1981 Kansas City Royals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Kansas City Royals
season = 1981
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 = Jim Frey and Dick Howser
television =WDAF-TV
(Al Wisk, Denny Trease)
radio =WIBW (AM)
(Denny Matthews, Fred White)|The by|1981 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 50 wins and 53 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players strike and the league chose as its playoff teams, the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively.

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft
**Dave Leeper was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (23rd pick). Player signed June 10, 1981. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leepeda01.shtml Dave Leeper page at Baseball Reference] ]
**David Cone was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1981. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

ALDS

Oakland wins series, 3-0.

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/1981.shtml 1981 Kansas City Royals team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=KCA 1981 Kansas City Royals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]