1981 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1981 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1981 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1981 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

37 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
25 Ken Brett 5-11 195 Left Left 1948-09-18
38 Rich Gale 6-07 225 Right Right 1954-01-19
32 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
33 Atlee Hammaker 6-03 200 Left Both 1958-01-24
40 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
28 Bill Paschall 6-00 175 Right Right 1954-04-22
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
31 Jeff Schattinger 6-05 200 Right Left 1955-10-25
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
35 Jim Wright 6-05 205 Right Right 1955-03-03
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
39 Greg Keatley 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-09-12
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
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
7 Dave Chalk 5-10 175 Right Right 1950-08-30
2 Onix Concepcion 5-06 180 Right Right 1957-10-05
17 Tim Ireland 6-00 180 Right Right 1953-03-14
14 Lee May 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-03-23
18 Rance Mulliniks 6-00 170 Right Left 1956-01-15
16, 52 Ken Phelps 6-01 209 Left Left 1954-08-06
30 U.L. Washington 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-10-27
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
45 Danny Garcia 6-01 182 Left Left 1954-04-29
23 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
10 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
4 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
37 Pat Sheridan 6-03 175 Right Left 1957-12-04
6 Willie Wilson 6-03 195 Right Both 1955-07-09
11 Hal McRae 5-11 180 Right Right 1945-07-10


The 1981 Kansas City Royals played 103 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 53 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,279,403 fans witnessed their 1981 Royals finish the season with a .485 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 1981 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1981 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1981 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Willie Aikens
George Brett
Clint Hurdle
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
Paul Splittorff
U.L. Washington
John Wathan
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1981 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C John Wathan (73)
1B Willie Aikens (99)
2B Frank White (93)
3B George Brett (88)
SS U.L. Washington (98)
LF Willie Wilson (84)
CF Amos Otis (86)
RF Cesar Geronimo (50)
DH Hal McRae (97)
  
SP Rich Gale
SP Larry Gura
SP Dennis Leonard
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Ken Brett
RP Renie Martin
CL Dan Quisenberry


1981 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $190,000.00
Onix Concepcion $32,500.00
Danny Garcia $32,500.00
Atlee Hammaker $32,500.00
Tim Ireland $32,500.00
Mike Jones $32,500.00
Greg Keatley $32,500.00
Renie Martin $32,500.00
Darryl Motley $32,500.00
Ken Phelps $32,500.00
Dan Quisenberry $32,500.00
Jeff Schattinger $32,500.00
Pat Sheridan $32,500.00
Jim Wright $32,500.00


1981 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#2 Onix Concepcion
#4 Darryl Motley
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Dave Chalk
#9 Jamie Quirk
#10 Clint Hurdle
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#14 Lee May
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Ken Phelps
#17 Tim Ireland
#18 Rance Mulliniks
#20 Frank White
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Cesar Geronimo
#24 Willie Aikens
#25 Ken Brett
#26 Amos Otis
#27 Renie Martin
#28 Bill Paschall
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Jeff Schattinger
#32 Larry Gura
#33 Atlee Hammaker
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 Jim Wright
#37 Juan Berenguer
#37 Pat Sheridan
#38 Rich Gale
#39 Greg Keatley
#40 Mike Jones
#45 Danny Garcia
#52 Ken Phelps

Did you know that a 1981 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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