1984 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1984 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1984 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 1984 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1984 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1984 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1984 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1984 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Joe Beckwith 6-03 200 Right Left 1955-01-28
40 Bud Black 6-02 180 Left Left 1957-06-30
23 Mark Gubicza 6-05 220 Right Right 1962-08-14
32 Larry Gura 6-01 185 Left Both 1947-11-26
38 Mark Huismann 6-03 195 Right Right 1958-05-11
25 Danny Jackson 6-00 205 Left Right 1962-01-05
17 Mike Jones 6-06 215 Left Left 1959-07-30
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
31 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
34 Paul Splittorff 6-03 210 Left Left 1946-10-08
19 Frank Wills 6-02 202 Right Right 1958-10-26
49 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
49 Orlando Sanchez 6-01 195 Right Left 1956-09-07
7 Don Slaught 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-11
12 John Wathan 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-10-04
37 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
18 Steve Balboni 6-03 225 Right Right 1957-01-16
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
21 Bucky Dent 5-11 181 Right Right 1951-11-25
9 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
4 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
50 Jim Scranton 6-00 175 Right Right 1960-04-05
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
35 Lynn Jones 5-09 175 Right Right 1953-01-01
58 Dave Leeper 5-11 170 Left Left 1959-10-30
24 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
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
3 Jorge Orta 5-10 175 Right Left 1950-11-26


The 1984 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,810,018 fans witnessed their 1984 Royals finish the season with a .519 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 1984 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1984 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1984 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1984 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1984 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Steve Balboni
Bud Black
Onix Concepcion
Butch Davis
Hal McRae
Darryl Motley
Greg Pryor
Pat Sheridan
Don Slaught
Frank White

1984 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Don Slaught (123)
1B Steve Balboni (125)
2B Frank White (129)
3B Greg Pryor (105)
SS Onix Concepcion (85)
LF Darryl Motley (105)
CF Willie Wilson (128)
RF Pat Sheridan (101)
DH Hal McRae (94)
  
SP Bud Black
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Larry Gura
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP Joe Beckwith
RP Mark Huismann
CL Dan Quisenberry


1984 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $1,000,000.00
Buddy Biancalana $40,000.00
Butch Davis $40,000.00
Mark Gubicza $40,000.00
Mark Huismann $40,000.00
Danny Jackson $40,000.00
Dave Leeper $40,000.00
Bret Saberhagen $40,000.00
Jim Scranton $40,000.00
Don Slaught $40,000.00
Frank Wills $40,000.00


1984 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Buddy Biancalana
#2 Onix Concepcion
#3 Jorge Orta
#4 Greg Pryor
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#7 Don Slaught
#9 Dane Iorg
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#15 Pat Sheridan
#16 Leon Roberts
#17 Mike Jones
#18 Steve Balboni
#19 Frank Wills
#20 Frank White
#21 Bucky Dent
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Darryl Motley
#25 Danny Jackson
#27 Joe Beckwith
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 U.L. Washington
#31 Bret Saberhagen
#32 Larry Gura
#33 Butch Davis
#34 Paul Splittorff
#35 Lynn Jones
#37 Tucker Ashford
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Mark Huismann
#40 Bud Black
#49 Luis Pujols
#49 Orlando Sanchez
#50 Jim Scranton
#58 Dave Leeper

Did you know that a 1984 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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