⭐ Division Winner

1984 Kansas City Royals

84-78 • .519 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1984 Kansas City Royals went 84-78 (.519) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 673 runs, allowed 686, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Steve Balboni (28 HR, 77 RBI) and Buddy Black (17-12, 3.12 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
1st Rank
673 R 686 RA
Diff -13

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⚡ Quick Stats

673 Runs Scored
686 Runs Allowed
-13 Run Diff
1,810K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 1984 league average (.263)
OBP .317 3% below the 1984 league average (.326)
SLG .398 equal to the 1984 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.92 2% better than the 1984 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 673 6% below the 1984 league average (716 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,810,018
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Avg per Game 22,345

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Hal McRae 0.303 2 Willie Wilson 0.301 3 Lynn Jones 0.301 4 Jorge Orta 0.298 5 George Brett 0.284

Home Runs

1 Steve Balboni 28 2 Frank White 17 3 Darryl Motley 15 4 George Brett 13 5 Jorge Orta 9

RBI

1 Steve Balboni 77 2 Darryl Motley 70 3 George Brett 69 4 Frank White 56 5 Pat Sheridan 53
1984 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Wilson 128 541 81 163 24 9 2 44 39 56 47 0.301
Darryl Motley 146 522 64 148 25 6 15 70 28 73 10 0.284
Pat Sheridan 138 481 64 136 24 4 8 53 41 91 19 0.283
Frank White 129 479 58 130 22 5 17 56 27 72 5 0.271
Steve Balboni 126 438 58 107 23 2 28 77 45 139 0 0.244
Don Slaught 124 409 48 108 27 4 4 42 20 55 0 0.264
Jorge Orta 122 403 50 120 23 7 9 50 28 39 0 0.298
George Brett 104 377 42 107 21 3 13 69 38 37 0 0.284
Hal McRae 106 317 30 96 13 4 3 42 34 47 0 0.303
Onix Concepcion 90 287 36 81 9 2 1 23 14 33 9 0.282
Greg Pryor 123 270 32 71 11 1 4 25 12 28 0 0.263
Dane Iorg 78 235 27 60 16 2 5 30 13 15 0 0.255
John Wathan 97 171 17 31 7 1 2 10 21 34 6 0.181
U. L. Washington 63 170 18 38 6 0 1 10 14 31 4 0.224
Buddy Biancalana 66 134 18 26 6 1 2 9 6 44 1 0.194
Butch Davis 41 116 11 17 3 0 2 12 10 19 4 0.147
Lynn Jones 47 103 11 31 6 0 1 10 4 9 1 0.301
Leon Roberts 29 45 4 10 1 1 0 3 4 3 0 0.222
Tucker Ashford 9 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Orlando Sanchez 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.100
Bucky Dent 11 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.333
Dave Leeper 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Luis Pujols 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Jim Scranton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Beckwith 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Jackson 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jones 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Leibrandt 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Dan Quisenberry 2.64 2 Buddy Black 3.12 3 Joe Beckwith 3.40 4 Bret Saberhagen 3.48 5 Charlie Leibrandt 3.63

Wins

1 Buddy Black 17 2 Larry Gura 12 3 Charlie Leibrandt 11 4 Mark Gubicza 10 5 Bret Saberhagen 10

Strikeouts

1 Buddy Black 140 2 Mark Gubicza 111 3 Joe Beckwith 75 4 Bret Saberhagen 73 5 Larry Gura 68
1984 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Buddy Black 17 12 3.12 35 35 0 257.0 226 89 64 140
Mark Gubicza 10 14 4.05 29 29 0 189.0 172 85 75 111
Larry Gura 12 9 5.18 31 25 0 168.2 175 97 67 68
Bret Saberhagen 10 11 3.48 38 18 1 157.2 138 61 36 73
Charlie Leibrandt 11 7 3.63 23 23 0 143.2 158 58 38 53
Dan Quisenberry 6 3 2.64 72 0 44 129.1 121 38 12 41
Joe Beckwith 8 4 3.40 49 1 2 100.2 92 38 25 75
Mike Jones 2 3 4.89 23 12 0 81.0 86 44 36 43
Danny Jackson 2 6 4.26 15 11 0 76.0 84 36 35 40
Mark Huismann 3 3 4.20 38 0 3 75.0 84 35 21 54
Frank Wills 2 3 5.11 10 5 0 37.0 39 21 13 21
Paul Splittorff 1 3 7.71 12 3 0 28.0 47 24 10 4
Leon Roberts 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 3 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to DET 3-0

👥 Roster (36)

Tucker Ashford Steve Balboni Joe Beckwith Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black George Brett Onix Concepcion Butch Davis Bucky Dent Mark Gubicza Larry Gura Mark Huismann +24 more

36 players

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The 1984 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1984 Kansas City Royals won 84 games and lost 78, ending up 1st in the AL West. In 1984 the franchise took the division title. Runs came in at 673 scored against 686 allowed (-13). Against a league average of .263, the 1984 Kansas City Royals batted .268. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.92 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99.

Home games were played at Royals Stadium, where 1,810,018 fans came through the gates. Steve Balboni topped the Kansas City Royals with 28 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Buddy Black (17). Dan Quisenberry closed out 44 saves. In the AL Championship Series, the Kansas City Royals lost to DET 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1984 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1984 Kansas City Royals finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Did the 1984 Kansas City Royals make the playoffs?
The 1984 Kansas City Royals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1984 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Steve Balboni led the 1984 Kansas City Royals with 28 home runs.
What was the 1984 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1984 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1984 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1984 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1984 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
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