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KANSAS CITY ROYALS
1st place | 99-63 (.611) | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 7-3 | R: 907 | RA: 635
10/05/1997
TEAM LEADERS AVG
R. Alomar .310
R. Lankford .274
R. Hidalgo .271
B. Larkin .266
J. Thome .250
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Thome 47
A. Jones 35
R. Hidalgo 34
J. Burnitz 29
R. Wilkins 29
TEAM LEADERS RBI
A. Jones 96
R. Hidalgo 94
J. Thome 94
J. Burnitz 78
R. Lankford 78
TEAM LEADERS W
K. Brown 22
D. Neagle 19
B. Jones 16
R. Cormier 14
R. Reed 13
TEAM LEADERS ERA
K. Brown 2.58
B. Jones 3.74
R. Cormier 3.87
D. Neagle 4.12
   
TEAM LEADERS K
K. Brown 253
D. Neagle 228
R. Cormier 195
B. Jones 167
R. Reed 130
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick Reed 1-0, 1.17 Last 2 games
P Kevin Brown 4-0, 1.00 Last 4 games
P Bobby J. Jones 3-0, 1.33 Last 3 games
2B Roberto Alomar .392, 6 HR Last 13 games
LF Reggie L. Sanders .480, 3 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Rheal Cormier 1-2, 9.95 Last 4 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Kevin Brown 33 33 22 7 0 2.58 0.94 Slightly Tired
Starter L Denny Neagle 33 33 19 9 0 4.12 1.23 Tired
Starter R Rick Reed 22 22 13 8 0 3.48 1.04 Exhausted
Starter R Bobby J. Jones 32 32 16 10 0 3.74 1.17 On a Hot Streak
Specialist L Rheal Cormier 32 32 14 10 0 3.87 1.16 In a Slump
Specialist R Armando Benitez 46 0 3 6 26 4.80 1.14 Rested
Specialist R John Habyan 27 0 4 2 2 4.65 1.35 Rested
Middle Relief R Rod Beck 14 0 1 0 0 3.86 0.86 Rested
Middle Relief R Steve Woodard 34 10 3 6 1 3.72 1.00 Rested
Setup R Gregg Olson 29 0 2 2 3 3.05 1.17 Rested
Closer L Justin Thompson 28 0 1 1 7 2.14 1.08 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
2 L Rick Wilkins C 113 388 92 29 70 73 40 115 .237 .306 .497 3.4
6 R Tony Eusebio C 57 202 65 6 27 31 13 48 .322 .359 .465 1.9
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 R Kazuhiro Kiyohara 1B 129 441 107 38 92 80 62 162 .243 .361 .537 4.3
3 R Hensley Meulens 3B 24 82 22 7 18 16 10 27 .268 .348 .549 0.9
25 L Jim Thome 1B 150 537 134 47 94 93 113 205 .250 .381 .566 6.2
11 R Barry Larkin SS 149 564 150 16 77 79 57 75 .266 .333 .410 3.1
17 R Tim Naehring 3B 120 417 94 17 55 59 57 99 .225 .322 .396 2.1
12 S Roberto Alomar 2B 109 467 145 22 57 82 35 71 .310 .366 .542 6.8
14 S Quilvio Veras 2B 98 344 69 4 32 39 47 67 .201 .305 .299 0.3
7 R Randy Milligan 1B 56 185 46 13 33 30 35 51 .249 .369 .508 1.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 L Ray Lankford CF 120 486 133 28 78 90 44 135 .274 .336 .531 4.9
27 R Andruw Jones CF 156 580 134 35 96 79 42 171 .231 .294 .464 4.9
20 L Jeromy Burnitz RF 125 475 94 29 78 72 65 149 .198 .298 .421 1.0
59 R Reggie L. Sanders LF 68 241 68 21 54 54 23 87 .282 .350 .602 2.5
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Ray Lankford LF .274 28 78 39
2 L Jim Thome 1B .250 47 94 1
3 R Kazuhiro Kiyohara DH .304 9 20 0
4 L Rick Wilkins C .237 29 70 0
5 L Jeromy Burnitz RF .198 29 78 2
6 R Barry Larkin SS .266 16 77 5
7 R Andruw Jones CF .231 35 96 18
8 S Quilvio Veras 2B .201 4 32 14
9 R Tim Naehring 3B .225 17 55 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Reggie L. Sanders RF .282 21 54 0
2 R Tim Naehring 3B .225 17 55 0
3 R Kazuhiro Kiyohara 1B .304 9 20 0
4 R Tony Eusebio C .322 6 27 0
5 R Andruw Jones CF .231 35 96 18
6 R Randy Milligan DH .249 13 33 0
7 R Barry Larkin SS .266 16 77 5
8 R Hensley Meulens 2B .268 7 18 0
9 L Ray Lankford LF .274 28 78 39
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Roberto Alomar Post-concussion syndrome unknown Not on IL
RF Richard Hidalgo Ruptured tendon (finger) 3 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Sun 10/5
@ MIL
RHP W. Whitehurst
7-10, 4.41
Mon 10/6
@ MIL
LHP M. Young
18-3, 2.97
Wed 10/8
vs MIL
LHP C. Haney
11-14, 3.71
Thu 10/9
vs MIL
RHP K. Downs
14-12, 5.09
LINKS
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Injuries Pitching Stats
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Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
Central Division W L PCT GB
Kansas City Royals 99 63 .611 -
Milwaukee Creams 88 74 .543 11.0
Charlotte Knights 86 76 .531 13.0
St. Louis Cardinals 82 80 .506 17.0
Minnesota Twins 74 88 .457 25.0
Chicago Cubs 69 93 .426 30.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 99-63, .611 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 51-30, .630 PCT
Record on the road 48-33, .593 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-7, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-21, .512 PCT
Record versus LHP 29-19, .604 PCT
Record versus RHP 70-44, .614 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 17-10, .630 PCT
Record in May 16-11, .593 PCT
Record in June 21-8, .724 PCT
Record in July 11-14, .440 PCT
Record in August 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in September 18-8, .692 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .254 - 4th in FL
On-Base Percentage .335 - 1st in FL
Slugging Percentage .481 - 1st in FL
On-Base + Slugging .817 - 1st in FL
Runs Scored 907 - 1st in FL
Hits 1418 - 4th in FL
Extra-Base Hits 607 - 1st in FL
Home Runs 317 - 1st in FL
Bases On Balls 648 - 1st in FL
Strikeouts 1466 - 10th in FL
Stolen Bases 137 - 7th in FL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.62 - 1st in FL
Starters' ERA 3.60 - 1st in FL
Bullpen ERA 3.67 - 4th in FL
Runs allowed 635 - 1st in FL
Hits allowed 1249 - 3rd in FL
Opponents AVG .229 - 3rd in FL
BABIP .266 - 5th in FL
Home Runs allowed 192 - 2nd in FL
Bases On Balls 386 - 1st in FL
Strikeouts 1313 - 5th in FL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Omaha Storm Chasers (AAA)
58-64, .475, 14 GB
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