1981 Omaha Royals Statistics
Team Record: 79-57
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Joe Sparks (79-57)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 196,924, Avg. 2,896
Playoffs - Omaha Royals 3 games, Springfield Redbirds 2
Finals - Denver Bears 4 games, Omaha Royals 0
The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1981 season with a record of 79 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Royals allowed 552 runs, least in the league. Omaha plated 617 runs. Darryl Motley paced the team with 18 home runs, and Bombo Rivera walloped 15 or more, too. Manny Castillo accounted for 91 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .335 average. Mike Jones and Atlee Hammaker led the squad with 11 wins each, while Mike Jones recorded a 2.96 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1981 Omaha Royals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bill Paschall, Pat Sheridan, Atlee Hammaker, Greg Keatley, Tim Ireland, Craig Chamberlain, Don Hood, Bombo Rivera, Keith Creel, Danny Garcia, Gary Christenson, Bob Detherage, Manny Castillo, Don Slaught, Onix Concepción, Jim Gaudet, Bill Laskey, Kelly Heath, Ken Phelps, Jeff Schattinger, Darryl Motley, Jeff Twitty, Mike Jones, Ron Johnson, Jerry Cram and Mark Ryal.
Joe Sparks served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlee Hammaker | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.64 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 146.0 | 147 | 70 | 59 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Mike Jones | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.96 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 134.0 | 102 | 55 | 44 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Laskey | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.91 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 138.0 | 136 | 67 | 60 | 10 | 52 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Paschall | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.53 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 132 | 57 | 53 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jeff Schattinger | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.65 | 59 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 78.0 | 76 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Daniel Fischer | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.03 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 161 | 80 | 71 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Craig Chamberlain | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.72 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 133.0 | 110 | 64 | 55 | 12 | 73 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jeff Twitty | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.96 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67.0 | 73 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Keith Creel | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Christenson | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.90 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.0 | 64 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Don Hood | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.69 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 80 | 50 | 39 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Bob Detherage | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Cram | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 79 | 57 | .581 | 3.68 | 300 | 136 | 99 | 37 | 5 | 34 | 1158.0 | 1123 | 552 | 474 | 84 | 466 | 18 | 643 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | 136 | 596 | 543 | 79 | 182 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 25 | .335 | .382 | .462 | .844 | 251 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| Darryl Motley | 109 | 444 | 410 | 63 | 118 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 58 | .288 | .328 | .488 | .816 | 200 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tim Ireland | 126 | 528 | 450 | 65 | 117 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 48 | .260 | .351 | .376 | .727 | 169 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| Onix Concepción | 118 | 490 | 438 | 62 | 112 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 41 | .256 | .314 | .340 | .654 | 149 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bombo Rivera | 126 | 516 | 429 | 73 | 111 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 88 | .259 | .368 | .438 | .806 | 188 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Pat Sheridan | 86 | 353 | 315 | 49 | 94 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 61 | .298 | .365 | .444 | .809 | 140 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Heath | 111 | 439 | 387 | 52 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 34 | .240 | .317 | .344 | .661 | 133 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Danny Garcia | 88 | 343 | 277 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 53 | 41 | .278 | .402 | .357 | .759 | 99 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ron Johnson | 88 | 346 | 297 | 36 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 50 | .246 | .342 | .391 | .733 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Greg Keatley | 78 | 268 | 241 | 27 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 48 | .237 | .290 | .344 | .634 | 83 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Detherage | 89 | 273 | 248 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 51 | .230 | .278 | .331 | .609 | 82 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Gaudet | 46 | 162 | 139 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | .230 | .327 | .324 | .651 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ken Phelps | 19 | 78 | 66 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .333 | .436 | .712 | 1.148 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Slaught | 22 | 79 | 71 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .296 | .342 | .437 | .779 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Ryal | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .200 | .211 | .411 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Buckner | 14 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .118 | .200 | .147 | .347 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Robert Ferris | 8 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .095 | .269 | .143 | .412 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Stephans | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Gustavson | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Twitty | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Hood | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 1351 | 5010 | 4393 | 617 | 1178 | 209 | 39 | 94 | 571 | 104 | 62 | 493 | 601 | .268 | .342 | .398 | .740 | 1747 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 41 | 33 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Johnson | 1B | 82 | 723 | 52 | 12 | 62 | .985 | 9.451 | ||||
| Danny Garcia | 1B | 25 | 168 | 19 | 6 | 15 | .969 | 7.480 | ||||
| Ken Phelps | 1B | 18 | 169 | 15 | 2 | 19 | .989 | 1.222 | ||||
| Tim Ireland | 1B | 11 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.091 | ||||
| Robert Ferris | 1B | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.833 | ||||
| Kelly Heath | 2B | 99 | 207 | 277 | 10 | 55 | .980 | 4.889 | ||||
| Tim Ireland | 2B | 40 | 91 | 94 | 5 | 2 | .974 | 4.625 | ||||
| Manny Castillo | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Manny Castillo | 3B | 135 | 116 | 286 | 17 | 31 | .959 | 2.978 | ||||
| Tim Ireland | 3B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| Greg Keatley | C | 77 | 346 | 44 | 7 | 6 | .982 | 5.065 | 2 | |||
| Jim Gaudet | C | 45 | 249 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .978 | 5.844 | 1 | |||
| Don Slaught | C | 19 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .970 | 5.158 | 2 | |||
| Russ Stephans | C | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 0 | |||
| Duane Gustavson | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | |||
| Darryl Motley | OF | 101 | 201 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 2.059 | ||||
| Bob Detherage | OF | 85 | 185 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .966 | 2.306 | ||||
| Bombo Rivera | OF | 82 | 151 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .975 | 1.927 | ||||
| Pat Sheridan | OF | 80 | 193 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .985 | 2.438 | ||||
| Danny Garcia | OF | 62 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.952 | ||||
| Tim Ireland | OF | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Mark Ryal | OF | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.667 | ||||
| Jim Buckner | OF | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.400 | ||||
| Jim Gaudet | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Jeff Schattinger | P | 59 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .305 | ||||
| Jeff Twitty | P | 43 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .209 | ||||
| Gary Christenson | P | 32 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .625 | ||||
| Don Hood | P | 30 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .840 | .700 | ||||
| Bill Laskey | P | 23 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | .913 | ||||
| Daniel Fischer | P | 22 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 1.091 | ||||
| Atlee Hammaker | P | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .967 | 1.381 | ||||
| Craig Chamberlain | P | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .762 | ||||
| Bill Paschall | P | 20 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .931 | 1.350 | ||||
| Mike Jones | P | 20 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .857 | .900 | ||||
| Keith Creel | P | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 | ||||
| Jerry Cram | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Bob Detherage | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Onix Concepción | SS | 84 | 126 | 211 | 23 | 41 | .936 | 4.012 | ||||
| Tim Ireland | SS | 52 | 103 | 166 | 15 | 35 | .947 | 5.173 | ||||
| Kelly Heath | SS | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 3.333 | ||||
| Totals | 1433 | 3484 | 1392 | 140 | 303 | .972 | 3.403 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
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