1982 Kansas City Royals season
The 1982 Kansas City Royals season was their 14th in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished second in the American League West at 90-72, three games behind the California Angels in the first full season as manager for Dick Howser. Hal McRae led the team with 27 home runs and led the American League in runs batted in and doubles. Dan Quisenberry's 35 saves was also tops in the American League.Offseason
- October 23, 1981: Manny Castillo was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Bud Black to the Royals on March 2, 1982.
- December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown.
- December 11, 1981: Jerry Martin was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Rich Gale and Bill Laskey.
- January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.
- * February 18, 1982: Dennis Littlejohn was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for Jeff Cornell.
- March 23, 1982: Rance Mulliniks was traded by the Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Phil Huffman.
- March 30, 1982: Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman were traded by the Royals to the San Francisco Giants for Vida Blue and Bob Tufts.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day Starters
Notable transactions
Draft Picks
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | John Wathan | 121 | 448 | 121 | .270 | 3 | 51 |
1B | Willie Aikens | 134 | 466 | 131 | .281 | 17 | 74 |
2B | Frank White | 145 | 524 | 156 | .298 | 11 | 56 |
SS | U L Washington | 119 | 437 | 125 | .286 | 10 | 60 |
3B | George Brett | 144 | 552 | 166 | .301 | 21 | 82 |
LF | Willie Wilson | 136 | 585 | 194 | .332 | 3 | 46 |
CF | Amos Otis | 125 | 475 | 136 | .286 | 11 | 88 |
RF | Jerry Martin | 147 | 519 | 138 | .266 | 15 | 65 |
DH | Hal McRae | 159 | 613 | 189 | .308 | 27 | 133 |
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Farm system