
1981 Kansas City Royals Organizational Leaders
1981 Kansas City Royals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | Omaha Royals | AAA | 182 | 31 | 4 | 10 |
| Don Slaught | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 148 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| Butch Davis | Fort Myers Royals | A | 139 | 17 | 10 | 13 |
| Greg Jonson | Charleston Royals | A | 133 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Brewer | Fort Myers Royals | A | 132 | 16 | 9 | 16 |
| Brad Wellman | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 131 | 25 | 2 | 6 |
| Richard Rizzo | Charleston Royals | A | 130 | 26 | 5 | 8 |
| Mark Ryal | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 126 | 15 | 2 | 14 |
| Roger Hansen | Charleston Royals | A | 125 | 28 | 6 | 6 |
| Billy Best | Charleston Royals | A | 123 | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| Frank McCann | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 123 | 15 | 9 | 15 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | Omaha Royals | AAA | .335 | 182 | 543 |
| Don Slaught | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | .329 | 148 | 450 |
| Vaughn Hempfield | Royals Blue | R | .324 | 33 | 102 |
| Bill Pecota | Royals Blue | R | .317 | 66 | 208 |
| Butch Davis | Fort Myers Royals | A | .300 | 139 | 464 |
| Pat Sheridan | Omaha Royals | AAA | .298 | 94 | 315 |
| Roland Oruna | Royals Gold | R | .296 | 59 | 199 |
| Russ Stephans | Charleston Royals, Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | A, AA, AAA | .292 | 52 | 178 |
| Rick Plautz | Royals Gold | R | .291 | 66 | 227 |
| Robert Ferris | Omaha Royals, Fort Myers Royals | A, AAA | .289 | 106 | 367 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | Omaha Royals | AAA | 31 |
| Roger Hansen | Charleston Royals | A | 28 |
| Richard Rizzo | Charleston Royals | A | 26 |
| Bombo Rivera | Omaha Royals | AAA | 25 |
| Don Slaught | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 25 |
| Brad Wellman | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 25 |
| Tim Ireland | Omaha Royals | AAA | 23 |
| Robert Ferris | Omaha Royals, Fort Myers Royals | A, AAA | 22 |
| Kelly Heath | Omaha Royals | AAA | 21 |
| Billy Best | Charleston Royals | A | 20 |
| Ron Johnson | Omaha Royals | AAA | 20 |
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | Omaha Royals | AAA | 91 |
| Mike Brewer | Fort Myers Royals | A | 84 |
| Roger Hansen | Charleston Royals | A | 71 |
| Butch Davis | Fort Myers Royals | A | 70 |
| Frank McCann | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 70 |
| Mark Ryal | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 70 |
| Robert Ferris | Fort Myers Royals, Omaha Royals | A, AAA | 67 |
| Darryl Motley | Omaha Royals | AAA | 64 |
| Bombo Rivera | Omaha Royals | AAA | 60 |
| Hal Hatcher | Charleston Royals | A | 59 |
| Tim Ireland | Omaha Royals | AAA | 59 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Creel | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 16 | 8 |
| Glenn Ray | Charleston Royals | A | 13 | 7 |
| Atlee Hammaker | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 | 5 |
| Mike Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 11 | 7 |
| Bill Laskey | Omaha Royals | AAA | 10 | 8 |
| Jeffrey Gladden | Charleston Royals | A | 10 | 9 |
| Nick Harsh | Fort Myers Royals, Royals Blue | A, R | 9 | 1 |
| Walt Vanderbush | Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 9 | 6 |
| Dave Wong | Charleston Royals | A | 9 | 6 |
| Bill Paschall | Omaha Royals | AAA | 9 | 7 |
| Daniel Fischer | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 9 | 8 |
| Abner Johnson | Fort Myers Royals, Charleston Royals | A | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Potestio | Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 9 | 13 |
| Frank Wills | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 9 | 14 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Gladden | Charleston Royals | A | 2.09 | 10 | 9 |
| Glenn Ray | Charleston Royals | A | 2.65 | 13 | 7 |
| Mike Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 2.96 | 11 | 7 |
| Keith Creel | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 3.03 | 16 | 8 |
| Walt Vanderbush | Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals | A, AA | 3.29 | 9 | 6 |
| Doug Potestio | Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals | A, AA | 3.36 | 9 | 13 |
| Bill Paschall | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.53 | 9 | 7 |
| Atlee Hammaker | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.64 | 11 | 5 |
| Abner Johnson | Charleston Royals, Fort Myers Royals | A | 3.67 | 9 | 9 |
| Bill Laskey | Omaha Royals | AAA | 3.91 | 10 | 8 |
| Frank Wills | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 3.98 | 9 | 14 |
| Daniel Fischer | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 4.44 | 9 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Creel | Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns | AA, AAA | 5 |
| Derek Botelho | Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 2 |
| Francis Cutty | Royals Gold | R | 2 |
| Doug Potestio | Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 2 |
| Vinnie Yuhas | Fort Myers Royals | A | 2 |
| John Bryant | Royals Gold | R | 1 |
| Craig Chamberlain | Omaha Royals | AAA | 1 |
| Jeff Cornell | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 1 |
| Atlee Hammaker | Omaha Royals | AAA | 1 |
| Mike Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 1 |
| Bill Laskey | Omaha Royals | AAA | 1 |
| Jim Miner | Royals Blue | R | 1 |
| Mike Olson | Royals Gold | R | 1 |
| Spiro Psaltis | Royals Blue | R | 1 |
| Glenn Ray | Charleston Royals | A | 1 |
| Theo Shaw | Fort Myers Royals | A | 1 |
| Elliott Sturm | Royals Gold | R | 1 |
| Walt Vanderbush | Fort Myers Royals | A | 1 |
| Larry Williams | Fort Myers Royals | A | 1 |
| Frank Wills | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 1 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wills | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 174 |
| Glenn Ray | Charleston Royals | A | 155 |
| Keith Creel | Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals | AA, AAA | 134 |
| Walt Vanderbush | Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals | A, AA | 116 |
| Doug Cook | Charleston Royals, Royals Blue | A, R | 112 |
| Jeffrey Gladden | Charleston Royals | A | 112 |
| Jeff Cornell | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 106 |
| Mike Jones | Omaha Royals | AAA | 101 |
| Doug Potestio | Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns | A, AA | 101 |
| Mike Olson | Royals Gold, Charleston Royals | A, R | 97 |
| Vinnie Yuhas | Fort Myers Royals | A | 97 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Schattinger | Omaha Royals | AAA | 23 |
| Mark Huismann | Fort Myers Royals, Charleston Royals | A | 12 |
| Daniel St. Clair | Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals | A, AA | 11 |
| Jeff Twitty | Omaha Royals | AAA | 8 |
| Dave Wong | Charleston Royals | A | 8 |
| Jeffrey Gladden | Charleston Royals | A | 7 |
| Rich Dubee | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 5 |
| Mark Bloomfield | Royals Gold | R | 4 |
| Elliott Sturm | Royals Gold | R | 4 |
| Perry Swanson | Royals Gold | R | 4 |
| Curtis Voyles | Jacksonville Suns | AA | 4 |
