October 26, 1979: Keith Drumright was acquired by the Royals from the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on April 27, 1979.
Regular season
On September 30, while pitching for the Seattle Mariners against the Royals, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined.
August 1980: Keith Drumright was purchased from the Royals by the Chicago Cubs.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
C
118
418
51
104
14
2
.249
7
51
1
1B
151
543
70
151
24
0
.278
20
98
1
2B
154
560
70
148
23
4
.264
7
60
19
3B
117
449
87
175
33
9
.390
24
118
15
SS
153
549
79
150
16
11
.273
6
53
20
LF
161
705
133
230
28
15
.326
3
49
79
CF
107
394
56
99
16
3
.251
10
53
16
RF
130
395
50
116
31
2
.294
10
60
0
DH
124
489
73
145
39
5
.297
14
83
10
Other batters
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player
G
AB
R
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
126
453
57
138
.305
6
58
17
69
167
19
42
.251
1
20
1
62
163
13
45
.276
5
21
3
114
156
14
32
.205
1
18
1
51
72
10
12
.167
0
3
1
36
54
8
14
.259
0
6
0
25
53
8
18
.340
0
5
0
20
26
2
8
.308
1
7
1
14
23
0
1
.043
0
1
0
22
16
4
1
.063
0
0
0
12
15
1
2
.133
0
2
0
7
10
1
2
.200
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
.000
0
0
0
7
0
3
0
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0
0
0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
BB
SO
36
283.1
18
10
2.95
76
113
38
280.1
20
11
3.79
80
155
34
204
14
11
4.15
43
53
32
190.2
13
9
3.92
78
97
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
BB
SO
32
137.1
10
10
2
4.39
70
68
11
42.1
1
3
0
6.17
19
12
3
4.2
0
1
0
11.57
5
2
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
