1982 Kansas City Royals season

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

Notable transactions

Draft picks

• June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft
  • Will Clark was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round, but did not sign.
  • Bret Saberhagen was drafted by the Royals in the 19th round. Player signed July 26, 1982.
  • Andy Stankiewicz was drafted by the Royals in the 26th round, but did not sign.
  • Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 15, 1982.

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

Notes

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blackbu02.shtml Bud Black] at ''Baseball Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml Clint Hurdle] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. "Jerry Martin Stats".
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. "Dennis Littlejohn Stats".
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mullira01.shtml Rance Mulliniks] at ''Baseball Reference''
7. "Blue Traded to Royals (Published 1982)".
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clarkwi02.shtml Will Clark] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/saberbr01.shtml Bret Saberhagen] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stankan01.shtml Andy Stankiewicz] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder] at ''Baseball Reference''