1983 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1983 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 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 1983 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1983 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"In the bullpen, there's no definite mood. Anything goes down there as long as you remember 3 basic rules: No women are allowed, don't do crossword puzzles in the open, and hide the food." - Royals reliever Dan Quisenberry (1983)

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1983 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

31 Mike Armstrong 6-03 206 Right Right 1954-03-07
40 Bud Black 6-02 180 Left Left 1957-06-30
33, 14 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
39 Bill Castro 5-11 170 Right Right 1952-03-29
21 Keith Creel 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-02-04
32 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
48 Don Hood 6-02 180 Left Left 1949-10-16
38 Mark Huismann 6-03 195 Right Right 1958-05-11
45 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
22 Dennis Leonard 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-05-08
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
28 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
18 Steve Renko 6-05 230 Right Right 1944-12-10
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
36 Bob Tufts 6-05 215 Left Left 1955-11-02
19 Frank Wills 6-02 202 Right Right 1958-10-26
7 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
12 John Wathan 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-10-04
24 Willie Aikens 6-03 220 Right Left 1954-10-14
1 Buddy Biancalana 5-11 160 Right Both 1960-02-02
5 George Brett 6-00 200 Right Left 1953-05-15
2 Onix Concepcion 5-06 180 Right Right 1957-10-05
35 Ron Johnson 6-03 215 Right Right 1956-03-23
3 Cliff Pastornicky 5-10 170 Right Right 1958-11-18
4 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
9 Joe Simpson 6-03 175 Left Left 1951-12-31
30 U.L. Washington 5-11 175 Right Both 1953-10-27
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
33 Butch Davis 6-00 190 Right Right 1958-06-19
23 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
25 Jerry Martin 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-05-11
49 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
26 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
16 Leon Roberts 6-03 200 Right Right 1951-01-22
15 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 1983 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,963,875 fans witnessed their 1983 Royals finish the season with a .488 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 1983 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1983 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1983 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Willie Aikens
George Brett
Larry Gura
Jerry Martin
Hal McRae
Amos Otis
U.L. Washington
John Wathan
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1983 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C John Wathan (92)
1B Willie Aikens (112)
2B Frank White (145)
3B George Brett (102)
SS U.L. Washington (140)
LF Willie Wilson (64)
CF Willie Wilson (75)
RF Pat Sheridan (48)
DH Hal McRae (156)
  
SP Bud Black
SP Larry Gura
SP Steve Renko
SP Paul Splittorff
  
RP Mike Armstrong
RP Don Hood
CL Dan Quisenberry


1983 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $1,000,000.00
Vida Blue $700,000.00
Buddy Biancalana $35,000.00
Bud Black $35,000.00
Keith Creel $35,000.00
Butch Davis $35,000.00
Mark Huismann $35,000.00
Danny Jackson $35,000.00
Ron Johnson $35,000.00
Darryl Motley $35,000.00
Cliff Pastornicky $35,000.00
Pat Sheridan $35,000.00
Don Slaught $35,000.00
Bob Tufts $35,000.00
Frank Wills $35,000.00


1983 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Buddy Biancalana
#2 Onix Concepcion
#3 Cliff Pastornicky
#4 Greg Pryor
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Don Slaught
#9 Joe Simpson
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Pat Sheridan
#16 Leon Roberts
#18 Steve Renko
#19 Frank Wills
#20 Frank White
#21 Keith Creel
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Cesar Geronimo
#24 Willie Aikens
#25 Jerry Martin
#26 Amos Otis
#28 Eric Rasmussen
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Mike Armstrong
#32 Larry Gura
#33 Vida Blue
#33 Butch Davis
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 Ron Johnson
#36 Gaylord Perry
#36 Bob Tufts
#38 Mark Huismann
#39 Bill Castro
#40 Bud Black
#45 Danny Jackson
#48 Don Hood
#49 Darryl Motley

Did you know that a 1983 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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