1980 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1980 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1980 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1980 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
25 Ken Brett 5-11 195 Left Left 1948-09-18
40 Steve Busby 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-09-29
28 Craig Chamberlain 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-02-02
31 Gary Christenson 6-05 200 Left Left 1953-05-05
35 Rawly Eastwick 6-03 180 Right Right 1950-10-24
38 Rich Gale 6-07 225 Right Right 1954-01-19
32 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
50 Mike Jones 6-06 215 Left Left 1959-07-30
22 Dennis Leonard 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-05-08
27 Renie Martin 6-04 190 Right Right 1955-08-30
33 Marty Pattin 5-11 180 Right Right 1943-04-06
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
21 Jeff Twitty 6-02 185 Left Left 1957-11-10
15 Darrell Porter 6-00 193 Right Left 1952-01-17
12 John Wathan 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-10-04
24 Willie Aikens 6-03 220 Right Left 1954-10-14
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
17 Manny Castillo 5-09 160 Right Both 1957-04-01
7 Dave Chalk 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-08-30
53 Onix Concepcion 5-06 180 Right Right 1957-10-05
8 Pete LaCock 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-17
18 Rance Mulliniks 6-00 170 Right Left 1956-01-15
52 Ken Phelps 6-01 209 Left Left 1954-08-06
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
30 U.L. Washington 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-10-27
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
3 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
19 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
4 Bob Detherage 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-09-20
10 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
1 Jerry Terrell 6-00 170 Right Right 1946-07-13
2 Rusty Torres 5-10 180 Right Both 1948-09-30
6 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
23 German Barranca 6-00 160 Right Left 1956-10-19
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10


The 1980 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 2,288,714 fans witnessed their 1980 Royals finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1980 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1980 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1980 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Willie Aikens
George Brett
Clint Hurdle
Pete LaCock
Dennis Leonard
Hal McRae
Jamie Quirk
U.L. Washington
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1980 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Darrell Porter (81)
1B Willie Aikens (138)
2B Frank White (153)
3B George Brett (112)
SS U.L. Washington (152)
LF Willie Wilson (102)
CF Amos Otis (105)
RF Clint Hurdle (126)
DH Hal McRae (110)
  
SP Rich Gale
SP Larry Gura
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Renie Martin
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Gary Christenson
RP Marty Pattin
CL Dan Quisenberry


1980 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $140,000.00
German Barranca $30,000.00
Manny Castillo $30,000.00
Craig Chamberlain $30,000.00
Gary Christenson $30,000.00
Onix Concepcion $30,000.00
Bob Detherage $30,000.00
Rich Gale $30,000.00
Mike Jones $30,000.00
Renie Martin $30,000.00
Ken Phelps $30,000.00
Dan Quisenberry $30,000.00
Jeff Twitty $30,000.00


1980 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Terrell
#2 Rusty Torres
#3 Steve Braun
#4 Bob Detherage
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Dave Chalk
#8 Pete LaCock
#9 Jamie Quirk
#10 Clint Hurdle
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#15 Darrell Porter
#17 Manny Castillo
#18 Rance Mulliniks
#19 Jose Cardenal
#20 Frank White
#21 Jeff Twitty
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 German Barranca
#24 Willie Aikens
#25 Ken Brett
#26 Amos Otis
#27 Renie Martin
#28 Craig Chamberlain
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Gary Christenson
#32 Larry Gura
#33 Marty Pattin
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 Rawly Eastwick
#38 Rich Gale
#40 Steve Busby
#50 Mike Jones
#52 Ken Phelps
#53 Onix Concepcion

Did you know that a 1980 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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