1985 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 1985 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 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 1985 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1985 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"With most great players on other teams, you notice how great they are, but when they become teammates and you see them everyday, you notice the flaws. It is exactly the opposite with George Brett." - Jim Sundberg (1985)
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1985 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
26 Steve Farr 5-11 200 Right Right 1956-12-12
41 Tony Ferreira 6-01 160 Left Left 1962-10-04
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
30 Mike LaCoss 6-04 190 Right Right 1956-05-30
37 Charlie Leibrandt 6-03 200 Left Right 1956-10-04
22 Dennis Leonard 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-05-08
29 Dan Quisenberry 6-02 180 Right Right 1953-02-07
31 Bret Saberhagen 6-01 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
9 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
8 Jim Sundberg 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-05-18
12 John Wathan 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-10-04
45 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
61 Bob Hegman 6-01 180 Right Right 1958-02-26
4 Greg Pryor 6-00 186 Right Right 1949-10-02
16 Jim Scranton 6-00 175 Right Right 1960-04-05
20 Frank White 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-09-04
9 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
35 Lynn Jones 5-09 175 Right Right 1953-01-01
36 Dave Leeper 5-11 170 Left Left 1959-10-30
28 Omar Moreno 6-02 180 Left Left 1952-10-24
24 Darryl Motley 5-09 196 Right Right 1960-01-21
15 Pat Sheridan 6-03 175 Right Left 1957-12-04
21 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22
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
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The 1985 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 71 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Royals Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 2,162,717 fans witnessed their 1985 Royals finish the season with a .562 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 1985 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 1985 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 1985 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 1985 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

1985 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


Steve Balboni
Bud Black
George Brett
Onix Concepcion
Darryl Motley
Jorge Orta
Pat Sheridan
Jim Sundberg
Frank White
Willie Wilson

1985 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C Jim Sundberg (112)
1B Steve Balboni (160)
2B Frank White (149)
3B George Brett (152)
SS Onix Concepcion (128)
LF Lonnie Smith (119)
CF Willie Wilson (140)
RF Darryl Motley (76)
DH Hal McRae (106)
  
SP Bud Black
SP Mark Gubicza
SP Danny Jackson
SP Charlie Leibrandt
SP Bret Saberhagen
  
RP Joe Beckwith
RP Mike Jones
RP Mike LaCoss
CL Dan Quisenberry


1985 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

George Brett $1,000,000.00
Dan Quisenberry $975,000.00
Dennis Leonard $871,429.00
Willie Wilson $843,750.00
Hal McRae $800,000.00
Jim Sundberg $608,333.00
Bud Black $465,000.00
Jorge Orta $450,000.00
John Wathan $425,000.00
Joe Beckwith $358,000.00
Greg Pryor $316,667.00
Onix Concepcion $250,000.00
Charlie Leibrandt $225,000.00
Steve Balboni $205,000.00
Lynn Jones $202,500.00
Pat Sheridan $175,000.00
Darryl Motley $155,500.00
Bret Saberhagen $150,000.00
Mark Gubicza $115,000.00
Mike Jones $100,000.00
Danny Jackson $95,000.00


1985 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Buddy Biancalana
#2 Onix Concepcion
#3 Jorge Orta
#4 Greg Pryor
#5 George Brett
#6 Willie Wilson
#8 Jim Sundberg
#9 Dane Iorg
#9 Jamie Quirk
#11 Hal McRae
#12 John Wathan
#15 Pat Sheridan
#16 Jim Scranton
#17 Mike Jones
#20 Frank White
#21 Lonnie Smith
#22 Dennis Leonard
#23 Mark Gubicza
#24 Darryl Motley
#25 Danny Jackson
#26 Steve Farr
#27 Joe Beckwith
#28 Omar Moreno
#29 Dan Quisenberry
#30 Mike LaCoss
#31 Bret Saberhagen
#32 Larry Gura
#35 Lynn Jones
#36 Dave Leeper
#37 Charlie Leibrandt
#38 Mark Huismann
#40 Bud Black
#41 Tony Ferreira
#45 Steve Balboni
#61 Bob Hegman

Did you know that a 1985 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)?