rick DeHart	2003	0.421
10	Jerry Cram	1976	0.420

Rk	Player	Year	ERA
1	Chris Booker	2006	54.00
2	Leon Roberts	1984	27.00
3	Kyle Snyder	2006	22.50
4	Hideo Nomo	2008	18.69
5	Luke Hudson	2007	18.00
6	Scott Mullen	2003	16.62
7	Bob Buchanan	1989	16.20
8	Glendon Rusch	1999	15.75
9	Bruce Dal Canton	1975	15.58
10	Stan Clarke	1989	15.43

Rk	Player	Year	Intentional Walks
1	Gene Garber	1973	15
2	Bruce Dal Canton	1973	12
3	Dick Drago	1973	10
4	Doug Bird	1974	9
5	Paul Splittorff	1974	8
6	Jim York	1971	7
7	Dick Drago	1969	6
8	Bill Butler	1969	5
9	Roger Nelson	1969	4
10	Wally Bunker	1969	3

Rk	Player	Year	Wild Pitches
1	Dan Reichert	2000	18
2	Tom Gordon	1993	17
3	Bruce Dal Canton	1974	16
4	Al Fitzmorris	1971	15
5	Dennis Leonard	1977	14
6	Al Fitzmorris	1970	12
7	Tom Gordon	1990	11
8	Al Fitzmorris	1974	10
9	Dave Morehead	1970	9
10	Roger Nelson	1969	8

Rk	Player	Year	Batters Hit
1	Jim Colborn	1977	13
2	Jeff Suppan	2001	12
3	Bob Johnson	1970	11
4	David Cone	1993	10
5	Dick Drago	1971	9
6	Dennis Leonard	1977	8
7	Dick Drago	1970	7
8	Roger Nelson	1969	6
9	Paul Splittorff	1973	5
10	Wally Bunker	1969	4

Rk	Player	Year	Balks
1	Bud Black	1982	7
2	Jeff Montgomery	1988	6
3	Mark Gubicza	1988	4
4	Jim Colborn	1977	3
5	Bruce Dal Canton	1972	2
6	Roger Nelson	1969	1
7	Wally Bunker	1969	0

Rk	Player	Year	Batters Faced
1	Steve Busby	1974	1220
2	Dennis Leonard	1978	1218
3	Dennis Leonard	1977	1186
4	Larry Gura	1980	1175
5	Dennis Leonard	1980	1172
6	Paul Splittorff	1973	1119
7	Mark Gubicza	1988	1111
8	Bret Saberhagen	1988	1089
9	Dennis Leonard	1976	1072
10	Paul Splittorff	1978	1069

Rk	Player	Year	Games Finished
1	Dan Quisenberry	1985	76
2	Dan Quisenberry	1980	68
3	Dan Quisenberry	1984	67
4	Jeff Montgomery	1993	63
5	Dan Quisenberry	1983	62
6	Mike MacDougal	2003	61
7	Jeff Montgomery	1990	59
8	Joakim Soria	2008	57
9	Joakim Soria	2010	56
10	Jeff Montgomery	1991	55

Rk	Player	Year	Runs Allowed
1	Jose Lima	2005	140
2	Larry Gura	1979	137
3	Chris Haney	1996	136
4	Paul Splittorff	1973	135
5	Jeff Suppan	2002	134
6	Rich Gale	1979	131
7	Darrell May	2004	130
8	Tim Belcher	1997	128
9	Dennis Leonard	1980	127
10	Steve Busby	1973	125

Rk	Player	Year	Hits/Inning
1	Kyle Snyder	2006	5
2	Leon Roberts	1984	4
3	Jeff Granger	1993	3
4	Bruce Dal Canton	1975	2.65385
5	George Throop	1979	2.625
6	Scott Mullen	2003	2.53846
7	Steve Stemle	2006	2.5
8	Bob Tufts	1983	2.4
9	Graeme Lloyd	2003	2.35135
10	Hideo Nomo	2008	2.30769

Rk	Player	Year	Homeruns/Inning
1	Chris Booker	2006	3
2	Leon Roberts	1984	1
3	Jim Pittsley	1995	0.9
4	Joel Johnston	1992	0.75
5	Brad Rigby	2000	0.72
6	Hideo Nomo	2008	0.692308
7	Bob Shirley	1987	0.681818
8	Tim Byrdak	1998	0.6
9	Roland de la Maza	1997	0.5
10	Dan Murray	1999	0.48

Rk	Player	Year	Strikeouts/Inning
1	Carlos Maldonado	1990	1.5
2	Devon Lowery	2008	1.38462
3	Juan Cruz	2010	1.3125
4	Tom Hall	1977	1.30435
5	Joakim Soria	2009	1.30189
6	Chad Durbin	1999	1.28571
7	Tim Byrdak	2000	1.26316
8	Octavio Dotel	2007	1.26087
9	Rick Huisman	1995	1.24138
10	Mike MacDougal	2004	1.23529

Rk	Player	Year	Walks/Inning
1	Chris Booker	2006	3
2	David Howard	1994	2.5
3	Bob McClure	1976	2
4	Norm Angelini	1973	1.90909
5	George Throop	1979	1.875
6	Chris Codiroli	1990	1.64516
7	Enrique Burgos	1993	1.2
8	Carlos Maldonado	1991	1.17391
9	Scott Mullen	2003	1.15385
10	Jeff D'Amico	2000	1.09756

Rk	Player	Year	Saves Over Walks
1	Rick Huisman	1995	12
2	Horacio Ramirez	2008	11
3	Roger Nelson	1971	5.8
4	Jamie Walker	1998	5
5	Zack Greinke	2009	4.7451
6	Bill Sampen	1992	4.66667
7	Bret Saberhagen	1989	4.48837
8	Joakim Soria	2010	4.4375
9	Dan Quisenberry	1983	4.36364
10	Bob Tufts	1982	4.33333

Rk	Player	Year	WHIP
1	Chris Booker	2006	8
2	Kyle Snyder	2006	6
3	George Throop	1979	5
4	Jose DeJesus	1988	4
5	Bruce Dal Canton	1975	3
6	Tom Burgmeier	1969	2
7	Wally Bunker	1969	1
8	Jerry Terrell	1979	0

Rk	Player	Year	Adjusted ERA
1	Wally Bunker	1969	0

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