⭐ Division Winner

1980 Kansas City Royals

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1980 Kansas City Royals went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 809 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included George Brett (24 HR, 118 RBI) and Dennis Leonard (20-11, 3.79 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
809 R 694 RA
Diff +115

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⚡ Quick Stats

809 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
+115 Run Diff
2,290K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 6% above the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .344 4% above the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .413 4% above the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.83 5% better than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 809 11% above the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,290,056
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Avg per Game 28,272

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 George Brett 0.390 2 Jose Cardenal 0.340 3 Willie Wilson 0.326 4 John Wathan 0.305 5 Hal McRae 0.297

Home Runs

1 George Brett 24 2 Willie Aikens 20 3 Hal McRae 14 4 Clint Hurdle 10 5 Amos Otis 10

RBI

1 George Brett 118 2 Willie Aikens 98 3 Hal McRae 83 4 Clint Hurdle 60 5 Frank White 60
1980 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Wilson 161 705 133 230 28 15 3 49 28 81 79 0.326
Frank White 154 560 70 148 23 4 7 60 19 69 19 0.264
U. L. Washington 153 549 79 150 16 11 6 53 53 78 20 0.273
Willie Aikens 151 543 70 151 24 0 20 98 64 88 1 0.278
Hal McRae 124 489 73 145 39 5 14 83 29 56 10 0.297
John Wathan 126 453 57 138 14 7 6 58 50 42 17 0.305
George Brett 117 449 87 175 33 9 24 118 58 22 15 0.390
Darrell Porter 118 418 51 104 14 2 7 51 69 50 1 0.249
Clint Hurdle 130 395 50 116 31 2 10 60 34 61 0 0.294
Amos Otis 107 394 56 99 16 3 10 53 39 70 16 0.251
Dave Chalk 69 167 19 42 10 1 1 20 18 27 1 0.251
Jamie Quirk 62 163 13 45 5 0 5 21 7 24 3 0.276
Pete LaCock 114 156 14 32 6 0 1 18 17 10 1 0.205
Rusty Torres 51 72 10 12 0 0 0 3 8 7 1 0.167
Rance Mulliniks 36 54 8 14 3 0 0 6 7 10 0 0.259
Jose Cardenal 25 53 8 18 2 0 0 5 5 5 0 0.340
Bob Detherage 20 26 2 8 2 0 1 7 1 4 1 0.308
Steve Braun 14 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.043
Jerry Terrell 23 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.062
Onix Concepcion 12 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.133
Manny Castillo 7 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Ken Phelps 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
German Barranca 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Brett 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Busby 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Chamberlain 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Christenson 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rawly Eastwick 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gale 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Renie Martin 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Pattin 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Twitty 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Larry Gura 2.95 2 Dan Quisenberry 3.09 3 Marty Pattin 3.64 4 Dennis Leonard 3.79 5 Rich Gale 3.92

Wins

1 Dennis Leonard 20 2 Larry Gura 18 3 Paul Splittorff 14 4 Rich Gale 13 5 Dan Quisenberry 12

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Leonard 155 2 Larry Gura 113 3 Rich Gale 97 4 Renie Martin 68 5 Paul Splittorff 53
1980 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Gura 18 10 2.95 36 36 0 283.1 272 93 76 113
Dennis Leonard 20 11 3.79 38 38 0 280.1 271 118 80 155
Paul Splittorff 14 11 4.15 34 33 0 204.0 236 94 43 53
Rich Gale 13 9 3.92 32 28 1 190.2 169 83 78 97
Renie Martin 10 10 4.39 32 20 2 137.1 133 67 70 68
Dan Quisenberry 12 7 3.09 75 0 33 128.1 129 44 27 37
Marty Pattin 4 0 3.64 37 0 4 89.0 97 36 23 40
Steve Busby 1 3 6.17 11 6 0 42.1 59 29 19 12
Gary Christenson 3 0 5.17 24 0 1 31.1 35 18 18 16
Jeff Twitty 2 1 6.04 13 0 0 22.1 33 15 7 9
Rawly Eastwick 0 1 5.32 14 0 0 22.0 37 13 8 5
Ken Brett 0 0 0.00 8 0 1 13.1 8 0 5 4
Craig Chamberlain 0 1 6.75 5 0 0 9.1 10 7 5 3
Mike Jones 0 1 11.57 3 1 0 4.2 6 6 5 2
Jerry Terrell 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
KCA def. NYA 3-0
World Series
Lost to PHI 4-2

👥 Roster (37)

Willie Aikens German Barranca Steve Braun George Brett Ken Brett Steve Busby Jose Cardenal Manny Castillo Dave Chalk Craig Chamberlain Gary Christenson Onix Concepcion +25 more

37 players

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The 1980 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 97-65 record (.599) put the 1980 Kansas City Royals 1st in the AL West. That season the Kansas City Royals won the pennant and took the division title. The run column shows 809 for and 694 against. At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .285, 6% better than the league's .269. The staff ERA of 3.83 was 5% better than the league average of 4.03.

Attendance at Royals Stadium totaled 2,290,056 for the year. For power, George Brett led the way with 24 homers. Dennis Leonard was the top winner, with 20 victories. Dan Quisenberry saved 33 games. In the AL Championship Series, the Kansas City Royals beat NYA 3-0. The World Series ended in a loss against PHI 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1980 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1980 Kansas City Royals finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1980 Kansas City Royals make the playoffs?
The 1980 Kansas City Royals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1980 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
George Brett led the 1980 Kansas City Royals with 24 home runs.
What was the 1980 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1980 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1980 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1980 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
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