1982 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1982
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1969
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Royals Stadium
y4 = 1973
city = Kansas City, Missouri
y5 = 1969
owners = Ewing Kauffman
managers = Dick Howser
television =WDAF-TV
(Al Wisk, Denny Trease)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1982 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses.

Offseason

*December 11, 1981: Clint Hurdle was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cincinnati Reds for Scott Brown. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml]
* January 14, 1982: Ken Phelps was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Montreal Expos for Grant Jackson.
*March 2, 1982: Bud Black was sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Kansas City Royals to complete an earlier deal made on October 23, 1981. The Seattle Mariners sent a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for Manny Castillo. The Seattle Mariners sent Bud Black (March 2, 1982) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* March 23, 1982 – The Kansas City Royals send Rance Mulliniks to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Phil Huffman.
*March 30, 1982: Vida Blue was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Bob Tufts to the Kansas City Royals for Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bluevi01.shtml Vida Blue Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

In 1982, Roayls pitcher Gaylord Perry became one of the very few pitchers to be suspended for doctoring the ball. [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html]

eason standings

Opening Day Starters

Notable transactions

Draft Picks

* June 7, 1982: Will Clark was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clarkwi02.shtml Will Clark Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 7, 1982: Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 15, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 7, 1982: Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed July 26, 1982. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saberbr01.shtml Bret Saberhagen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 7, 1982: Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 26th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stankan01.shtml Andy Stankiewicz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1982.shtml 1982 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1982&t=KCA 1982 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]