1991 Kansas City Royals

82-80 • .506 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1991 Kansas City Royals went 82-80 (.506) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 727 runs, allowed 722, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Danny Tartabull (31 HR, 100 RBI) and Kevin Appier (13-10, 3.42 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
6th Rank
727 R 722 RA
Diff +5

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727 Runs Scored
722 Runs Allowed
+5 Run Diff
2,161K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% above the 1991 league average (.260)
OBP .328 equal to the 1991 league average (.328)
SLG .393 equal to the 1991 league average (.394)
Team ERA 3.92 4% better than the 1991 league average (4.09)
Runs Scored 727 equal to the 1991 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,161,527
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Avg per Game 26,685

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Danny Tartabull 0.316 2 Warren Cromartie 0.313 3 Jim Eisenreich 0.301 4 Todd Benzinger 0.294 5 Bill Pecota 0.286

Home Runs

1 Danny Tartabull 31 2 Kirk Gibson 16 3 Mike Macfarlane 13 4 George Brett 10 5 Brian McRae 8

RBI

1 Danny Tartabull 100 2 Brian McRae 64 3 George Brett 61 4 Kirk Gibson 55 5 Kurt Stillwell 51
1991 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brian McRae 152 629 86 164 28 9 8 64 24 99 20 0.261
George Brett 131 505 77 129 40 2 10 61 58 75 2 0.255
Danny Tartabull 132 484 78 153 35 3 31 100 65 121 6 0.316
Kirk Gibson 132 462 81 109 17 6 16 55 69 103 18 0.236
Bill Pecota 125 398 53 114 23 2 6 45 41 45 16 0.286
Kurt Stillwell 122 385 44 102 17 1 6 51 33 56 3 0.265
Jim Eisenreich 135 375 47 113 22 3 2 47 20 35 5 0.301
Terry Shumpert 144 369 45 80 16 4 5 34 30 75 17 0.217
Todd Benzinger 78 293 29 86 15 3 2 40 17 46 2 0.294
Mike Macfarlane 84 267 34 74 18 2 13 41 17 52 1 0.277
David Howard 94 236 20 51 7 0 1 17 16 45 3 0.216
Kevin Seitzer 85 234 28 62 11 3 1 25 29 21 4 0.265
Brent Mayne 85 231 22 58 8 0 3 31 23 42 2 0.251
Gary Thurman 80 184 24 51 9 0 2 13 11 42 15 0.277
Warren Cromartie 69 131 13 41 7 2 1 20 15 18 1 0.313
Carmelo Martinez 44 121 17 25 6 0 4 17 27 25 0 0.207
Tim Spehr 37 74 7 14 5 0 3 14 9 18 1 0.189
Sean Berry 31 60 5 8 3 0 0 1 5 23 0 0.133
Harvey Pulliam 18 33 4 9 1 0 3 4 3 9 0 0.273
Russ Morman 12 23 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.261
Nelson Liriano 10 22 5 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.409
Jorge Pedre 10 19 2 5 1 1 0 3 3 5 0 0.263
Terry Puhl 15 18 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.222
Bobby Moore 18 14 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.357
Dave Clark 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Stu Cole 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.143
Kevin Appier 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aquino 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Archie Corbin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Davis 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Gardner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Johnston 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Magnante 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Maldonado 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy McGaffigan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Montgomery 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Wagner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Zuvella 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Mike Magnante 2.45 2 Jeff Montgomery 2.90 3 Bret Saberhagen 3.07 4 Kevin Appier 3.42 5 Luis Aquino 3.44

Wins

1 Kevin Appier 13 2 Bret Saberhagen 13 3 Mike Boddicker 12 4 Tom Gordon 9 5 Mark Gubicza 9

Strikeouts

1 Tom Gordon 167 2 Kevin Appier 158 3 Bret Saberhagen 136 4 Mark Gubicza 89 5 Luis Aquino 80
1991 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Appier 13 10 3.42 34 31 0 207.2 205 79 61 158
Bret Saberhagen 13 8 3.07 28 28 0 196.1 165 67 45 136
Mike Boddicker 12 12 4.08 30 29 0 180.2 188 82 59 79
Tom Gordon 9 14 3.87 45 14 1 158.0 129 68 87 167
Luis Aquino 8 4 3.44 38 18 3 157.0 152 60 47 80
Mark Gubicza 9 12 5.68 26 26 0 133.0 168 84 42 89
Storm Davis 3 9 4.96 51 9 2 114.1 140 63 46 53
Jeff Montgomery 4 4 2.90 67 0 33 90.0 83 29 28 77
Mark Davis 6 3 4.45 29 5 1 62.2 55 31 39 47
Mike Magnante 0 1 2.45 38 0 0 55.0 55 15 23 42
Steve Crawford 3 2 5.98 33 0 1 46.2 60 31 18 38
Joel Johnston 1 0 0.40 13 0 0 22.1 9 1 9 21
Hector Wagner 1 1 7.20 2 2 0 10.0 16 8 3 5
Andy McGaffigan 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 8.0 14 4 2 3
Carlos Maldonado 0 0 8.22 5 0 0 7.2 11 7 9 1
Dan Schatzeder 0 0 9.45 8 0 0 6.2 11 7 7 4
Wes Gardner 0 0 1.59 3 0 0 5.2 5 1 2 3
Archie Corbin 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 2 1
Bill Pecota 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Kevin Appier Luis Aquino Todd Benzinger Sean Berry Mike Boddicker George Brett Dave Clark Stu Cole Archie Corbin Steve Crawford Warren Cromartie Mark Davis +33 more

45 players

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The 1991 Kansas City Royals in brief

The record for the 1991 Kansas City Royals reads 82 wins and 80 losses, good for 6th in the AL West. The Kansas City Royals scored 727 runs and allowed 722, a run differential of +5. Against a league average of .260, the 1991 Kansas City Royals batted .264. The staff ERA of 3.92 was 4% better than the league average of 4.09. Royals Stadium was home in 1991, drawing a total attendance of 2,161,527.

For power, Danny Tartabull led the way with 31 homers. The hits leader was Brian McRae with 164. Bret Saberhagen led the pitchers with 13 wins. The strikeout leader was Tom Gordon with 167. The saves leader was Jeff Montgomery with 33. The 1991 roster runs to 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1991 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1991 Kansas City Royals finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Danny Tartabull led the 1991 Kansas City Royals with 31 home runs.
What was the 1991 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1991 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.92.
Did the 1991 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1991 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1991 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Tartabull (31 HR, 100 RBI) and Kevin Appier (13-10, 3.42 ERA).
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